Śrīla Prabhupāda: My Guru Mahārājas contribution is that he defeated the caste gosvāmīs. He defeated this brāhmaṇism. He did it the same way as Caitanya Mahāprabhu did. As Caitanya Mahāprabhu said, kibā vipra, kibā nyāsī, śūdra kene naya/yei kṛṣṇa-tattva-vettā, sei guru haya: There is no consideration whether one is a sannyāsī, a brāhmaṇa, a śūdra, or a gṛhastha. No. Anyone who knows the science of Kṛṣṇa, he is all right, he is gosvāmī, and he is brāhmaṇa. But no one else taught that since Lord Caitanya. This was my Guru Mahārājas contribution. And for this reason, he had to face so many vehement protests from these brāhmaṇas of the caste gosvāmīs. Once they conspired to kill him-my Guru Mahārāja told me personally. By his grace, when we used to meet alone he used to talk about so many things. He was so kind that he used to talk with me, and he personally told me that these people, They wanted to kill me. They collected twenty-five thousand rupees and went to bribe the police officer in charge of the area, saying, You take these twenty-five thousand rupees. We shall do something against Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī, and you dont take any steps. He could understand that they wanted to kill him. So the police officer frankly came to Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī: Of course, we accept bribes, and we indulge in such things, but not for a sādhu, not for a saintly person. I cannot dare. So, the police officer refused and said to my Guru Mahārāja, You take care. This is the position. This was because he so vehemently protested. Prabhupada Lilamrta
Posted on: Thu, 06 Mar 2014 04:57:19 +0000
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