SRILA PRABHUPADA'S GODBROTHERS

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SRILA PRABHUPADA’S GODBROTHERS

 

760119rc.may Conversations

Bhavananda: People are attracted by the Westerners coming to the matha. So if

we're up at that matha, any of us, and then they say, "Just see." They say in

Bengali, "Just see. They are coming. To see our guru maharaja, they are

coming."

Prabhupada: THAT WAS THE POLICY OF MADHAVA MAHARAJA AND SRIDHARA MAHARAJA, THAT

"ALTHOUGH BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI IS PROPAGATING THROUGHOUT, HE IS SUBORDINATE TO

US, UNDER OUR INSTRUCTION." SO ALL THESE THREE..

Viraha Astaka 1958 (note: Ananta Vasudeva was the THIRD above mentioned)

2) Your so-called disciple, the jackal named Ananta Vasudeva, disobeyed your

final instructions to keep the mission united, and thereby created a scandalous

fiasco. The result of this philosophical deviation is evident to this day as

imitative sahajiyas are being worshiped as gurus in your temples. 3) Is there a

single temple to be found where your instructions are still being followed? As

it is said: "punar musiko bhava"- Everyone has "again become a mouse." 4) The

lion's food has been stolen away by the deceptive tricks of the jackal Now

caught in Maya's mighty clutches everyone is reduced to wailing and weeping.

 

760203mw.may Conversations

Prabhupada: At least historically it be proved. (break) ...cause of envy of my

Godbrothers. I was known. Although they knew that Prabhupada liked me very

much, because I am grhastha, I was known as paca-grhastha. PACA-GRHASTHA MEANS

A ROTTEN GRHASTHA. And now they say, "This grhastha has come out more than us?

What is this?" (break) Sridhara Maharaja's chief disciple...?

Bhavananda: Gaura.

Prabhupada: HE ALWAYS USED TO SAY TO SRIDHARA MAHARAJA THAT "YOU ARE SEEING

ABHAY BABU AS GRHASTHA, BUT HE IS MORE THAN MANY YOGIS." HE WAS TELLING.

770422r3.bom Conversations

Prabhupada: He cannot make any comment. These are facts. Two parties there were.

One party, to use guru as their instrument for self-aggrandizement, and another

party left guru. So both of them are offenders. This Kunja Babu, this Tirtha

Maharaja's party, he wanted to enjoy senses through guru. And the Bagh Bazaar

party, they left.

Tamala Krsna: Vasudeva.

Prabhupada: So both of them are severe offenders.

Tamala Krsna: What about Sridhara Maharaja?

Prabhupada: SRIDHARA MAHARAJA BELONGED TO THE BAGH BAZAAR PARTY. And I was

living aloof. My Guru Maharaja approved. He said, "It is better that he is

aloof from them."

Tamala Krsna: He could understand that his disciples were not...

Prabhupada: No, he was very sorry. AT THE LAST STAGE HE WAS DISGUSTED.

72-08-26. Letter: Gaurasundara

All along I HAVE BEEN DISCOURAGED IN EVERY WAY BY MY GODBROTHERS, but still I

have stuck to my duty, keeping my Spiritual Master always in front.

72-09-09. Letter: Krsna dasa

MY GODBROTHERS ALWAYS DISCOURAGED ME BUT I DID NOT GIVE UP, I am doing my duty

and always keeping my spiritual master in front. Even there is some difficulty

or hardship, or even my godbrothers may not cooperate or there may be fighting,

still, I must perform my duty to my spiritual master and not become discouraged

and go away, that is my weakness.

760618rc.tor Conversations

Prabhupada: Daily night. And he was shocked. ONE OF MY GAUDIYA MATHA

GODBROTHERS, BIG, HE BECAME THE HEAD OF THIS BHAG BAZAAR GAUDIYA MATHA. So his

wife was debauched, and she was bringing new paramour, and the child protested.

Pusta Krsna: New?

Prabhupada: Paramour. And the boy, he was ten years or twelve years old, he

could understand: "Who is this man?" So he protested and said, "I shall tell

all these things to my father." And he was killed.

Pusta Krsna: The boy was killed?

Prabhupada: By the mother.

Hari-sauri: She murdered him?

Prabhupada: Yes. Killed means given poison. And the father, that is, my

Godbrother, seeing this, he also took poison. This is the end of Gaudiya Matha

scandal. He was also one of the trustees. This Tirtha Maharaja was a trustee,

and another Godbrother and this man. In the beginning, they were made trustees.

In the beginning, Prabhupada was to undergo surgical operation. So he was a

little nervous, that "I may die." So he made a scrap paper, that "In case I

die, these three disciples will be trustees of the Gaudiya Matha Institute."

That's all. So this Kunja Babu kept this. There are many long histories. SO ONE

OF THE SO-CALLED TRUSTEES WAS THIS VASUDEVA. So he died, his end was like this.

Pusta Krsna: His son was killed, isn't it?

Prabhupada: His wife was a regular prostitute, and she killed her child, and on

this shock, he took poison and died.

Pusta Krsna: He killed himself, oh.

Prabhupada: Naturally, he became shocked, that "This is my family life--the wife

is prostitute and son is killed. What is the value of my life?" This was his

spiritual realization. Just see. (laughs) AND HE WAS MADE THE CHIEF, AND ONE OF

THE SUPPORTER WAS SRIDHARA MAHARAJA.

Pusta Krsna: Vasudeva Sridhara?

Prabhupada: No, no. He was made chief. Guru Maharaja did not make him chief. But

after his passing away, some of our Godbrothers voted him chief.

Pusta Krsna: Am I mis...? You had told me once, I'm not certain. Maybe I made a

mistake. YOU SAID THAT VASUDEVA, IT WAS KNOWN FACT THAT HE WAS HOMOSEX?

Prabhupada: Yes.

Pusta Krsna: Vasudeva.

Prabhupada: HE WAS HOMOSEX AND SEX, EVERYTHING.

68-02-17. Letter: Pradyumna

REGARDING THE BOOK LIST: "LORD GAURANGA" BY S.K. GHOSE AND VEDER PANCHAYA BY BON

MAHARAJA ARE USELESS AND YOU MAY NOT GET THEM. The other books and the Gaudiya

paper are acceptable. If you have free use of Xerox machine you may make

copies, of some of the smaller works. REGARDING BHAKTI PURI, TIRTHA MAHARAJA,

THEY ARE MY GOD-BROTHERS AND SHOULD BE SHOWN RESPECT. BUT YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE

ANY INTIMATE CONNECTION WITH THEM AS THEY HAVE GONE AGAINST THE ORDERS OF MY

GURU MAHARAJA.

72-11-21. Letter: Niranjana

If you are serious to be an important assistant in our Society you should fully

engage yourself in translation work, AND DO NOT MIX YOURSELF WITH MY SO-CALLED

GOD-BROTHERS. AS THERE ARE IN VRINDABAN SOME RESIDENTS LIKE MONKEYS AND HOGS,

SIMILARLY THERE ARE MANY RASCALS IN THE NAME OF VAISNAVAS, be careful of them.

And do not dare to question imprudently before your Spiritual Master. Further

talks we may discuss when we meet.

730921r2.bom Conversations

Prabhupada: Yes. If by the dress of sannyasi, you take some money and eat and

sleep, then it is transcendental fraud. (SP laughs) (Hindi) Just like others

are toiling, and we are getting money by some dress. That's all. They are

getting money by laboring hard, and we are getting money... In India, mostly

the sannyasis, they do that. The priests also, they do that. This is our

profession, just... My Guru Maharaja said that thakura dekhiye paya rasta

karache, rastaye 'yandiya jivika badram karam bhari (?). Instead of earning

livelihood by showing the Deity in the temple, it is better to take the

profession of a sweeper in the street and live honestly. He said like that. The

sweeper is working hard toiling and getting some money and living. This is

honest living. But just like in Vrndavana, all the Goswamis. They have got

their Deity. People are coming, contributing. Typical example, Gauracanda

Goswami. Thakura dekhiye paisa rasta. (?) All the sevaites, they are meant

for... Our Kunja Babu also planned like that. He thought, "By cheating all the

God-brothers, I have got now Caitanya Matha. And people will come to see

Caitanya Mahaprabhu's birthplace, and I will get good income. And it will be

distributed amongst my brothers and sons and myself. That's all." That is his

scheme.

Tamala Krsna: Perfect material plan.

Prabhupada: Yes. It is another way of earning money. And he was always after

Guru Maharaja only for this purpose. Guru Maharaja took that "Oh, this man is

helping me." But he had no such plan, to help Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati. He had

the plan, "Keep Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati in front, earn money, and put it in my

pocket." That was his very beginning. He was taking money like anything. But he

was a good manager. Other God-brothers complained, sannyasis. Guru Maharaja

used to say that "Why you are complaining? You cannot reform him, your

God-brother? And if I would have to keep expert manager like him, I would have

to pay something. Suppose he is taking something, why do you grudge?"

(Prabhupada laughing) He would say like that. So nobody could say anything. But

after the demise, everything burst out. "Kunja Babu must be driven out." That

was the whole plan of Gaudiya Matha breakdown. The grudge was against Kunja

Babu.

Tamala Krsna: Who is Kunja Babu?

Prabhupada: That Tirtha Maharaja. His name is Kunja Vihari Sar. So that was

boiling in everyone's heart. So as soon as Guru Maharaja passed away, so that

burst out. And the whole plan was how to get out this Kunja Babu.

Tamala Krsna: Not how to preach.

Prabhupada: No. This was the cause of breakdown. This was suppressed by Guru

Maharaja under his influence, but the rebellious was there during his lifetime.

And it burst into... Therefore he advised that "You make a governing body and

Kunja Babu should be allowed to remain manager." This was directly spoken. He

never asked anybody to become acarya. He asked that "You form a governing body

of twelve men and go on preaching, and Kunja Babu may be allowed to remain

manager during his lifetime." HE NEVER SAID THAT KUNJA BABU SHOULD BE ACARYA.

NONE, NONE OF THEM WERE ADVISED BY GURU MAHARAJA TO BECOME ACARYA. HIS IDEA WAS

"LET THEM MANAGE; THEN WHOEVER WILL BE ACTUAL QUALIFIED FOR BECOMING ACARYA,

THEY WILL ELECT. WHY I SHOULD ENFORCE UPON THEM?" THAT WAS HIS PLAN. "LET THEM

MANAGE BY STRONG GOVERNING BODY, AS IT IS GOING ON. THEN ACARYA WILL COME BY

HIS QUALIFICATIONS." But they wanted that... Because at heart, they were,

"After demise of Guru, I shall become acarya.I shall become acarya." So all

the acaryas began fight. One side, that Vasudeva Acarya and Sar Kunja Babu

Acarya. And Paramananda, he thought that "Whoever will be powerful, I shall

join them." (laughing) He only thought. But Guru Maharaja never asked that

these three men should be trustees. He wanted governing body. So the rebellion

broke out immediately after his passing away. And then fight in the High Court.

And Kunja Babu, he is very intelligent man. So from the very beginning he knew

that "There will be fight after the demise of Guru Maharaja. So fight will be

in the High Court. So at the expense of Guru Maharaja, let my brother and sons

become attorneys and barrister so I will have not to pay all these things." It

was a planned thing. And that is being done. He was a clerk, it was not in his

power to make his brother and sons attorneys and barristers. They were all made

at the cost of Gaudiya Matha to fight with (indistinct) in favor of Tirtha

Maharaja. These were the planned things. But I was a rotten grhastha. I did not

join any one of them. (Prabhupada laughs) I was rotting in my household life.

That's all. But I was planning how to make, how to make this. That was my

desire from the very beginning, since I heard it. But I was never with them,

either this party or that party. And Guru Maharaja also recommended, apnader

tasturi tublia thaki bhavan. Takhona (?). "When there will be need, he will do

himself. There is no need of living with you. It is better to live apart from

you." When I was recommended by Goswami Maharaja to live in the Matha, that "He

is so nice." Sometimes he recommended. In Bombay, here in this Bombay. That

house. Yes. He (Guru Maharaja) said "Yes, he is very expert. He can do. So it

is better to live apart from you. And he will do everything when there is

need." He said. I could not understand. Although I was apart from them, a

grhastha. In this Bombay I was doing business. (people talking outside)

 

72-08-29.Gur Letter: Gurudasa

Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated August 23,

1972, and I have noted the contents carefully. Do not be depressed. ALL ALONG

MY GODBROTHERS GAVE ME ONLY DEPRESSION, REPRESSION, COMPRESSION--BUT I

CONTINUED STRONG IN MY DUTY.

EVOL.SYA The Evolutionists: Philosophy

Prabhupada: UNLESS YOU SURRENDER, WHERE IS THE COOPERATION? Where is the

cooperation? Just like all my disciples, because they have surrendered, so

there is cooperation. Therefore this movement is increasing.

65-11-08.Tir Letter: Tirtha Maharaja

Kindly accept respectful obeisances at your lotus feet. Since I have come to the

United States of America I had several correspondence with Sripada Govinda

Maharaja. While I was in Calcutta at that time as well as in our different

exchange of letters there was some hint from Sripada Govinda Maharaja, I should

work in cooperation with your holiness and in my last letter I have already

expressed my readiness to cooperate with your holiness and I had to ask from

Govinda Maharaja as to the basic principle of that cooperation. BEFORE I TOOK

SANNYASA PERHAPS YOU WILL REMEMBER IT THAT I PROPOSED TO JOIN YOU IF MY

PUBLICATIONS WERE TAKEN UP. BUT SOME HOW OR OTHER IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE AND WE

MISSED THE CHANCE

..71-02-23.Jay Letter: Jayapataka

SO FAR AS COOPERATING WITH MY GODBROTHERS IS CONCERNED, THAT IS NOT VERY URGENT

BUSINESS. SO FAR UNTIL NOW MY GODBROTHERS HAVE REGULARLY NOT COOPERATED WITH ME

AND BY THE GRACE OF MY SPIRITUAL MASTER, THINGS ARE STILL GOING AHEAD. SO

COOPERATION OR NON-COOPERATION, IT IS THE DESIRE OF BHAKTIVINODE THAKURA TO

PREACH THE CAITANYA CULT ALL OVER THE WORLD AND IN 1875 HE PREDICTED THAT

SOMEONE WOULD COME VERY SOON WHO WOULD INDIVIDUALLY PREACH THIS CULT ALL OVER

THE WORLD. SO IF HIS BENEDICTION IS THERE AND MY GURU MAHARAJA'S BLESSINGS ARE

THERE, WE CAN GO AHEAD WITHOUT ANY IMPEDIMENT BUT ALL OF US MUST BE VERY

SINCERE AND SERIOUS. We have been a little inflicted by public criticism that

we Godbrothers do not work together. My Guru Maharaja wanted also us to work

together but some how or other it hasn't happened up until now. So your program

of cooperating with Madhava Maharaja is not so important. Best thing is that all

we Godbrothers work together. Then the criticism will stop, otherwise even we

join together, criticism will go on. So this has been going on for the last 24

years, but everyone of us is doing his best keeping Lord Caitanya in the

center. We should be satisfied so much.

74-06-08.Acy Letter: Acyutananda

You should not write anything to Madhava Maharaja's camp. You may have talked

many things with Mangala Niloy but why write him in black and white. The letter

must not be sent. THEIR POLICY HAS BEEN ALL ALONG TO SUPPRESS ME AND TAKE CREDIT

FOR HIMSELF. THEIR PROPOSAL FOR COOPERATION IS A MYTH. THEY HAVEN'T DONE

ANYTHING WHICH IS COOPERATIVE. YOU KNOW IN A RECENT ARTICLE THEY MANAGED TO

WRITE IN SUCH A WAY THAT MADHAVA IS DOING THE WORLD MOVEMENT AND WE ARE HIS

SUBORDINATE. FROM THE BEGINNING THAT HAS BEEN THEIR MENTALITY. SO THERE IS NO

POSSIBILITY OF COOPERATION WITH THEM. RATHER YOU SHOULD AVOID STRICTLY MEETING

WITH THEM. THEY ARE NOT AFTER PREACHING BUT MATERIAL GAIN AND REPUTATION AND

ADORATION. OTHERWISE WHY THEY ARE NON COOPERATING WITH ME? SO NO COOPERATION IS

POSSIBLE. Do not think or indulge in loose talks. Be careful always. Let us do

the duty of propagation sincerely and seriously on our own principles. Krsna

and Srila Prabhupada Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura are our only hope and

they and helping us. If anything thing has to be done it is to be talked on the

higher level between Madhava Maharaja and myself, but I know his mentality is

different and there is no possibility of cooperation.

68-02-17. Letter: Pradyumna

Regarding the book list: "Lord Gauranga" by S.K. Ghose and Veder Panchaya by Bon

Maharaja ARE USELESS and you may not get them.

73-11-14. Letter: Sukadeva

Regarding the Gaudiya Math books being circulated there, who is distributing?

Who is sending these books? The Gaudiya Math does not sell our books, why we

should sell their books. Who has introduced these books? Let me know. THESE

BOOKS SHOULD NOT AT ALL BE CIRCULATED IN OUR SOCIETY. BHAKTI VILAS TIRTHA IS

VERY MUCH ANTAGONISTIC TO OUR SOCIETY AND HE HAS NO CLEAR CONCEPTION OF

DEVOTIONAL SERVICE. HE IS CONTAMINATED. ANYWAY, WHO HAS INTRODUCED THESE BOOKS?

YOU SAY THAT YOU WOULD READ ONLY ONE BOOK IF THAT WAS ALL THAT I HAD WRITTEN, SO

YOU TEACH OTHERS TO DO LIKE THAT. You have very good determination.

75-11-09. Letter: Visvakarma

Please accept my blessings. I am in due receipt of your letter dated September

3, 1975 with the enclosed statement about Van Maharaja. So I have now issued

orders that all my disciples should avoid all of my godbrothers. THEY SHOULD

NOT HAVE ANY DEALINGS WITH THEM NOR EVEN CORRESPONDENCE, NOR SHOULD THEY GIVE

THEM ANY OF MY BOOKS OR SHOULD THEY PURCHASE ANY OF THEIR BOOKS, NEITHER SHOULD

YOU VISIT ANY OF THEIR TEMPLES. PLEASE AVOID THEM.

 

SRIDHARA MAHARAJA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DISOBEYING THIS ORDER OF GURU MAHARAJA

In the following letter Srila Prabhupada gives a HUGE amount of information.

1) Notice how he gives Sridhara Maharaja –credit—for ONLY--- HE EXECUTES THE

REGULATIVE PRINCIPLES—so we can understand Sridhara Maharaja was NOT on prema

bhakti level---this is why Srila Prabhupada again says AMONGST MY GODBROTHERS

NO ONE IS QUALIFIED TO BECOME ACARYA. How can a person disobey the Guru and

become Guru?

2) Srila Prabhupada KNEW the mentality of his "disciples" FULLY well—this is why

he says THEREFORE WE MAY NOT COMMIT THE SAME MISTAKE IN OUR ISKCON CAMP—they all

had the same ACARYA disease. As a Representative of the Supersoul –he could

FULLY understand their desire to be worshipped as ACARYA---but as the

Bhagavad–Gita says from lust rises anger then memory is bewildered then

–intelligence is lost----so they went to the extent of poisoning Srila

Prabhupada---to grab the "ACARYA" disease.

74-04-28. Letter: Rupanuga

You are right about Sridhara Maharaja's genuineness. But in my opinion he is the

best of the lot. He is my old friend, AT LEAST HE EXECUTES THE REGULATIVE

PRINCIPLES OF DEVOTIONAL SERVICE. I do not wish to discuss about activities of

my Godbrothers but it is a fact they have no life for preaching work. All are

satisfied with a place for residence in the name of a temple, they engage

disciples to get foodstuff by transcendental devices and eat and sleep. They

have no idea or brain how to broacast the cult of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. My

Guru Maharaja used to lament many times for this reason and he thought if one

man at least had understood the principle of preaching then his mission would

achieve success. In the latter days of my Guru Maharaja he was very disgusted.

Actually, he left this world earlier, otherwise he would have continued to live

for more years. Still he requested his disciples to form a strong Governing body

for preaching the cult of Caitanya Mahaprabhu. HE NEVER RECOMMENDED ANYONE TO BE

ACARYA OF THE GAUDIYA MATH. BUT SRIDHARA MAHARAJA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DISOBEYING

THIS ORDER OF GURU MAHARAJA, AND HE AND OTHERS WHO ARE ALREADY DEAD

UNNECESSARILY THOUGHT THAT THERE MUST BE ONE ACARYA. If Guru Maharaja could

have seen someone who was qualified at that time to be acarya he would have

mentioned. Because on the night before he passed away he talked of so many

things, but never mentioned an acarya. His idea was acarya was not to be

nominated amongst the governing body. He said openly you make a GBC and conduct

the mission. So his idea was amongst the members of GBC who would come out

successful and self effulgent acarya would be automatically selected. So

Sridhara Maharaja and his two associate gentlemen unauthorizedly selected one

acarya and later it proved a failure. THE RESULT IS NOW EVERYONE IS CLAIMING TO

BE ACARYA EVEN THOUGH THEY MAY BE KANISTHA ADHIKARI WITH NO ABILITY TO PREACH.

IN SOME OF THE CAMPS THE ACARYA IS BEING CHANGED THREE TIMES A YEAR. THEREFORE

WE MAY NOT COMMIT THE SAME MISTAKE IN OUR ISKCON CAMP. ACTUALLY AMONGST MY

GODBROTHERS NO ONE IS QUALIFIED TO BECOME ACARYA. SO IT IS BETTER NOT TO MIX

WITH MY GODBROTHERS VERY INTIMATELY BECAUSE INSTEAD OF INSPIRING OUR STUDENTS

AND DISCIPLES THEY MAY SOMETIMES POLLUTE THEM. This attempt was made previously

by them, especially Madhava Maharaja and Tirtha Maharaja and Bon Maharaja but

somehow or other I saved the situation. This is going on. We shall be very

careful about them and not mix with them. This is my instruction to you all.

They cannot help us in our movement, but they are very competent to harm our

natural progress. So we must be very careful about them.

74-10-15. Letter: Subala

This is the motto of our spiritual life: yasya prasadad bhagavata prasadao. MY

OTHER GODBROTHERS THEY ARE CONCERNED WITH LITIGATIONS, POLITICS, AND DIPLOMACY,

SO WHAT IS THE PRACARA? AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED I HAVE THE BLESSINGS OF MY GURU

MAHARAJ. I DO NOT NEED ANYTHING ELSE. That is how I went to your country, just

to try to carry out his order. By his blessings it has come out successful.

74-10-18. Letter: Gangamayi

YOU ARE RIGHT THAT POLITICS SHOULD BE AVOIDED. IN MY PERSONAL LIFE I DID NOT

PARTICIPATE IN THE POLITICAL DIPLOMACY OF MY GOD-BROTHERS. I WAS SIMPLY

THINKING HOW TO FULFILL THE ORDER OF MY GURU MAHARAJ. HE GAVE ME HIS BLESSINGS,

AND I WAS SAVED FROM ANY IMPLICATION. NOW I AM TRYING TO CARRY OUT HIS

INSTRUCTIONS STRICTLY, AND IT HAS COME OUT SUCCESSFUL.

 

 

 

NARAYANA MAHARAJA AND SRIDHARA MAHARAJA INSULTED SRILA PRABHUPADA.

>From the letter below one can see that history repeats itself because they are

conditioned souls they ventured to initiate Srila Prabhupada’s disciples. Thus,

they were caught out as Srila Prabhupada clearly says of the action "SO IT IS

DELIBERATE TRANSGRESSION OF VAISNAVA ETIQUETTES AND OTHERWISE A DELIBERATE

INSULT TO ME. I DO NOT KNOW WHY HE HAS DONE LIKE THIS BUT NO VAISNAVA WILL

APPROVE OF THIS OFFENSIVE ACTION."

68-03-26. Letter: Mukunda

In meantime, I have also received one letter which is very depressing from

Hrsikesa. I understand that he has been induced by Bon Maharaja to be initiated

by him for giving him shelter, and this foolish boy has accepted his inducement.

This isn't very happy news, and I have replied Hrsikesa's letter in the

following words, which please take note, and in the future, we shall be very

cautious about them. "My Dear Hrsikesa, Please accept my blessings. I am in due

receipt of your letter of March 14, 1968, and I am greatly surprised. I AM

GREATLY SURPRISED FOR BON MAHARAJA'S INITIATING YOU IN SPITE OF HIS KNOWING

THAT YOU ARE ALREADY INITIATED BY ME. SO IT IS DELIBERATE TRANSGRESSION OF

VAISNAVA ETIQUETTES AND OTHERWISE A DELIBERATE INSULT TO ME. I DO NOT KNOW WHY

HE HAS DONE LIKE THIS BUT NO VAISNAVA WILL APPROVE OF THIS OFFENSIVE ACTION. I

very much appreciate your acknowledgement of my service unto you and you will

always have my blessings, BUT YOU MUST KNOW THAT YOU HAVE COMMITTEE. A GREAT

BLUNDER. I do not wish to discuss on this point more elaborately now, but if

you are desirous to know further about it, I shall be glad to give you more

enlightenment. Mukunda is not here. He has gone to L.A. Hope you are well." If

Hrsikesa writes you letter I think you may avoid reply. I DO NOT APPROVE BOTH

HRSIKESA'S AND BON MAHARAJA'S THIS OFFENSIVE ACTION. Hoping you are both well.

Note: In venturing to initiate Srila Prabhupada’s disciples ---they could not

even have understood the philosophy properly. As It is clearly stated: A

DEVOTEE MUST HAVE ONLY ONE INITIATING SPIRITUAL MASTER BECAUSE IN THE

SCRIPTURES ACCEPTANCE OF MORE THAN ONE IS ALWAYS FORBIDDEN. For them to

Initiate Srila Prabhupada’s disciples they would be falling into a trap of

REJECTING Srila Prabhupada as the Initiating Guru---DIRECT INSULT—committed

BOTH by the so-called disciple of Srila Prabhupada and their conditioned soul

guides (Narayana Maharaja or Sridhara Maharaja).

Adi 1.35 The Spiritual Masters

The expert spiritual master knows well how to engage his disciple's energy in

the transcendental loving service of the Lord, and thus he engages a devotee in

a specific devotional service according to his special tendency. A DEVOTEE MUST

HAVE ONLY ONE INITIATING SPIRITUAL MASTER BECAUSE IN THE SCRIPTURES ACCEPTANCE

OF MORE THAN ONE IS ALWAYS FORBIDDEN.