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<h3>Srimad-Bhagavatam Lectures</h3>
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Sādhu means he gives quotation from śāstras, authorized śāstra. He's sādhu. Sādhu will not give anything manufactured by him. No. He's not sādhu. Sādhu means whatever he'll speak, immediately he'll give evidence from the śāstra. Sādhu-śāstra-guru. And guru means who is following sādhu and śāstra. The guru who does not follow sādhu and śāstra, who does not follow Rūpa Gosvāmī, does not follow śāstric injunction . . . Śāstric injunction is that if one wants to become leader, if one is the spiritual leader or political leader or brāhmin, he must give up four principles of sinful life: illicit sex life, intoxication, gambling and meat-eating, fish-eating. He must give up. This is called sādhu-mārgānugamanam.
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[[Vanisource:721018 - Lecture SB 01.02.07 - Vrndavana|721018 - Lecture SB 01.02.07 - Vrndavana]]
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Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura says: sādhu-śāstra-guru vākya, tinete kariyā aikya. You must learn from guru, from śāstra, what is actually pure devotional service. Just like Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu. One should read thoroughly this Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu to understand the science of devotion. Sādhu-śāstra. And the śāstra means it is enunciated by sādhu, Rūpa Gosvāmī. You cannot read anyone's book. If he's approved sādhu, you can read his book. Then you'll be benefited. If you read hodgepodge, then you will not be able to understand. Therefore sādhu.

And sādhu means he gives quotation from śāstras, authorized śāstra. He's sādhu. Sādhu will not give anything manufactured by him. No. He's not sādhu. Sādhu means whatever he'll speak, immediately he'll give evidence from the śāstra. Sādhu-śāstra-guru. And guru means who is following sādhu and śāstra. The guru who does not follow sādhu and śāstra, who does not follow Rūpa Gosvāmī, does not follow śāstric injunction . . . Śāstric injunction is that if one wants to become leader, if one is the spiritual leader or political leader or brāhmin, he must give up four principles of sinful life: illicit sex life, intoxication, gambling and meat-eating, fish-eating. He must give up. This is called sādhu-mārgānugamanam.

If you don't follow these principles, then how you are following sādhu? If you are intoxicant, if you are fond of smoking, drinking, gāñjā, bīḍī, wine, even chewing pān . . . pān is also intoxication. Drinking tea. These are all intoxication. So if you are addicted to these habits, how you can be sādhu? Sādhu-mārgānugamanam.

So . . . but if one therefore engages himself, vāsudeve bhagavati bhakti-yoga . . . vāsudeve bhagavati. Then you have to follow the devotees of Vāsudeva. Tad-vijñānārthaṁ sa gurum eva abhigacchet (MU 1.2.12). Guru, who requires a guru? Jijñāsuḥ śreya uttamam. One who is inquisitive to learn about the transcendental science, he requires a guru. It is not a fashion that we keep a guru, just like sometimes we keep a dog. Yes. A pet, pet dog, pet cat. So that is for my sense gratification. Guru, I keep a guru, a poor man guru, and guru wants some money from me. Then guru . . . śiṣya says: "My dear guru, if I do not eat meat and fish, my health will fail." "All right, I order you. Under my order you can do that."

This kind of compromise is not there. That is not guru. The guru thinks that "If I say 'Don't eat meat,' then this disciple will go away, and there is no chance of getting money from him." That kind of compromise is not required. And nobody requires to have a guru if he has got such attitude. Guru . . . accept guru means you must surrender there. Samit-pāṇiḥ śrotriyaṁ brahma-niṣṭham. Tad-vijñānārthaṁ sa gurum eva abhigacchet, śrotriyaṁ brahma-niṣṭham (MU 1.2.12). One has to surrender. Tad viddhi praṇipātena ([[Vanisource:BG 4.34 (1972)|BG 4.34]]). Bhagavad-gītā says that "You learn from guru by praṇipāta, surrendering." The whole system is surrender.
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