Category:Authorized by God
Theme Analysis
Srila Prabhupada explains that the laws of religion are directly enacted by the Personality of Godhead and can only be understood and disseminated by His authorized agents. He emphasizes that the Supreme Lord manages the cosmic manifestation through deputies like Brahma and Yamaraja, and communicates transcendental truth through empowered incarnations like Vyasadeva and Narada Muni. Srila Prabhupada clarifies that a bona fide guru is a mahajana who knows the law of God and must be considered as good as the Lord Himself due to his specific authorization. He warns that without such authorization, one cannot understand or preach the devotional service of the Lord, nor can they protect human society from spiritual disorder. Furthermore, he teaches that any work entrusted to an authorized representative is already blessed and brings great satisfaction to the Lord. Ultimately, by following the authorized line of the Brahma-sampradaya and accepting the purports of qualified Vaisnavas, the living entity is guided by divine law rather than the fanciful inventions of mental speculators.
- Divine Administration: The Supreme Lord delegates the creation and maintenance of the universe to authorized deputies and supplying agents, such as Brahma and the demigods.
- The Mahajana Standard: Religious laws are known only to mahajanas—those authorized by God—making the spiritual master a transparent medium for the Lord's will.
- Empowerment and Preaching: Authorization is the prerequisite for understanding and preaching bhakti; without it, as seen in the examples of Uddhava and Narada Muni, one cannot represent the Lord.
- Guarding the Truth: To prevent the rise of unauthorized incarnations and spiritual disorder, the Lord empowers specific agents and provides scriptural evidence to identify genuine representatives.
- Blessed Service: Any person authorized by the Lord or His bona fide representative is immediately blessed, and their work in the authorized bhakti cult is personally recognized by Kṛṣṇa.
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Pages in category "Authorized by God"
The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
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- A living being is placed in a particular position by the order of the Supreme Lord, and he is again shifted from that place by the order of the Supreme Lord or His authorized agents
- An empowered spiritual master is authorized by Krsna and his own guru and should therefore be considered as good as the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself. That is the verdict of Visvanatha Cakravarti: saksad-dharitvena
- Any person authorized by either the Lord or by His bona fide representative is already blessed, as is the work entrusted to him
- Anyone preaching the mission of the Lord in the line of the Brahma-sampradaya is always dear to the Lord, and the Lord, being satisfied with such a preacher of the authorized bhakti cult, shakes hands with him in great satisfaction
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- Sri Vyasadeva is the authorized incarnation of Narayana, the Personality of Godhead. Therefore, there is no question as to his authority. He is the author of all other Vedic literatures, yet he recommends the study of Srimad-Bhagavatam above all others
- Srila Suta Gosvami was the proper teacher, and therefore the sages at Naimisaranya elevated him to the vyasasana. Srila Vyasadeva is designated herein (SB 1.1.7) as the Personality of Godhead because he is the authorized empowered incarnation
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- Taking mercy on the great sages who lived at Badarikasrama, the Lord authorized Uddhava to speak on His behalf. Unless one has such authorization, one cannot understand or preach the devotional service of the Lord
- 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 demigods are authorized supplying agents on behalf of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Visnu. Therefore, they must be satisfied by the performance of prescribed yajnas. BG 1972 purports
- There is no chance to receive the Vedic knowledge from mental speculators. Therefore, wherever Narada Muni goes, he represents himself as authorized by the Lord, and his appearance is as good as that of the Supreme Lord