Meaning/difference: Paramanu / Anu ??

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Check THIS out. It's quite a mistake actually...Here is a Srimad Bhagavam translation I did that differs greatly from certain translation promoted by

Iskcon. The

difference is that Sanskrit Srimad Bhagavat describes the word "paramanu" as

what

modern science has discovered to be the sub-atomic particle. A paramanu

is indivisible and cannot contain a jiva or energy. The Bhagavat further says that a combination of

two Paramanus makes an ANU or atom - and an atom is the smallest material

body

that a jiva can inhabit and is divisible. First here is my translation of 1 & 5

verses...

 

Verse 1: (The great sage) Maitreya said: "The smallest particle of

material substance, which has not yet combined with any other similar

particles, is called PARAMANU (a sub-atomic particle of matter).

Paramanus always exist both in the dormant and manifest states of

material existence. It is the combination of more than one paramanu

(sub-atomic particle) which gives rise to the illusory concept of a

(material) unit.

Verse 5: A combination of two paramanus constitutes an ANU (atom); and

three anus (atoms) makes one trasarenu. Trasarenus are visable [to the

naked eye] when seen floating upward in the air while viewed through

rays of sunlight which enter a room through a latticed window. ---HERE IS WHERE I DIFFER WITH ISKCONMy (sloka translations) sayParamanu = Sub atomic particle (indivisable & cannot contain life)Anu = Atom (can contain life)Iskcon (sloka translations) sayParamanu=AtomAnu=double atomHere is how Iskcon have given (same 1 & 5 slokas)SB 3.11.1:

The material manifestation's ultimate particle, which is indivisible

and not formed into a body, is called the (paramanu) atom*. It exists always as an

invisible identity, even after the dissolution of all forms. The

material body is but a combination of such atoms, but it is

misunderstood by the common man.SB 3.11.5:

The division of gross time is calculated as follows: two atoms make one

double atom (Anu), and three double atoms make one hexatom. This hexatom is

visible in the sunshine which enters through the holes of a window

screen. One can clearly see that the hexatom goes up towards the sky.*Iskcon states: "The material manifestation's ultimate particle, which is indivisible

and not formed into a body, is called the atom" ---

This MUST be wrong because the ANU (atom) CAN be split and is NOT

indivisible. What fits that description of indivisible is only the very word used

"PARAMANU" which is sub-atomic particle.And Here is why it's so important to understand:Paramanu = Sub atomic particle (indivisable & cannot contain life)

Anu = Atom (can contain life and is divisable)

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