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#dl##dd#tumi khāile haya koṭi-brāhmaṇa-bhojana"#/dd#
#dd#eta bali, śrāddha-pātra karāilā bhojana#/dd##/dl#
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tumi khāile—if you eat; haya—there is; koṭi-brāhmaṇa-bhojana—feeding ten million brāhmaṇas; eta bali—saying this; śrāddha-pātra—the dish offered to the forefathers; karāilā bhojana—made to eat.
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"Feeding you is equal to feeding ten million brāhmaṇas," Advaita Ācārya said. "Therefore, accept this śrāddha-pātra." Thus Advaita Ācārya made him eat.
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Śrāddha is prasāda offered to the forefathers at a certain date of the year or month. The śrāddha-pātra, or plate offered to the forefathers, is then offered to the best of the brāhmaṇas in society. instead of offering the śrāddha-pātra to any other brāhmaṇa, Advaita Ācārya offered it to Haridāsa Ṭhākura, considering him greater than any of the foremost brāhmaṇas. This act by Śrī Advaita Ācārya proves that Haridāsa Ṭhākura was always situated in a transcendental position and was therefore always greater than even the most exalted brāhmaṇa, for he was situated above the mode of goodness of the material world. Referring to the Bhakti-sandarbha, verse 177, Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura quotes the following statements from the Garuḍa Purāṇa in this connection:
#dl##dd#brāhmaṇānāṁ sahasrebhyaḥ#/dd#
#dd#satra-yājī viśiṣyate#/dd##/dl#
satra-yāji-sahasrebhyaḥ
sarva-vedānta-pāragaḥ
sarva-vedānta-vit-koṭyā
#dl##dd#viṣṇu-bhakto viśiṣyate#/dd#
#dd#vaiṣṇavānāṁ sahasrebhya#/dd#
#dd#ekānty eko viśiṣyate#/dd##/dl#
"A brāhmaṇa qualified to offer sacrifices is better than an ordinary brāhmaṇa and better than such a brāhmaṇa is one who has studied all the Vedic scriptures. Among many such brāhmaṇas, one who is a devotee of Lord Viṣṇu is the best; and among many such Vaiṣṇavas, one who fully engages in the service of the Lord is the best."
#dl##dd#bhaktir aṣṭa-vidhā hy eṣā#/dd#
#dd#yasmin mlecche 'pi vartate#/dd#
#dd#sa viprendro muni-śreṣṭhaḥ#/dd#
#dd#sa jñānī sa ca paṇḍitaḥ#/dd#
#dd#tasmai deyaṁ tato grāhyaṁ#/dd#
#dd#sa ca pūjyo yathā hariḥ#/dd##/dl#
"There are many different kinds of devotees, but even a Vaiṣṇava coming from a family of mlecchas or yavanas is understood to be a learned scholar, complete in knowledge, if he knows the Vaiṣṇava philosophy. He should therefore be given charity, for such a Vaiṣṇava is as worshipable as the Supreme Personality of Godhead."
#dl##dd#na me 'bhaktaś catur-vedī#/dd#
#dd#mad-bhaktaḥ śva-pacaḥ priyaḥ#/dd#
#dd#tasmai deyaṁ tato grāhyaṁ#/dd#
#dd#sa ca pūjyo yathā hy aham#/dd##/dl#
Lord Kṛṣṇa says, "Even if a nondevotee comes from a brāhmaṇa family and is expert in studying the Vedas, he is not very dear to Me, whereas even if a sincere devotee comes from a low family of meat-eaters, he is very dear to Me. Such a sincere pure devotee should be given charity, for he is as worshipable as I."
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#dl##dd#tumi khāile haya koṭi-brāhmaṇa-bhojana"#/dd#
#dd#eta bali, śrāddha-pātra karāilā bhojana#/dd##/dl#
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#i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=tumi&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#tumi #a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=khāile&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#khāile#/i# — if you eat; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=haya&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#haya#/i# — there is; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=koṭi&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#koṭi-#a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=brāhmaṇa&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#brāhmaṇa-#a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=bhojana&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#bhojana#/i# — feeding ten million #i#brāhmaṇas#/i#; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=eta&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#eta #a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=bali&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#bali#/i# — saying this; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=śrāddha&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#śrāddha-#a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=pātra&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#pātra#/i# — the dish offered to the forefathers; #i##a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=karāilā&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#karāilā #a target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=bhojana&tab=syno_o&ds=1"#bhojana#/i# — made to eat.
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"Feeding you is equal to feeding ten million brāhmaṇas," Advaita Ācārya said. "Therefore, accept this śrāddha-pātra." Thus Advaita Ācārya made him eat.
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#i#Śrāddha#/i# is #i#prasādam#/i# offered to the forefathers at a certain date of the year or month. The #i#śrāddha-pātra#/i#, or plate offered to the forefathers, is then offered to the best of the #i#brāhmaṇas#/i# in society. Instead of offering the #i#śrāddha-pātra#/i# to any other #i#brāhmaṇa#/i#, Advaita Ācārya offered it to Haridāsa Ṭhākura, considering him greater than any of the foremost #i#brāhmaṇas#/i#. This act by Śrī Advaita Ācārya proves that Haridāsa Ṭhākura was always situated in a transcendental position and was therefore always greater than even the most exalted #i#brāhmaṇa#/i#, for he was situated above the mode of goodness of the material world. Referring to the #i#Bhakti-sandarbha#/i#, text 177, Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura quotes the following statements from the #i#Garuḍa Purāṇa#/i# in this connection:
#dl##dd##i#brāhmaṇānāṁ sahasrebhyaḥ satra-yājī viśiṣyate#/i##/dd#
#dd##i#satra-yāji-sahasrebhyaḥ sarva-vedānta-pāragaḥ#/i##/dd#
#dd##i#sarva-vedānta-vit-koṭyā viṣṇu-bhakto viśiṣyate#/i##/dd#
#dd##i#vaiṣṇavānāṁ sahasrebhya ekānty eko viśiṣyate#/i##/dd##/dl#
"A #i#brāhmaṇa#/i# qualified to offer sacrifices is better than an ordinary #i#brāhmaṇa#/i#, and better than such a #i#brāhmaṇa#/i# is one who has studied all the Vedic scriptures. Among many such #i#brāhmaṇas#/i#, one who is a devotee of Lord Viṣṇu is the best, and among many such Vaiṣṇavas, one who fully engages in the service of the Lord is the best."
#i#bhaktir aṣṭa-vidhā hy eṣā yasmin mlecche 'pi vartate#/i#
#i#sa viprendro muni-śreṣṭhaḥ sa jñānī sa ca paṇḍitaḥ#/i#
#i#tasmai deyaṁ tato grāhyaṁ sa ca pūjyo yathā hariḥ#/i#
"There are many different kinds of devotees, but even a Vaiṣṇava coming from a family of #i#mlecchas#/i# or #i#yavanas#/i# is understood to be a learned scholar, complete in knowledge, if he knows the Vaiṣṇava philosophy. He should therefore be given charity, for such a Vaiṣṇava is as worshipable as the Supreme Personality of Godhead."
#i#na me 'bhaktaś catur-vedī mad-bhaktaḥ śva-pacaḥ priyaḥ#/i#
#i#tasmai deyaṁ tato grāhyaṁ sa ca pūjyo yathā hy aham#/i#
Lord Kṛṣṇa says, "Even if a nondevotee comes from a #i#brāhmaṇa#/i# family and is expert in studying the #i#Vedas#/i#, he is not very dear to Me, whereas even if a sincere devotee comes from a low family of meat-eaters, he is very dear to Me. Such a sincere pure devotee should be given charity, for he is as worshipable as I."
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