Guest guest Posted September 24, 1999 Report Share Posted September 24, 1999 According to HDG Srila Gour Govinda Maharaja: "When the question of *pramana-tattva* comes up, we should know which evidence is the real and correct evidence... srimad bhagavatam pramanam amalam prema pumartha mahan sri-caitanya mahaprabhor matam idam tatradarah na parah (Caitanya-matta-manjusa) "Caitanya Mahaprabhhu has said that the Srimad-Bhagavatam is the spotless proof--*pramanam amalam*. Srimad-Bhagavatam is the essence of all Vedic literature--*sarva-vedanta-saram hi srimad-bhagavatam isyate* (SB 12.13.15) "And Mahaprabhu gave his opinion that Srimad-Bhagavatam is the spotless proof. We accept it because *prema-bhakti-tattva* has been described in this Srimad-Bhagavatam. "Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Prabhupada has said 'If all the different books of all the departments of knowledge from the libraries of the world will be destroyed, there will be no loss at all if only one Srimad-Bhagavatam is there.' Srimad-Bhagavatam is such a *sastra*. The essence of all Vedas and the spotless proof--*amala pramana*. *Tatradarah na parah*--if you quote Bhagavatam then that is proof. We will not accept that proof which is not accepted by Bhagavatam." (Flow of Nectar, p 27-8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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