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Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that the entire Vedic civilization is directed by authorized acaryas who appear in a perfect disciplic succession. He emphasizes that great personalities such as Sankaracarya, Ramanujacarya, Madhvacarya, and Lord Caitanya all unanimously agree that Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Śrīla Prabhupāda clarifies that no one can claim to be a bona fide acarya unless they strictly follow the footprints of previous authorized teachers. He warns that neglecting the orders of these authorized acaryas is a serious offense against the holy name and leads to spiritual disorder. Furthermore, he teaches that even a person who considers themselves a fool can become all right simply by following the instructions and realized science of these experts. Ultimately, by taking shelter of an authorized acarya, attending their philosophical lectures, and worshiping the arca-vigraha forms they install, the common man can understand the Absolute Truth and experience the joy of devotional service. | |||
* '''The Unanimous Conclusion:''' All authorized acaryas throughout history agree on the supremacy of Krsna, leaving no reason for a sane person to doubt His divinity. | |||
* '''Succession and Blessing:''' An acarya is authorized by higher authorities; without the blessing of the spiritual master, theoretical instructions cannot become fully manifest in a student. | |||
* '''The Proof of Divinity:''' When challenging the status of the Lord, the statements of authorized acaryas who truly understand the science of God serve as the ultimate proof. | |||
* '''Avoiding Disorder:''' The acarya establishes the principles of worship and devotion, but his disappearance often leads to a resurgence of disorder unless his footprints are strictly followed. | |||
* '''Acaryavan Puruso Veda:''' One can only fully understand the truth by taking shelter of an expert acarya, as independent speculation is insufficient for transcendental realization. | |||
* Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: [[Vanipedia:Following the Footprints of Authorized Ācāryas|Following the Footprints of Authorized Ācāryas.]] | |||
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Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that the entire Vedic civilization is directed by authorized acaryas who appear in a perfect disciplic succession. He emphasizes that great personalities such as Sankaracarya, Ramanujacarya, Madhvacarya, and Lord Caitanya all unanimously agree that Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Śrīla Prabhupāda clarifies that no one can claim to be a bona fide acarya unless they strictly follow the footprints of previous authorized teachers. He warns that neglecting the orders of these authorized acaryas is a serious offense against the holy name and leads to spiritual disorder. Furthermore, he teaches that even a person who considers themselves a fool can become all right simply by following the instructions and realized science of these experts. Ultimately, by taking shelter of an authorized acarya, attending their philosophical lectures, and worshiping the arca-vigraha forms they install, the common man can understand the Absolute Truth and experience the joy of devotional service.
- The Unanimous Conclusion: All authorized acaryas throughout history agree on the supremacy of Krsna, leaving no reason for a sane person to doubt His divinity.
- Succession and Blessing: An acarya is authorized by higher authorities; without the blessing of the spiritual master, theoretical instructions cannot become fully manifest in a student.
- The Proof of Divinity: When challenging the status of the Lord, the statements of authorized acaryas who truly understand the science of God serve as the ultimate proof.
- Avoiding Disorder: The acarya establishes the principles of worship and devotion, but his disappearance often leads to a resurgence of disorder unless his footprints are strictly followed.
- Acaryavan Puruso Veda: One can only fully understand the truth by taking shelter of an expert acarya, as independent speculation is insufficient for transcendental realization.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Following the Footprints of Authorized Ācāryas.
Pages in category "Authorized Acaryas"
The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
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- Simply by sitting (in the lecture on transcendental knowledge given by authorized acaryas), one can learn; then one can eat the remnants of the food offered to God, nice palatable dishes. In every state devotional service is joyful. BG 1972 purports
- Suppose I am a fool number one. That doesn't matter. I may be fool, but if I follow the previous authorized acaryas, then I am all right
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- The acarya, the authorized representative of the Supreme Lord, establishes these principles (to becoming a devotee of God, to worship the Supreme Lord and to bow down before Him), but when he disappears, things once again become disordered
- The acaryas (spiritual masters) are authorized by higher authorities. Instruction alone cannot make one an expert. Unless one is blessed by the spiritual master, or the acarya, such teachings cannot become fully manifest
- The authorized acaryas, who know the science perfectly, install such temples of the Lord under regulative principles just to offer facilities to the common man
- The Bhagavad-gita should be understood by the line of disciplic succession of authorized acaryas. Fortunately, in your South India all the great acaryas appeared-Sankaracarya, Ramanujacarya, Madhvacarya, Visnu Svami, all of them
- The disciples of Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya retaliated, "By what evidence do you conclude that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the Supreme Lord?" Gopinatha Acarya replied, "The statements of authorized acaryas who understand the S P of Godhead are proof"
- The Lord's worshipable form (arca-vigraha), which is installed in temples by authorized acaryas who have realized the Lord in terms of Mantra Seven, is nondifferent from the original form of the Lord
- The third offense (against the holy namne) is to neglect the orders of the authorized acaryas or spiritual masters
- There are so many authorized acaryas. The sastra is there, the authoritative statement is there, and the activities are there. Then what reason you have got not to believe that Krsna is not God?
- This tattva of Lord Caitanya's is shared by all four sampradayas of the Vaisnava school (all accepting eternal servitude to the Lord even after salvation), and there is no authorized Vaisnava acarya who may think of the Lord and himself as one
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- We are discussing the instruction of Prahlada Maharaja because he happens to be one of the stalwart acaryas. And the names of such acaryas, authorized acaryas, are also mentioned in the Srimad-Bhagavatam
- We are not actually aware of Your transcendental form, but we can simply offer our respectful obeisances again and again, as instructed by the Vedic literatures and authorized acaryas
- We need not follow anyone who is not an authorized acarya. Acaryavan puruso veda: one can understand the truth fully when he has taken shelter of an expert acarya