Re: REQUEST : Bhagavad Gita commentary

Posted By Michael Tandy (mpt0002@jove.acs.unt.edu)
1 Feb 1997 03:41:41 GMT

In article <ghenE4r42H.B2n@netcom.com>, mani@be.com says...
>
>> Shrisha Rao (shrao@nyx.net) wrote:
>> : There certainly does. No example can be found in any statement of the
>> : six Gosvamis of the occurrence of the phrase "the science of Krishna
>> : consciousness" or its equivalent in whatever language ...
>
>Since the phrase Atma-jnAna-vidya can be reasonably translated
>at "science of Krishna consciousness," you may wish to reconsider
>your statement.
But it's very clear that his statement is simply wrong anyway.
Srila Prabhupada mentioned (I forgot just where) that he coined
the phrase "Krsna conciousness" because it is a fairly accurate
translation of the original one of Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura:
"Sri Krsna-bhavanamrta."
-m

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