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> > Pancharatrika

> > vidhi is an aid to KC recommended by Lord Vishnu Himself, who set down

> > the pancharatra. This is conclusively proved by Sri Yaamunaachaayara of

> > the Sri Sampradaya in his "Agamapramanyam". And this is accepted by our

> > acharyas too!

>

>

> So is varnasrama-dharma. Why haven't the leaders of ISKCON take that up

> with equal or greater fervor?

 

Why change the subject?

 

You have every right to make a GBC proposal in this regard. Kindly do so &

"put your proposal where you keyboard is!"

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> There seems to be a great deal of interest in Visvanath Cakravarti

> Thakur's relationship with his guru(s). Does anyone know from whom he took

> diksa?

 

In case anyone still thinks that those "missing" names in our (bhagavat)

parampara which Srila Prabhupada cites in the Gita were devotees of a lesser

standard, the following is from Narottama Vilas by Srila Narahari

Chakravarti, translated by Dasarath Suta Prabhu:

 

The Lord's dear associate is Goswami Lokanath. Within this universe, his

life and characteristics are known by all to be extremely beautiful and

charming to the heart. Sri Lokanatha's dear disciple is Sri Narottama, who

is verily made of prema -- he is the personified form of ecstatic love of

Godhead. Known throughout the universe as "Thakur Mahasaya", his own dear

disciple is Sri Ganga Narayana Chakravarti. Ganga Narayana was the greatest,

most learned pandit as well as the personified living example of

prema-bhakti. His disciple is Sri Krishna-charan Chakravarti. He was also

full of prema and was the son of Rama Krishnacharya. The disciple of

Krishna-charan was Sri Rama-charan Chakravarti (also known as Radha-raman

Chakravarti). He was expert in everything and performed extremely pure

devotional service. His dear disciple was Sri Visvanatha Chakravarti, whose

very form was made of mercy and divine compassion.

 

Your servant, Bhaktarupa Das