KRISHNA

[Guest guest]

Peggy dear thankyou for replying to kajol, in

fact i too wanted to know it.<br><br> If I am not

mistaken Shri Bhagwatam is the book of Gaudiya Vaishnavas

and Hare Krishna.<br><br> Could you or Audriya Lila

dasa, post some thoughts from bhagwatam to better

understand the concept.<br><br>sushma

[Guest guest]

Dear Sushma,<br><br>I will be happy to post some

thoughts from the Srimad Bhagavatam and about the book -

but I am notd sure what concept you are referring to

when you say 'to better understand the concept'. The

Srimad Bhagavatam contains 18,000 verses and there are

elaborate commentaries on these verses from our Acharyas.

There are also many Gaudiya books written to show the

excellence ot the Bhagavatam. Jiva Goswami was the most

prolific writer of the Gaudiya's. He is credited with

writing over 400,000 verses which places him second only

to Veda Vyasa in terms of his literary output.

Jiva's most important work is the Sat Sandarbha where he

lays the foundations of the Gaudiya theology and

supports the philosophical concepts with scriptural

evidence. You may be particularly interested in the

Tattva-Sandarbha wherein he establishes the Bhagavatam as the

spotless purana and the ultimate source of revelation -

shastra pramana. My spiritual master, Sripad B.V.

Tripurari Swami has written a book outlining and presenting

the concepts Jiva conveys in this important work. You

can obtain a copy of the book at http:/dailysanga.com

This site is also a very good site to learn more about

Gaudiya Siddhanta in general.<br><br>Let me know what you

are looking for and I will try to find some pertinant

scripture to quote here for all of our benefit.<br><br>your

servant<br>Audarya lila dasa