Lord Caitanya—His Sannyäsa and Sankirtan Movement

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> >> BTG # 56, 1973, introduced an article thus:

> >>

> >> This is an excerpt from an unpublished book by His Divine Grace

> >> entitled Lord Caitanya—His Sannyäsa and Sankirtan Movement.

> >>

> >>

> >> What became of that book?

> >

> > I only have a vague notion that Srila Prabhupada decided that

> >all the info. in this manuscript was already in either TLC or would

> >be included in his CC and therefore he didn't bother publishing it.

> >But I would get Jayadvaita Swami to comment on this.

> >

> > Your humble servant,

> > Hari-sauri dasa

>

> I'm vague about this too. If I remember, it's something Srila

> Prabhupada started in India but didn't finish.

>

> Perhaps the Archives could tell us something.

>

> Hare Krsna.

>

> --ys, js

 

I have this, from a letter to Radha Ballabha dasa, dated October 15,

1976. I don't know if this is the same manuscript being referred to, but

maybe someone at the BBT can check:

 

Rädhäballabha prabhu sent a couple of questions relating to the book

production in Los Angeles. "In the beginning of each book we list all the

other books you have written. Would it be alright to list Gitar Gan? If so,

how should it be spelled?" He asked if a composed manuscript entitled "Sri

Caitanya Mahäprabhu: His Life and Precepts" should be put into print, and he

had a question about a reprinting of the Adi-lila ...

News has also gotten back to him about Prabhupäda's comment in Delhi last

month that he may skip the tenth canto of Srimad-Bhägavatam and go straight

to the eleventh and twelfth. He asked if this was true ...

Srila Prabhupäda approved the inclusion of his Bengali book in the list of

books and gave the spelling. "Geetär gan (Bengali) may be added in the front

piece as you have suggested, spelling as above with Bengali in brackets."

As for the manuscript on the life of Lord Caitanya, he said that there was

no need to print it, since the material was already included in other books.

And he approved the reprinting of the Adi-lila in four volumes. As far as

his current work goes, he still has not made up his mind. "Let me finish 9th

canto; then I shall decide, most probably I shall start 11th canto, but as

yet I have not decided."

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I hope this is of some help.

 

Your humble servant,

Hari-sauri dasa