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Philosophy · asked by user [] · 2009-10-05 · 7 answers
Hare Krishna Pr,
Please accept my humble obesciences.
All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga.
I have following humble enquiries at your lotus feet.........

1. How can I convince others the IMPORTANCE of BRAHMA-SAMHITA and SATTVATA-TANTRA?

2. Where except SATTVAT-TANTRA, BRAHMA-SAMHITA and CHAITANYA-CHARITAMRITA do we find 3 Purusha Expansions of Vishnu (Mahavishnu, Garbhodakshayi Vishnu and Kshirodaksayi Vishnu) mentioned?
(ANY WELL-KNOWN PURANA or UPANISHAD or VEDA).
user [38] · 2009-10-06
Are you in touch with Sri sampradaya? Its followers sometimes doubt the genuineness of these works and concepts.

Re Brahmasamhita: http://www.veda.harekrsna.cz/encyclopedia/sastras-studies2.htm#1
Pretty much the same things are stated in Brahmavaivarta Purana or Gopalatapani Upanisad.

Re Satvata tantra: Afaik, theres more than one work with this name. Also, satvata is a synonym for pancaratra.

In Bhavartha-dipika 2.6.38 Sridhara Svami specifies the source of visnos tu trini rupani verse as Naradiya-tantra.

Re purusas: http://www.veda.harekrsna.cz/encyclopedia/avatars.htm#1

You can continue your search with the help of Google das.
user [449] · 2009-10-06
Hare Krishna Pr,
PAMHO

I am very sorry for this enquiry i never doubted these scriptures which are directly referred by Lord Chaitanya, who is Krishna Himself.

In fact, I am connected to ISKCON temple(sorry for not specifying City for my privacy)and practicing 16 rounds daily.

But, while preaching to one person who is connected to some spiritual organisation whose spiritual master does not know Sanskrit and translates Gita in a very comedy way, I quoted these scriptures but he was not getting convinced.
(May be due to i am weak in my sadhana!) thats why Prji i wanted to corroborate THESE SCRIPTURES with the help of some other SCRIPTURE thats it!

I am sorry for any offenses I may have knowingly or unknowingly done for THESE SCRIPTURES!
Please forgive me!

In fact Bhagavad gita is THE corroboration for these scriptures as explained by lord in 9th chapter
as well as at the end of 11th chapter but somehow people mistranslate them and land up in danger zone thats why I wanted to have some of the additionals with me.

Haribol!!!
user [366] · 2009-10-08
SB 1.3.8

tuc0u7771 tu299 yam u7771 u7779 i-sargau7743 vai
devaru7779 itvam upetya sau7717
tantrau7743 su257 tvatam u257 cau7779 u7789 a
naiu7779 karmyau7743 karmau7751 u257 u7743 yatau7717

Notice on the third line, it says tantram satvatam. Im taking this line as a reference to the satvata tantra.
user [38] · 2009-10-09
Thanks for the ref, avatars file updated.
user [248] · 2009-10-22
Canto 1: Creation Chapter 3: Kuc0u7771 u7779 u7751 a Is the Source of All Incarnations
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: u346 ru299 mad Bhu257 gavatam

SB 1.3.1: Su363 ta said: In the beginning of the creation, the Lord first expanded Himself in the universal form of the puruu7779 a incarnation and manifested all the ingredients for the material creation. And thus at first there was the creation of the sixteen principles of material action. This was for the purpose of creating the material universe.

SB 1.3.2: A part of the puruu7779 a lies down within the water of the universe, from the navel lake of His body sprouts a lotus stem, and from the lotus flower atop this stem, Brahmu257 , the master of all engineers in the universe, becomes manifest.

SB 1.3.3: It is believed that all the universal planetary systems are situated on the extensive body of the puruu7779 a, but He has nothing to do with the created material ingredients. His body is eternally in spiritual existence par excellence.

SB 1.3.4: The devotees, with their perfect eyes, see the transcendental form of the puruu7779 a who has thousands of legs, thighs, arms and faces '97 all extraordinary. In that body there are thousands of heads, ears, eyes and noses. They are decorated with thousands of helmets and glowing earrings and are adorned with garlands.

SB 1.3.5: This form [the second manifestation of the puruu7779 a] is the source and indestructible seed of multifarious incarnations within the universe. From the particles and portions of this form, different living entities, like demigods, men and others, are created.
user [449] · 2009-11-23
Hare krishna Pr,
I am very much obliged by the deep study of VEDA after seeing instances of Radha, Krishna and Goloka Vrindavan in the Rigved...

I request humbly if you can rectify this link which you provided earlier :

http://www.veda.harekrsna.cz/encyclopedia/sastras-studies2.htm1

Thank you Hare Krishna

Sorry for offenses.. Please forgive my offenses.........
user [38] · 2009-11-23
thanx, done

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