Maṅgalācaraṇa of Tattva Sandarbha
Reader Timir Nandi requested a word for word translation of the Maṅgalācaraṇa written by Śrī …
Epistemology
Q/A: origin of the jīva
Q: Whether we fall from Vaikuṇṭha or do not fall, makes no difference to our …
Jīva-tattva
If I had to pick the most misunderstood topic in the Caitanya tradition today, it …
Are the Sandarbhas not written by Śrī Jīva Goswami?
Question: Is Śrī Gopāla Bhaṭṭa or Śrī Jīva author of the Sandarbhas?
Answer: Anuchheda 4 …
Limitations and utility of tarka or logic
In a previous article, I had discussed the meaning of the word ‘acintya’ in …
The Sarva-samvādinī commentary on svābhāvika bheda-abheda-vāda
Reader Sridhar requested a translation of Śrī Jīva Goswami’s Sarva-samvādinī commentary on svābhāvika bheda-abheda-vāda, along …
The method of the Sandarbhas
Śrī Jīva Goswami did not compile the Sandarbhas in a haphazard fashion. He followed a …
The essence of the Bhāgavata according to Śrī Jīva Goswami
In a previous post, we saw how the Bhāgavata is an independent pramāṇa meaning that …
The Bhāgavataṁ is self-authoritative
The Bhāgavata is known as the topmost pramāṇa for Caitanya Vaiṣṇavas. What this means, in …
The importance of being consistent
Nothing is more frustrating for a serious seeker than conceptual inconsistencies. Thankfully, Śrī Jīva Goswami’s …
Śrī Jīva Gosvāmi explains the essence of the Bhagavad Gītā
The Bhagavad-gītā has been variously explained by different commentators as teaching karma, jnāña or bhakti …
Śrī Jīva shows how an unbiased approach reveals the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam as the supreme pramāṇa
We saw in a previous article how Śrī Jīva Gosvāmi motivates the study of the …