Who is Jagad Guru?

Krishna is jagad-guru, the spiritual master of the universe. And anyone who presents the teachings of Krishna as they are clearly revealed in the Bhagavad-gita is as good as the jagad-guru. If someone claims themselves to be jagad-guru but not does present the teachings of Krishna exactly as Krishna has presented them in the Bhagavad-gita, he is simply a cheater and a cause of great disturbance in the human society. Although he may be very expert in manufacturing his own theories and have a big title or be a famous author, he has no power to deliver anyone from the clutches of birth and death because he is himself not delivered from this material existence. Since Krishna is jagad-guru, one who teaches the instruction of Krishna as it is, on His behalf, may be also accepted as jagad-guru.

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

Initiation Ceremony 4 July 2009--Hamilton, New Zealand
Adi Purusha Das Being Initiated

Adi Purusha Das Being Initiated

New Initiates Offering Grains to the Sacrificial Fire

New Initiates Offering Grains to the Sacrificial Fire

From Left to Right in front of Srila Prabhupada Deity:
Adi Purusha Das, Sankarshan Das Adhikari, Sudevi devi dasi, and Rupa Manjari devi dasi

Sankarshan Das with Hamilton Initiaties on 4 July 2009

Answers According to the Vedic Version:

Question: Why Did You Choose this Path?

Why did you choose this path when there are so many paths and so many things to do?

Henry

Answer: Who Prefers Suffering?

Even though it is commonly thought that there are many paths, this is not a fact. There are only two paths: the path of light and the path of darkness. I was born into a society which trained me to follow the path of darkness. But I was not satisfied with this path because I could see that it simply led to old age, disease, and death. I could not accept that life could be so miserable that there was nothing more to look forward to than old age, disease, death. So when I sought an alternative path the Supreme Lord out of His infinite kindness revealed to me the path of light, which leads to an eternal life, full of bliss, and full of knowledge. When Krishna showed me this path, switching to it was a very easy decision to make. After all what person in their right mind would not prefer eternity, knowledge, and bliss over temporality, illusion, and misery?

Sankarshan Das Adhikari

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