Tattva-viveka

Krsna-karnamrta

Margaret Dale - July 25, 2008 4:03 am

Lord Caitanya had high praise for Bilvamangala's Krsna-karnamrta (CC, Madhya lila 9.305-309). I can't seem to find a copy of the text anywhere. Do any of you know where to find it?

Swami - July 25, 2008 1:50 pm
Lord Caitanya had high praise for Bilvamangala's Krsna-karnamrta (CC, Madhya lila 9.305-309). I can't seem to find a copy of the text anywhere. Do any of you know where to find it?

 

A rare and very high book. Sri Krsnadasa Kaviraja wrote a commentary on it as well. Hard to find, but I have a copy with Kaviraja's commentary. Not the best translation through. Of the two books Mahaprabhu brought back from south India, this one embodies his bhava, whereas the other, Brahma-samhita, embodies his tattva (siddhanta). Better to learn the siddhanta first. Read Brahma-samhita before Krsna-karnamrta.