Guest guest Posted October 6, 2001 Report Share Posted October 6, 2001 I discovered the following passage in Prabhupada's purport on CC Madhya 10.108. Didn't Svarupa Damodara accept a saffron cloth? Any more information on this? Thanks to all the wise devotees out there for taking the time for the answers. ______________ "There are regulative principles governing the renounced order. One has to perform eight kinds of sraddha. One must offer oblations to one's forefathers and perform the sacrifice of viraja-homa. Then one must cut off the tuft of hair called a sikha and also give up the sacred thread. These are preliminary processes in the acceptance of sannyasa, and Svarupa Damodara accepted all these. However, Purusottama Acarya did not accept the saffron color, a sannyasi name or a danda, and for this reason he retained his brahmacari name. Actually Purusottama Acarya did not accept the sannyasa order formally, but he renounced worldly life. He did not want to be disturbed by the formality of the sannyasa order. He simply wanted to worship Lord Sri Krsna without disturbance; therefore with heart and soul he took up the renounced order but not the formalities accompanying it." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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