Supreme acarya

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"supreme acarya"

Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Lectures

All of them are ācāryas because they are following the ācārya, supreme ācārya, Caitanya Mahāprabhu

Lecture on CC Adi-lila 1.13 -- Mayapur, April 6, 1975: So Advaita Acarya is the typical example how to become acarya. All are our acaryas, sri-krsna-caitanya prabhu-nityananda, sri-advaita gadadhara srivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrnda. All of them are acaryas because they are following the acarya, supreme acarya, Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Therefore they are acarya. Evam parampara-praptam imam rajarsayo viduh [Bg. 4.2]. So we have to follow the acarya. Then, when we are completely, cent per cent follower of acarya, then you can also act as acarya. This is the process. Don't become premature acarya. First of all follow the orders of acarya, and you become mature. Then it is better to become acarya. Because we are interested in preparing acarya, but the etiquette is, at least for the period the guru is present, one should not become acarya. Even if he is complete he should not, because the etiquette is, if somebody comes for becoming initiated, it is the duty of such person to bring that prospective candidate to his acarya. Not that "Now people are coming to me, so I can become acarya." That is avamanya. Navamanyeta karhicit. Don't transgress this etiquette. Navamanyeta. That will be falldown.

1976 Conversations and Morning Walks

You accept some ācārya. Why you become skeptic? At least, we have to accept Kṛṣṇa as the supreme ācārya. Why don't you accept Him? If you are embarrassed whom to select ācārya, so who can be better ācārya than Kṛṣṇa

Garden Conversation -- October 14, 1976, Chandigarh:

Prabhupada: Yes. The acarya's parampara is there. Evam parampara-praptam imam rajarsayo viduh [Bg. 4.2].

Indian man (4): There is no dearth of acarya in India. There is acarya Rajneesh, there is acarya...

Prabhupada: No. There is acarya, and there are fools also. Acarya is there, and fools are there also. The agnostics are there. They will not accept any acarya. You accept some acarya. Why you become skeptic? At least, we have to accept Krsna as the supreme acarya. Why don't you accept Him? If you are embarrassed whom to select acarya, so who can be better acarya than Krsna? Why don't you accept Him? That means you want to avoid under some plea. Otherwise there is acarya. If you don't believe in other acarya, you take at least Krsna who is accepted by all the acaryas. Either Ramanujacarya, Madhvacarya, or anyone, will they not accept Krsna as the supreme teacher? Whole world is understanding Krsna is the supreme teacher. At least at the present moment they are accepting. We are selling our books daily five to six lakhs' worth, only these Krsna consciousness books. And in our country we do not accept Krsna as the supreme acarya. What is this? That is our misfortune. Krsna is recognized acarya. There is no doubt about it.

Indian man (7): Sir, (Hindi?)

Prabhupada: Krsna also says, acaryam mam vijaniyat. Acaryam mam vijaniyan navamanyeta karhicit [SB 11.17.27]. Acarya and Krsna-identical. Who is acarya? Who speaks on behalf of Krsna, he is acarya. Acarya means one who speaks on behalf of Krsna. That is acarya.