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Advaita Ācārya’s Reply About His Regulations

“Advaita Ācārya replied, “I shall never again invite another sannyāsī, for it is a sannyāsī who has spoiled all My brahminical smṛti regulations.””

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 3.101, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Advaita Ācārya replies that He will never again invite another sannyāsī.
  • He says that a sannyāsī has spoiled His brahminical smṛti regulations.
  • His reply connects His refusal to invite another sannyāsī with the disruption of those regulations.

Try this today

Reread Advaita Ācārya’s reply and identify both His stated decision and His reason for it.

Ask yourself

What reason does Advaita Ācārya give for saying He will not invite another sannyāsī?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.

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