GURU TATTVA #14 AUTHORIZED

Guru Tattva #14
Devotee Comment:
On this lecture Srila Prabhupada says:
“BONA FIDE GURU means HE MUST BE AUTHORIZED BY THE SUPERIOR GURU.”
HE MUST RECEIVE THE ORDER FROM THE SUPERIOR.
And THE SUPERIOR MUST BE BONA FIDE.
THEN HE´S BONA FIDE,NOT SELF-MADE.•
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"The Complete Science of Bhakti-Yoga #6"
72/10/31 Vrndavana
He is self-made guru.
Therefore he's not guru.
Self-made guru cannot be guru.
He must be authorized by the bona fide guru.
Then he's guru.
This is the fact.
Here...
Nobody can be self-made anything.
A medical practitioner, he cannot become self-made, that
"I have studied all the medical books in my home."
No.
"Have you ever gone to the medical college and taken instruction from the bona fide teachers?"
Then, if you have got the certificate, then you are medical practitioner.
Similarly, bona fide guru means he must be authorized by the superior guru.
Just like Caitanya Mahaprabhu says,
amara ajnaya guru hana tara' ei desa
[C. Madhya 7.128].
He must receive the order from the superior.
And the superior must be bona fide.
Then he's bona fide, not self-made.

Meena Devi Dasi :
>>>>"Have you ever gone to the medical college and taken instruction from the bona fide teachers?" Then, if you have got the certificate, then you are medical practitioner. Similarly, bona fide guru means he must be authorized by the superior guru.<<<<

This is the point Srila Prabhupada is making.
That the guru comes in line of disciplic succession.
He has gone through the system.
He has approached His guru maharaja and been trained by Him.
Not that he reads books and hangs a sign outside his door... doctor...

This is the authorization Srila Prabhupada is talking about.
That he has gone through the proper procedure
like the medical student who goes through the school of medicine
and receives his certificate to practice.

But if the student is not a very good student
then he is not qualified for a full medical degree.
In India he can practice medicine but his certification is limited.

So not only does the student have to be authorized
by going through the proper system,
but he also has to be qualified.