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Explaining about tridanda

Kirtanananda Dasa: When I accepted sannyas, I got a danda. Prabhupada said, "You are now Tridandi Goswami Kirtanananda Swami." The word 'tri' means three. I said, "Prabhupada, there are four rods in my danda. What's the fourth one?" Prabhupada said, "The three stand for the body, mind, and words, and the fourth is the jiva, the soul. We add an extra for the jiva because the jiva is always Mayavadis."


Reference: Memories Anecdotes of a Modern Day Saint - Volume 2 by Siddhanta Dasa





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