99.999 percent are in illusion they think we should worship Sri Advaita Acarya with a beard Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada called such worship with a beard for Sahajiya,..so you mean to say all painting in the CC are wrong ? YES ,because Sri Advaita Acarya NEVER has a beard .How then does the Panca Tattva look here is a bonafide painting of the Panca Tattva :
All Deities of Sri Advaita Acarya installed by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada and Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura and all previous acaryas never had a beard ,Lord Caitanya wanted all His associates clean shaven , and Sri Advaita Acarya was no exception . You will not find anywhere in Caitanya Caritamrta, Caitanya Bhagavata or anywhere stated Sri Advaita Acarya had beard .Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada has given very clear instructiones in Caitanya Bhagavata :
Sri Caitanya-bhagavata, Madhya 16.99
tarjje garjje acarya dadite diya hata
bhrukuti kariya nace santipura-natha
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“The Acarya (Sri Advaita Acarya ) threatened and roared, placing His hand on His chin That Lord of Santipura furled His eyebrows and began to dance.”
Original Bengali commentary by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada
sri-advaita-prabhu sastracara-sampanna gumpha-smasru-kesadi-mundita chilena. dadi va cibuke ye unnata kesa (smasru) deya yaya; uhake sadharana bhasaya ‘dadi’ bale. taj-janya keha keha anabhijnata-vase ajna bauliyara vesa smasru-kesadir niyoga karena. kintu prakrta prastave tini mundita-kesa chilena. tanhake ‘nada’-sabde abhihita karaya mundita-keseri nirdesa bujha yaya.
Translation of Commentary
“Sri Advaita Prabhu was perfectly fixed in proper behavior according to scripture, and was clean shaven, without whiskers, beard and hair on his head. A ‘beard’ or long-grown hair (smasru) found on the chin is called in the vernacular dadi. Therefore some people, swayed by their ignorance, try to ascribe to Him the dress of a foolish Baul and a Baul’s beard, hairy head and so on. But actually He had all His hair shaven. This is indicated by the word Nada, which refers to one who is clean-shaven
In a very important book by Srila Dhyanachandra Goswami : s Dhyanachandra Paddhati , nowhere do we find that Dhyanachandra Goswami has described that Advaita Acarya has a beard.
Maha Visnu that has appeared as Advaita Acarya.
Dhyanachandra Goswami has given the following mantra and Gayatri mantra for Advaita Acarya:
Mantra :Klim Advaitaya Svaha
Gayatri Mantra: Klim Advaitaya vidmahe maha visnave dhimahi tan no advaitah pracodayat
These mantras are found in the Padma Purana and given as highly confidential mantras to Narada Muni
Dhyanachandra Goswami has given some other for our meditation on Advaita Acarya such as :
“With my head at His lotusfeet ,I offer my humble obaisences unto the merciful Advaitachandra ,whose heart is drowned in the ocean of prema.
He delievers infinite number of devotees, and is honored and worshipped by Caitanyachandra”
And he has given a Dhyana,meditation as follows:
” I meditate on the root of transcendental joy,Sri Advaita Prabhu,whose lotusfeet are always served by the bhaktas.He wears cloth as white
as the moon or a kunda flower( a jasmine flower).He has a pure golden complexion ,beautiful arms and a smiling face.His eyes always lovingly gaze
upond the lotusface of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He readily benedictions and fearlessness to the devotees and His lustrous body is ornamented
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