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Srila Prabhupada:"So you may question, “What you are? What is your position?” Our... My position is that, that under the supreme order of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu in disciplic succession, I am just trying to preach this Krsna-katha. That’s all. I am not manufacturing anything. Don’t think that I have manufactured something new, Krsna consciousness. No. That is not my business. My business is just like the peon. The orderly. The message from Caitanya Mahaprabhu as it is, I am delivering. That’s all. And it is being effected because I am not adulterating in the Krsna-katha. Krsna says, sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam sharanam vraja; [Bg. 18.66] I also say the same thing, that “You become a devotee of Krsna. You surrender to Krsna.” So there is no doubt that I am really representing the interests of Krsna because I am not adulterating. I am not misinterpreting the words of Krsna. And it is being effective."
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There are numerous places where Srila Prabhupada is offering a particular view of falling from Krsna Consciousness and then there are others who are elaborating upon his position. Previously, there was a quote from Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati (Prabhupada's Prabhupada) which provided a neutral canvas to these theories. However, as one analyzes the teachings which are contemporarily offered regarding the jiva's fall, in relation to the teachings of the purva acharyas, one will notice many inconsistencies (as RamanaDasi along with others have shown). I understand one's faith in Srila Prabhupada can be intense and that they are willing to surrender to him with or without the full backing of the parampara. This is admirable, yet, not a provision granted to us by Srila Prabhupada. The best way to serve is to remain chaste to the flow of knowledge and show how and where one's Guru was not starting something new but continuing the same pure message.