QUESTION TIME (--SO WE HEAR)

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QUESTION TIME (--SO WE HEAR)Question 1: why

has(….so we hear) Narayana Maharaja written another? Nectar of

Devotionand, Bhagavad Gita when Srila Prabhupada's is still there. He wants to

be envious of Srila Prabhupada? and compete with him. Adi 8.33 Sri Vrndavana

dasa Thakura's Caitanya-bhagavata was originally entitledCaitanya-mangala, but

when Srila Locana dasa Thakura later wrote another book named Caitanya-mangala,

Srila Vrndavana dasa Thakura changed the name of his own book, which is now

therefore known as Caitanya-bhagavata. The life of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is

very elaborately described in the Caitanya-bhagavata, AND KRSNADASA KAVIRAJA

GOSVAMI HAS ALREADY INFORMED US THAT IN HIS SRI CAITANYA-CARITAMRTA HE HAS

DESCRIBED WHATEVER VRNDAVANA DASA THAKURA HAS NOT MENTIONED. This acceptance of

Sri Caitanya-bhagavata by Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami indicates his acceptance of

the disciplic succession. A WRITER OF TRANSCENDENTAL LITERATURE NEVER TRIES TO

SURPASS THE PREVIOUS ACARYAS.Antya 7.134 The Meeting of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

and Vallabha Bhatta"Whatever you might write due to false pride, trying to

surpass Sridhara Svami, would carry a contrary purport. Therefore no one would

pay attention to it.Antya 7.134 PSrimad-Bhagavatam has many tikas, or

commentaries, following theparampara system, but Sridhara Svami's is first. The

commentaries of all the other acaryas follow his. The parampara system does not

allow one to deviate from the commentaries of the previous acaryas. By

depending upon the previous acaryas, one can write beautiful commentaries.

HOWEVER, ONE CANNOT DEFY THE PREVIOUS ACARYAS. THE FALSE PRIDE THAT MAKES ONE

THINK THAT HE CAN WRITE BETTER THAN THE PREVIOUS ACARYAS WILL MAKE ONE'S

COMMENTS FAULTY. AT THE PRESENT MOMENT IT HAS BECOME FASHIONABLE FOR EVERYONE

TO WRITE IN HIS OWN WAY, BUT SUCH WRITING IS NEVER ACCEPTED BY SERIOUS

DEVOTEES. Because of false pride, every scholar and philosopher wants to

exhibit his learning by interpreting the sastras, especially Bhagavad-gita and

Srimad-Bhagavatam, in his own way. This system of commenting in one'sown way is

fully condemned by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Therefore He says, 'artha-vyasta'

likhana sei. Commentaries written according to one's own philosophical way are

never accepted; no one will appreciate such commentaries on the revealed

scriptures.731208SB.LA So if you want to understand Bhagavad-gita, then we must

understand inthe same way as the person who directly heard from. This is

calledparampara system. Suppose I have heard something from my spiritual

master, so I speak to you the same thing. So this is parampara system. You

cannot imagine what my spiritual master said. OR EVEN IF YOU READ SOME BOOKS,

YOU CANNOT UNDERSTAND UNLESS YOU UNDERSTAND IT FROM ME.Question 2 : WHY has the

latest (9 volume)Srila Prabhupada's Caitanya Caritamrtagot **additions** and

alterations (….so we hear)? WHO authorized this?This yet another version

of butchered Srila Prabhupada's books afterBhagavad-gita.760331SB.VRN

LecturesSri Svarupa Damodara Gosvami recommended that a brahmana... He

wrotesomething about Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and there were so many

discrepancies.So Svarupa Damodara Gosvami was not at all satisfied with such

writings. He chastised the brahmana that "You cannot write." SO UNLESS ONE IS

SELF-REALIZED, THERE IS PRACTICALLY NO USE WRITING ABOUT KRSNA. THIS

TRANSCENDENTAL WRITING DOES NOT DEPEND ON MATERIAL EDUCATION. IT DEPENDS ON THE

SPIRITUAL REALIZATION. YOU'LL FIND, THEREFORE, IN THE COMMENTS OF BHAGAVATAM BY

DIFFERENT ACARYAS, EVEN THERE ARE SOME DISCREPANCIES, THEY ARE ACCEPTED AS

ASAT-PATHA. IT SHOULD REMAIN AS IT IS.