Guest guest Posted December 3, 2004 Report Share Posted December 3, 2004 > >Devotees often sign their letters with "Your servant" such and such. For > >example: > > > >Your servant, > >Mahat-tattva dasa > > > > > >But in a sense it doesn't make much sense as the word "dasa" means a > >servant. So the translation would be: > > > >Your servant, > >Mahat-tattva servant > > That is not logical, since you are not Mahat-tattva obviously but His > servant, therefore das at the end. My understanding is that "dasa" indicates Krishna dasa in general. Servant of mahat-tattva makes absolutely no sense. Another example could be given of Durvasamuni dasa, a name given to a devotee by Srila Prabhupada. Durvasa muni was a nondevote. Comments? > You may put "Your servant" there to show your inclination to serve the > devotee too. > > I do not have specific quotes on this (and no time to look for them), but > Srila Prabhupada mentioned both in his teachings. It would be very nice if someone would locate the quotes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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