Paramātmā Sandarbha

Paramātmā Sandarbha
Author: Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī
Publisher:
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2018-05-17
Genre:
ISBN: 9781982924737

Paramātmā Sandarbha is the third Sandarbha. This work describes Paramātmā, since Bhāgavatam delineates three aspects of the Lord: Bhagavān, Paramātmā and Brahman. One Sandarbha has already been dedicated to Bhagavān. Paramātmā is similar to Bhāgavan, having a form and qualities. However, Paramātmā in its three forms as Mahāviṣṇu, Garbhodakaśāyī and Kṣīrodakaśāyī functions in relation to creation, maintenance and destruction of the material universe. Bhagavān functions in relation to devotees in the spiritual world. As well as describing Paramātmā, this work describes the jīva in some detail, since the jīva-śakti takes shelter of Paramātmā. Some parts, particularly of the commentary, deal with arguments against Māyāvāda philosophy.

Tattva Sandarbha

Tattva Sandarbha
Author: Jīva Gosvāmī
Publisher:
Total Pages: 141
Release: 2018-04-23
Genre:
ISBN: 9781980913443

The Sandarbhas are one of Jīva Gosvāmī's major works. Sandarbha literally means "stringing together." Baladeva explains, "The wise say a Sandarbha is that which possesses various matters of importance which should be known. Bhāgavatam verses are gathered together (sandṛbhyate)."In this case, it is a literary composition consisting of a series of prose sections mixed with verse mainly from Bhāgavatam. It is in six parts which explain Gauḍiya epistemology, theology and philosophy. Tattva Sandarbha deals with the epistemology, while Bhagavat, Paramātmā and Kṛṣṇa Sandarbhas deal with object of worship (sambandha). Bhakti Sandarbha deals with the process or abhidheya, bhakti, and Prīti Sandarbha deals with the goal or prayojana, prema.Tattva Sandarbha first explains the various pramāṇas or methods of proof and concludes that śabda or scripture is the strongest. Using scriptural proofs, finally Bhāgavatam is concluded to be the best among all scriptures. The second part of Tattva Sandarbha explains prameya--what is proved by Bhāgavatam: Kṛṣṇa as the object of worship, bhakti as the method and prema as the goal. These topics are expanded in the other Sandarbhas.

Bhagavat Sandarbha

Bhagavat Sandarbha
Author: Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī
Publisher:
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2018-05-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9781981082667

Bhagavat Sandarbha is the second Sandarbha. After showing in Tattva Sandarbha that the principal proof among all scriptures is Bhāgavatam, Jīva Gosvāmī also indicated that the subject presented in Bhāgavatam is Bhagavān. This Sandarbha commences to describe Bhagavān, distinguishing him from Brahman and Paramātmā. Since Brahman is merely an incomplete realization of Bhagavān, a separate Sandarbha is not need to describe it. Paramātmā, however, having special functions related to creation of the material world and manifestation of the jīva, is described in the next Sandarbha.

Bhakti Sandarbha

Bhakti Sandarbha
Author: Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī
Publisher:
Total Pages: 412
Release: 2018-05-29
Genre:
ISBN: 9781983030383

Bhakti Sandarbha is the fifth Sandarbha of Jīva Gosvāmī. The first Sandarbha deals with pramāna, the Bhāgavatam. The second, third and fourth Sandarbhas deal with sambandha: defining the Lord in his aspects as Paramātmā, Bhagavān and Kṛṣṇa. The present Sandarbha deals with the abhideya (method), the sādhana of bhakti. This is the means to realize Kṛṣṇa. The same topic is covered in the second chapter of the Eastern Section of Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu of Rūpa Gosvāmī, but is expanded greatly. It discusses the spiritual nature of this process, the qualification of bhakti, the various actions of bhakti, vaidhi and rāgānuga types, mixed and pure forms of bhakti and various types of devotees.

The Chaitanya Vaishnava Vedanta of Jiva Gosvami

The Chaitanya Vaishnava Vedanta of Jiva Gosvami
Author: Ravi M. Gupta
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2007-08-07
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1134135637

In this book, Ravi Gupta sheds new light on the contribution of Chaitanya Vaishnava to the realm of Indian philosophy.

Bhakti - the Yoga of Love

Bhakti - the Yoga of Love
Author: Samrat Schmiem Kumar
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Total Pages: 167
Release: 2010
Genre: Peace (Philosophy)
ISBN: 3643501307

Transrational Peaces is a new approach in contemporary Peace Research. It considers the rational and the spiritual sphere of human perception to be essential for the understanding of peace. In this book the Austrian-Indian researcher Samrat Schmiem Kumar presents the Indian tradition of Bhakti Yoga, and demonstrates the value of Indian philosophy for contemporary discussions on peace. In the philosophy of Bhakti, life is a playful and aesthetic relationship between human and the cosmos. The book opens the field of Peace Studies beyond the well-known horizons of the discipline in Europe and the United States.

Krishna

Krishna
Author: Edwin F. Bryant
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 590
Release: 2007-06-18
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0199724318

In the West Krishna is primarily known as the speaker of the Bhagavad Gita. But it is the stories of Krishna's childhood and his later exploits that have provided some of the most important and widespread sources of religious narrative in the Hindu religious landscape. This volume brings together new translations of representative samples of Krishna religious literature from a variety of genres -- classical, popular, regional, sectarian, poetic, literary, and philosophical.

Free Will, Agency, and Selfhood in Indian Philosophy

Free Will, Agency, and Selfhood in Indian Philosophy
Author: Matthew R. Dasti
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2014
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 019992273X

Focusing on the rich and variegated cluster of Indic philosophical traditions as they developed from the late Vedic period up to the pre-modern period, this book offers an understanding, according to each school, of the nature of free will and agency.

Medieval Indian Literature: Surveys and selections

Medieval Indian Literature: Surveys and selections
Author: Ayyappappanikkar
Publisher: Sahitya Akademi
Total Pages: 936
Release: 1997
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 9788126003655

This Volume Has Two Parts, Surveys Of All The Languages And Selections From Three Languages Assamese, Bengali And Dogri.