Footsteps of Srila Jiva Gosvami
Expressions researched:
"footsteps of Srila Raghunatha dasa Gosvami and Srila Jiva Gosvami"
|"follow jiva"
Sri Caitanya-caritamrta
CC Adi-lila
Lectures
Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures
Because we do not follow any other path, we follow mahājano yena gataḥ sa panthāḥ [Cc. Madhya 17.186], we follow Jīva Gosvāmī, Rūpa Gosvāmī
Conversations and Morning Walks
1975 Conversations and Morning Walks
Acyutānanda: The Rāmānuja and the Madhva, they say, kṛṣṇa-varṇam means "black." Kṛṣṇa-varṇaṁ tviṣa kṛṣṇam: [SB 11.5.32] "But He is effulgent."
Prabhupāda: Hm? No. We should follow our ācāryas. Why...
Acyutānanda: No, but how to convince them that? They will never accept Cai...
Prabhupāda: No. "You are also ācārya, but we have got our own ācārya. Why should I follow you?"
Acyutānanda: But how to convince them?
Prabhupāda: Convince means they will not be convinced. Kṛṣṇa-varṇam, kṛṣṇaṁ varṇayati. One who is describing Kṛṣṇa, that is kṛṣṇa-varṇa. And kṛṣṇa-varṇa does not mean black. And again it is confirmed, tviṣā akṛṣṇam. So how can they say, "black"? By complexion, He is akṛṣṇa. So how they can interpret that He's black?
Acyutānanda: That it says... They interpret kṛṣṇa-varṇam...
Prabhupāda: That is foolishness. That is foolishness. Kṛṣṇa-varṇam means kṛṣṇaṁ varṇayati iti kṛṣṇa-varṇam. If it is kṛṣṇa-varṇa, then how it is again confirmed, tviṣā akṛṣṇa?
Acyutānanda: That is His effulgence.
Prabhupāda: That is his interpretation. Tviṣā, tviṣā akṛṣṇam. And in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam it is said, idānīṁ kṛṣṇatāṁ gataḥ, śuklo raktas tathā pitaḥ idānīṁ kṛṣṇatāṁ gataḥ. So God has other colors also. White and red and yellow. So here is yellow. Tviṣā akṛṣṇa. So we have to follow Jīva Gosvāmī. What these rascals, we have to follow? We don't follow. If you have got a interpretation, we have got better interpretation. Why shall I accept you? My mother says, "Here is your father." I shall accept that, or somebody says, "Here is your father" Whom shall I accept? Mother's version. Evaṁ paramparā-prāptam [Bg. 4.2]. We should accept the paramparā ācāryas, not whimsically anyone's interpretation you have to accept.Page Title: | Footsteps of Srila Jiva Gosvami |
Compiler: | Visnu Murti, Kanupriya |
Created: | 27 of dec, 2007 |
No. of Quotes: | 2 |
Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=0, CC=1, OB=0, Lec=1, Con=0, Let=0 |