Siddha deha

Radhanatha Swami : Advaita Acharya, one of my God-brothers, asked Prabhupada about siddha deha. As soon as he said "siddha deha," Prabhupada cut him off. He said, "What is this nonsense, 'siddha deha?' You are filled with so many bad qualities. Don't talk about siddha deha. First purify yourself through hari nam, through following the regulative principles, through the basic principles of Krishna consciousness. Until you're purified, don't talk about 'siddha deha.'" He was as strong as a lion. Another devotee asked, "What if one falls down after taking initiation?" Again Srila Prabhupada was like a lion. He said, "What is this, 'fall down'? There is no question of fall down. You have taken a vow in front of your spiritual master, in front of the Deities, in front of the sacred fire, in front of the assembly of Vaishnavas. You have made your promise. How can you break your promise? No gentleman will break such a promise. There is no question of falling down." 

Another devotee named Janardan asked Srila Prabhupada, "Sometimes people say that, 'I don't need a guru because God speaks to me within my heart.' What do we say to such a person?" Prabhupada became very grave and heavy. He said, "You don't know how to answer this question? You don't read my books? Why can't you answer this question, you rascal?" He chastised Janardan severely and then explained that in the Bhagavad-gita, Krishna says that He speaks only to the person who constantly serves Him with love, who worships Him with complete devotion, and who does not fall down under any circumstance. "Why don't you answer this? Why don't you know these verses?" He went on and on, chastising Janardan. It was so heavy that everyone was paralyzed. We couldn't cope with Prabhupada's anger. A devotee named Kulashekar asked Prabhupada a simple question to change the subject, but Prabhupada just went back to Janardan and continued to chastise him. He said, "You are a rascal. You have simply come to disturb me." In this way Srila Prabhupada stressed that we should know his books and be able to preach accordingly. He had given so much of his life and energy to write these books for us. He speaks through his books. We don't have to ask him these things personally. That was the lesson he taught us that day.