Acarya Madhva quoting Brahma-samhitA

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Dear devotees,

Acharya Madhva has quoted the "Brahma SaMhita" (aka BRhat-saMhitA) in

atleast in two places -- Brahma Sutra BhaSya #1.1.1 and BhAgavata

tAtparya # 11.11.5. Is this the same one that GauDiya VaiSNavas refer to?

 

Yours,

Carl

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achintya, "Carl" <rind_19 wrote:

>

> Dear devotees,

> Acharya Madhva has quoted the "Brahma SaMhita" (aka BRhat-saMhitA) in

> atleast in two places -- Brahma Sutra BhaSya #1.1.1 and BhAgavata

> tAtparya # 11.11.5. Is this the same one that GauDiya VaiSNavas refer

to?

>

 

I haven't looked at the references, but I think not. There is another

Pancharaatric text by the same name which has a completely different

subject matter. I would hazard a guess that this is the one referred to

by Madhva. If you want more info, you can ask Gaura Keshava das, an

ISKCON devotee now turned Tenkalai Sri Vaishnava who resides in Hawaii.

Unfortunately, I don't have his contact information.

 

K

[Guest guest]

> Is this the same one that GauDiya VaiSNavas refer to?

 

 

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In the list of Pancaratra works, there is a work called Brahma-samhita which may be what he is referring to. However that is definitely different from what we refer to. Furthermore, there is no indication the Brhat-samhita refers to either of these.

 

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Gerald

 

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achintya, "Carl" <rind_19 @=""> wrote:

>

> Dear devotees,

> Acharya Madhva has quoted the "Brahma SaMhita" (aka BRhat-saMhitA) in

> atleast in two places -- Brahma Sutra BhaSya #1.1.1 and BhAgavata

> tAtparya # 11.11.5. Is this the same one that GauDiya VaiSNavas refer

to?

>

 

I haven't looked at the references, but I think not. There is another

Pancharaatric text by the same name which has a completely different

subject matter. I would hazard a guess that this is the one referred to

by Madhva. If you want more info, you can ask Gaura Keshava das, an

ISKCON devotee now turned Tenkalai Sri Vaishnava who resides in Hawaii.

Unfortunately, I don't have his contact information.

 

K

 

That makes sense. The philosophical contents of the GV Brahma-samhita can hardly be harmonized with Madhva´s philosophy.

 

 

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