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The Absolute Need of Ācārya-avatāra Kīrtana

Kṛṣṇa is viṣaya-vigraha, the object of love, and guru-vaiṣṇava is āśraya-vigraha, the abode of love. The only activity of such guru-vaiṣṇavas is hari-kīrtana. They have no other activity. Unless the āśraya-vigraha-avatāra ācārya-śrī-gurudeva does kīrtana, how can you understand the tattva of the viṣaya-vigraha? How can you understand the tattva of the nāma, rūpa, guṇa, parikara, and līlā of viṣaya-vigraha? We cannot understand unless ācārya-gurudeva does kīrtana.

No one can understand the grantha-avātāra, śāstra-avatāra, the incarnation of all śāstras, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. It is the vāṇī incarnation of Lord Kṛṣṇa.

No one can understand the bhāgavata-tattva, the purport of this śāstra-avatāra, unless ācārya-gurudeva, who is āśraya-vigraha, does kīrtana. Śrī-nāma and śrī-mantra have appeared in this material world as śabda-avatāra, but unless ācārya-avatāra does kīrtana in the ears of the śiṣya, disciple, it will not be effective at all.

You will find that the mantra and the holy name are written there in śāstra, grantha. One may say, “Yes, the mantra is written here, so I’ll chant it.” But unless the mahanta-guru, āśraya-vigraha-ācārya does kīrtana in the ears of the śiṣya, it will never be effective at all. It is absolutely necessary. Śrī-nāma, śrī-mantra, and grantha-bhāgavata are all viṣaya-vigraha, but without the kīrtana of the āśraya-vigraha they will never manifest. Try to understand this. Mahāprabhu will help you. Nityānanda Prabhu will help you.
 

— Śrīla Gour Govinda Swami, Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Ādi-līlā 17.16, 10 March 1995

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