Question: I am confused about Jiva Goswami’s view of raganuga bhakti. It seems somewhat different from that of Rupa Goswami and Visvanatha Cakravartipad. In Bhakti Sandarbha Anuccheda 310 he quotes SB 2.1.7, prAyeNa munayo rajAn nivRtta vidhi-SedhataH | nairguNya-sthA ramante sma guNanukathane hareH which seems to indicate that raganuga is free from rules, while Visvanatha
Question: Can you name references in sastra to sakama [action based on the desire for sense enjoyment] Answer: The reference for sakama karma, usually called kamya karma, can be found in many places. The first is in Gita itself kamyanam karmana nyasam …. (18.2) The other places are Gitabhusana commentary on Gita 2.31,2.40,2.41,2.45,2.49,18.7 etc., Sararthavarsini
Question: There seem to be many interpolated passages in the 10th skandha of Bhagavat Purana. In other parts of the purana, there are numerous lone verses here and there, but the 10th skandha has whole passages and chapters of interpolated text and some commentars mention that.
Question: I seem to remember that somewhere Sri Jiva Prabhu has written in the Sandarbhas that Sri Krishna does not directly take part in the affairs of the jiva, rather it is done through his expansion as Paramatma. Is this true, and if so could you please give me a reference for this? If this
Question: In SB 1.17.2, 12, 24 and 25 it is mentioned that the bull Dharma had only one of its four legs left in Kali Yuga [satyam], but in SB 12.3.20 it is said that all of its four legs are being diminished gradually and simultaneously, as the yugas progress. Visvanatha Cakravartipad also explains in
Question: There is a Korean word for a daughter that conveys concepts of love, respect, obedience, humility and service to your parents. That word has shaped my life. I have not found a word in English that conveys the same idea. My concern is if I become devoted to god, doesn’t that decrease my devotion
Question: We cannot control many things that destroy other life forms simply by being alive. For instance even our bodies are a battleground of anti-bodies and viruses and bacteria. Such life is very low in consciousness, but it is life none the less. A friend of mine has a rodent problem and his landlord has
