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<div class="heading">Caitanya Mahāprabhu especially incarnated, advented Himself for spreading this Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, and Haridāsa Ṭhākura, who was born in a Muhammadan family, he, he was made the Namācārya, the authority of spreading this holy name. Similarly, Sanātana Gosvāmī, they become Muhammadans. At least, formerly. His name was also changed: Sākara Mallika, Dabira Khāsa. And they were made the prime ministers of spreading this saṅkīrtana movement, the Caitanya cult, Sanātana. We are sitting here (in) Rūpa Gosvāmī's place. So officially, they become Muhammadan, but by the grace of Caitanya Mahāprabhu, they became Gosvāmī, Rūpa Gosvāmī.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:The Nectar of Devotion -- Vrndavana, November 6, 1972|The Nectar of Devotion -- Vrndavana, November 6, 1972]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="text"><p style="display: inline;">
The most regrettable fact is that in India the ''brāhmins'' and Vaiṣṇavas, they did not take care of the fallen souls. Once one becomes, somehow or other, a Muhammadan, he has no more chance to come back to the Hindu society. This policy was being followed. And therefore the result is that these fallen souls, whom we call fallen souls, the Muhammadans, they partitioned. Now we are crying.

Not only that. I think, from historical point of view, this whole planet was India, ''Bhārata-varṣa.'' This planet was called Bhārata-varṣa—not this portion of land. But because gradually the Vedic culture become diminished, they separated from this Vedic culture, as we have got actual experience, and within twenty years the Pakistan is taken away from India.

So if we follow that policy that one who is born in India as ''brāhmin'', except him, nobody can become ''brāhmin'', then this Vedic civilization will be, in due course of time, lost. We should be very careful. Therefore this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is spreading Vedic culture outside India, and they are welcoming it, those who are intelligent, they are welcoming it. They are accepting it. We should encourage them. Instead of discouraging this movement, we should encourage, so that the whole world can be united on the platform of this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement. If we simply hate low-grade families, low-grade men, that will not solve the problem.

Just like when there was political movement in India, the Britishers, they presented so many problems—just like the untouchables, the Muhammadans and so many things. The Britishers, they put forward these problems they were not willing to separate the British rule. Only some high class, higher section of the Hindu, they are trying to separate the British rule. At that time, Gandhi stamped the ''chamars'' and the ''bhaṅgis'' as ''harijana''. But means as soon as there was the word "''harijana''," immediately a person would be considered coming from the ''chamars'' and the ''bhaṅgis''.

But such exalted title, ''harijana'', is offered to personalities like Nārada, Brahmā, those who are actually associates with Hari. But according to śāstra, there is no objection to accept these ''chamars'' and the ''bhaṅgis'' or any low-grade family to make him ''harijana'', provided he accepts the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa in a regular way, by the Vaiṣṇava vidhāna.

Just recommended by the Gosvāmīs, Sanātana Gosvāmī: ''tathā dīkṣā-vidhānena dvijatvaṁ jāyate nṛṇām''. Dīkṣā-vidhānena, by the proper initiative process, one can become ''dvija'', twice-born. ''Nṛṇām. Tathā'', ''yathā kāñ'' . . .

:''yathā kāñcanatāṁ yāti''
:''kāṁsyaṁ rasa-vidhānena''
:''tathā dīkṣā-vidhānena''
:''dvijatvaṁ jāyate nṛṇām''
:(''Hari-bhakti-vilāsa'' 2.12)

This is the injunction of Sanātana Gosvāmī. Just like by chemical manipulation, by mercury, with kāṁsya, bell metal . . . this is the suggestion given by Sanātana Gosvāmī, that as bell metal can be transformed into gold by mixing with mercury, similarly—it is a question of manipulating—similarly, by expert manipulation, even a . . . any man, not low or high, it doesn't matter, any man can be transformed into a ''brāhmin'', ''dvija'', twice-born.

So this is recommended not only by Sanātana Gosvāmī; by Kṛṣṇa in the ''Bhagavad-gītā'' and Śukadeva Gosvāmī in ''Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam''. ''Śudhyanti prabha viṣṇave namaḥ''. He recommends that one, when one becomes a Vaiṣṇava by the supreme power of Viṣṇu, ''prabha viṣṇave namaḥ'', He has got so much power that He can turn a low-grade man into a great Vaiṣṇava.

Just like Haridāsa Ṭhākura. Haridāsa Ṭhākura, he was born in Muhammadan family, and he was made Nāmācārya Haridāsa Ṭhākura by Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Nāmācārya, "the ''ācārya'' . . ." Caitanya Mahāprabhu actually appeared for glorifying the holy name of the Lord. ''Harer nāma harer nāma harer nāma iva kevalam'' ([[vanisource:CC Adi 17.21|CC Adi 17.21]]). ''Kṛṣṇa-varṇaṁ tviṣākṛṣṇam'' ([[vanisource:SB 11.5.32|SB 11.5.32]]), always chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa. So Caitanya Mahāprabhu especially incarnated, advented Himself for spreading this Hare Kṛṣṇa ''mahā-mantra'', and Haridāsa Ṭhākura, who was born in a Muhammadan family, he, he was made the ''namācārya'', the authority of spreading this holy name.

Similarly, Sanātana Gosvāmī, they become Muhammadans. At least, formerly. His name was also changed: Sākara Mallika, Dabira Khāsa. And they were made the prime ministers of spreading this ''saṅkīrtana'' movement, the Caitanya cult, Sanātana . . . we are sitting here (in) Rūpa Gosvāmī's place. So officially, they become Muhammadan, but by the grace of Caitanya Mahāprabhu, they became Gosvāmī, Rūpa Gosvāmī. ''Ei chay gosāñi tāhra mui dāsa.'' Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura says that, "These six Gosvāmīs, anyone who accepts these six Gosvāmīs as authority, spiritual masters, I am his servant." Therefore we Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava, we are known as Rūpānuga Vaiṣṇava, following the footsteps of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī.