Harinama Cintamani

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> I have few questions in connection with Harinama Cintamani.

> I have the translation of Harinama Cintamani by Sarvabhavana Prabhu. I

> have downloaded the same book from the Krsna-katha conference and they are

> different. The style is different and there are 'Footnotes by

> Bhaktivinode' in the file what I do not find in Sarvabhavana Prabhu's book

> (at least not separatelly).

> Does anyone know who translated the file on the conference (it seems to be

> a different translation) and are there any separated Footnotes by

> Bhaktivonde Thakura in the original text?

 

I only know of three different English translations of Harinama Cintamani.

Done by, Sarvabhavana Prabhu, Kusakratha Prabhu and Banu Swami. The original

text of Thakur Bhaktivinode has many footnotes throughout the book.

Sarvabhavana Prabhu and Banu Swami have incorporated those notes into the

text. Kusakratha Prabhu is the only translator that I am aware of who has

kept both the original footnotes and subheaders in the style presented by

Bhaktivinode. If there are footnotes in the conference file I would imagine

then that the translation is Kusa's.

 

> Also, where can I find the original Bengali(?) text of Harinama Cintamani?

 

It's a popular and commonly available book. Most any Gaudiya Math temple in

Puri, Mayapur or Vrindavan has copies.

 

Das anudas, Madhavananda Das