MARYADA-VYATIKRAMA

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MARYADA-VYATIKRAMA

 

Srila Prabhupada knew –that these insincere "disciples" were after mundane self

-aggrandizement, adoration, profit but he nevertheless tries to guide them. The

lust crazy "disciples" go on to be "gurus" wanting to be worshiped as good as

God (ACARYA). As established below Srila Prabhupada stands to be our CURRENT

LINK for AS LONG AS we have HIS DIVINE GRACES PURPORTS OF SRIMAD BHAGAVATAM. So

clearly it is MARYADA-VYATIKRAMA for these pretenders and the reaction will be:

(SB 3.4.26 see below) According to scriptural injunction one should be very

careful of transgressing the law of maryada-vyatikrama because by so doing one

loses his duration of life, his opulence, fame and piety and the blessings of

all the world.

 

SRILA PRABHUPADA IS OUR CURRENT LINKSB 2.9.8Lord Brahmä heard the occult sound

tapa, BUT HE DID NOT SEE THE PERSON WHO VIBRATED THE SOUND. And still he

accepted the instruction as beneficial for him, and therefore he engaged

himself in meditation for one thousand celestial years. One celestial year is

equal to 6 x 30 x 12 x 1000 of our years. His acceptance of the sound was due

to his pure vision of the absolute nature of the Lord. And due to his correct

vision, he made no distinction between the Lord and the Lord's instruction.

There is no difference between the Lord and sound vibration coming from Him,

even though He is not personally present. The best way of understanding is to

accept such divine instruction, and Brahmä, the prime spiritual master of

everyone, is the living example of this process of receiving transcendental

knowledge. THE POTENCY OF TRANSCENDENTAL SOUND IS NEVER MINIMIZED BECAUSE THE

VIBRATOR IS APPARENTLY ABSENT. Therefore SRIMAD-BHAGAVATAM or Bhagavad-gitä or

any revealed scripture in the world is never to be accepted as an ordinary

mundane sound without transcendental potency.Srila Prabhupada and his words are

on the transcendental platform therefore his purports to the SRIMAD-BHAGAVATAM

is the CURRENT LINK. AS LONG AS WE HAVE PRABHUPADA'S PURPORTS TO THE

SRIMAD-BHAGAVATAM HE WILL BE OUR CURRENT LINK BECAUSE **THE REAL** MESSAGE OF

SRIMAD-BHAGAVATAM ARE **HIS** PURPORTS.ADI 1.35There is NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN

THE SPIRITUAL MASTER'S INSTRUCTIONS AND THE SPIRITUAL MASTER HIMSELF. In his

absence, therefore, his words of direction should be the pride of the disciple.

SB 2.9.7As already stated, Brahmä is the original spiritual master for

theuniverse, and since he was initiated by the Lord Himself, the MESSAGE OF

SRIMAD-BHAGAVATAM IS COMING DOWN BY DISCIPLIC SUCCESSION, and in order to

receive THE REAL MESSAGE OF SRIMAD-BHAGAVATAM one should approach THE CURRENT

LINK, or spiritual master, in the chain of disciplic succession.

SB 3.4.26 Vidura Approaches Maitreya

Sri Uddhava said: You may take lessons from the great learned sage Maitreya, who

is nearby and who is worshipable for reception of transcendental knowledge. He

was directly instructed by the Personality of Godhead while He was about to

quit this mortal world.

PURPORT

ALTHOUGH ONE MAY BE WELL VERSED IN THE TRANSCENDENTAL SCIENCE, ONE SHOULD BE

CAREFUL ABOUT THE OFFENSE OF MARYADA-VYATIKRAMA, OR IMPERTINENTLY SURPASSING A

GREATER PERSONALITY. According to scriptural injunction one should be very

careful of transgressing the law of maryada-vyatikrama because by so doing one

loses his duration of life, his opulence, fame and piety and the blessings of

all the world. To be well versed in the transcendental science necessitates

awareness of the techniques of spiritual science. Uddhava, being well aware of

all these technicalities of transcendental science, advised Vidura to approach

Maitreya Rsi to receive transcendental knowledge. Vidura wanted to accept

Uddhava as his spiritual master, but Uddhava did not accept the post because

Vidura was as old as Uddhava's father and therefore Uddhava could not accept

him as his disciple, especially when Maitreya was present nearby. The rule is

that in the presence of a higher personality one should not be very eager to

impart instructions, even if one is competent and well versed. So Uddhava

decided to send an elderly person like Vidura to Maitreya, another elderly

person, but he was well versed also because he was directly instructed by the

Lord while He was about to quit this mortal world. Since both Uddhava and

Maitreya were directly instructed by the Lord, both had the authority to become

the spiritual master of Vidura or anyone else, but Maitreya, being elderly, had

the first claim to becoming the spiritual master, especially for Vidura, who

was much older than Uddhava. One should not be eager to become a spiritual

master cheaply for the sake of profit and fame, but should become a spiritual

master only for the service of the Lord. The Lord never tolerates the

impertinence of maryada-vyatikrama. ONE SHOULD NEVER PASS OVER THE HONOR DUE TO

AN ELDERLY SPIRITUAL MASTER IN THE INTERESTS OF ONE'S OWN PERSONAL GAIN AND

FAME. IMPERTINENCE ON THE PART OF THE PSEUDO SPIRITUAL MASTER IS VERY RISKY TO

PROGRESSIVE SPIRITUAL REALIZATION.