Let's Understand Jayadvaita Maharaja

Let's understand Jayadvaita Maharaja's words.

It's the unnecessary usages of "Jai Prabhupada" that Maharaja is against. It appears that the case is one for chanting more of Prabhupada’s names. It is to be sustained then we question the reader if Prabhupada approved of chanting Jai Prabhupada after ever 10 mantras of your 16 rounds each day?

1. If you chant Jai Prabhupada after ever 10 mantras and call it as the glorification of the Achraya then you are mistaken in a silly way. It is technically correct, yes, it is glorification of the achraya. But it is inordinate and misplaced.

2. The NOD(Nectar of devotion/Bhakti Rasamrita Sindu) says that the honoring of prasadam is offensive if done in front of the deities. But prasadam is Krishna in the edible form. Archa vigraha is Krishna in the stone form. So, how is it that when Krishna is being masticated that Krishna should not be beheld through the instrument of human sight? It is not all the same. This would be call nirvishesha vada. The argument of non-uniqueness.

3. How about the standards of cleanliness?

Every time we finish eating prasadam we are supposed to do gargle our mouths, wash our hands and feet before we chant. Why is this so if prasadam is Krishna? How can Krishna sitting in our mouths cause for our mouths to be so contaminated that we can take Krishna's name? The reminants of prasadam stuck in our mouth and the names of Krishna that were to be chanted are non different. But it is an injunction nonetheless. Thus, even though the Archa vigraha, prasadam and harinaam are the same Krishna but still we have rules guiding us and restraining us.

4. Jayadvaita maharaja is not against Jai Prabhupadas rather is doing the thankless task of educating iskcon members as to what is the proper place to use of Jai Prabhupadas.

a. Not in the middle of the Guruvashtakam nor before

b. Not in the middle of the tulsi prayer

c. Not in the middle of Kirtan

Chant Jai Prabhupada accompanied by the Sri Guru Charana prayers. That is the correct way to glorify Prabhupada.

A super excellent way to glorify Prabhupada is through the reading of his book, listening of his lectures, conversations, etc. That is not being done. (The demoniac North American GBC wanted to stop book distribution in NA some years ago) This most important service, which most Prabhupada the most remains ever so unattainable for the sahajiyas who are at the forefront of finding in faults in someone who is an actual Advaita i.e. someone who is unmixed with the material energy. Someone who is without duality, someone who is as Manu Samhita says is ishvara sarvaha bhutanam dharma koshashya gupta ye- a controller of all beings trusted with the protection of the treasury of the veda (vaishnava siddhanta).

Had the critics only read more of Prabhupada’s books and understood the siddhanta in its entirety then it would have been easy to understand the essence of his words which were not at all unambiguous.

There has been a lot of misunderstanding of Sripad's words. It behooves us to say a few things in his defense. Maharaj as a been a kind teacher and a guide for me throughout the years. He is a very humble and polite person if you see past the exterior. What you will find is a man of substance and great integrity towards the siddhanta. Though we would have personally appreciated it had he been even more outspoken than what he is now. But that is ok. His most worshipable self has defended the books against the charge of the feminists of iskcon. That alone is a great service then what is to be spoken of the rest.