The awareness of the ātmā of its svarūpa is absent or ‘unmanifest’ in its conditioned state
The inherent bhaktivadis claim that intrinsic śaktis of the ātmā like its jñāna-śakti or its …
Bhagavān
Śrī Jīva Goswami teaches that the pure jīva, i.e. ātmā, is taṭasthā śakti
In the Bhagavat Sandarbha Anuccheda 16.4, Śrī Jīva Goswami discusses how Bhagavān has three distinct …
Śrī Jīva Goswami’s commentary on na tu jīveṣu
In a previous article, I showed how Śrīdhar Swami’s commentary contains the words, “na tu …
Vṛndāvana on earth is beyond Vaikuṇṭha
In a previous article, we examined how Goloka is beyond Vaikuṇṭha. Here we will see …
Goloka is beyond Vaikuṇṭha
Śrī Jīva Goswami’s central thesis is that Śrī Kṛṣṇa is Svayaṁ Bhagavān, and that all …
Śrī Jīva Goswami coins the term “acintya bheda-abheda”
Reader Sridhar asked the following questions to which my responses are provided. The response to …
Is Śrī Kṛṣṇa the supreme enjoyer?
We frequently hear these days that Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the supreme enjoyer. Presumably these ideas …
Śrī Jīva Gosvāmi explains the essence of the Bhāgavata
We saw in a different post, how Śrī Jīva Gosvāmi explains the essence of the …
Kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam supported by Bhagavad Gītā
In several previous posts, we have seen Śrī Jīva Goswami’s conclusion that the Bhāgavata teaches …
Kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam supported by a four-fold army
In the Kṛṣṇa Sandarbha, Śrī Jīva Goswami shows how the Bhāgavata teaches the concept that …
Kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam analyzed by vākya
As we discussed in a previous article, in Anuccheda 28 of the Kṛṣṇa Sandarbha, Śrī …
Kṛṣṇas tu bhagavān svayam analyzed by śruti and liṅga
As we discussed in a previous article, in Anuccheda 28 of the Kṛṣṇa Sandarbha, Śrī …