sannyÄsÄ« ha-iyÄ kara nartana-gÄyana
bhÄvuka saba saá¹…ge laÃ±Ä kara saá¹…kÄ«rtana
sannyÄsÄ« - the renounced order of life; ha-iyÄ - accepting; kara - You do; nartana-gÄyana - dancing and chanting; bhÄvuka - fanatics; saba - all; saá¹…ge - in Your company; laÃ±Ä - accepting them; kara - You do; saá¹…kÄ«rtana - chanting of the holy name of the Lord.
“You are a sannyÄsÄ«. Why then do You indulge in chanting and dancing, engaging in Your saá¹…kÄ«rtana movement in the company of fanatics?
This is a challenge by PrakÄÅ›Änanda SarasvatÄ« to ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu. ÅšrÄ«la BhaktisiddhÄnta SarasvatÄ« ṬhÄkura writes in his AnubhÄá¹£ya that ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu, who is the object of VedÄnta philosophical research, has very kindly determined who is an appropriate candidate for study of VedÄnta philosophy. The first qualification of such a candidate is expressed by ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu in His Åšiká¹£Äá¹£á¹aka:
tṛṇÄd api su-nÄ«cena taror iva sahiṣṇunÄ
amÄninÄ mÄna-dena kÄ«rtanÄ«yaḥ sadÄ hariḥ
This statement indicates that one can hear or speak about VedÄnta philosophy through the disciplic succession. One must be very humble and meek, more tolerant than a tree and more humble than the grass. One should not claim respect for himself but should be prepared to give all respect to others. One must have these qualifications to be eligible to understand Vedic knowledge.
