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Re: avaisnava-mukhodgirnam | putam hari-kathamrtam
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To: alt-hindu@uunet.uu.net
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Subject: Re: avaisnava-mukhodgirnam | putam hari-kathamrtam
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From: mpt@mail.utexas.edu (michael tandy)
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Date: 2 Aug 1995 02:32:14 GMT
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From news@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu Tue Aug 1 22: 20:21 1995
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Newsgroups: alt.hindu
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Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
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References: <3v9aoe$d3r@babbage.ece.uc.edu>
In article <3v9aoe$d3r@babbage.ece.uc.edu>, aq974@lafn.org (Bon Giovanni) says:
> avaisnava-mukhodgirnam
> putam hari-kathamrtam
> sravanam naiva kartavyam
> sarpocchistam yatha paya
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>
> "One should not hear stories about the Lord from
> a non-Vaisnava. As milk touched by a serpent
> has poisonous effects; similarly, tales about
> Him, mouthed by a non-Vaisnava are also
> contaminated."
that verse implies: submit to elders or
>traditions which advise which `milk of the word' is pure, which is
>rank, etc.
Since this verse was penned by Srila Sanatana Gosvami, the best
way to understand what he meant by it would be to study the basic
tenor of his teachings, as received by his pure representatives.
-m
