Brahma-vaivarta Purana (CC and other books)
Sri Caitanya-caritamrta
CC Adi-lila
It is sometimes said that Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu disapproved of the acceptance of the sannyāsa order in this Kali-yuga because in the śāstra it is said:
- aśvamedhaṁ gavālambhaṁ sannyāsaṁ pala-paitṛkam
- devareṇa sutotpattiṁ kalau pañca vivarjayet
- (Cc. Ādi 17.164)
"In this Age of Kali, five acts are forbidden: the offering of a horse in sacrifice, the offering of a cow in sacrifice, the acceptance of the order of sannyāsa, the offering of oblations of flesh to the forefathers, and a man’s begetting children in his brother’s wife."
This is a quotation from the Brahma-vaivarta Purāṇa (Kṛṣṇa-janma-khaṇḍa 185.180).
CC Madhya-lila
The Ṛg Veda, Yajur Veda, Sāma Veda, Atharva Veda, Mahābhārata, Pañcarātra and original Rāmāyaṇa are all considered Vedic literature. The Purāṇas (such as the Brahma-vaivarta Purāṇa, Nāradīya Purāṇa, Viṣṇu Purāṇa and Bhāgavata Purāṇa) are especially meant for Vaiṣṇavas and are also Vedic literature. As such, whatever is stated within the Purāṇas, Mahābhārata and Rāmāyaṇa is self-evident. There is no need for interpretation. The Bhagavad-gītā is also within the Mahābhārata; therefore all the statements of the Bhagavad-gītā are self-evident. There is no need for interpretation, and if we do interpret, the entire authority of the Vedic literature is lost.
Page Title: | Brahma-vaivarta Purana (CC and other books) |
Compiler: | Labangalatika, Tugomera |
Created: | 11 of Aug, 2009 |
Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=0, CC=3, OB=2, Lec=0, Con=0, Let=0 |
No. of Quotes: | 5 |