the burden of accepting disciples

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Krsna is so powerful that He can immediately take up all the sins of others

and immediately make them right. But when a living entity plays the part on

behalf of Krsna, he also takes the responsibility for the sinful activities

of his devotees. Therefore to become a guru is not an easy task. You see? He

has to take all the poisons and absorb them. So sometimes -- because he is

not Krsna -- sometimes there is some trouble. Therefore Caitanya Mahaprabhu

has forbidden, "Don't make many sisyas, many disciples." But for preaching

work we have to accept many disciples -- for expanding preaching -- even if

we suffer. That's a fact. The spiritual master has to take the

responsibility for all the sinful activities of his disciples. Therefore to

make many disciples is a risky job unless one is able to assimilate all the

sins.

 

>>> Ref. VedaBase => PQPA 6: The Perfect Devotee