Below is a clean, powerful, comparison of “Śaṅkara vs Śaṅkara” — showing the contrast between Śaṅkarācārya’s philosophical system (Advaita) and Śaṅkara’s own prayers and personal expressions. This is widely used by Gauḍīya ācāryas, including Śrīla Prabhupāda, and is effective because it lets Śaṅkara speak against himself, without insult. ŚAṄKARA vs ŚAṄKARA Philosophy vs Prayers A Vedāntic Self-Contradiction Exposed ŚAṄKARA THE PHILOSOPHER (Advaita Vedānta – Public Doctrine)

DEFINITIVE GAUḌĪYA SIDDHĀNTA PART I ŚRĪ JĪVA GOSVĀMĪ — ṢAṬ-SANDARBHA REFERENCES Tattva-sandarbha, Anuccheda 16 (Authority of Bhāgavata over Impersonal Readings) bhagavān eva paramārtha-tattvam, na tu nirviśeṣa-brahma-mātram Meaning: “Bhagavān alone is the supreme reality, not merely attributeless Brahman.” Siddhānta Point: Brahman is subordinate realization Bhagavān is complete ontological reality Jīva can realize Brahman, never become Bhagavān Absolute identity is rejected

Bhagavad-gītā 15.7 mamaivāṁśo jīva-loke jīva-bhūtaḥ sanātanaḥ Translation: “The living entities are My eternal fragmental parts.” Key: Aṁśa (part) ≠ Aṁśī (whole) Sanātanaḥ = eternally a part A part never becomes the whole Bhagavad-gītā 2.12 ( Eternal Individuality) na tv evāhaṁ jātu nāsaṁ na tvaṁ neme janādhipāḥ na caiva na bhaviṣyāmaḥ sarve vayam ataḥ param Translation: “Never was there a time when I did not exist, nor you, nor all these kings; nor shall any of us cease

Śrī Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa’s Govinda-bhāṣya commentary on key Vedānta-sūtras, directly establishing that the jīva never becomes Īśvara (Kṛṣṇa ). Sri Baladeva Vidyabhusana with his commentary on Vedanta Sutra conclusively defects the Advaita vada of Sankarachraya 1) Vedānta-sūtra 1.1.16 — netaro ’nupapatteḥ Govinda-bhāṣya (Baladeva) “na jīvaḥ paramātmā bhavitum arhati, bandha-mokṣa-prasaṅgāt; īśvarasya tu nitya-muktatvāt.” Meaning: “The jīva cannot be the Supreme Soul, because

World War III: Karma, Collective Ignorance, and Śrīla Prabhupāda’s Grave Warning Introduction: A World Moving Blindly Toward Catastrophe The modern world prides itself on progress—scientific advancement, technological power, and global connectivity. Yet beneath this polished surface lies a civilization increasingly divorced from moral responsibility, compassion, and divine law. Śrīla A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda repeatedly warned that when human society abandons dharm