Vedanta Sutra- Bhakthivedanta Bhashya-?

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All Glories to Srila Prabhupa.

 

Hare Krishna,

does anyone know whether Srila Prabhupada wrote a

commentary on the Vedanta Sutra based on Govinda Bhashya. I have a file

downloaded from the net(I don't remember the site) But it is the Govinda

Bhashya. It has the following introduction:

 

" First of all let me offer my respectful obeisances to my spiritual master Om

Visnupada Srimad Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Prabhupada, then my

respectful obeisances to the Supreme Personality of Godhead Lord Caitanya

Mahaprabhu, who is associated with Sri Advaita Prabhu, Nityananda Prabhu,

Gadadhara Prabhu, Srivasa Prabhu, as well as whose eternal assistants are the

six gosvamis, headed by Srila Rupa Gosvami, Sanatana Gosvami Raghunatha Bhatta

Gosvami, Gopala Bhatta Gosvami, Sri Jiva Gosvami, Ragaunatha dasa Gosvami, as

well as whose private secretary is Sri Svarupa Damodara dasa and His eternal

attendant Govinda. .........

........

This Govinda-bhasya is very authorized and accepted by all the

vaisnava-sampradayas, This commentary, which may be known as

Bhaktivedanta-bhasya, follows the footprints of Govinda-bhasya. ...........

.........The necessity of presenting the Bhaktivedanta-bhasya commentary on

Vedanta-sutra should also be explained herein. My spiritual master, Om

Visnupada Paramhamsa Sri Srimad Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Maharaja,

ordered me to present the Gaudiya Vaisnava philosophy in English as far as

possible, and in this attempt for the english-knowing persons, since 1965 I

have been in the western countries with my three books of the First Canto of

Srimad-Bhagavatam. Then I presented my commentary on the Srimad-Bhagavad-gita

known as The Bhagavad-gita As It Is, and similarly I have presented

The Teachings of Lord Caitanya. Also, requested by many of my western disciples,

especially my worthy disciples Sriman Hansadutta Das Adhikari and Janardana Das

Adhikari, who are in charge of the Montreal Center, and I am trying to present

an English commentary on the 2}Vedanta-sutra as follows........... Our

society, known as the international Society for Krishna Consciousness, has now

started the movement for Krsna Consciousness , and it is very gratifiying that

the younger generation of the western part of the world, in America, Canada,

and Europe, are taking interest in this great movement"

 

These lead one to think that Srila Prabhupada wrote a bhashya on vedanta Sutra. Any comments?

 

dasan

Narasimhan

 

 

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achintya, ranganathan narasimhan

<simhan74> wrote:

> All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga.

> All Glories to Srila Prabhupa.

>

> Hare Krishna,

> does anyone know whether Srila Prabhupada

wrote a commentary on the Vedanta Sutra based on Govinda Bhashya. I

have a file downloaded from the net(I don't remember the site) But it

is the Govinda Bhashya. It has the following introduction:

>

 

If there was a "Bhaktivedanta Bhaashya" of the Vedaanta, it would be

the find of the century. But to be honest, I'm pretty sure it does

not exist. I recall Srila Prabhupada saying (documented in one of

Satsvarupa Gosavmi's biographies) that he wanted to do this, along

with Vedas, Raamaayana, etc if he could just finish the Bhaagavatam.

 

> ........The necessity of presenting the Bhaktivedanta-bhasya

commentary on Vedanta-sutra should also be explained herein. My

spiritual master, Om Visnupada Paramhamsa Sri Srimad Bhaktisiddhanta

Sarasvati Gosvami Maharaja, ordered me to present the Gaudiya

Vaisnava philosophy in English as far as possible, and in this

attempt for the english-knowing persons, since 1965 I have been in

the western countries with my three books of the First Canto of

Srimad-Bhagavatam. Then I presented my commentary on the Srimad-

Bhagavad-gita known as The Bhagavad-gita As It Is, and similarly I

have presented The Teachings of Lord Caitanya. Also, requested by

many of my western disciples, especially my worthy disciples Sriman

Hansadutta Das Adhikari and Janardana Das Adhikari, who are in charge

of the Montreal Center, and I am trying to present an English

commentary on the 2}Vedanta-sutra as follows........... Our society,

known as the international Society for Krishna Consciousness, has now

started

> the movement for Krsna Consciousness , and it is very gratifiying

that the younger generation of the western part of the world, in

America, Canada, and Europe, are taking interest in this great

movement"

>

>

>

> These lead one to think that Srila Prabhupada wrote a bhashya on

vedanta Sutra. Any comments?

>

 

I agree, that is a very interesting quote. Where exactly did you get

this file? Can you point me in the right direction? We should

investigate this - although I'm rather suspicious to begin with....

an entire commentary on the Vedaanta-suutra that just went unnoticed

for the last two decades?

 

K

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I agree, that is a very interesting quote. Where exactly did you get this file?

Can you point me in the right direction? We should investigate this - although

I'm rather suspicious to begin with.... an entire commentary on the

Vedaanta-suutra that just went unnoticed for the last two decades? K

Dear Prabhu,

                       Hare Krishna. I asked H.H. Bhanu Maharaja, He said it was

not done by Srila Prabhupada, else it sure would have been published. I found it

in Kusakratha Prabhu's site. I think the site is missing now.If you need I can

send it over for perusal of the devotees.

Dasan

Narasimhan

 

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achintya, ranganathan narasimhan

<simhan74> wrote:

> All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga.

> All Glories to Srila Prabhupa.

>

> Hare Krishna,

> does anyone know whether Srila Prabhupada

wrote a commentary on the Vedanta Sutra based on Govinda Bhashya. I

have a file downloaded from the net(I don't remember the site) But it

is the Govinda Bhashya. It has the following introduction:

 

 

 

I have that same file. I downloaded it from my friends FTP site and

was surprised to read the same extracts that you have. I concluded

that it was not Srila Prabhupada who authored the work, but another

disciple of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada. I suspect

that a little research into the published works of Srila Prabhupada's

godborhters may clear up the matter.

 

Hare Krishna.

 

Mike.

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achintya, "mikegrantt" <mikegrantt> wrote:

> achintya, ranganathan narasimhan

> <simhan74> wrote:

>

> I have that same file. I downloaded it from my friends FTP site and

> was surprised to read the same extracts that you have. I concluded

> that it was not Srila Prabhupada who authored the work, but another

> disciple of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada. I suspect

> that a little research into the published works of Srila

Prabhupada's

> godborhters may clear up the matter.

 

I also looked at the file. WHile I'm not sure about the introduction

(which appears to have been written by a Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati

disciple), the rest of the translation appears to be the same as

Kushakratha's translation which is available on the internet. It even

has the same omissions as his does.

 

Or then again, maybe the version that is publicly available on the

internet is not Kushakratha's, and I have just been assuming that up

until know. Mysteries....

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I also looked at the file. WHile I'm not sure about the introduction (which

appears to have been written by a Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati disciple), the rest

of the translation appears to be the same as Kushakratha's translation which is

available on the internet. It even has the same omissions as his does.Or then

again, maybe the version that is publicly available on the internet is not

Kushakratha's, and I have just been assuming that up until know. Mysteries....

 

Might be the work of a God-Brother of Srila Prabhupada's.

Hare Krishna

Narasimhan.

 

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