Acaryas who advocate the daiva varnasrama
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Sri Caitanya-caritamrta
CC Madhya-lila
The ācāryas who advocate the daiva-varṇāśrama do not accept the proposition of āsura-varṇāśrama, which maintains that the social order of varṇa is indicated by birth
CC Madhya 3.6, Purport: To date, all the devotees of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, following in His footsteps, accept the sannyāsa order and keep the sacred thread and tuft of unshaved hair. The ekadaṇḍi-sannyāsīs of the Māyāvādī school give up the sacred thread and do not keep any tuft of hair. Therefore they are unable to understand the purport of tridaṇḍa-sannyāsa, and as such they are not inclined to dedicate their lives to the service of Mukunda. They simply think of merging into the existence of Brahman because of their disgust with material existence. The ācāryas who advocate the daiva-varṇāśrama (the social order of cātur-varṇyam mentioned in the Bhagavad-gītā) do not accept the proposition of āsura-varṇāśrama, which maintains that the social order of varṇa is indicated by birth. The most intimate devotee of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, namely Gadādhara Paṇḍita, accepted tridaṇḍa-sannyāsa and also accepted Mādhava-upādhyāya as his tridaṇḍī-sannyāsī disciple. It is said that from this Madhvācārya, the sampradāya known in Western India as Vallabhācārya sampradāya has begun.
| Compiled by | Syamananda +, and Visnu Murti + |
| Completed sections | ALL + |
| Date of first entry | 14 January 2008 + |
| Date of last entry | 3 November 2008 + |
| Total quotes | 1 + |
| Total quotes by section | BG: 0 +, SB: 0 +, CC: 1 +, OB: 0 +, Lec: 0 +, Conv: 0 +, and Let: 0 + |
