Carta · 2 de diciembre de 1975
Carta a Tuṣṭa Kṛṣṇa, 2 de diciembre de 1975
Bhaktivedānta Svāmī PrabhupādaA: Tuṣṭa Kṛṣṇa Svāmī
Sobre qué significa llegar a ser ācārya: «quien conoce los preceptos de las escrituras, los sigue en la práctica y los enseña a sus discípulos»; se llega a ser guru con una formación rigurosa. Y sobre la etiqueta: mientras vive el maestro espiritual, los futuros discípulos se le presentan a él. Las dos partes de la controversia leen la carta de forma distinta.
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Every student is expected to become Acarya. Acarya means one who knows the scriptural injunctions and follows them practically in life, and teaches them to his disciples.
Se espera que todo estudiante llegue a ser ācārya. Ācārya significa quien conoce los preceptos de las escrituras, los sigue en la práctica en su vida y los enseña a sus discípulos.
Keep trained up very rigidly and then you are bona fide Guru, and you can accept disciples on the same principle.
Mantente formado con mucho rigor y entonces serás un guru genuino, y podrás aceptar discípulos según el mismo principio.
But as a matter of etiquette it is the custom that during the lifetime of your Spiritual master you bring the prospective disciples to him, and in his absence or disappearance you can accept disciples without any limitation. This is the law of disciplic succession.
Pero, por etiqueta, la costumbre es que en vida de tu maestro espiritual le presentes a él los futuros discípulos, y en su ausencia o tras su partida puedes aceptar discípulos sin ninguna limitación. Esta es la ley de la sucesión discipular.
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75-12-02
My Dear Tusta Krishna Swami,
Please accept my blessings. I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 21 November, 1975. Every student is expected to become Acarya. Acarya means one who knows the scriptural injunctions and follows them practically in life, and teaches them to his disciples. I have given you sannyasa with the great hope that in my absence you will preach the cult thruout the world and thus become recognized by Krishna as the most sincere servant of the Lord. So I'm very pleased that you have not deviated from the principles I have taught, and thus with power of attorney go on preaching Krishna consciousness, that will make me very happy as it is confirmed in the Guru vastakam yasya prasadat bhagavata prasadah just by satisfying your Spiritual Master who is accepted as the bona fide representative of the Lord you satisfy Krishna immediately without any doubt.
I am very glad to inform you that Sudama Vipra Maharaja is also now following my principles. So I am very very happy to receive all this news. Thank you very very much.
Keep trained up very rigidly and then you are bona fide Guru, and you can accept disciples on the same principle. But as a matter of etiquette it is the custom that during the lifetime of your Spiritual master you bring the prospective disciples to him, and in his absence or disappearance you can accept disciples without any limitation. This is the law of disciplic succession. I want to see my disciples become bona fide Spiritual Master and spread Krishna consciousness very widely, that will make me and Krishna very happy.
I hope this letter finds you well,
Your ever well wisher,
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
ACBS/hda
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