Bell Metal
Srimad-Bhagavatam
SB Canto 3
SB 3.33.6, Purport:
Usually, initiation depends on the bona fide spiritual master, who directs the disciple. If he sees that a disciple has become competent and purified by the process of chanting, he offers the sacred thread to the disciple just so that he will be recognized as one-hundred-percent equal with a brāhmaṇa. This is also confirmed in the Hari-bhakti-vilāsa by Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī: "As a base metal like bell metal can be changed into gold by a chemical process, any person can similarly be changed into a brāhmaṇa by dīkṣā-vidhāna, the initiation process".
| Page Title: | Bell Metal |
| Compiler: | Rishab, UmaI |
| Created: | 24 of May, 2011 |
| Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=4, CC=7, OB=1, Lec=5, Con=6, Let=0 |
| No. of Quotes: | 23 |