Real sannyāsa means inducing others to dance in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, not merely wearing formal dress.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
dropout] although in terms of the then practice accepted ekaṇḍi [sic] sannyāsa order, but His acceptance of tridaṇḍi sannyāsa is understood. "This mantra was first chanted by a learned brāhmaṇa of Avantīpura, after being very much disgusted in this materialistic way of life. This happened long, long years ago, because it is mentioned in the Bhāgavatam, which was composed by Vyāsadeva at least five thousand years ago. So it is to be concluded therefore that this tridaṇḍi sannyāsī order is coming down since a long time..., since a time long, long years ago, and within five hundred years of time, Lord Caitanya adopted this order of life. In the latest years, His Divine Grace Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda adopted it personally and made many of his disciples tridaṇḍi sannyāsīs.
We are also following his footsteps. "In the purport of this mantra is that the ekaṇḍi sannyāsī is devoid of parātma niṣṭha, which is explained above. In other words, impersonalists..." On the first page it says an explanation of parātma is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is given in the English synonyms. So it says, "We are also following his footsteps.
And the purport of this mantra is that the ekaṇḍi sannyāsī is devoid of parātma niṣṭha, which is explained above." So that is right, Prabhupāda, that the impersonalist is devoid of the Supreme Personality of Godhead? Prabhupāda: They have no idea. They say that we can imagine an idea. According to impersonalist, they say sādhakānām hitārthaya brahmaṇo rūpa kalpanaḥ. Because we cannot concentrate our mind in impersonal, therefore they say, "Imagine some form." They think that Kṛṣṇa is imagination.
Yes. [chuckles] [laughter] That is their Māyāvāda. Kṛṣṇa was personally present, and He killed all the demons. Still, these demons says "Imagination." You see that is demonic.
Therefore we do not agree with them. Dayānanda: "In other words, impersonalists cannot have any faith in the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and they prefer to merge into the impersonal Brahman effulgence. In the Śrīmad-Bhagavatam we do not find any mention of ekaṇḍa sannyāsa. This tridaṇḍa sannyāsa is accepted therefore as standard. Lord Caitanya accepts Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam as the supreme authority.
Under these circumstances, persons who accept Lord Caitanya as ekaṇḍi sannyāsī are mistaken. "So following the footsteps of Lord Caitanya, still the tridaṇḍi sannyāsīs are in existence, keeping the sacred thread and śikhā intact, distinct from the Māyāvādī sannyāsīs..., Māyāvādī ekaṇḍi sannyāsīs, who give up the sacred thread and śikhā. They have no inclination to render service unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Being very much disgusted by the materialistic way of life, they do not understand the purpose of the sannyāsa order. But those who are strictly followers of the Vaiṣṇava principles, they do not accept the Māyāvādī way of sannyāsa. "In the sect of Lord Caitanya, the most venerable learned scholar, known as Gadādhara Paṇḍita Gosvāmī, accepted this tridaṇḍi sannyāsa order, and he offered this facility to his disciple known as Śrī Madhva-upādhyāya.
This Madhvācārya is the origin of the Vallabhācārya sect. One of the six Gosvāmīs, Gopāla Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī, who is the authority of Vaiṣṇava regulations, was initiated by another tridaṇḍi sannyāsī, known as Prabodhānanda Sarasvatī. Therefore this sannyāsī order is completely in pursuance of Vaiṣṇava authority." Prabhupāda: So that daṇḍa you can take. Your daṇḍa take.