Looking for a verse - guru takes the sinful reactions

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On 29 Aug 1999, Madana-mohana das wrote:

 

> > I need one more. There is some argument from parties outside ISKCON that

> > guru never takes the sins of the disciple as Prabhupada has said often.

 

 

Haribol,

 

All the Vaishnava Vedanta commentators in VS 3.4.52, 4.1.13-16 including

Baladeva Vidyabhusana say that "Vidya" burns up karma. In fact, the issue is

raised whether "Vidya" is powerful enough to burn up prarabdha karma, which

Sri Baladeva answers in the affirmative.

 

How do we reconcile Srila Prabhupada's words with this? Is "Vidya"

the *mechanism* by which karma gets transferred from disciple to the guru?

 

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Gerald Surya