Pancaratriki-vidhi means if any one has a little inclination for spiritual development, he should be given chance. This initiation means to give chance

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Pāñcarātriki-vidhi means if any one has a little inclination for spiritual development, he should be given chance. This initiation means to give chance.

680724 - Lecture Initiation - Montreal:

Prabhupāda: Prayers. That's all. There are ten kinds of offenses in chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa. There are three stages of this chanting process. The first stage is offensive stage, and the second stage is light stage, and the third stage is liberated stage. So generally in the beginning we are almost in the offensive stage, but we shall try to avoid the ten kinds of offenses as it will be explained. You have got printed copy. You'll take it. The first offense is śruti-śāstra-nindanam (Padma Purāṇa). No scripture of the world should be blasphemed. Śruti, especially Vedas. Śruti means Vedas.

Actually, Vedas are the original scripture. Gradually many other scriptures have developed. They are called smṛti. Śruti smṛti.

śruti-smṛti-purāṇadi-

pāṣcarātriki vidhiṁ vinā

aikāntikī harer bhaktir

utpātāyaiva kalpate

(Brs. 1.2.101)

This is the definition given by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, that to become a devotee of the Lord, Kṛṣṇa, one has to follow the principles of śruti and smṛti, and pāṣcarātriki-vidhi. Especially in this age, Kali-yuga, there is no Vedic vidhi, because Vedic vidhi is lost. Formerly, initiation was offered to a person who is actually born of a brahmin father. Otherwise . . . or the higher caste, the brahmins, the kṣatriyas and the vaiśyas, they were offered initiation, and the śūdras were not offered. That was the Vedic system.

But in this age the śāstra says that kalau śūdra sambhava. In this age of Kali practically there is no more any brahmin, kṣatriya or vaiśya. Maybe by name, but in qualification they are not existing. Everyone is supposed to be śūdra. So in Kali-yuga the pāṣcarātriki-vidhi is accepted. This pāṣcarātriki-vidhi is also Vedic vidhi, corollary, given by Nārada Mahāmuni. But it is accepted by the Vedic followers, pāṣcarātriki-vidhi.

Pāṣcarātriki-vidhi means if anyone has a little inclination for spiritual development, he should be given chance. This initiation means to give chance. The Bhāgavata says that kirāta-hūṇāndhra-pulinda-pulkaśā ābhīra-śumbhā yavanāḥ khasādayaḥ (SB 2.4.18).

These are the list of the caṇḍālas, or less than the śūdras. So Bhāgavata gives open road for everyone. Even one is kirāta . . . kirāta means . . . generally they are called aborigines, or the very black aborigines living in the jungles, they are called kirāta. In our country it is called hantā(?). So anyway, Hun, Hun, a class of people in the hill side of north Arctic zone, they are called Huns. So kirāta-hūṇāndhra-pulinda-pulkaśā ābhīra-śumbhā . . . there are very great list of the caṇḍālas, less than the śūdras.

The Bhāgavata says ye 'nye ca pāpā, not these classes, even less than them, even they are born in the family of sinful tribe, they can be also purified. Śudhyanti: they can be also purified. Kirāta-hūṇāndhra-pulinda-pulkaśā ābhīra-śumbhā yavanāḥ khasādayaḥ, ye 'nye ca pāpā . . . ye 'nye ca pāpā śudhyanti (SB 2.4.18). They can be purified by association of Vaiṣṇava. Ye 'nye ca pāpā yad-apāśrayāśrayāḥ. Upāśraya means just like a person who is a devotee of Kṛṣṇa, and if anyone takes shelter of such devotee, he can be purified. This is called paramparā system.

So for this bhāgavata-dharma, there is no restriction. Anywhere, any part of the world, they can accept this bhāgavata-dharma. On that principle in Caitanya Mahāprabhu's life also He accepted many Muhammadans also as His disciple. Just like Ṭhākura Haridāsa, he was born in a Muhammadan family; and He took many Pathans as disciple when He was coming back from Vṛndāvana. So in this system, disciplic system of Vedic process, there is no restriction. Anyone can come.

And this is also confirmed in the Bhagavad-gītā. Bhagavad-gītā, Kṛṣṇa says that māṁ hi pārtha vyapāśritya ye 'pi syuḥ pāpa-yonayaḥ (BG 9.32). Never mind, even one is born in a family which is considered to be sinful. Striya śūdrās tathā vaiśya. Even woman, the śūdra, and the mercantile class of men—anyone. Mām . . . ye 'nye ca pāpā.

māṁ hi pārtha vyapāśritya

ye 'pi syuḥ pāpa-yonayaḥ

striya śūdrās tathā vaiśyās

te 'pi yānti parāṁ gatim

(BG 9.32)