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  • curprev 20:0620:06, 20 January 2026Anurag talk contribs 6,725 bytes +6,725 Created page with "The question of whether a woman can act as a spiritual master is resolved by the fundamental definition of a guru in the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava tradition. Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that the position of *guru* is not based on bodily designations such as gender, caste, or social status, but on spiritual realization. Quoting Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he establishes the rule: *yei kṛṣṇa-tattva-vettā sei guru haya*—"anyone who knows the science of Kṛṣṇa is..."