Saturday, December 13, 2008

Chapter 4 Begins! What is realization?

Summarizing Chapter 3:
There Srila Suta Goswami was explaining how Srila Sukadeva Goswami was explaining about the different incarnations of Lord Krishna. It ended by saying how Srimad Bhagavatam is the ripened fruit of Vedic literature, how it should be heard only from one who is in a bonafide disciplic succession and how the listener should listen with rapt attention to this Supreme knowledge of Lord Krishna and his pastimes.

Chapter 4:
Today's verse, very important. Srila Prabhupada is giving what is the meaning of realizations. Srila Prabhupada says: "Personal realization does not mean that one should, out of vanity, attempt to show one's own learning by trying to surpass the previous äcärya. He must have full confidence in the previous äcärya, and at the same time he must realize the subject matter so nicely that he can present the matter for the particular circumstances in a suitable manner. The original purpose of the text must be maintained. No obscure meaning should be screwed out of it, yet it should be presented in an interesting manner for the understanding of the audience. This is called realization."

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