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<p><i style="font-size:16px">Jiva Institute is about to release Paramātma Sandarbha. This is the third book in the series of six treatises called Ṣaṭ Sandarbhas or Bhāgavata Sandarbha. It is an elaborate essay on the nature of Paramātma. The distinction between Absolute Reality’s manifestations as Paramātma and Bhagavān is relatively unknown, even to specialists in the field of Vedānta. These two specific designations are often used synonymously to refer to a single aspect of the tattva.
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<i>I shall teach you, who are devoid of envy, this most secret knowledge [of devotion]
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<p >From the traditional Indian perspective, Vyāsa is the complier of the Vedas and he himself wrote the explanation of Vedānta in the Bhāgavata Purāṇa. Therein he establishes that the Absolute Truth is indeed a person. Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu revaled that the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam is the natural and authoritative commentary on the Vedānta-sūtras. Śrī Jīva finds support for this in scripture. Being composed in Sanskrit, Śrīmad Bhāgavatam is prone to interpretation. Hence the need arose for a thorough analysis that could resolve the thorny issues of interpretation. For this purpose, and to synthesize the message of the entire gamut of Vedic literature, Jīva Gosvāmī wrote the Ṣaṭ Sandarbha.</p>
<p>Through the Ṣaṭ Sandarbhas, Śrī Jīva Gosvāmī has provided the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava School with a clear identity on a par with those of Śrī Rāmānujācārya, Śrī Madhvācārya, and others. He drew freely from the entire heritage of Vaiṣṇava philosophical thought available to him. Śrī Jīva wrote no important conclusion without supporting scriptural references, and yet his conclusions are not mere repetitions, but bear the mark of originality and deserve independent consideration. They are widely acknowledged within the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava tradition as Jīva Gosvāmī’s philosophical magnum opus.</p>
<p>The original name of the Ṣaṭ Sandarbha was Bhāgavata Sandarbha, indicating that it is an exposition and analysis of the essential message of Śrīmad Bhāgavata Purāṇa. In this work, Śrī Jīva offers a comprehensive and exhaustive analysis of Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, and concludes the highest feature of the Absolute is a personal God. Jīva Gosvāmī’s Sat Sandarbhas consist of six parts, each delving into a different aspect of the Bhāgavatam philosophy.</p>
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<p>First is the Tattva Sandarbha, which has two divisions. In the first division, Śrī Jīva sets forth the pramāṇas, or the epistemology of the personalist school. Here he tackles such questions as: What are the means of attaining knowledge? And, what is the evidence or proof in support of those means? In the second division he gives the prameya; that is, he explains the object to be realized by knowledge.</p>
<p>In the second book, Bhagavat Sandarbha, Jīva Gosvāmī speaks about the Bhagavān, His abode, and His associates. He demonstrates with conclusive evidence that Bhagavān is the complete and indivisible Absolute Reality and that all other manifestations are dependent on and thus inferior to Him.</p>
<p>In Paramātma Sandarbha, Śrī Jīva tells of the three manifestations of Bhagavān’s Immanent Being and describes how the Immanent Being is related with each individual self in the material world. Śrī Jīva also describes māyā, or the external potency of God.</p>
<p>In Kṛṣṇa Sandarbha, he shows that the form of Kṛṣṇa is the original form of Bhagavān and explains why He is the object of loving devotional service. Then, in the Bhakti Sandarbha, Śrī Jīva establishes the path of devotion as the sole means to direct God realization. Finally, in Prīti Sandarbha, he analyses prema-bhakti, devotional service in pure love of God, and shows how it is the supreme goal of life for all living beings.</p>
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<p>"The Ṣaṭ Sandarbhas were the first works I studied under my Guru Maharaja. The memories of that amazing experience are locked in my heart. Guru Maharaja always lamented about the neglect of the Sandarbhas by the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas. He stressed that without studying them, one would not know the philosophy of Mahāprabhu. Just by studying these works, one is transported to another world. I received the inspiration from Guru Maharaja to present the Sandarbhas to the English speaking world and also to found Jiva Institute, a place where students can come and study Śrī Jīva’s and other Gauḍīya’s works."</p>
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<p>“The Sandarbhas of Śrī Jīva Gosvāmin represent the highest exegetical and philosophical theology of the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava school. Satyanārāyaṇa dāsa Bābā is uniquely positioned to translate them since he was trained by the 20th century's most prolific and knowledgeable Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava scholar, Śrī Haridāsa Śāstrī, whose published editions and Hindī translations and commentaries of Gauḍīya works are well known to all scholars of the tradition. Satyanārāyaṇa brings a sensitivity to academic discourse, having taught at a number of American and European universities, as well as a seasoned understanding of Indian logic, grammar, hermeneutics, and poetics, all of which Jīva draws upon in his Sandarbhas. This first installment, the Bhagavat Sandarbha, will surely be a welcomed and widely used text by Krishna devotees, Indologists, and scholars of Indian religion in general.”</p>
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<p>“Gaudiya Vaishnavism is one of the most important traditions to emerge in devotional Hinduism, and is primarily responsible for the eruption of Krishna devotion that spread across especially the North of India in the 16th century. Despite being a grass roots movement, the school has deep scholastic roots in the Vedanta tradition and larger philosophical landscape of its time. This philosophical basis is encapsulated in the six-volume Sandarbha treatise written by Jiva Gosvamin, the primary theologian of the tradition. Satyanarayana Dasa's rendition of the Bhagavat Sandarbha, to be followed by the remaining volumes, combines superb Sanskrit and hermeneutical skills with academic standards of scholarship. This volume will be well received by all scholars and students of Vedanta and devotional Hinduism.”</p>
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<h3>Jīva Gosvāmī</h3>
<p>Śrī Jīva Gosvāmī (1513-1608), was the youngest of the Six Gosvāmīs of Vrindavan and nephew of the two leading figures, Rūpa and Sanātana Gosvāmīs. He was an unusually brilliant student from childhood and left his home in Bengal at young age to study in Navadvīpa and Benares, where he mastered the six orthodox systems of Indian philosophy before arriving in Vṛndāvana.</p>
<p>Jīva Gosvāmī is one of the most preeminent scholars and saints of Vedānta Philosophy and a very prolific writer. Around 20 books on Indian philosophy and science (see below) are attributed to him, some of them voluminous, dealing with almost all the branches of Vaiṣṇava literature. It is he who systematized the teachings of Lord Caitanya and gave shape to the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavism school on par with other Vaiṣṇava schools, such as those founded by Śrī Rāmānujācārya, Nimbarkācārya, Madhavācārya and Vallabhācārya. Of all his works, the Ṣaṭ Sandarbhas, along with its auto-commentary Sarva-saṁvādinī, are well known for their deep analysis and systematic elaboration of the entire theology and philosophy of Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavism. </p>
<p>Besides writing extensively, Śrī Jīva Gosvāmī established one of the seven major temples of the town— Rādhā-Dāmodara, and was an accomplished teacher of the top students. Widely regarded as the highest authority of Vedānta in his time, he also spent considerable time receiving pilgrims from around India and excavating the holy places of Vṛndāvana.</p>
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<h4>Works</h4>
<p>1. Ṣaṭ Sandarbha</p>
<p>2. Sarva-saṁvādinī</p>
<p>3. Śrī Harināmāmṛta-vyākaraṇa</p>
<p>4. Śrī Bhakti Rasāmṛta-śeṣa</p>
<p>5. Sarva-saṁvādinī</p>
<p>6. Mādhava-mahotsava</p>
<p>7. Śrī Gopāla-virudāvalī</p>
<p>8. Sūtra-mālikā</p>
<p>9. Dhātu-saṅgraha</p>
<p>10. Gopāla-campū (in two parts)</p>
<p>11. Rādhā-kṛṣṇa-arcana-dīpikā </p>
<p>12. Śrī Rādhā-kṛṣṇa-kara-pada-cihna</p>
<p>13. Krama Sandarbha</p>
<p>14. Laghu Vaiṣṇava-toṣani</p>
<p>15. Gāyatrī-vivritti</p>
<p>16. Gopāla-tāpanī-ṭīkā</p>
<p>17. Brahma-saṁhitā-ṭīkā</p>
<p>18. Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu-ṭīkā</p>
<p>19. Ujjvala-nīlamaṇi-ṭīkā</p>
<p>20. Bhāvārtha-sūcaka-campū</p>
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<p>Of the Six Sandarbhas, Tattva Sandarbha is the smallest in size, but not in importance. As its name suggests, it discusses the Reality (tattva) that is the ultimate subject to be understood and realized. Tattva also means “essence,” and thus Tattva Sandarbha provides the essence of what is to be elaborated upon in the rest of the Sandarbhas. Thus, it serves as an introduction to them.</p>
<p>It may be said that Tattva Sandarbha lays the foundation for entry into the subject matter of Bhāgavata Purāṇa, a detailed analysis of which follows in the rest of the Sandarbhas. It does so particularly by providing the epistemological viewing frame through which Bhagavān is directly intuited, devotionally served, and established ultimately as the supreme object of divine love.</p>
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<p>The second book of Jīva Gosvāmī’s Ṣaṭ Sandarbhas, is quite simply a book about Bhagavān, or God, the Supreme Being. To avoid narrow and misleading notions, Śrī Jīva Gosvāmī first establishes an objective and far-reaching context in which Bhagavān can be self-evidently understood, free from constrictive or reductionist interpretations. In striking opposition to popular spiritual ideas, such as "All is One," he supplies the reader with knowledge of Ultimate Reality with unparalleled precision and exacting detail.</p>
<p>This Reality, which is described as Nondual Consciousness (advaya-jñāna), is realized in three aspects: as Brahman (God without any qualities, the Unqualified Absolute), as Paramātma (the Immanent Self residing in each of us), and as Bhagavān (the all-powerfull, all-blissful, infinitely charming playful Person). Jīva Gosvāmī analyzes each of these aspects and demonstrates with conclusive evidence that Bhagavān is the complete and indivisible Absolute Reality and that all other manifestations are dependent on, and thus subordinate to, Him.</p>
<p>In Bhagavat Sandarbha, Satyanarayana Dasa has translated the entire Sanskrit text, which is rendered in the original Devanagari script, and has given commentary on each section. Special attention has been given to the topic of epistemology, which is the beginning point and foundation of Śrī Jīva’s exposition.</p>
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<p>Among the four Sandarbhas that delineate the knowledge of sambandha, Paramātma Sandarbha is the most important because it analyzes the nature of the self and its conditioning by maya. We have to begin where we stand at present. Without this knowledge, we cannot know in which direction to move, even if we are clear about the destination.</p>
<p>Some spiritualists are of the opinion that it is enough to know the process and goal. This situation can be compared to a person lost in a forest, who knows his destination but does not know which direction to take. Without knowing our present condition, we cannot become clear about the process. For this reason, Sri Jiva Goswami has explained sambandha in the first four Sandarbhas, the present volume being the third in this series. Thus, Paramātma Sandarbha is crucial to imbibe the knowledge of sambandha, and every serious practitioner should study it carefully. The truths contained in this book can uproot many of the common misconceptions that may be lurking in our minds, sometimes even without our being aware of them. Among these misconceptions, the most troublesome are those that are akin to radical nondualism. Even Vaisnavas on the path of bhakti can be subject to such pitfalls.</p>
<p>Here a list of the essential points discussed in this volume:<br>
• The difference between the Paramātma and Bhagavān manifestations of tattva.<br>
• The three primary manifestations of Paramātma and their functions.<br>
• The difference between the terms jiva and atma.<br>
• The inherent nature of the atma.<br>
• Maya and its various functions.<br>
• The relationship between maya and the jiva.<br>
• The mystery behind the bondage and release of the jiva.<br>
• The dynamics involved in the evolution of the cosmos.<br>
• Examination of the nature of the world as real or unreal<br>
• The intent behind the acts of creation, sustenance, and dissolution of the cosmos.<br>
• Exploration of the question as to why God does not relieve the suffering of humanity.<br>
• The unbiased nature of God.<br></p>
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<p><i>Paramātma Sandarbha is the most philosophical of the Six Sandarbhas, and it demands focused attention and an unbiased attitude on the part of the reader. Anyone who is willing to take up this challenge will reap rich benefits from Sri Jiva’s profound knowledge and unique insight into the above subjects. From my lifetime of study of the systems of Indian philosophy, I am unaware of any other book that so lucidly explains the nature of atma, Paramātma, maya, and the cosmos (jagat). My commentaries are based upon my studies of the book under my Gurudeva. I share them with my readers and trust that they will benefit from them on their spiritual journey, as I did on mine.</i></p>
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<p>Satyanarayana Dasa, born in 1954, was drawn to the spiritual traditions of his home country India since his childhood. After receiving a postgraduate degree in 1978 from IIT Delhi and working in the United States for four years, he returned to India. There he studied the formal systems of Indian philosophy known as Ṣaḍ-darśana under the direct guidance of his guru Śrī Haridāsa Śāstrī Mahārāja and Swami Śyāma Śaraṇa Mahārāja.</p>
<p>This education was taken up in the traditional manner for more than 25 years, while he dedicated himself as a practitioner of bhakti yoga. In 1991 he accepted the traditional Vaiṣṇava order of renounced life, bābājī-veṣa. His main focus has been with the works of Jīva Gosvāmī, particularly on translating the Ṣaṭ Sandarbhas, into English and commenting on them. He also earned four śāstric degrees, and received both a law degree and a PhD in Sanskrit from Agra University.</p>
<p>Satyanarayana Dasa is the director of the <a href="http://www.jiva.org">Jiva Institute of Vaishnava Studies</a> in Vrindavan, India. He is a visiting professor at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. In 2013 he was honored by the president of India, Pranab Mukherjee, for his extraordinary contribution in presenting Vedic culture and philosophy, both nationally and internationally.</p>
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<p>Navadvipa das (Bruce Martin) has been an avid student and practitioner of Devotional Vedanta for the last thirty-five years. He has lived in India since 1990 where he studied Sanskrit, Hindi and Bengali. He has been involved in the translation and editing of ancient Gaudiya Vaishnava texts for the last twenty years.</p>
<p>His principal concern in this endeavor has been in trying to bring out the significance of such works for a modern audience. In order to do so, he felt it essential
to be in touch with the widest possible array of knowledge systems in general and wisdom traditions in particular, so as to identify the most essential points of correspondence. Toward this end, he has devoted years of study to multiple disciplines, including world religion, mythology, transpersonal psychology, eastern and western philosophy, science and culture, linguistics, and holistic healing systems, including Qigong, Ayurveda and Reiki. He lives with his wife, Suniti, in the mountain resort of Manali, Himachal Pradesh.</p>
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<p>Jagadananda Das, a.k.a. Jan K. Brzezinksi (b. 1950), joined ISKCON in Toronto, Canada, in 1970 and was initiated by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. In 1979, he joined the son and disciple of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur, Lalita Prasad Thakur from whom he took dīkṣā and vairāgya (bābājī veṣa) and was given the name Jagadānanda Dās Bābājī. For the next five years he studied the literature of the sampradāya in Nabadwip and was given the title Bhakti-śāstrī in 1982.</p>
<p>In 1985, he took courses in comparative religious studies and the history of religions at McGill University in Canada, getting top honors. In 1988 he was awarded the Commonwealth Scholarship to study for his doctorate at the School of Oriental and African Studies. In 1992 he was awarded a Ph.D. in Sanskrit Literature, the subject of which was the Gopāla-campū of Śrīla Jīva Goswāmī. In 2007, he returned to India where he taught Sanskrit and studied yoga meditation at Swami Rama Sadhaka Grama in Rishikesh. Since 2010 he has been living in Vrindavan where he has been working with Satyanarayan Dasa on translating and editing the Sandarbhas.
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