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Default 04-21-2008, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by LoveroftheBhagavata
I clearly recall having read him say that he was a physician of spotless character in his previous life, and that this detail was known on the basis of the Bhrigu-samhita. The descent from Goloka yarn was in fact spun by his disciples, probably when he was still physically present and disproportionately embellished and mythologised after his disappearance.
as a matter of tradition, disciples in GV sampradayas are encouraged to see their guru as an eternal Krsna's associate, usually a manjari. the external reality is of no importance in that matter, but this view needs to be cultivated in private, not proclaimed to the world.

Bhaktivinoda Thakura had a very humble view of himself, yet he was seen as a true legend by his followers. Somehow none of the major acharyas in our tradition are seen as sadhana-siddhas by their followers, which is kind of sad, because it reduces the role and importance of achieving perfection by a gradual process. Still, from the external perspective we certainly see all these persons gradually develop spiritually, change, and eventually achieve the perfection after much labor and strife.
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