Quote Request

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In a message dated 9/19/00 7:26:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

krishna writes:

 

>

> I'm looking for a quote by Srila Prabhupada that says something to the

> effect of how "the system [among brahmins] is to quote from the revealed

> scripture [in debate]" If anyone could provide me the exact quote and its

> source, I would appreciate it.

>

 

I remember there is somthing around a discussion with Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya

about Lord Caitanya's divinity in which it is said that one must refer to

scriptures and not vox populi.

 

GS

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On Wed, 20 Sep 2000 Mrgerald wrote:

> > I'm looking for a quote by Srila Prabhupada that says something to the

> > effect of how "the system [among brahmins] is to quote from the revealed

> > scripture [in debate]" If anyone could provide me the exact quote and its

> > source, I would appreciate it.

>

I'm aware of this one too, but at the moment, I can't recall

where it is; I'll look later.

 

 

> I remember there is somthing around a discussion with Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya

> about Lord Caitanya's divinity in which it is said that one must refer to

> scriptures and not vox populi.

But if this is the Cc. passage I'm thinking about,

Gopinathacarya's argument (also based on sastra) was that even sastra

cannot convince someone who hasn't received the mercy of Bhagavan.

 

MDd

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In a message dated 12/14/2003 3:17:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, krishna_susarla (AT) hotmail (DOT) com writes:

I believe it was Saatvata-Tantra but I'm not sure) regarding the three plenary

expansions of Krishna (Mahaa-Vishnu, Garbhodhaakashayi Vishnu,

Kshiirodaakashayi Vishnu).

Verse 7.4 gives this information.

ys

Gerald

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achintya, Mrgerald@a... wrote:

> In a message dated 12/14/2003 3:17:00 PM Eastern Standard Time,

> krishna_susarla@h... writes:

> I believe it was Saatvata-Tantra

> but I'm not sure) regarding the three plenary expansions of Krishna

> (Mahaa-Vishnu, Garbhodhaakashayi Vishnu, Kshiirodaakashayi Vishnu).

> Verse 7.4 gives this information.

 

Thanks. I got the Saatvata-Tantra and I just wanted to locate the

verse. It is 1.30 of the Saatvata-Tantra in the edition translated by

Kushakratha dasa. The verse is:

 

viShNos tu triiNi ruupaaNi puruShaakhyaanyatho viduH |

ekas tu mahataH sraShTR^i dvitiiya.m tvanusa.msthitam |

tR^itiiya.m sarvabhuutastha.m taani j~naatvaa vimuchyate ||

 

(translation of A.C. Bhaktivedanta follows)

 

"Vishnu has three forms called purushas. The first, Mahaa-Vishnu, is

the creator of the total material energy (mahat), the second is

Garbhodashaayi, who is situated within each universe, and the third

is Kshiirodashaayi, who lives in the heart of every living being."

 

I wonder if there are any other shrutis or smritis which explicitly

give this nomenclature (Mahaa-, Garbhodashaayi, Kshiirodashaayi)?

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In a message dated 12/14/2003 10:25:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, krishna_susarla (AT) hotmail (DOT) com writes:

Thanks. I got the Saatvata-Tantra and I just wanted to locate the verse. It is

1.30 of the Saatvata-Tantra in the edition translated by Kushakratha dasa. The

verse is

My copy of Satvata Tantra published in Varanasi does not have that verse, nor

the one about Lord Caitanya. I can get you that biblio information if you need

it.

 

Gerald