Sat Sandarbhas
Sat Sandarbhas (Six Sandarbhas, a.k.a. Bhāgavata-sandarbha) is a 16th-century
The Six Sandarbhas are sometimes called the Bhagavata-sandarbha, not to be confused with the second treatise titled Bhagavat-sandarbha. The word "sandarbha" literally means "weaving" or "arranging"; the Bhagavata-sandarbha, his main philosophical work, is a thematic arrangement of the Bhagavata Purana, which presents Caitanya Vaishnavism in a systematic and comprehensive way. Gupta places this composition as an early work due to references in latter works such as Radha-krsnarcana-dipika, Krama-sandarbha, Dig-darsini, Durgama-sangamini, and Gopalacampu. Brzezinski dates the composition between Jiva's Madhava-mahotsava in 1555 and published praises of Jiva in 1561.[4]
According to Jiva Goswami,
Tattva-sandarbha
Tattva-Sandarbha is a treatise on the various types of evidences (pramanas) used in Vedic philosophy, concluding that shabda (divine sound in the form of the Vedic scriptures) is the highest, and of all the scriptures, the Bhagavata Purana is the highest pointing to the Absolute Truth.[6]
English translations by:
- Stuart Elkman (1986)[7]
- Kusakratha dasa (1987)[8](2007)[9]
- Satyanarayana Dasa and Kundali Dasa (1995)[10]
- Bhanu Swami (2012)[11]
- Gopiparanadhana Dasa (2013)[12]
- Satyanarayana dasa (2015)[13]
Hindi translations by:
- Haridas Shastri (along with commentaries by Jiva Goswami, Baladeva Vidyabhushan, Radha Mohan Goswami, and Gaura Kishor Goswami)[14][a]
- Shyamlal Hakim (Shri Shyamdas)[15]
Bhagavat-sandarbha
Bhagavat-sandarbha distinguishes the impersonal aspect of Godhead (Brahman), the localized form of God within the heart of each living being (Paramatma), and the highest personal aspect of Godhead (Krishna or Bhagavan). Describes the spiritual realm of Krishna, the modes of material nature, the mode of pure goodness (visuddha-sattva), the importance of worshiping the deity of Krishna, and the eternal nature and qualities of the deity.[6]
English translations by:
- Bhanu Swami (with commentary of Jiva Goswami)
- Satyanarayana dasa (with his own commentary)[16]
Hindi translations by:
Paramatma-sandarbha
Paramatma-sandarbha (Paramātma-sandarbha) describes the characteristics of
English translations by:
- Bhanu Swami (with commentary of Jiva Goswami)
- Satyanarayana dasa (with his own commentary)[20]
Hindi translations by:
Krishna-sandarbha
Krishna-sandarbha (Kṛṣṇa-sandarbha) gives a number of quotes from various scriptures to prove that
English translations by:
- Bhanu Swami (with commentary of Jiva Goswami)
- Satyanarayana dasa (with his own commentary)
Hindi translations by:
Bhakti-sandarbha
Bhakti-sandarbha explains how devotion to
English translations by:
- Bhanu Swami
- Satyanarayana Dasa and Bruce Martin[27]
Hindi translations by:
Priti-sandarbha
Priti-sandarbha (Prīti-sandarbha) is a treatise on divine love, the supreme object being Krishna, where love for God (prema) is considered the highest form of liberation. Presents a comparative study of other types of liberation, concluding Prema Bhakti as topmost. Discusses how to attain Prema, how to awaken it, and the symptoms of one who has attained it. Discusses the distinctions between mundane lust and divine love, the various mellows found among the associates of Krishna, the superexcellence of Madhurya-rasa (divine conjugal love), the overlapping of different rasas, and the glories of Radha.[30]
English translations by:
- Bhanu Swami
Hindi translations by:
Notes
References
- ^ a b De, Sushil K. (1942). Early History of the Vaishnava Faith and Movement in Bengal. p. 254.
- ^ Dasa, Satyanarayana (2007). "The Six Sandarbhas of Jiva Goswami". In Bryant, Edwin F. (ed.). Sources of the Krishna tradition. Oxford University press. pp. 373–408.
- ISBN 0961976322.
- ISBN 978-0-203-50068-2.
- ^ Wong, Lucian (2015). "Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava Studies: Mapping the Field". Religions of South Asia. 9 (3): 312.
- ^ a b Rosen 1990, p. 163.
- ^ Elkman, Stuart (1986). Jīva Gosvāmin's Tattvasandarbha: A Study on the Philosophical and Sectarian Development of the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava Movement. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass.
- ^ Kusakratha Dasa (1987). Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī's Śrī Tattva-sandarbha: An Essay on Truth. Vol. The Kṛṣṇa Library Vol. 6. Los Angeles: The Kṛṣṇa Institute.
- ISBN 978-81-8403-055-6.
- ^ Satyanarayana Dasa; Kundali Dasa (1995). Śrī Tattva Sandarbha of Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī: The First Book of the Śrī Ṣaṭ Sandarbha. Vrindavan: Jiva Institute.
- ISBN 978-81-89564-48-3.
- ISBN 978-81-926743-0-8.
- ^ Dasa, Satyanarayana (2015). Śrī Tattva Sandarbha – Vaiṣṇava Epistemology and Ontology Translation and Commentary. Vrindavana: Jiva Institute of Vaishnava Studies.
- ^ Shastri, Haridas (1983). Tattva Sandarbhah. Vrindavan: Sri Gadadhar Gaurahari Press.
- ^ Hakim, Shyamlal (2000). Shri Tattva Sandarbha. Vrindavan: Vraja gaurava prakashan.
- ^ Dasa, Satyanarayana (2014). Bhagavat Sandarbha: God—His Qualities, Abode and Associates. Vrindavan: Jiva Institute.
- ^ Shastri, Haridas (1984). Bhagavat Sandarbhah. Vrindavan: Sri Gadadhar Gaurahari Press.
- ^ Hakim, Shyamlal (2007). Shri Bhagavat Sandarbha. Vrindavan: Vraja gaurava prakashan.
- ^ Rosen 1990, pp. 163–164.
- ^ Dasa, Satyanarayana (2016). Śrī Paramātma Sandarbha: The Living Being, Its Bondage, and the Immanent Absolute. Vrindavana: Jiva Institute of Vaishnava Studies.
- ^ Shastri, Haridas (1984). Paramatma Sandarbhah. Vrindavan: Sri Gadadhar Gaurahari Press.
- ^ Hakim, Shyamlal (1999). Shri Bhagavat Sandarbha. Vrindavan: Vraja gaurava prakashan.
- ^ Rosen 1990, p. 164.
- ^ Shastri, Haridas (1984). Krishna Sandarbhah. Vrindavan: Sri Gadadhar Gaurahari Press.
- ^ Hakim, Shyamlal (1996). Shri Krishna Sandarbha. Vrindavan: Vraja gaurava prakashan.
- ^ Rosen 1990, pp. 164–165.
- ^ Dasa, Satyanarayana; Martin, Bruce (2005–2006). Śrī Bhakti Sandarbha of Jīva Gosvāmin. 3 vols. Vrindavan: Jiva Institute.
- ^ Shastri, Haridas (1985). Krishna Sandarbhah. Vrindavan: Sri Gadadhar Gaurahari Press.
- ^ Hakim, Shyamlal (1998). Shri Krishna Sandarbha. Vrindavan: Vraja gaurava prakashan.
- ^ Rosen 1990, p. 165.
- ^ Shastri, Haridas (1986). Priti Sandarbhah. Vrindavan: Sri Gadadhar Gaurahari Press.
- ^ Hakim, Shyamlal (1998). Shri Priti Sandarbha. Vrindavan: Vraja gaurava prakashan.
- ^ Gupta 2007.
External links
- Gaudiya Grantha Mandira (Sanskrit Texts)
- Sat Sandarbhas (Jiva Institute)