Krishna consciousness transcends all positions; spread this blissful knowledge to bring genuine happiness to everyone.Listen — Srila Prabhupada Uvaca
Wedding of Bali-mardana and Initiation of Taittireyā dāsi — December 4, 1973, Los Angeles 731204WE-LOS ANGELES [09:29 Minutes] Wedding_731204WE-LOS ANGELES Prabhupāda: [japa]
Devotees: Jaya. Pradyumna: [chants responsively with devotees] oṁ apavitraḥ pavitro vā sarvāvasthāṁ gato 'pi vā yaḥ smaret puṇḍarīkākṣaṁ sa bahyābhyantara-śuciḥ [Garuḍa Purāṇa] Prabhupāda: So your spiritual name is Taittireyā. [indistinct] Taittireyā. Taittireya Upaniṣad.
One who know the Taittireya Upaniṣad. Chant sixteen rounds at least.
Prabhupāda: Kīrtana. [break] parama koruṇa, pahū dui jana nitāi gauracandra saba avatāra-sāra śiromaṇi kevala ānanda-kanda [from Dhāmāli] Locana dāsa Ṭhākura, he sings that "This Nitāi-Gaura incarnation, parama karuṇa—very, very merciful." Parama koruṇa, pahū dui jana: "Two Lords, Nitāi-Gaura." Parama koruṇa, pahū dui jana. Dui jana means two. Parama koruṇa, pahū dui jana, nitāi gauracandra: "Nityānanda and Caitanya Mahāprabhu, or Gaura Hari." Saba avatāra, sāra śiromaṇi kevala ānanda-kanda: "There are many incarnation, but Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and Nityānanda—simply ānanda, bliss." Ānanda, bliss, kevala ānanda-kanda. Now, for spiritual advancement, generally according to the Vedic system, so one has to accept the order of renounced life.
Caitanya Mahāprabhu personally taught it, but He never condemned gṛhastha life, householder life. He rather said, kibā vipra kibā śūdra nyāsī kena naya yei kṛṣṇa-tattva-vettā sei guru haya [Cc. Madhya 8.128] One may be a gṛhastha or sannyāsī—it doesn't matter—but he must be kṛṣṇa-tattva-vit. He must know the science of Kṛṣṇa.
That is required. So in our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, we have got four orders: brahmacārī, gṛhastha, vānaprastha, sannyāsa. Whichever position one can find himself suitable, he can accept that, and... But the main business is kṛṣṇa-tattva-vettā, and preach the cult all over the world, sei guru haya.
Guru means preacher, to enlighten. One who can enlighten, he is guru. ajñāna-timirāndhasya jñānāñjana-śalākayā cakṣur-unmīlitaṁ yena tasmai śrī-gurave namaḥ [Gautamīya-tantra] Guru means one who can open the eyes of the ignorant by the light of knowledge. He is guru. So our this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is all-round movement. All-round movement.