Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead: A Summary Study of Srila Vyasadeva's Bhagavat Purana, 10th Canto, complete in one volume.

Swami A.C. Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada

ISBN 10: 1602930074 / ISBN 13: 9781602930070

Edité par Krishna Books Incorporated (edition First Edition), 2012

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Synopsis :

Krsna descended from the transcendental world to pass some time on this planet. The great sage Vyasadeva carefully recorded these daily activities in the 10th Canto of the Bhagavata Purana originally written in the Sanskrit language. This book is totally unique because it tells us all about God as a person. How he spends his time. Krsna does not have to work like all other entities. This book is about what he likes, who his friends are, what he wears, eats and his many adventures. By reading these attractive stories it becomes easier to be God conscious, and become attracted to his service, the perfection of human life. His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada wrote "Krishna Book" before he had even fully completed his translation and commentary on the Bhagavatam. He wanted people to hear about Krishna the person and His activities, in English, from an authorized representative of the Krishna-bhakti tradition. As he mentions in his Introduction, this was so they wouldn't risk mistaking Krishna to be just another human being and His pastimes as mundane adventure/romance stories. It should be said, however, that fans of adventure and romance will find nothing lacking in this contemporary recounting of Krishna's activities.

À propos de l'auteur: Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada is in the line of the greatest Gaudiya Vaishnavas such as Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Maharaja, His spiritual master, who is directly descending from Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada is the founder Acharya of the international society for Krishna consciousness, [ISKCON]. He has translated and written numerous books on the Vedic science of Bhakti Yoga. He has opened temples and centres all around the world, and introduced millions to Krishna consciousness. Srila Prabhupada's spiritual master, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur, was the leading proponent of Krishna consciousness in India during the early part of the twentieth century. He specifically taught the philosophy of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, the divine avatar who revived Krishna-bhakti all over India in the 1500s. When Srila Bhaktisiddhanta first met the young man later known as Srila Prabhupada - in Calcutta in 1922 - he urged him to preach Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's message of Krishna consciousness throughout the English-speaking world. He also told him, "If you ever get money, print books." After forty years of struggling within India to carry out his guru's order, while maintaining family and business responsibilities, Srila Prabhupada boarded a steamship bound from Calcutta to New York City in 1965. At age sixty-nine, with forty rupees and a trunk of his Bhagavatam commentaries - the first ever in English - his aim was to introduce "India's message of peace and goodwill" to the western world. During the last twelve years of his life, Srila Prabhupada would inspire thousands of Westerners and Indians to devote their lives to Krishna consciousness, launching one of the fastest-growing spiritual movements in the history of the world. Srila Prabhupada's most significant contribution, however, is his books. Highly respected by the academic community for their authoritativeness, depth and clarity, they are used as standard textbooks in numerous universities. His writings have been translated into more than eighty languages. The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, established in 1972 exclusively to publish the works of His Divine Grace, has thus become the world's largest publisher of books in the field of Indian religion and philosophy. Many scholars and professors who met him and became familiar with his work continue to use Srila Prabhupada's books as standard university texts, and regard him as a genuine, realized, and scholarly teacher of bhakti. His authoritative yet down-to-earth presentation of Vedas continues to inspire a worldwide audience. With the help of his students, he founded the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). ISKCON is popularly known as the "Hare Krishna" movement, due to its members' widespread practice of chanting the Hare Krishna mantra in public. Srila Prabhupada intended ISKCON to facilitate the association and education of bhakti-yoga practitioners, and his followers continue to spread that mission.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Krsna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead: A...
Éditeur : Krishna Books Incorporated (edition First Edition)
Date d'édition : 2012
Reliure : Hardcover
Illustrateur : Many Oil Paintings From Various Devotee Artists.
Etat : Very Good
Edition : First Edition.