Vaisnava Siddhanta Mala - English

Vaisnava-siddhanta-mala was originally composed in the Bengali language by the incarnation of auspiciousness upon this world, om visnupada Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, who is to be included as an intimate member among the eternal associates of Sri Sacinandana Caitanya Mahaprabhu, the purifier of the age of Kali and the source of all incarnations. It is a compilation of selected verses from the Vedic literatures to provide the reader with a comprehensive analysis of all questions related with sambhanda, abhideya and prayojan tattva.

Based on Prameya-ratnāvalī of Śrī Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa, Vaiṣṇava-siddhānta-mālā is a lively presentation of the nine prameyas, or truths. Clear and simple answers are given to many questions, such as, “What is the guru-paramaparā?” What is the śakti, or potency, of Bhagavān?” “If the pastimes of Śrī Kṛṣṇa are beyond matter, then how were they able to be seen at the end of Dvāpara-yuga?” “If Bhagavān is attained through the soul’s own self-manifested knowledge, then what is the necessity of studying the Vedic scriptures?” “Are all souls of one type or are there different gradations among them?” This book also contains an authoritative deliberation on the subject of the holy name and the different stages of chanting.

CONTENTS: Introduction, The First Flower [Nine Truths (Nava-prameya-siddhanta), First Truth (Only Bhagavan Is the Supreme Truth), Second Truth (He Is the Supreme Object of Knowledge Described Throughout the Vedas), Third Truth (The Universe Is Real), Fourth Truth (Difference-bheda Is Real), Fifth Truth (The Soul Is the Eternal Servant of Sri Hari), Sixth Truth (Different Grades of Souls), Seventh Truth (Real Liberation Is the Attainment of Sri Krsna's Lotus Feet), Eighth Truth (The Pure Worship of Krsna Is the Cause of Liberation), Ninth Truth (Spiritual Sound or Scripture-śabda; Direct Sense Perception-pratyaksa and Logical Inference-anumana Are the Three Evidences) ], The Second Flower [ Harinama, The Conditioned and Liberated Living Entity (Three kinds of devotional practices, Karma, Jnana, Bhakti), Harinama-the Topmost Bhakti-sadhana ].

TITLE: Vaishnava Siddhanta Mala - English
AUTHOR: Om Vishnupada Sri Srila Bhaktivinod Thakur
Translated from the Hindi Edition by Bhaktivedanta Narayana Goswami Maharaja
PUBLISHER: Gaudiya Vedanta Prakashan
EDITION: Second, 2019
ISBNs: 978-1-633161-75-7 9781633161757 1-63316-175-7 1633161757 978-1-935428-29-9 9781935428299 1-935428-29-2 1935428292
Library of Congress Control Number: 2019-937167 2019937167
Pages: 56
SHIPPING WEIGHT: 150 grams