ataeva svarÅ«pa Äge kare parÄ«ká¹£aṇa
Å›uddha haya yadi, prabhure karÄ'na Å›ravaṇa
ataeva - therefore; svarÅ«pa - SvarÅ«pa DÄmodara; Äge - at first; kare - does; parÄ«ká¹£aṇa - examination; Å›uddha - pure; haya - is; yadi - if; prabhure - unto Lord ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu; karÄ'na - causes; Å›ravaṇa - hearing.
It was the practice of SvarÅ«pa DÄmodara GosvÄmÄ« to examine all literatures to find out whether their conclusions were correct. Only then would he allow them to be heard by ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu.
ÅšrÄ«la BhaktisiddhÄnta SarasvatÄ« ṬhÄkura says that if something impedes the execution of devotional service, it should be understood to be impure. Pure devotees of the Lord do not accept impure principles. Impure devotees accept rasÄbhÄsa, or overlapping, contradictory mellows, and other principles opposed to the bhakti path. The followers of such impure principles are never accepted as pure devotees. There are many parties following the path of rasÄbhÄsa, and the followers are sometimes adored by ordinary men. Those who adopt the conclusions of rasÄbhÄsa and bhakti-siddhÄnta-viruddha are never accepted as devotees of ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu. SvarÅ«pa DÄmodara GosvÄmÄ« never approved such followers as Gauá¸Ä«ya Vaiṣṇavas, nor did he allow them even to meet the Supreme Lord, ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu.
