Scriptural Commentary Commentary 1892

Śrī Brahma-saṁhitā (Prakāśinī Commentary)

শ্রীব্রহ্মসংহিতা (প্রকাশিনী টীকা)
Original Author: Lord Brahmā / Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī
Contribution: Bengali translation and original Bengali commentary (Prakāśinī) elucidating Jīva Gosvāmī's Sanskrit gloss

About This Work

Elucidates the sublime Sanskrit prayers of Lord Brahmā, explaining the architecture of the spiritual sky and the paramount position of Lord Govinda.

Historical Context

Published in 1892 to make Lord Caitanya's treasured South Indian discovery fully comprehensible to modern Bengali readers.

Key Philosophical Teachings

  • Śrī Kṛṣṇa is Govinda, the cause of all causes, eternally residing in Goloka Vṛndāvana.
  • The material universe is an expanded reflection of the transcendental kingdom (Paravyoma).
  • Spiritual realization culminates in hearing the transcendental flute of Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

Śrīla Prabhupāda on This Work

Śrīla Prabhupāda on Disciplic Succession
One of the Ācāryas of the Disciplic Succession from Kṛṣṇa
“He was one of the ācāryas of this disciplic succession from Kṛṣṇa.”
Context: From the Appearance Day lecture in London, September 3, 1971, explaining the unbroken line of spiritual transmission descending from Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa through Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura Appearance Day Lecture, London, September 3, 1971 — London, United Kingdom (September 3, 1971)

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Primary Bibliographic Source: Śrī Brahma-saṁhitā with Prakāśinī-ṭīkā (1892)