how to understand sastra

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Here's an interesting point for would-be scholars of Vaisnava philosophy,

that I just culled from my ongoing reading of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta

Sarasvati's works.

 

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati warned that unless read in the original

Sanskrit, the subject matter of complex philosophical works such as

Govinda-bhasya is often not properly grasped; and unless studied under the

guidance of a Vaisnava acarya, could not be properly appreciated.

 

(Taken from Sri Sri Sarasvati Samlap, Allahabad edition, p. 62)