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Post by Pathfinder on Mar 30, 2022 9:43:52 GMT
Prema for
Syamasundara [Kiwi] Krsna is the only means of being saved from the clutches of
time, and prema can be obtained only by the mercy of his devotees. After
hearing this verse, Vyasa threw his books in the Yamuna River and worshiped
the devotees for his entire life. From this account, Gosvamc surmises that
“by discussion, a philosophical viewpoint can be established, but not the
conclusion of prema. For this one needs only prema-filled mind, activities,
and poetry” (ibid.: 56).
It is interesting to note the parallels and differences in this story with
the account of Sarvabhauma Bhavvacarya’s conversion in the Caitanyacandrodaya-nAVaka of Kavikarwapera.13 Sarvabhauma was a resident of
Jagannatha Purc, and famous for his knowledge of Vedanta and logic, upon
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