Guest guest Posted October 11, 2005 Report Share Posted October 11, 2005 Dear Prabhus and Matajis, Hare Krishna. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and my Spiritual Master, HH Gopal Krishna Maharaja. Please accept my humble obeisances. I am a little confused by an apparent contradiction in Bhagavad Gita verse 9.5 and Srila Prabhpada's purport. The translation says: And yet everything that is created does not rest in Me. Behold My mystic opulence! Although I am the maintainer of all living entities, and although I am everywhere, still My Self is the very source of creation. In the Purport, Srila Prabhupada says: "The Lord says that everything is resting on Him." So if the translation is "Everything that is created does NOT rest in Me," why does Srila Prabhupada say, "everything is resting on Him?" Please read my explanation and see if I have half understood this: Srila Prabhupada says further that, "This should not be misunderstood. The Lord is not directly concerned with the maintenance and sustenance of this material manifestation," which is why the translation says, "Everything that is created does NOT rest in Me." But I would be grateful if some senior devotee would kindly explain to me how this verse relates to everything resting on the Lord. Thanking you profusely for all your help in this and all previous endeavors. Haribol! Your servant in Krishna Consciousness, Braja Hari das Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2005 Report Share Posted October 16, 2005 Dear Braja Hari Prabhu, Dandavats. Jaya Srila Prabhupada. > I am a little confused by an apparent contradiction in > Bhagavad Gita verse 9.5 and Srila Prabhpada's purport. > The translation says: > And yet everything that is created does not rest in > Me. ... > In the Purport, Srila Prabhupada says: "The Lord says > that everything is resting on Him." > So if the translation is "Everything that is created > does NOT rest in Me," why does Srila Prabhupada say, > "everything is resting on Him?" Srila Prabhupada *begins* the purport with the line "The Lord says that everything is resting on Him (mat-sthâni sarva-bhûtâni). If you look at the sanskrit in parentheses carefully, this first line of the purport doesn't refer to this verse, but the previous verse (9.4). It's the way he is beginning to explain the apparent contradiction he's going to explain later in the purport. This is not unusual of Srila Prabhupada's purports where he usually begins a purport not necessarily from the translation of the current verse in question but would continue from the idea/explanation he elaborated in the translation or purport of a previous verse (sometimes even 4 or 5 verses earlier). Hope that helps. Hare Krishna, your servant, Govinda caran das. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 > Srila Prabhupada *begins* the purport with the line "The Lord says > that everything is resting on Him (mat-sthâni sarva-bhûtâni). If you > look at the sanskrit in parentheses carefully, this first line of > the purport doesn't refer to this verse, but the previous verse > (9.4). It's the way he is beginning to explain the apparent > contradiction he's going to explain later in the purport. > There are at least four statements made by the lord in BG 9.4 and 9.5 1. I pervade all beings in my unmanifested form 2. All beings rest in me 3. I dont dwell in them 4. All beings dont dwell in me My understanding is that Srila Prabhupada explains statement 4 by saying that all beings dont dwell in bhagavan but have the lord's unmanifest form as the substratum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 There are at least four statements made by the lord in BG 9.4 and 9.5 1. I pervade all beings in my unmanifested form 2. All beings rest in me 3. I dont dwell in them 4. All beings dont dwell in me My understanding is that Srila Prabhupada explains statement 4 by saying that all beings dont dwell in bhagavan but have the lord's unmanifest form as the substratum. this looks sensible since even as per sri vaishnavas since we can say that it is the kevala brahman which is not touched and thus doesnt undergo any vikara and however it is the visista brahman which is the substratum. Shopping Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Shopping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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