15.14
bhala haila,--visvarupa sannyasa karila
pitr-kula, matr-kula,--dui uddharila
SYNONYMS
bhala haila—it is very good; visvarupa—of the name Visvarupa; sannyasa—the renounced order of life; karila—has accepted; pitr-kula—father’s family; matr-kula—mother’s family; dui—both of them; uddharila—delivered “My dear mother and father,” the Lord said, “it is very good that Visvarupa has accepted the sannyasa order, for thus He has delivered both His father’s family and His mother’s family.”
PURPORT
It is sometimes said that Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu did not approve of the acceptance of the sannyasa order in this Kali-yuga because in the sastra it is said:
asvamedham gavalambham
sannyasam pala-paitrkam
devarena sutotpattim
kalau panca vivarjayet “In this Kali-yuga the performance of the asvamedha-yajna or gomedha-yajna, sacrifices in which a horse or cow is offered, should be avoided, as should the acceptance of sannyasa, the renounced order of life.” (Brahma-vaivarta Purana, Krsna-janma-khanda 185.180) Nevertheless we see that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu Himself accepted sannyasa and approved of the sannyasa of His elder brother, Visvarupa.
It is clearly said here, bhala haila,--visvarupa sannyasa karila pitr-kula, matr-kula,--dui uddharila.
Therefore, should it be thought that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu made statements that are contradictory? No, actually He did not.
It is recommended that one accept sannyasa to dedicate his life for the service of the Lord, and everyone must take that kind of sannyasa, for by accepting such sannyasa one renders the best service to both his paternal and maternal families.
But one should not accept the sannyasa order of the Mayavada school, which has practically no meaning.
We find many Mayavadi sannyasis simply loitering in the street thinking themselves Brahman or Narayana and spending all day and night begging so they can fill their hungry bellies.
Mayavadi sannyasis have become so degraded that there is a section of them who eat everything, just like hogs and dogs.
It is such degraded sannyasa that is prohibited in this age.
Actually, Srila Sankaracarya’s principles for the acceptance of sannyasa were very strict, but later the so-called Mayavadi sannyasis became degraded because of their false philosophy, which propounds that by accepting sannyasa one becomes Narayana.
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu rejected that kind of sannyasa.
But the acceptance of sannyasa is one of the items of the varnasrama-dharma.