Category:Authorized Statements
Theme Analysis
Śrīla Prabhupāda emphasizes that transcendental knowledge cannot be verified by experimental knowledge, hypothesis, or direct sense perception. Instead, śabda-pramāṇa, or evidence from Vedic statements, is the most authoritative and infallible proof. The statements of the Bhagavad-gītā and Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam clear all doubts and firmly establish Lord Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. To understand complex topics like the transmigration of the soul, the cosmic manifestation, or hellish planetary conditions, one must accept these authorized statements without fashionable interpretation. Śrīla Prabhupāda warns against ordinary men claiming to be incarnations, foolish propagandists who promote demigod worship, and modern psychologists who mislead the public about the subtle body. Ultimately, by simply being satisfied with the statements of authorities like Lord Kapila, Śukadeva Gosvāmī, and Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, a sincere student can easily fulfill the mission of human life and go back to Godhead.
- Śabda-pramāṇa as the Highest Evidence: Experimental knowledge and direct perception are imperfect; therefore, authentic statements from Vedic literature are the supreme authority.
- Establishing the Supreme Lord: The statements of great authorities establish Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Personality of Godhead and refute unauthorized claims of cheap incarnations.
- Understanding the Inconceivable: Complex subjects such as transmigration, cosmic manifestation, and hellish conditions can only be understood through authorized descriptions.
- The Easiest Path to Perfection: Simply accepting these statements without mental speculation or fashionable interpretation easily fulfills the mission of human life.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: The Infallible Evidence of Authorized Statements.
Pages in category "Authorized Statements"
The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
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- I will speak to you about the symptoms of yoga system - "with authorized statement." He (Kapiladeva) is Bhagavan, He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Whatever He speaks, that is authorized. You cannot argue
- It is practical that by simply accepting the authorized statements of bonafide scripture without mental speculation or fashionable interpretation one fulfills the mission of human life very easily and goes back to home, back to Godhead
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- Lord Krsna is established as the Supreme Personality of Godhead by statements from many authorized persons, such as Brahma, Narada, Vyasadeva, Asita and Arjuna
- Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu specifically accepts Srimad-Bhagavatam as the spotless Vedic authority, and as such no sane man can ignore the statements of Srimad-Bhagavatam
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- Seeing the Lord is not as important as appreciating Him from the authentic literature or the authentic statements of authorized persons
- Sometimes unbelievers do not accept these statements of scripture regarding hell. They disregard such authorized descriptions. Lord Kapila confirms them by saying that these hellish conditions are also visible on this planet
- Srimad-Bhagavatam is the science of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and as such all questions that may arise in the mind of a serious student must be cleared by the statements of the authority
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- 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 easiest process for understanding the subject matter of self is to accept the statements of the Bhagavad-gita spoken by the greatest authority, Lord Krsna, without being deviated by other theories. BG 1972 purports
- The Vedic knowledge is authorized and is acquired not by experiment but by authentic statements of the Vedic literatures explained by bona fide authorities
- There are many foolish propagandists who say that worship of the demigods is also a way to reach the supreme goal, but in the authorized statements of Srimad-Bhagavatam and Bhagavad-gita this is not accepted