Guest guest Posted September 13, 1999 Report Share Posted September 13, 1999 Dear Ekanath Prabhu, Please accept my humble obeisances. > There could be a simple answer to that. If you look at the first line, > > "ciradrsta-prana-priya-sakham ivavapya sa tu mam", you will see the word > "iva", meaning "as if". In the word-by-word section it is there, but in > the verse translation it has been left out. What the verse really says is, > "Having attained me, AS IF I WERE a friend more dear than life He had not > seen for a long time, . . ." This means that Krsna treats Gopa Kumara AS > IF he had been away for a long time etc.. In other words this describes > Krsna's emotions, He was so incredibly friendly. Or else it describes Gopa > Kumara's emotions, he felt treated in that way. But the verse doesn't make > any definite statement about Gopa Kumara's history in the spiritual world. > Sanatana Gosvami does not say that Gopa Kumara had factually been there > before, but that Krsna treated him AS IF he had been absent for a long > time. Thank you for that explanation. One puzzle less. Your servant Svarupa das Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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