Srila ,Narayana Maharaja said Sri Advaita Acarya manifested old age but Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada disagreed and called it Sahajiya painting Him as an old man with white beard he writes in his commentary to Sri Caitanya Bhagavata Sri Advaita Acarya never turned old how could He ? He non different from Lord MahaVisnu and remains ever young ,Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada never had Deities of Sri Advaita Acarya installed with beard and as an old man he called such ideas for Sahajiya as Sri Advaita Acarya is God and not an old man as the Christians think with a white beard I have presented this truth given by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada in my book Vaisnava Amrta among other important instructions of Srila Bhaktisiddihanta Prabhupada such as the absolute need to daily chant 64 rounds of the Mahamantra,, this is the only acceptable standard for true Gaudiya Vaisnavas and is a minimum standard as explained by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura in Harinama Cintamani he writes on should first get to 64 rounds and then gradually increase his chanting more .These are the uncompromised teachings of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura and Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada
Śrī Brahma-saṁhitā 5.33
advaitam acyutam anādim ananta-rūpam
ādyaṁ purāṇa-puruṣaṁ nava-yauvanaṁ ca
vedeṣu durlabham adurlabham ātma-bhaktau
govindam ādi-puruṣaṁ tam ahaṁ bhajāmi
Synonyms
advaitam — without a second; acyutam — without decay; anādim — without a beginning; ananta-rūpam — whose form is endless, or who possesses unlimited forms; ādyam — the beginning; purāṇa-puruṣam — the most ancient person; nava-yauvanam — a blooming youth; ca — also; vedeṣu — through the Vedas; adurlabham — not difficult to obtain; ātma-bhaktau — through pure devotion of the soul; govindam — Govinda; ādi-puruṣam — the original person; tam — Him; aham — I; bhajāmi — worship.
Translation
I worship Govinda, the primeval Lord, who is inaccessible to the Vedas, but obtainable by pure unalloyed devotion of the soul, who is without a second, who is not subject to decay, is without a beginning, whose form is endless, who is the beginning, and the eternal puruṣa; yet He is a person possessing the beauty of blooming youth.
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