Srila prabhupada writes..... Nectar of Devotion....... Rüpa Gosvämi states that devotional service is transcendental to all material considerations and that it is not limited to any particular country, class, society or circumstance. As stated in Srimad-Bhägavatam, devotional service is transcendental and has no cause. Devotional service is executed without any hope for gain, and it cannot be checked by any material circumstances. It is open for all, without any distinction, and it is the constitutional occupation of the living entities. In the Middle Ages, after the disappearance of Lord Caitanyas great associate Lord Nityänanda, a class of priestly persons claimed to be the descendants of Nityänanda, calling themselves the gosvämi caste. They further claimed that the practice and spreading of devotional service belonged only to their particular class, which was known as Nityänanda-vamsha. In this way, they exercised their artificial power for some time, until Srila Bhaktisiddhänta Sarasvati Thäkur, the powerful äcärya of the Gaudiya Vaishnava sampradäya, completely smashed their idea. There was a great hard struggle for some time, but it has turned out successfully, and it is now correctly and practically established that devotional service is not restricted to a particular class of men. Besides that, anyone who is engaged in devotional service is already on the status of being a high-class brähmanas. So Srila Bhaktisiddhänta Sarasvati Thäkurs struggle for this movement has come out successful.
Posted on: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 18:04:44 +0000
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