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Sri RAmajayam
SrimathE GopAla DEsika MahA DEsikAya Namaha

Dear Sri.Keshava Prasad,
>K P Swami wrote>And what is wrong in
taking a quotation in context from Bhagavadgita which is purported to be the
word of Krishna an incarnation of the Lord Narayana Himself? Haven't all the
three acharyas of the Sanatana Dharma written extensive commentaries on
Bhagavadgita which is perhaps more widely read and understood than any other
scriptural wing Veda, Upanishad or any other sectorial literature?

Swami, quotation from Srimad Bhagavadgita is most appropriate and as Swamin 
went on to say, many Vedanthins have written Commentaries and 
explanations(Bhashyam & VykyAnams). However the meaning(free translation) given 
for Charama Shloka is not in line with the views of Sri Vaishnavam(especially 
the part where there was a mention "leaving all dharmas..."). "Word for Word 
translations" as well as numerous Srimad Bhagavad Geetha translations published 
by non Sri Vaishnava Organizations, falter on crucial shlokas like Charama 
Shloka. Like ISI quality certification in India, or TUV in Europe, please look 
for Sri Mukham of Sri Vaishnava acharyas for authenticity of such translations 
for alignment to Sri Vaishnava SampradAyam. 

The above way of book knowledge holds good for novices like AdiyEn. As a second 
step AdiyEn would humbly refer every Bhagavathaa to seek the feet of Sri 
Vaishnava Acharyas or scholars endorsed by our Sri Vaishnava Acharyas to seek 
the meaning of Sri Bhagavad Geetha and other Granthaas. Rahasya arthas are 
normally guarded and imparted only to the souls that seek that knowledge and 
that too it should be sought/delivered in a sampradAyic way as instructed in 
the SAstras. This anubhavam is prizeless and has a higher plane of 
joy/understanding compared to learning from emails/books etc.

AdiyEn's two cents on this topic. AdiyEn do apologize if AdiyEn's earlier or 
current reply seem too complicated/impractical/wrong/offensive. To save some 
bandwidth, please send AdiyEn a private mail, if you have a specific 
concern/feedback.

AdiyEn Sri RAmAnuja DAsan,

Sudarsana Dasosmi


-----Original Message-----
From: KESHAVA B. PRASAD [mailto:KESH@xxxx]
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 3:18 PM
To: Parthasarathy.Sudarsan@xxxx
Cc: brgkns@xxxx; srirangasri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [SriRangaSri] AdiyEn's views, not qualified for advice


Harihi Om

..................."For a Sri Vaishnava, however the Fear should not be fear of
punishment, as we have to do everything in his name, order, pleasure and verily
render the fruits to him(Satvika Tyaagam). Thus there is absolutely no need
for fear (or doubt) of consequence. The fear is out of love and realization,
it is
actually more of remorse and seeking his mercy like
exclaiming............................."

With all due respect ladies and gentlemen, I have a little difficulty in
understanding the above sentence especially, ...........the fear is out of love
and realization....part. A simple question was asked in a down-to-earth fashion
expecting a simple answer in defense of the argument. Why do we always have to
dance around a simple thing in life cloaking it in a lot of scriptural
references? Isn't this tendency of glamorizing everything with esoteric details
detrimental to popularizing our sampradayam to the beginners and or youngsters
who might be getting interested to know it a little better? And what is wrong in
taking a quotation in context from Bhagavadgita which is purported to be the
word of Krishna an incarnation of the Lord Narayana Himself? Haven't all the
three acharyas of the Sanatana Dharma written extensive commentaries on
Bhagavadgita which is perhaps more widely read and understood than any other
scriptural wing Veda, Upanishad or any other sectorial literature?

Adiyen Narayana Dasan

Keshava Prasad





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