How is the guru and disciple relationship eternal?

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> > > "If an initiated devotee develops an offensive attitude towards the

> > > Supreme Lord or His devotees, it is the duty of his guru to correct

> > > him. If the disciple does not accept the correction, the guru must

> > > reject him, otherwise he will also share in the offenses made."

 

Balaji Prasad writes:

 

> > I have heard this evidence is there in Hari Nama Chintamani.

 

Bhakti Vikasa Swami writes:

 

> Well, that's very nice, but it would be about 10,000 times more helpful if

> you sent the actual quote.

 

Bhaktivinoda Thakura comments in his purport in HNC:

 

guru-sisyera sambandha nitya

paraspara yogyata yatadina thakire tatadina se sambandha bhanga haiye na

guru dusta haile agatya sambandha tyaga karibe

sisya dusta haile guru o se sambandha tyaga karibena

na karile ubhayera patana sambhava

 

The relationship between the guru & disciple is eternal. As long as both

remain qualified the relationship is not broken.

But when the guru falls down if the disciple doesn't reject him and when the

disciple gets contaminated if the guru dosen't reject him then such a

disciple and such a guru (resp) are bound to fall down also.

 

(Note: The Rtviks say that 'janme janme prabhu sei' is only applicable if

your guru is mahabhagavata and your relationship cannot be eternal if you

have madhyama guru who may fall down. But here Thakura Bhaktivinoda says

that the guru-disciple relationship is eternal in all cases as long as both

of them remain qualified and none of them falls down.)

 

Any comments?

 

Your servant,

Nayana-ranjana das