Verse 2.17.112

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 2.17.112:

গর্দভ-শৃগাল-তুল্য শিষ্য-গণ লৈযাকেহ বলে,—“আমি `রঘুনাথ’ ভাব গিযা” ॥ ১১২ ॥

गर्दभ-शृगाल-तुल्य शिष्य-गण लैयाकेह बले,—“आमि `रघुनाथ’ भाव गिया” ॥ ११२ ॥

gardabha-śṛgāla-tulya śiṣya-gaṇa laiyākeha bale,—“āmi `raghunātha’ bhāva giyā” || 112 ||

gardabha-srgala-tulya sisya-gana laiyakeha bale,—“ami `raghunatha’ bhava giya” (112)

English translation:

(112) Some instruct their ass and foxlike disciples, “Go and meditate on me as Rāmacandra.”

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

The philosophy of impersonalism, which is accepted at heart by those in the Rāmānandī-jamāyet-sampradāya, is widely accepted. The followers of the philosophy of Śaiva-viśiṣṭādvaita propagate śivo ‘ham—“I am Śiva.” The followers of the Rāmānandī-jamāyet-sampradāya temporarily

worship Lord Rāmacandra. Śrīkaṇṭha’s worship of Śiva is similar. Therefore, not remaining confined in the consideration of simply śivo ‘ham, persons like Apyaya Dīkṣita have preached the philosophy of impotent Brahman. Such perverted mentality arises from their acceptance of sinful instructions. In order to act like gurus, persons who are envious of bona fide gurus and Vaiṣṇavas accept some fools and rogues as disciples and extend their authority over them. As a result, these thirteen apa-sampradāyas have brought about their own ruination on the pretext of worshiping Gaura. Since their disciples have rejected the process of perfecting the human form of life and accepted the mentality of animals, they have presented their gurus as Rāmacandra.