continued-the importance of the renounced order

The associates of Sriman Mahaprabhu consisted of two types ,thosewho were remaining in the householder order of life and the other were renunciates still all these associates were universal teachers and therefore the householder devotees could stay in either the forest or the home being completely detached.Householder devotees too can in special cases act as spiritual guides foruplifting the the most fallen among society.The asocciates of these types were constantly engaging their mind,body and senses in the service of the Lord and have taught real renouncement so similiarly the Vaishnava sanyassi has to be engaged in this manner.In this respect they are following the path as enunciated by the Avanti Brahmin in the renouncement of material life(11 canto Bhagavatam).Srila Rupa Goswami in the first verse of Upedesamrita has given us an inkling as to what renouncement entails.Furthurmore in Bhaktirasamrita Sindhu the verse begining with iha yasya harer dasye karmano manaso gira the nature of the renounced order is exemplified;Srila Prabhodhanda Saraswati,a stalwart devotee and intimate associate was the guru of Srila Goplala Bhatta Goswami, the compiler of Vaishnava regulations in worship.Srila Prabhodhanda in his verse dante nidhaya trnakam of Chaintinya Chandramrta