acceptance of the symbolic marks of sannyasa

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> Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura says that of the sixty-four items

> required for rendering devotional service, acceptance of the symbolic

> marks of sannyasa is a regulative principle.

>

> >>> Ref. VedaBase => Madhya 3.6

>

> I don't understand this, as acceptance of the symbolic marks of sannyasa

> is not one of the 64 items mentioned by Srila Rupa Goswami.

>

> Is this actually what Srila Prabhupada said or is there a mistake in

> transcription? What is the original Bengali written by Srila

> Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura?

 

The original Bengali written by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura

suggests the following:

 

Acceptance of sannyasa dress falls within acceptance of the symbolic marks

of Vaisnavas, which is one of the sixty-four regulative principles of

devotional service.