710106SB.CAL Lectures … Rupa Gosvami was a minister. He was rejected by the brahmana society, but Caitanya Mahaprabhu made him gosvami. He is the original gosvami. Why? Because he gave up the dictation of Nawab Shah but he followed the dictation of Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Therefore he became gosvami, prabhupada. He became prabhupada. Prabhupada means the title or the respect which is given to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. That is called… Prabhu means master and pada means maryada, or the respect or the distinction. So bhagavad-duta, those who are strictly following the dictation of Krsna under strict disciplinary chain of disciplic succession, he is Krsna’s representative and he should be given all the respect. Saksad-dharitvena samasta-sastraih. That is the verdict of all sastras. And those who are actually Vaisnava, they follow this instruction….
below, some fall harvest—“Sarva Kama dugha mahi..” from the earth all our
necessites come..(BG)
