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<h2>Lectures</h2>
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<h3>Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures</h3>
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So we do not publish anything which is not approved by the ācāryas. We are not like ordinary press, that anything and anything will come and we shall publish. No. That is not our business. It must be approved, as we are presenting Bhagavad-gītā as it is, no mental concoction. We don't allow any mental concoction. It must be approved by the ācārya, disciplic succession. Then it is nice.
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[[Vanisource:700701 - Lecture SB 02.01.01 - Los Angeles|700701 - Lecture SB 02.01.01 - Los Angeles]]
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One big poet, he composed some songs when Caitanya Mahāprabhu was at Purī. And many people used to come and see Him. Because in those days there were many scholars, and Caitanya Mahāprabhu was also a very great scholar, so they used to compose and come to see Him, and they would get some applause. But they, before seeing Him, the rule was that it must be passed through His secretary, Svarūpa Dāmodara. Svarūpa Dāmodara was Lord Caitanya's personal secretary, so unless something is passed through Svarūpa Dāmodara, nobody can directly approach Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

So one learned scholar, he composed some poetries, and he wanted the poetries to be heard by Caitanya Mahāprabhu. But Svarūpa Dāmodara, he knew that "This man is mundane. What he will write?" So he was avoiding, "All right, we shall see later on." But when he insisted . . . and one of his uncle, he was amongst the associates of Lord Caitanya, so he also requested Svarūpa Dāmodara that, "This boy has come so long. If you kindly hear."

So because he requested, a Vaiṣṇava, so Svarūpa Dāmodara agreed to hear. But he pointed out his all faults, and he chastised him that, "You don't write poetry in this way. You first of all read Bhāgavata from the bhāgavata. Then try to write." So that you will find in the Caitanya-caritāmṛta. He advised that "Go and read Bhāgavatam from bhāgavatam. Then try to write."

Recently one gentleman from India . . . he is a man of very good position, ICS, the old ICS, the British ICS, Indian Civil Service. They are the topmost service. So he sent me one translation of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. So perhaps you know. Gargamuni knows. So I rejected it, that "No, this . . . (indistinct) . . . cannot be published. There are so many anomalies." And so his daughter is here in Los Angeles. So she came with her husband and took back.

So we do not publish anything which is not approved by the ācāryas. We are not like ordinary press, that anything and anything will come and we shall publish. No. That is not our business. It must be approved, as we are presenting Bhagavad-gītā as it is, no mental concoction. We don't allow any mental concoction. It must be approved by the ācārya, disciplic succession. Then it is nice.

So the next verse . . . all right. This much today. We shall discuss tomorrow again. Thank you. Hare Kṛṣṇa.
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