Bhagavatam Question

[Guest guest]

> > The purport of SB

> > 1.7.5, shed much more light on this, that is how Srimad Bhagavatam was

> > actually compiled.

>

> what part of that purport does this Isvara?

>

> TridaNDi BhikSu, Bhakti Visrambha MAdhava

 

By the way, this last line of my writing should just be overlooked. People

are asking for too much explanation, and my rationale for the statement was

quite different.

[Guest guest]

yes, our Bhagavatam Version has not 18000, but even less than 15000.

 

this is because the anustubh has 32 syllables.

But many verses in the Bhagavatam are written in vasant tilaka (which has 56

syllables) or upendra vajra which has 44 syllables.

 

So in total there are 18000 slokas (anustubh).

 

If one counts all syllables of the Bhagavatam and divides it in 32 then we

will have 18000.

[Guest guest]

> yes, our Bhagavatam Version has not 18000, but even less than 15000.

>

> this is because the anustubh has 32 syllables.

> But many verses in the Bhagavatam are written in vasant tilaka (which has

> 56 syllables) or upendra vajra which has 44 syllables.

>

> So in total there are 18000 slokas (anustubh).

>

> If one counts all syllables of the Bhagavatam and divides it in 32 then we

> will have 18000.

 

Dear Krsna Candra Prabhu,

 

Please, accept my respectful obeisances.

All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

 

Even if one counts all the syllables in the Bhagavatam and divides it by 32

will not get the 18000 but 16207.

 

But if you count all the uvacas and take them as whole anustubh (1332

pieces) and add the chapter endings taking as upendra vajra (460,6) then you

get 17999,6 "slokas". That is the method of Gangasahaya who was a Bhagavatam

commentator from the 19th century.

 

Till now I could not find any better solution.

 

 

Your servant, Sacisuta das