Srila Prabhupada - As Good as Krsna?

To understand the answer to this question, first we should try to understand who IS a pure devotee like Srila Prabhupada. The position of a devotee like His Divine Grace is one of full surrender. Because he has taken complete shelter of Krsna, he has become fully "Krsna-ized." Like the example of the iron in fire, the iron takes on the qualities of fire. Because Srila Prabhupada has taken complete shelter of Krsna, he has become as good as Krsna. In fact, the Vedas enjoin that a maha-bhagavata guru like our beloved Srila Prabhupada is nothing less than the very external manifestation of Supersoul. There is Krsna within as Paramatma, and there in the external manifestation standing before us as the fully surrendered pure devotee. The material energy no longer exists in the form of such a maha-bhagavata, because Krsna is manifesting through such a surrendered soul. The material modes of ignorance and passion (nor even material goodness, for that matter) no longer have any influence over such a pure soul. A disciple of Srila Prabhupada who understands his fully transcendental nature knows that whatever has been said or done by Srila Prabhupada is also fully transcendental, and is not at all subject to the laws of material nature. This explicit faith in the bonafide guru is absolutely required. "To anyone who has full faith in the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the spiritual master, all the import of the Vedic literatures is revealed. He does not have to seek separately'.' So as disciples of Srila Prabhupada, we see our beloved guru like that. He is as good as Krsna because he is the most confidential servant of Krsna. We know that when such a great soul takes complete shelter of Krsna, that Krsna protects him in all circumstances. We also know that Krsna is fully manifesting Himself through him, empowering him in all aspects of his life. He has no life except Krsna. He has no opinion that is different from Krsna's opinion, and whatever he is doing in all of his activities, Krsna is doing through him, because he has surrendered cent percent. To hear him means to hear Krsna. We also know that some bodily flaw does not disqualify him. The fact that he may say "number fool one" or "sky scrappers" when he meant to say "fool number one" or "sky scrapers" does not indicate that he is influenced by the modes of nature. His perfection is that he has surrendered his life totally to Krsna and Krsna's activities 100%. And because of this, he is not prone to the influences of maya, such as preaching under the influence of some tradition, college education or upbringing. For a person to suggest that a fully realized, surrendered maha-bhagavata who is empowered fully by Krsna to act entirely on His behalf in spreading Krsna's glories all over the world, can be influenced by such material modes is greatly offensive. Respectfully, Mahananda dasa