Apasampradayer Svarupa

Tlc Smaiia Dociiinc

Two linds ol smiii sasiia:
1) spiiiiual, oi saivaia smiiis;
2) maiciial, moial oi liuiiivc woil oiicnicd smiiis.
Saivaia smiiis includc: Sii llaiadvaja Samliia (includcd in Naiada Pancaiaiia),
lilai Samliia, Visnu Samuccaya, Vaillanas Samliia, ilc Agamapiamanya
compilcd by Sagc Albandaiu, ilc Sadacai Smiii compilcd by Sagc Puina Piajna,
ilc Kisnamiia Malainava, ilc SmiiyaiilaSagaia by Ccladaii Nisimlacaiya, ilc
Piamcyamala by Viia Raglava, ilc Piayoga Candiila, ilc
Vaisnavacdlaimasuiadiumamanjaii by SamlaisanaSaianadcva, ilc
Smiiiciainalaia by Viiilalacaiya, ilc Sii Haiiblaliivilasa by Siila Gopala llaiia
Gosvami Piablu, ilc Sii Sailiiyasaiadipila and ilc Samslaiacandiilapaddlaii by
Sii Dlyana Candia.
"Tlc oidinaiy nonilcoiisi communiiy and ilc sinlul living cniiiics cannoi
undcisiand ilc widc dillcicncc cxisiing bciwccn appaicni similaiiiics and sinccic
dcdicaiion ((bciwccn a "smaiia" and a Vaisnava)). Tlcy aic ilus bccoming
smaiias wiil cxicinal vaisnava dcsignaiions; ilaiis, alilougl cxicinally
mainiaining all ilc iiiuals and aciiviiics ol a Vaisnava, ilcy inicinally clciisl
allcgiancc io ilc smaiia idcal ol maiciialisiic woil. Tlc lay nonilcoiisi sociciy
cannoi diagnosc ilis dcccpiivc discasc inlcciing ilc icmoicsi coincis ol ilc lcaii;
ii is ilc iiuc docioi, convcisani in ilc sciipiuics and in ilc scicncc ol Kisna, wlo
is awaic ol ilcsc complicaiions and can pcisuadc ilc lianl and suiicndcicd soul
ol ilcsc discascs and cndcavoi loi ilcii cuic. Tlcy lool loi sinccic dcdicaiion and
noi loi cxicinal dciails ol Vaisnavism oi loi diama. Wlcic dcdicaiion scivcs
maiciialism ilc scnsc oigans, and sccls pcacc, piasadam and conicnimcni, ilcic
aic only maiciial oi moial icgulaiions ilc smaiia dociiinc in ilc guisc ol a socallcd
vaisnava dociiinc is cvidcni. Only ilc mcicy ola puic dcvoicc can dclivci onc liom
ilis diic calamiiy."
Cclcbiaiing occasions lilc Lladasi:
Vaisnavas oi spiiiiualisis cclcbiaic sucl occasions as cnlanccis ol dcvoiion oi
oui ol ilc plcasuic ol sciving Kisna and wiiloui any dcsiic. Smaiias, on ilc oilci
land, cclcbiaic ilcm loi plysical oi mcnial wcllaic oi as aciiviiics lullilling ilcii
moial, cconomic oi scxual dcsiics. So, noiwiilsianding appaicni similaiiiics, ilc
moiivcs ol Vaisnavas vs. ilosc ol smaiias aic polcs apaii. j NTaling bail in and
woisliping ilc Gangcs
Vaisnavas vicw ilc Gangcs as ncciai liom Visnu's lcci, aic icmindcd ol Visnu
by lci coniaci and ialc bail in lci in a spiiii ol scivicc, lnowing lci io bc a
iiansccndcnial objcci ol scivicc. So "cvcn Ganga lciscll dcsiics io bailc Haiidasa".
lui ilc smaiias wani io uiilizc Gangcs waici loi clcansing ilcmsclvcs ol sins, lilil
and unloly ilouglis. Tlc Gangcs, wlosc waici cvcn Loid Siva ialcs gladly on lis
lcad as ii waslcs ilc lcci ol lis Loid, ilc smaiias wani io usc as maidscivani oi a
sinclcansing maclinc.
Insialling and woisliping Dciiy loims ol ilc Loid:
Tlc Vaisnavas do noi dillcicniiaic bciwccn Kisna Himscll and His Dciiyloim.
Tlcy acccpi sanliiiana as ilc piimc mcans ol woislip and by ilai mcans pciloim
ilc ablisclla and oilci iiiuals, accoiding io Siiman Malapiablu's insiiuciions.
Tlc smaiias considci ilc Dciiy as dillcicni liom ilc Loid, as somciling iiansicni
and imaginaiy loi icmpoiaiy assisiancc ol ilc aspiiani, io bc icjccicd oi immciscd
laici on. Tlcy imaginc io insiil lilc and consciousncss inio ilc idol and cmploy ii
in giaiilying ilcii dcsiics. Somciimcs ilcy cvcn usc Dciiy woislip loi cnlancing
somc iiadc.
Lsiablisling monasiciics:
Tlc Vaisnavas csiablisl monasiciics io piovidc sainily associaiion and
piopagaic ilc sanliiiana movcmcni. Tlcy bclicvc ilai jusi as ligliing a liic io
cool lood iids us ol dailncss and cold as wcll wiiloui scpaiaic cndcavoi, similaily
sanliiiana will iclicvc us ol all social pioblcms. Smaiias, on ilc oilci land,
pompously opcn monasiciics loi ilc salc ol sclladvciiiscmcni oi loi somc
icmpoial social oi moial wcllaic. Tlus licclospiials, aiiilical cclibacysclools,
gymnasiums, cic. aic olicn paii ol ilcii monasiciics. Oi ilcy may opcn abbcys loi
loaiding piopciiy, dccciving oilci pcoplc oi sucl oilci maiciial aciiviiics.
Dciiy woislip:
Vaisnavas lnow ilai ilc nonVaisnava oi onopiinciplcd man is noi qualilicd loi
Dciiy woislip cvcn il boin in ilc bcsi ol lamilics. Only wlcn lc aiiains
"bluiasuddli" oi ilc icalizaiion ilai ilc consiiiuiional posiiion ol ilc living
cniiiy is a scivani ol Kisna liom a bona lidc spiiiiual masici can lc pciloim
puiilicd woislip. To ilc smaiias ilc only qualilicaiion ncccssaiy loi Dciiy woislip
aic biiil in a ligl lamily, cxicinal clcnalincss and abiliiy io clani sansliii vciscs.
Tlc posi ol Dciiy woislip cxpands lilc a piicsi's piolcssion. Mcnially ilcy do noi
considci ilc Dciiy as God and do noi iiy io aiiangc loi ilc Dciiy's comloii.