My dear , Srila Prabhupada is the perfection of the twenty-six qualities of a Vaisnava. While teaching Sanātana Gosvāmī, Lord Caitanya described the twenty-six qualities of the Vaiṣṇava:
kṛpālu, akṛta-droha, satya-sāra sama
nidoṣa, vadānya, mṛdu, śuci, akiñcana
sarvopakāraka, śānta, kṛṣṇaika-śaraṇa
akāma, anīha, sthira, vijita-ṣaḍ-guṇa
mita-bhuk, apramatta, mānada, amānī
gambhīra, karuṇa, maitra, kavi, dakṣa, maunī
Devotees are always merciful, humble, truthful, equal to all, faultless, magnanimous, mild and clean. They are without material possessions, and they perform welfare work for everyone. They are peaceful, surrendered to Kṛṣṇa and desireless. They are indifferent to material acquisitions and are
fixed in devotional service. They completely control the six bad qualities—lust, anger, greed and so forth. They eat only as much as required, and they are not inebriated. They are respectful, grave, compassionate and without false prestige. They are friendly, poetic, expert and silent. – (Cc. Madhya 22.78-80)
I
cannot imagine the unlimited extent of my good fortune to have been accepted as a disciple of HIs Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Tridandi Goswami Maharaja Prabhupada. He accepted as his disciple on 12 August 1971 in a letter he sent from London to Austin, Texas.
Sankarshan Das
Adhikari
