Answer to Allegations Made Against H.H. Narayana Maharaja

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Hare Krishna, Prabhu!

 

> Whilst it was nice to hear this well-presented missive supporting HH

> Narayana Maharaja, it would feel more complete to hear a similar

> presentation explaining his re-initiating of both Prabhupada's and 'ISKCON

> guru''s disciples.

 

I can offer you my understanding based on quite a few conversations with

older devotees whom I trust and who associated closely with NM for a

considerable amount of time. And attached to this text I'm sending the

article of Agrahya Prabhu (disciple of Srila Prabhupada) called "Sri Srimad

B.V. Narayana Maharaja and Reinitiation".

 

The idea of re-initiating any of Prabhupada's discipes is completely bogus.

One who proposed it should tell us the names of such disciples. Maharaja

never did it. He only gave diksa mantras to some of Prabhupada's disciples

who have deviated from their devotional practices for some time and,

according to sastra, must receive diksa mantras again. But they still are

disciples of SP and not those of NM. I suppose no sane disciple of Srila

Prabhupada would even think of giving up their diksa-guru.

 

Also as a siksa guru NM has the right to explain the meaning of both

mahamantra and diksa mantras to his siksa disciples some of whom are diksa

disciples of SP.

 

As for the disciples of other gurus, there were many instances when devotees

asked

their diksa-guru for permission to take siksa from or simply association of

NM or

other advanced senior vaisnavas, and the diksa-guru said "no" without giving

any proper philosophical explanation. In such a case, as stated in Jaiva

Dharma, the disciple may reject his diksa guru and take shelter of that

advanced

vaisnava because his diksa guru is envious of the vaisnavas and has the

false ego.

So the devotees did it and NM had to give them shelter. Why should he be

blamed for that?

 

You should examine each individual case of "reinitiation" which in most

cases

is real initiation. NM is not at all in a mood of collecting disciples or

anything as some

propose, but rather in the mood of helping devotees and giving them

spiritual shelter.

This is what Srila Prabhupada directly asked him, to help ISKCON devotees

after his

departure.

 

Your servant