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Re: Shri H. K. Susarla's Recent Postings
> From: tushar@imatron.com (Tushar Pandya)
> ISKON in essence is a "special interest group" for Krishna Conciesness.
Agreed! After all what interest could be more special than Krishna consciousness.
Krishna consciousness and the devotees are the rarest of the rare:
manusyanam sahasresu, kascid yatati siddhaye
yatatam api siddhanam, kascin mam vetti tattvatah [BG 7.3]
(Out of thousands of people, hardly one endeavors for perfection. And of those
who are are trying to know, hardly one knows Krishna in Truth).
> SARVA DHARMAN PARITYAJYA, MAMEKAM SHARANAM VRAJA,
> AHAM TWA SARVA PAPEBHYO, MOKSHA ISHYAMI MASHUCHA.
> Strive for spiritual enlightment! Do not get tangled in shapes or institutions.
Where did you get this translation???? It is so loose it is practically
not there, and shows that a word-juggler will resort to anything to
bash the Vaisnavas.
A more literal translation is "Give up [parityajya] all [sarva] varieties of
religion [dharman] and surrender [saranam vraja] unto Me alone [mamekam].
(Here, "Me" is clearly referring to Krishna, since He is the speaker of this
verse). I [aham] will free [moksayisyami] you [tvam] from all sinful reactions
[sarva papebhyo]. Do not [ma] worry [sucah]."
In other words, the "strive for spiritual enlightenment" is there, but it is
through surrender to Krishna alone (mamekam saranam vraja). And one must give
up other concepts of religion -- real dharma is singular, not plural. Giving
up an institution that provides sadhu-sanga and leads one to perfect surrender
is never recommended.
> Tushar
Nitai-Gaura Hari Bol!!
-- Vijay
