# Cc. Ādi 15.14 ## Text > bhāla haila,—viśvarūpa sannyāsa karila > pitṛ-kula, mātṛ-kula,—dui uddhārila ## Synonyms *bhāla* *haila*—it is very good; *viśvarūpa*—of the name Viśvarūpa; *sannyāsa*—the renounced order of life; *karila*—has accepted; *pitṛ*-*kula*—father's family; *mātṛ*-*kula*—mother's family; *dui*—both of them; *uddhārila*—delivered. ## Translation **"My dear mother and father," the Lord said, "it is very good that Viśvarūpa has accepted the sannyāsa order, for thus He has delivered both His father's family and His mother's family."** ## Purport It is sometimes said that Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu did not approve of the acceptance of the *sannyāsa* order in this Kali-yuga because in the *śāstra* it is said: > aśvamedhaṁ gavālambhaṁ > sannyāsaṁ pala-paitṛkam > devareṇa sutotpattiṁ > kalau pañca vivarjayet "In this Kali-yuga the performance of the *aśvamedha-yajña* or *gomedha-yajña,* sacrifices in which a horse or cow is offered, should be avoided, as should the acceptance of *sannyāsa,* the renounced order of life." (*Brahma-vaivarta Purāṇa, Kṛṣṇa-janma-khaṇḍa* 185.180) Nevertheless we see that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu Himself accepted *sannyāsa* and approved of the *sannyāsa of* His elder brother, Viśvarūpa. It is clearly said here, *bhāla haila,—viśvarūpa sannyāsa karila pitṛ-kula, mātṛ-kula,—dui uddhārila.* Therefore, should it be thought that Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu made statements that are contradictory? No, actually He did not. It is recommended that one accept *sannyāsa* to dedicate his life for the service of the Lord, and everyone must take that kind of *sannyāsa,* for by accepting such *sannyāsa* one renders the best service to both his paternal and maternal families. But one should not accept the *sannyāsa* order of the Māyāvāda school, which has practically no meaning. We find many Māyāvādī *sannyāsīs* simply loitering in the street thinking themselves Brahman or Nārāyaṇa and spending all day and night begging so they can fill their hungry bellies. Māyāvādī *sannyāsīs* have become so degraded that there is a section of them who eat everything, just like hogs and dogs. It is such degraded *sannyāsa* that is prohibited in this age. Actually, Śrīla Śaṅkarācārya's principles for the acceptance of *sannyāsa* were very strict, but later the so-called Māyāvādī *sannyāsīs* became degraded because of their false philosophy, which propounds that by accepting *sannyāsa* one becomes Nārāyaṇa. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu rejected that kind of *sannyāsa.* But the acceptance of *sannyāsa* is one of the items of the *varṇāśrama-dharma.* How then can it be rejected?