Original authority
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Man (11): Who is the original authority of Bhagavad-gītā?
Prabhupāda: Kṛṣṇa. Yes. You have read Bhagavad-gītā? You read it thoroughly. Then you will understand.
Man (11): No, but I think (I've seen?) Bhagavad-gītā without...
Prabhupāda: You think. That is a wrong thing. Your thinking is not authority.
Man (12): The man's protesting.
Devotee: That's the man's opinion.
Prabhupāda: That's your opinion. That's all right. Opinion may differ. That's all right. That's your opinion. Opinion may be... You may have one opinion; another have another opinion. But whose opinion should be accepted? That is the question.Conversations and Morning Walks
1969 Conversations and Morning Walks
Prabhupāda: (laughs) Svayaṁbhur nāradaḥ śaṁbhuḥ kumārāḥ kapilaḥ [SB 6.3.20]. Kapila, Lord Kapila, the propounder of Sāṅkhya philosophy, he is also accepted as incarnation of God, Kapila. And Manu. Manu, father of mankind, who has given the Manu-saṁhitā, lawbook. In that law it is stated, na strīyāṁ svatantratam arhati: "Woman does not deserve independence." Manu has given this. Yes. This is Manu-smṛti. So Vedic culture means to follow the regulative principle.
Allen Ginsberg: So from Manu to Keśava Kāśmīrī is...
Prabhupāda: No, no. I am speaking the original authorities. So this Kumāra-sampradāya, he belonged, this Keśava Kāśmīrī, Kumāra-sampradāya. Now they are known as Rāmānuja, Madhvācārya, Viṣṇu Svāmī, and Nimbārka. You have been in Vṛndāvana. You have seen the temple of Bankibihārī?1977 Conversations and Morning Walks
Page Title: | Original authority |
Compiler: | Visnu Murti, Serene |
Created: | 05 of Dec, 2008 |
Totals by Section: | BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=4, Con=3, Let=0 |
No. of Quotes: | 7 |