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