Srila Prabhupada - Vedic Teachings

                             “Suppose I have heard something from my spiritual master, so I speak to you the same thing. So this is paramparä system. You cannot imagine what my spiritual master said. Or even if you read some books, you cannot understand unless you understand it from me. This is called paramparä system. You cannot jump over to the superior guru, I mean to say, neglecting the next acarya, immediate next acarya.”  (Srila Prabhupada Lecture on SB, 1.15.30, 8/12/73) “There is no need by any of my disciples to read any books besides my books – in fact, such reading may be detrimental to their advancement in Krishna Consciousness. All reading of outside books, except in certain authorized cases such as for example to read some philosopher like Plato to make an essay comparing his philosophy with Krishna’s philosophy – but otherwise all such outside reading should be stopped immediately.”  (S...

  „Mahadeva:  Here's the text, here's the original Sanskrit. And we have a Roman transliteration, and then individually, the word meanings. Jesuit Priest:  Oh, I see. I've got it, yes. Mahadeva:  And then a full translation. Jesuit Priest:  Translation. Yes. They're marvelous. Yes. Yes. Revatīnandana:  Actually, most of the Sanskrit, much of that work is done by one of Prabhupāda's disciples now. He handles much of the Sanskrit. Prabhupāda:  Yes, they are being trained. Revatīnandana:  It's a mechanical process, after all. But the translation, that requires not only knowledge of the language, it requires spiritual realization. Prabhupāda:  Yes. Revatīnandana:  And the spiritual translation is done by Prabhupāda. Not just from knowledge of Sanskrit, but from spiritually realized knowledge. That is the qualification to put the meaning into any language. You have to have realized the message.” (Conversation, 25/7/73 London...

                                  „Satsvarūpa: Next we have a question about the BBT. At present, no translation work is to be published without your seeing and approving it. So the question is, is there any system for publishing works in the future that you may not see? For example, we've heard suggested that the Padma Purāṇa or the Ṣaṭ-Sandarbha may be translated. But what would the system be to insure the paramparā if you would not personally see these translations? Prabhupāda: That you have to examine expertly. Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: In other words, there's no set principle that only the works which you have already translated can be published by the BBT. If there is some worthy translation of a bona fide Vedic reference, if it's properly done, the BBT could publish it. Prabhupāda: That we are doing, just like Hindi. We are doing other languages. If it is properly translated, it can be... Tamāla...

" Without the mercy of the pure devotee, one cannot get freedom by any means. Certainly a pure devotee’s association is necessary in order to obtain the loving service of the Lord. One cannot be freed from māyā’s clutches without sādhu-saṅga, the benediction of a great devotee."   (SB 5.3.14 Purport)