Śrīla Gopala Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī, the great philosopher from South India who greatly pleased Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī and Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī, left many valuable notes that defeat various philosophical misconceptions. Systematically arranging those notes and considering their content, Jīva Gosvāmī writes this book. [Śrī Tattva-Sandarbha, Maṅgalācaraṇam]
kṛṣṇa-varṇaṁ tviṣākṛṣṇaṁ
sāṅgopāṅgāstra-pārṣadam
yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtana-prāyair
yajanti hi su-medhasaḥ
In the age of Kali, intelligent persons perform congregational chanting to worship the incarnation of Godhead who constantly sings the names of Kṛṣṇa. Although His complexion is not blackish, He is Kṛṣṇa Himself. He is accompanied by His associates, servants, weapons and confidential companions. [Śrī Tattva-Sandarbha, Anuccheda 1]
antaḥ kṛṣṇaṁ bahir gauraṁ
darśitāṅgādi-vaibhavam
kalau saṅkīrtanādyaiḥ sma
kṛṣṇa-caitanyam āśritāḥ
I take shelter of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who is outwardly of a fair complexion but is inwardly Kṛṣṇa Himself. In this Age of Kali He displays His expansions [His aṅgas and upāṅgas] by performing congregational chanting of the holy name of the Lord. [Śrī Tattva-Sandarbha, Anuccheda 2]
Here are the questions from today's Darshan:
* Who translated this work?
* Can we continue also studying the Bhakti rasamrta sindhu?
* What is the meaning of etc, in "by congregational chanting, etc.;" in the synonyms?
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