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<h3>Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Lectures</h3>
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Just like for proper execution of this material world there are certain rules and regulations of the king, of the state, similarly, to execute properly the supreme will of the Supreme Lord there are certain rules and regulations. That is called religion. This is the meaning of religion. Religion does not mean that "My religion says this. Your religion says this. Your religion says this.".
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[[Vanisource:670215 - Lecture CC Adi 07.107-109 - San Francisco|670215 - Lecture CC Adi 07.107-109 - San Francisco]]:
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It is compiled by the Lord Himself. Religion means the regulation of the Supreme Lord. That's all. ''Dharmaṁ tu sākṣād bhagavat-praṇītam'' ([[Vanisource:SB 6.3.19|SB 6.3.19]]). Just like for proper execution of this material world there are certain rules and regulation of the king, of the state, similarly, to execute properly the supreme will of the Supreme Lord there are certain rules and regulation. That is called religion. This is the meaning of religion. Religion does not mean that "My religion says this," "Your religion says this," "Your religion says this." Religious means whether you are properly executing the will of the Supreme. That's all. This is religion. ''Dharmaṁ tu sākṣād bhagavat-praṇītam'' ([[Vanisource:SB 6.3.19|SB 6.3.19]]). 

The nonsense rascals, they cannot manufacture religion. Religion cannot . . . just like ordinary citizens, they cannot make laws for the state. Suppose if you make a law. Who will care for your law? Don't take advantage of the innocent people and make your own religion and make a group and try to exploit them. This is all nonsense. 

''Dharmaṁ tu sākṣād bhagavat-praṇītam''. ''Dharma'' means the regulation of the Supreme. So we have to know. That is religion. So any religion which is directing to obey the Supreme Lord, that is bona fide. And anything minus, or "Not to Kṛṣṇa but to me," this is a nonsense rascaldom. You see? 

So before studying ''Vedānta'', we should understand this fact. Caitanya Mahāprabhu is therefore stressing on this point, that there is no cheating, there is no mistake, there is no illusion, there is no imperfectness. Then we can make progress. If we are doubtful: "Oh, ''Bhagavad-gītā'' is spoken by some Kṛṣṇa, somebody. He was learned man, philosopher. So I can point out my own point . . ." No. Not like that. So:

:''upaniṣat-sahita sūtra kahe yei tattva''
:''mukhya-vṛttye sei artha parama mahattva''
:([[Vanisource:CC Adi 7.108|CC Adi 7.108]])

This is . . . Caitanya Mahāprabhu says that all the ''Upaniṣads'', all the Vedic literature, ''Vedānta-sūtra'', they, they are composed in that way. Therefore, ''mukhya-vṛttye sei artha parama mahattva'': "Therefore, if you take directly the meaning, that is the superexcellence of your understanding." Directly. Don't try to foolishly interpret.
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