sastra

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> > "In our vaisnava society, Vedic authority has been seriously

> > compromised by an unshastric apotheosis of Srila Prabhupada. Most

> > people in our society are willing to accept a conclusion based solely on

> > Srila Prabhuapda's words without bothering to insist that the conclusion

> > be supported by sastra or the words of previous acaryas.

>

> I would say that "Srila Prabhupada's words" are sastra.

 

Whatever Prabhupada spoke is from the sastra. But the problem arises when

someone is misinterpreting his words. At that time asking him for the

sastric proof is not undermining the words or position of Prabhupada. That

is why it is said guru, sadhu & sastra. Sometimes when a bonafide guru's

words are misinterpreted in his absence then such interpretations should be

rejected if they appear to make the guru say something different from sastra

& sadhu.

 

Your servant,

Nayana-ranjana Dasa