Guest guest Posted November 29, 2003 Report Share Posted November 29, 2003 Hare Krishna dear mother. Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada! > I understand that some men are qualified to take sannyas and to stay in > that ashram, as we have practical examples of this. Still, I keep hearing > from devotees that it is not recommended for most men take sannyas in Kali > Yuga... yet I haven't heard a scriptural reference which directly states > this. Can anyone provide it? Perhaps this is the quote you are looking for: asvamedham gavalambham sannyasam pala-paitrkam devarena sutotpattim kalau panca vivarjayet TRANSLATION "‘In this Age of Kali, five acts are forbidden: the offering of a horse in sacrifice, the offering of a cow in sacrifice, the acceptance of the order of sannyasa, the offering of oblations of flesh to the forefathers, and a man's begetting children in his brother's wife.' >>> Ref. VedaBase => Adi 17.164 > Or... perhaps such a reference is > irrelevant since we are not actually in Kali Yuga yet(?) Well, we see all the symptoms of Kali yuga everywhere around us. Your servant, Mahat-tattva dasa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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