Hare Krsna
Please accept my humble obeisance. All glories to Srila Prabhupada
It is the duty of a Vaisnava acarya to prevent his disciples and followers from violating the principles of Vaisnava behavior. He should always advise them to strictly follow the regulative principles, which will protect them from falling down.
Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Antya-lila 13.133
There is no hard and fast rule for a devotee who has taken complete shelter of the holy names, to either live at home, or live in the forest. Because, if the house is more favorable for cultivation of the holy names, then it is better than the renounced order of life. Moreover, it is the duty of a Vaisnava to give up his house if it is unfavorable to the cultivation of his chanting the holy names."
(Harinama Cintamani)
SB 5.26.23 - As Krsna says in Bhagavad-gita (18.66), sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja: "Abandon all other duties and simply surrender unto Me." One must give up the occupational duties of a sudra, ksatriya or vaisya and adopt the occupational duties of a Vaisnava, which include the activities of a brahmana. Krsna explains this in Bhagavad-gita (9.32):
mam hi partha vyapasritya
ye 'pi syuh papa-yonayah
striyo vaisyas tatha sudras
te 'pi yanti param gatim
"O son of Prtha, those who take shelter in Me, though they be of lower birth -- women, vaisyas [merchants], as well as sudras [workers] -- can approach the supreme destination." Human life is specifically meant for going back home, back to Godhead. That facility should be given to everyone, whether one be a sudra, a vaisya, a woman or a ksatriya. This is the purpose of the Krsna consciousness movement. However, if one is satisfied to remain a sudra, he must suffer as described in this verse: tad evatibibhatsitam asnanti.
Madhya 10.13 - "A Vaisnava travels to places of pilgrimage to purify them and reclaim fallen conditioned souls. This is one of the duties of a Vaisnava. Actually, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is not a living entity but the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself. Consequently, He is a fully independent controller, yet in His position as a devotee, He carries out the activities of a devotee."
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