Tamohara Prabhu: PAMHO. AGTSP. Thank you for sending this article on “The Identity Of Shrila Prabhupad.” Certainly there are many who will remain sentimentally, intellectually and even obsessively focused on a variety of topics regarding the appearance and disappearance of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Shrila Prabhupad. One of those topics, of course, will be, “Who is Shrila Prabhupad in his svarupa.”
From that will issue a stream of speculations and arguments that cannot possibly have a final conclusion because: he did not state his svarup to anyone in a written or recorded form and no disciple appears to have reached a degree of realization to have that information revealed.
As such, no one knows, beyond mental speculations aimed at attracting attention to establish for themselves a mundane reputation as a “greatly realized soul” in their search for distinction, adoration and fame. For his “genuine” disicples, the ONLY thing of importance regarding his appearance and disappearance is; ARE HIS INSTRUCTIONS BEING FOLLOWED? If one takes a brief tour of the remnants and fragments of the movement he started, known as ISKCON, one can only conclude the answer is NO. His disciples, en masse, have utterly failed to properly understand and carry out many of his essential instructions.
Instead of focusing on the INSTRUCTIONS, they have deviated to focus on any number of other irrelevant issues, such as his svarup. The result is that the Chaitanya movement, stemming from Bhaktisiddhanta and Bhaktivedanta has “fallen” into the status of mundane religious institution.
What is needed, among his would be followers, is a return to the basic formula he gave; Urban and Rural Temple communities founded on the establishment of Daivi-Varnashram divisions. Until this happens, anyone who claims to be a disciple is but a deluded fool, a pretender, a gross rascal and shameless cheater!
When will the followers of Shrila Prabhupad “WAKE UP“, abandon their foolish illusions, debates, contentions and politics to cooperatively take up his instructions?? My opinion…NEVER! And, as such, the potency to actually carry on his mission will pass to other, as of yet unknown.
With acute disgust for the foolishness and futility of speculation and debate on the issue of “svarup”, I remain, Prabhupad Das Karapurnam
Ever challenging my Godsiblings and myself to wake up and take up the banner of submission and obedience to the instructions.
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