त्वमेव माता च पिता त्वमेव, त्वमेव बन्धुश्च सखा त्वमेव ।
त्वमेव विद्या द्रविणं त्वमेव, त्वमेव सर्वं मम देव देव ॥
tvameva maataa cha pitaa tvameva, tvameva bandhushsha sakhaa tvameva
tvameva vidyaa draviNa.n tvameva, tvameva sarva.n mama deva deva
(Oh Guru!) You are my mother and father; you are my brother and companion; you alone are knowledge and wealth. O Lord, you are everything to me.
SHRI NARASIMHADEVA ॐ
"Let me offer my obeisances unto Lord Narasimhadeva who is always enlightening Prahlada Maharaja within his heart and who always kills the nescience that attacks the devotees. His mercy is distributed like the moonshine, and His face is like that of a lion. Let me offer my obeisances unto Him again and again."
SRIMAD BHAGWATAM: EAGERLY AWAITED VOLUMES
The Bhagavata-purana, which is one of the mahapurana-s, commands high respect among all sections of Hindus, especially among votaries of the Vallabha and Caitanya sects. It has been assigned a high rank by them on a par with the Upanisad-s, Bhagavadgita and Vedantasutra-s as the fourth branch of Vedanta and even mentioned as Sruti itself. There are numerous editions of the text with or without commentaries in Sanskrit, and translations into English and almost all the Indian languages. However, the present edition has its own value, containing the original text in Devanagari type together with Roman transliteration and English translation, with elaborate notes and comments in English for each verse. The notes and comments are highly valuable as they reveal correctly the inner meaning of the verses from the point of view of the bhakti cult of the Caitanya school. The editor's vast and deep study of the sub...
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![SRIMAD BHAGWATAM: EAGERLY AWAITED VOLUMES
The Bhagavata-purana, which is one of the mahapurana-s, commands high respect among all sections of Hindus, especially among votaries of the Vallabha and Caitanya sects. It has been assigned a high rank by them on a par with the Upanisad-s, Bhagavadgita and Vedantasutra-s as the fourth branch of Vedanta and even mentioned as Sruti itself. There are numerous editions of the text with or without commentaries in Sanskrit, and translations into English and almost all the Indian languages. However, the present edition has its own value, containing the original text in Devanagari type together with Roman transliteration and English translation, with elaborate notes and comments in English for each verse. The notes and comments are highly valuable as they reveal correctly the inner meaning of the verses from the point of view of the bhakti cult of the Caitanya school. The editor's vast and deep study of the subject and critical insight are reflected in these notes and comments. Commenting on verses 28 and 29 of the second chapter of the first Book, the editor ably maintains that Sri Krsna is the only object of worship and that all the scriptural injunctions, austerities, sacrifices and religious observances are intended to please Him.
In his scholarly introduction containing about 48 pages, the editor gives an interesting outline biography of Caitanya, including some of the events that took place during his sacred mission all over India for propagating his teachings among the people. The controversial discussions with Ramananda Roy and Prakasananda are noteworthy. In every event narrated, the author stresses the importance of bhakti towards Sri Krsna which is the kernal of the Caitanya doctrine. The introduction concludes with an English version of Caitanya's Siksastaka, a work in eight verses addressed to Sri Krsna. This first volume contains. Chapters 1 to 6 and the first seven verses of the seventh chapter of the first Book. Further volumes of this publication are eagerly awaited. The glossary appended to the volume gives explanations of the technical words used in the notes and comments.
V. KRISHNAMACHARYA
SRIMAD BHAGWATAM, Part 1. Edited with English translation and notes by A. C. BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI. Published by the League of Devotoes, Brindavan, 1962.
*Review by the Adyar Library Bulletin No. 27 (1-4) 1963.
[Original review printed on Volume II]](https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/s480x480/14869_10151442531720420_1784643147_n.jpg)
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