Satsvarupa Das Goswami: Prabhupada’s mood was like that of Lord Caitanya, who deliberately reached out to persons outside the caste system. Lord Caitanya accepted Haridasa Thakura, who was a Muslim by birth, and Rupa and Sanatana, who were considered as Muslims because of their working in the Muslim government. Lord Caitanya also accepted as intimate followers devotees from all positions, like the poverty-stricken banana seller Kholaveca Sridhara, the political governor Ramananda Raya, and even the king, Prataparudra. Prabhupada similarly accepted all people whom casteconscious brahmanas would consider as untouchable or unfit to be initiated, given brahminical initiation, and given sannyasa. Lord Caitanya 15 accepted the two drunkards and mischief-mongers Jagai and Madhai and transformed them into surrendered devotees. Five hundred years ago there were only a few examples of persons like Jagai and Madhai, but in the 20th and 21st centuries all the people are like Jagais and Madhais, and Prabhupada “tackled” them, purified them, befriended them and taught them to become Vaisnavas.
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