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The smarta Raghunandana

Expressions researched:
"Raghunandana Bhattacarya" |"the smarta Raghunandana"

Sri Caitanya-caritamrta

CC Adi-lila

CC Adi 12.27, Purport:

Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura mentions that not only do the householder caste gosvāmīs disrespect the title gosvāmī, but also, following the principles of the smārta Raghunandana, they exhibit great foolishness by burning a straw image of Advaita Ācārya in a śrāddha ceremony, thus acting like Rākṣasas and disrespecting the Hari-bhakti-vilāsa, which is the guide for Vaiṣṇavas. Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura says that sometimes these smārta caste gosvāmīs write books on Vaiṣṇava philosophy or commentaries on the original scriptures, but a pure devotee should cautiously avoid reading them.

CC Antya-lila

CC Antya 12.108, Translation and Purport:

The Lord replied, "A sannyāsī has no use for oil, especially perfumed oil such as this. Take it out immediately."

According to Raghunandana Bhaṭṭācārya, the spokesman for the smārta regulative principles:

prātaḥ-snāne vrate śrāddhe dvādaśyāṁ grahaṇe tathā
madya-lepa-samaṁ tailaṁ tasmāt tailaṁ vivarjayet

"One who smears oil on his body while observing a vow in conjunction with a ritual, while bathing in the morning, while performing the śrāddha ceremony, or on dvādaśī day may as well pour wine over his body. Therefore, oil should be rejected." This word vrata (vow) is sometimes understood to refer to the sannyāsa-vrata. Raghunandana Bhaṭṭācārya has also said in his book Tithi-tattva:

ghṛtaṁ ca sārṣapaṁ tailaṁ yat tailaṁ puṣpa-vāsitam
aduṣṭaṁ pakva-tailaṁ ca tailābhyaṅge ca nityaśaḥ

This means that clarified butter (ghee), mustard oil, floral oil and boiled oil may be used only by gṛhasthas, householders.

Page Title:The smarta Raghunandana
Compiler:Sahadeva
Created:31 of Oct, 2010
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=2, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=0, Let=0
No. of Quotes:2