Prabhupāda: "Seriously" means without offense.
Ātreya Ṛṣi: . . . I am degraded. ". . . very seriously, or may be given to me from time to time directly, these directions, by my aforesaid Guru Mahārāja, or through his books, or . . ." In other words, direction given, instruction given, directly by him or through his. . .
Prabhupāda: Better "directly."
Ātreya Ṛṣi: No "his books"?
Prabhupāda: No.
Ātreya Ṛṣi: Not necessary.
Prabhupāda: Because I may give direction according to the time.
Ātreya Ṛṣi: "Or" means both.
Prabhupāda: Hmm?
Ātreya Ṛṣi: "Or" can mean . . . all right. "Or through his commissioners . . ."
Prabhupāda: Direct, direct instruction is important. Just like Kṛṣṇa. In the books He has given many instructions, but then He says, sarva-dharmān parityajya (BG 18.66). If one says that, "You gave me instruction before like this. How can I give up this?" so that is not important. The direct instruction is important.
Ātreya Ṛṣi: ". . . to me from time to time directly by my aforesaid Guru Mahārāja, or through his commissioner . . ."
Prabhupāda: Yes.
Ātreya Ṛṣi: "Or through his authorized person or persons, and I shall obey faithfully all such instructions and directions which shall be . . . which shall be binding on me, and that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of my Guru Mahārāja, His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, and the managing body commission and/or any other body appointed by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda working under the said International Society for Krishna Consciousness. And I shall faithfully discharge the duty upon which I am about to enter or I have already appointed to that effect." Now this is an addition. "I further pledge that His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami is the only source of authority, represented by his instructions and books, and I shall follow his instructions . . . I shall follow the instructions of the books . . ."
Madhudviṣa: Only these books.
Ātreya Ṛṣi: "Only these books," rather than "I will not follow any other book."
Prabhupāda: No, why you'll put? (laughs) This is . . .?
Ātreya Ṛṣi: It's not . . .?
Prabhupāda: This is required?
Rūpānuga: You mean the part about the books, Śrīla Prabhupāda?
Prabhupāda: Hmm?
Rūpānuga: You mean the part about the books?
Haṁsadūta: It's already said that your direct instructions.