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In a message dated 10/27/00 2:26:58 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

bnksharma writes:

 

>

> Dear Gerald,

>

> I have received your message and I am interested to know that you are

> connected with the journal of Vaisnava studies in which I had an article

> published last year. I hope the journal is flourishing in the latest

> edition

> of my History of Dvaita School of Vedanta recently published by Motilal B.

> Dass. There are a number of appendixes which may interest you. Regarding

> your remarks on saktiparinama I am afraid the Caitanya School is not clear

> cut

> in its views. Their interpretation of Ajinkya-abheda is far removed from

> the

> quotations appearing Madhva's Bhagavatatatparya from Brahmatarka quoted by

> me

> on Pages 589 to 590.

>

> The Bengali biographies of Caitanya also have given a garbled version of

> Caitanya's alleged visit to Udipi and passing wrong criticisms of the

> relation

> of Karmajnana and Bhakti in Dvaita system which are quite the opposite of

> what

> the Acarya has said in his works.

>

> Govindabhasya has been published from Brindavan. You may contact the

> Gaudiya

> mission at Brindavan or Gaudiya Mutta at Rayapetta - Madras for the

edition.

>

> I had a copy but it is now not available. I do'nt know what has happened

to

> it. Please send your journal vaisnava studies to my address which is as

> follows :

>

> 4/2, Shah Building

> Bhagat Road

> Mahim, MUMBAI-400016

>

> Thanking you for your kindness in writing to me.

>

>

> B.N.K SHARMA

 

 

 

 

>

>

> Dear Prof. Sharma,

>

> Pranams. I recently attended your graddaughter's wedding reception here in

> New York. I am an avid reader of your books and have personally benefitted

> greatly from them. I especially appreciated your criticism of NeoVedanta

in

> the beginning of your Advaitasiddhi vs Nyayamrta reppraisal.

>

> Regarding the concept of "sakti-parinama-vada" in your overview of

> Govindabhasya in History DSL, i believe that Sri Baladeva also recognizes

> prakrti as a distinct and eternal principle. In his Prameya ratnavali he

> refers to the example in sruti of birds in a forest, comparing matter to

the

>

> birds and Brahman to the forest. they are distinct although in pralaya

they

> are difficult to distinguish. Baladeva's use of the term 'parinama' can be

> compared to Ramanuja's use of it in Sribhasya 1/4/25-26 and therefore

> Gaudiya

>

> philosophy need not be seen as a type of Bhedabheda in which there is a

> literal generation of matter from God. I have noted your point that

> Ramanuja's use of the term is non-standard, but it seems that Baladeva has

> done the same thing. This interpretation of Baladeva's Govindabhasya would

> yield a greater degree of consistency with Dvaita. I would appreciate

your

> thoughts on this.

>

> I am sending the recent issue of Journal of Vaishnava studies (which i

help

> with) to you as soon as i get your address. Also, if possible I wanted to

> obtain a photocopy of your Govindabhasya in devanagari. I have a friend in

> Mumbai who could help with it. Thank you very much.

>

> Regards,

>

> Gerald Surya

>

>