Bhagavat Sandarbha

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

Tattva Sandarbha

Tattva Sandarbha
Author: Jīva Gosvāmī
Publisher:
Total Pages: 141
Release: 2018-04-23
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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.

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.

Śrī Kr̥ṣṇa-sandarbha

Śrī Kr̥ṣṇa-sandarbha
Author: Jīva Gosvāmī
Publisher:
Total Pages: 440
Release: 2006
Genre: Chaitanya (Sect)
ISBN:

Sanskrit treatise with English translation expounding the philosophy of Chaitanya school in Vaishnavism.

The Nectar of Instruction

The Nectar of Instruction
Author: His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Publisher: The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust
Total Pages: 98
Release:
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 917149555X

Eleven Lessons in the Ancient Science of Bhakti-yoga Across five centuries and half the globe comes this compact guidebook of essential spiritual teachings. How to choose a guru, how to practice yoga, even where to live — you'll find it all in this invaluable work originally written in Sanskrit by Srila Rupa Gosvami, the greatest spiritual genius of medieval India. Now translated and illuminated by Rupa Gosvami's modern successor, His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the Nectar of Instruction is the key to enlightenment for all seekers on the path of spiritual perfection.

Śrī Pritī-sandarbha

Śrī Pritī-sandarbha
Author: Jīva Gosvāmī
Publisher:
Total Pages: 676
Release: 2007
Genre: Chaitanya (Sect)
ISBN:

Sanskrit treatise with English translation expounding the philosophy of Chaitanya school in Vaishnavism.

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.

Caitanya Vaisnava Philosophy

Caitanya Vaisnava Philosophy
Author: Ravi M. Gupta
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2016-04-15
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 1317170164

In the sixteenth century, the saint and scholar Sri Caitanya set in motion a wave of devotion to Krishna that began in eastern India and has now found its way around the world. Caitanya taught that the highest aim of life is to develop selfless love for God Krishna, the blue-hued cowherd boy who spoke the Bhagavad Gita. Although only a handful of poetry is attributed to Caitanya, his devotional theology was expounded and systematized by his followers in a vast array of poetical, philosophical, and ritual literature. This book provides a thematic study of Caitanya Vaishnava philosophy, introducing key thinkers and ideas in the early tradition, using Sanskrit and Bengali sources that have seldom been studied in English. The book addresses major areas of the tradition, including epistemology, ontology, aesthetics, ethics, and history, and every chapter includes relevant readings from primary sources.

Kṛṣṇa Bhāvanāmṛta

Kṛṣṇa Bhāvanāmṛta
Author: Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakrava Ṭhākura
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2019-04-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9781094612737

Śrī Kṛṣṇa-bhāvanāmṛta is a work describing the daily pastimes of Rādhā and Kṛṣna extending over a full day from early morning to late night. This follows after Govinda-līlāmṛta of Kṛṣṇa dāsa Kavirāja, one of the first Gauḍīya works on this topic and covers many of the same pastimes. Since a devotee eventually enters into the pastimes of the Lord in the spiritual world, the devotee may be inquisitive to understand the activities there and how he could participate in those activities. Since the Gauḍīyas generally concentrate on realization of Rādhā and Kṛṣna, most works describing the daily pastimes are concerned with their pastimes.