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Arjuna is representative of Krsna. Because he's directly receiving instruction from Krsna, and he's assimilating, therefore he is representative. So this is the parampara system

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"Arjuna is representative of Kṛṣṇa. Because he's directly receiving instruction from Kṛṣṇa, and he's assimilating, therefore he is representative. So this is the paramparā system"

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Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Lectures

First of all you have to select a person who is actually representative, just like Sanātana Gosvāmī is representative of, I mean to say, Lord Caitanya. Just like Arjuna is representative of Kṛṣṇa. Because he's directly receiving instruction from Kṛṣṇa, and he's assimilating, therefore he is representative. So this is the paramparā system. So we have to select a person who is actually representative of the Supreme. Then we have to surrender, and then we can . . . of course, before something if we are . . . do not understand we must put our question, then the procedure is nice.

Now, how to present himself before the spiritual master? He said that, "Actually I am not learned, because I do not know my own position, what I am. But people say that 'You are paṇḍita,' and I am puffed-up, and I think, 'Yes, I am paṇḍita. I am learned.' " This is the situation of the world. Everyone who has no spiritual knowledge, who does not know what he is, still, he is very much proud that he's very learned.

So such kind of learning may be praised materially, but spiritually it has no value. Spiritually it has no value, because this is temporary. Temporary. Just like by force, so many people is posted on the king's position, but after five years, ten years, again he's a common man. So similarly, all this material acquisition, they have no permanent value. Therefore those who are actually learned, they don't give any importance to this material acquisition.

So Sanātana prabhu is, by his personal behavior, he's presenting himself that, "People say that I am very learned, but actually I am not learned." This should be the position. Jijñāsuḥ śreya uttama (SB 11.3.21).

Now, "Because I am not learned, and very kindly You have delivered me from the māyā of illusion, kindly now let me know what is my duty." This is the position one should present himself to the spiritual master, not that . . . we have to first of all select spiritual master. The selection is required. Because as soon as you accept one spiritual master, you cannot say that "I don't agree with you." No. That you cannot say. Then it is useless, simply waste of time.

First of all you have to select a person who is actually representative, just like Sanātana Gosvāmī is representative of, I mean to say, Lord Caitanya. Just like Arjuna is representative of Kṛṣṇa. Because he's directly receiving instruction from Kṛṣṇa, and he's assimilating, therefore he is representative. So this is the paramparā system. So we have to select a person who is actually representative of the Supreme. Then we have to surrender, and then we can . . . of course, before something if we are . . . do not understand we must put our question, then the procedure is nice.

So here, Sanātana Gosvāmī's asking that ke āmi kene āmāya jāre tāpa-traya (CC Madhya 20.102); "Now I place myself that I do not know, but I request You to explain what I am." Now this "what I am . . ." Sanātana Gosvāmī' is such a learned man, he's asking from Caitanya Mahāprabhu, "What I am, I cannot know." If one thinks, "What I am?" I shall think myself that "There are so many foolish people, they're meditating, 'What I am? What I am?' 'What I am,' you are a foolish. You cannot know 'What I am.' " Just like Arjuna did not know what he is. He thought that, "I am this body, and these persons who are in relationship with my body, they're my own men, they're my kinsmen." That was his knowledge.

Page Title:Arjuna is representative of Krsna. Because he's directly receiving instruction from Krsna, and he's assimilating, therefore he is representative. So this is the parampara system
Compiler:Nabakumar
Created:2023-01-16, 10:48:48
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=1, Con=0, Let=0
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