About the book sri caitanya mahaprabhu personally brought sri brahmasamhita from south india for his devotees, spoken by brahmaji, the secondary creator. Upon discovering the manuscript, sri caitanya felt great ecstasy and fell into an intense mystic rapture that overflowed onto the physical. Introduction contrary to popular opinion, this version of sri brahma samhita is actually the combined effort of four vaisnavas. The book consists of a brief description of brahmas enlightenment by lord sri krsna, the supreme personality of godhead, followed by brahmas extraordinarily beautiful prayers elucidating the content of his revelation. Srila prabhupada mentioned in a letter to hamsaduta pr on 21st january, 1969 regarding brahmasamhita, this book shall be included in the examination of. Brahma, in his amazement, speaks volumes of divinely inspired praise before beginning his work of creation. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. Brahma samhita govinda adi purusham with subtitle youtube. It is revered within gaudiya vaishnavism, whose founder, chaitanya mahaprabhu 14861534, rediscovered a part of the work, the 62 verses of chapter 5, when visiting a temple in the kerala, southern india in the 16th century. In another sense, this whole cosmic manifestation is also the body of god. This evaluation copy is intended for personal noncommercial use only, under the fair use guidelines established by international laws.
Sri brahmasamhita is a collection samhita of prayers spoken by brahma at the beginning of material creation, after the supreme person krishna gave brahma a divine vision of the spiritual world. Buy sri brahma samhita book online at low prices in india sri. Although the whole of the brahmasamhita has not been located, the fifth chapter stands alone as a short but complete work. As far as the book, that is my main contention with it, it has such a strong tone of undermining devi. The verses of brahmasamhita are a full elucidation of the origination of phenomenal and noumenic conceptions. Sri chaitanya mahaprabhu acquired the fifth chapter of the brahmasamhita from the adi. The book consists of a brief description of brahmas enlightenment by lord sri krsna, the supreme personality of godhead, followed by brahmas extraordinarily. Sri brahmasamhita is a collection samhita of prayers spoken by brahma at the. Srila jiva gosvami, srila bhaktivinoda thakura, srila bhaktisiddhanta sarasvati thakura, and professor sanyal. Excerpted from sri brahmasamhita by bhaktisiddhanta sarasvati thakura, courtesy of the bhaktivedanta book trust international. The recovered fragment of the sri brahmasamhita commences at the fifth chapter. This booklet is only the fifth chapter of the hymns of brahma which were recorded in a hundred chapters. Overview sri brahmasamhita is a collection samhita of prayers spoken by brahma at the beginning of material creation, after the supreme person krishna gave brahma a divine vision of the spiritual world. Sri brahmasamhita by his divine grace srila bhaktisiddhanta sarasvati thakura.
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