Guest guest Posted May 29, 2006 Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 A vaisnava is neither a sudra nor a man nor a woman. So my understanding is that these smarta rules do not apply to vaisnavas. arcye visnau sila-dhir gurusu nara-matir vaisnave jati-buddhirvisnor va vaisnavanam kali-mala-mathane pada-tirthe 'mbu-buddhihsri-visnor namni mantre sakala-kalusa-he sabda-samanya-buddhirvisnau sarvesvarese tad-itara-sama-dhir yasya va naraki sah "One who thinks the Deity in the temple to be made of wood or stone, who thinks of the spiritual master in the disciplic succession as an ordinary man, who thinks the Vaisnava in the Acyuta-gotra to belong to a certain caste or creed or who thinks of caranamrta or Ganges water as ordinary water is taken to be a resident of hell." (Padma Purana) >>> Ref. VedaBase => SB 4.21.12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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