A Vaisnava Guru also can fall down - more proof with original Bengali

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> I guess that means Bharata Maharaja was never a Vaisnava.

 

He was a Vaisnava on the level of bhava. Sometimes he is used as an example

of how a devotee on the bhava level can still fall down. On the other hand, a

devotee like Srila Prabhupada--a prema bhakti--can in no way fall down. He is

fully qualified to take his disciples all the way back home. Of this there is

no doubt for the faithful disciple. Those who would say otherwise have a

material conception of the position of a fully liberated spiritual master.

This is unfortunate because a successful disciples is dependent on his

unflinching faith in his guru and in Krsna for his success. What do you think

Sthita-dhi-muni dasa. Can a guru like our beloved Srila Prabhupada ever falter

and fall back into the ocean of suffering. See you at lunch

tomorrow...Mahananda dasa