Pranati For Prabhupada

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Hi Rob,

 

In the original Pranati HDG writes nirvisesha = no difference. It is an

unqualified word in this verse that hardly means Mayavadis or Shunyavadins.

Therefore it is not useful. What prof Shastri did was not change any words in

the verse and keep the meaning exactly same as English translation... Which it

now does, perfectly.

 

What you propose is changing the meaning away from the original to focus on your

own agenda, or your own idea. And this is interpretation only, not a matter of

grammer.

 

My suggestion is possible, but your idea could never happen, unless you want to

discuss Sanskrit with the greatest on Earth, and get him to change the meaning

to suit you and GBC.

 

I'm trying to keep prabhupada's meaning, your looking to change it. I suggest

you write your own anti-sahajia sloka, but don't call it as a " prabhupada "

composition, which it is not.

 

Personally I worked with Prabhupada 2 weeks on Upadesamrita translation, and

never once heard him mention Sahajiya. In fact, as far as Mayavad and Shunyavad

go, they both consider Bhakti to be Sahajiya.

 

Y/s

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[Guest guest]

Hi Rob,

 

Also, please qualify your Sahajiya, as " Prakrita Sahajiya " (I assume this is

what you're on the rag about), because there is is nothing wrong with " easy "

sahaj. Compared to Shunyavad and Brahmavad, Bhakti IS easy. It's a lot easier to

" love Krishna " than it is to be attracted toward the Void.

 

Y/s,

Richard

 

sacred-objects , " robb7thurston " <robb7thurston

wrote:

>

> Dear Hrishikeshananda;

> Here is the pranati you propose:

> sarasvataya devaya gauravanipracarine

>

> namo' stu sunyavadipascatyadesatarine

>

> My suggestion is to modify sunyavadi pascatyadesa tarine.

> Rather,let the second line be:

>

> " namo'stu sahajiya pascatya desa tarine. "

>

> Prabhupada specifically recognized Shankarite Mayavada,

> as well as the Sahajayana Buddhist aspects to Sahajism,and

> was most particularly irate against Sahajism. To leave things

> as a simple assault on Sunyavada Buddhism does not in any

> sense represent his mission. An assault on Sahajism,however

> covers his mission very well.

> In addition,the sound of sunyavadi and sahajiya are not

> in conflict,they possess a similar meter. So let's admit that

> Prabhupada was trying to extirpate Sahajism. I hope this

> finds you in excellent health and best good fortune!

> Robb

>