I try to keep my blog from citing offending sites / blogs. The only exception which I have made up to now is the post about Russian mad pseudo-worshipper, who offended ISKCON (2 posts in Russian in 2014 - 001 and 002).
Today I have stumbled upon the offence of OM VishnuPad Bhaktivinoda Thakura Maha Acharya
in this notorious blog - http://madangopal.blogspot.ru/ (please try not to visit, because this blog has numerous offences of Gaudiya-Acharyas)
in this notorious blog - http://madangopal.blogspot.ru/ (please try not to visit, because this blog has numerous offences of Gaudiya-Acharyas)
I know this blog from around 2010, it consists of numerous offences. Usually I don't respond, because I suppose that pashu writing in this blog is
1. Pitiful wretch who sells translations of Rasa-Granthas (what can be WORSE?) and
2. Offender of Gaudiya-Acharyas.
Today I have seen the offence of OM VishnuPad Bhaktivinoda Thakura-Maha Acharya in this blog - http://madangopal.blogspot.ru/2015/11/scriptural-knowledge-dormant-in-heart.html
In brief: this was a ridicule try to mock at svataḥ-siddha-jñāna from "Shree Vaishnava-Siddhanta-Mala" of Bhaktivinoda Thakura, but let's turn to my refutation and you will see that Bhaktivinoda Thakur was right, because.
Svataḥ-siddha-jñāna notion origins from "Shree Chaitanya-Charitamrita"
Yes, svataḥ-siddha-jñāna is the idea from "Shree Chaitanya-Charitamrita" (Adi, 14.88).
Now to
"Shree Chaitanya-Charitamrita", Adi-Lila, 14.88:
vipra kahe, — putra yadi daiva-siddha haya
svataḥ-siddha-jñāna, tabe śikṣā vyartha haya
Translation: "The brāhmaṇa replied, “If your son is a transcendental mystic boy with self-effulgent perfect knowledge, what is the use of your education?”
If you read This Chapter of "Shree Chaitanya-Charitamrita" at length you will understand, that svataḥ-siddha-jñāna refers to mystic yogi, devas and Munis, which is evident from a bit ealier Verse 14.86:
miśra kahe, — deva, siddha, muni kene naya
ye se baḍa ha-uk mātra āmāra tanaya
Translation: Jagannātha Miśra replied, “This boy may be a demigod, a mystic yogī or a great saintly person. It doesn’t matter what He is, for I think He is only my son".
So, as we all can see OM VishnuPad Bhaktivinoda Thakura-Maha Acharya means siddhas, devas and munis, when He writes about svataḥ-siddha-jñāna.
Vishnudut1926, Moscow, November 2015