Guest guest Posted April 25, 1998 Report Share Posted April 25, 1998 Camp: Panca-Tattva Mandir, ISKCON Bogota, Colombia, South America, Bharat. > All glories to your Divine Grace > All glories to Srila Prabhupada > All glories to Sri Sri Guru and Gauranga > > Kindly accept my humble obeisances at your lotus feet. > > Please enlightening me about the difference of the > following devotees:- > > Mahatma, Sadhu, Santah and Mahajana. > > ------ > We are conducting house to house progam to celebrate the > Gaur Purnima Mahotsava and there is very good response > from the new comers. > > > Your humble servant > Vijaya Madhava Das mahatma= a great soul. Someone who has understood the absolute truth and the difference from matter and spirit. A great devotee or a realized soul. Sadhu= Someone who leads his life according to eternal principles given in the Vedic literatures. A devotee of Lord Sri Krishna. Someone who is detached from material modes. Santah= A saintly devotee of Lord Sri Krishna. Mahajana= one of the established authorities of Krishna consciousness. The 12 Mahajanas are mentioned in SB: Brahma, Siva, Narada, Svayambhuva Manu, Prahlada... I hope this finds you blissful and healthy in Krishna consciousness. Your well wisher, Jayapataka Swami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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