Ramayan Translation by?

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> Hare Krishna!

>

> I have come across a Ramayan translation that I'm trying to find out the

> name of the translator for and who if anyone has published it. It's a

> complete translation and seems to have been done by an ISKCON devotee. The

> forward begins with the following words:

>

> ”The original R€m€yaŠa, related by Lord Brahm€ in one billion verses, is

> an account of the pastimes of Lord R€macandra. That R€m€yaŠa was later

> summarized by N€rada and related to V€lm…ki, who further presented it to

> mankind so that human beings could attain the goals of religiosity, sense

> gratification and economic development. Therefore, when we speak of the

> authoratative R€m€yaŠa, we are specifically referring to V€lm…ki R€m€yaŠa.

> It is important to note from the outset that while there are many

> renditions and so-called interpretations of R€m€yaŠa, or histories of Lord

> R€macandra’s activities, some of them are not actually authoritative.

> Sometimes Lord R€macandra’s activities are described in terms of one’s own

> imaginations, speculations or material sentiments. But the characteristics

> of Lord R€macandra should not be handled as something imaginary.

> ®r…la [NKd1]Prabhup€da comments, SB 9.10.3, “Modern R€kasas, posing as

> educationally advanced merely because they have doctorates, have tried to

> prove that Lord R€macandra is not the Supreme Personality of Godhead but

> an ordinary person. But those who are learned and spiritually advanced

> will never accept such notions; they will accept the descriptions of Lord

> R€macandra and His activities only as presented by tattva-dar…s, those

> who know the Absolute Truth."

>

> Also at the end of the forward it mentions:

>

> "All quotes and footnote references are from The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust

> International."

>

> If anyone could inform us who the translator and publisher (if any) is I

> would be greatly appreciative.

>

 

Rohini-kumar X-Swami

 

 

 

> Thank you.

>

> Vaishnava kripa prarthi,

> Madhavananda Das