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Post by Nitaidas on Jun 16, 2020 19:45:32 GMT -6
Jay Nitai! Dear Nitai das, Narottam has drawn my attention to your website. Here are a few details about me. I met Swamiji in 1973 in London, became active devotee in Iskcon 15 years later, spent 12 years in Iskcon, moved on to Narayan Maharaja's Gaudiya Math in 2000, left his splintered sanga in 2012 and bumped into Premgopal Goswami of the Nityananda Vamśa in 2013. I have been following the pure line since. I keep busy by editing, compiling and publishing bhakti books (you can see them on Amazon.com/Dauji Dau Dayal Das). I have compiled the Sri Ślokamritam under Narayan Mj (first published in 2006), and now I publish books of the harikatha of Premgopal Goswami under the cover name Bhakti Books. I can make the PDF files of these books (about a dozen or so) available for free to anyone interested and can send them to you to add to your online library if you have one. At present I am editing Nityananda Vamśa Vistar. I am not a scholar and I don't know Bengali or Sanskrit so I have to rely on someone else's translation. Sort of mission impossible, but Premgopal wants it published in English for the English speaking world. Can you tell me anything about this book? I have also written an essay, 'Tradition and Transformation in Vaiṣnavism'. It's a subjective and personal account of my experience and reflections on the topic rather than an academic paper, but if you like I can post it here or send it to you to look at. My email: daudayaldas@gmail.com Hope this finds you well and happy, জয় নিতাই জয় গৌর Radhe Radhe. राधे राधे ! Greetings Dauji, It is good to hear from you and thank you for sharing your history with us. We would love to have the works you have produced available available here. You can send them to me and I will post them under the appropriate category or you can do that yourself. You will need to become a member first in order to post texts, I think. I met Sri Premgopal Goswami's father many years ago on a visit to Navadvip. I was staying with Gadadhar Pran Das and his wife was a disciple of Madhugopal Goswami. He was very kind to me and gifted me a copy of his grandfather's (Prangopal Goswami's) edition and commentary on the Caitanya-caritamrta (vol. 1), a very rare book at the time. I treasure it and consult it whenever I have questions. I have also been fortunate enough to acquire Prangopal Goswami's edition of the most important of the Sandarbhas, the Priti-sandarbha. I am working my way towards the study of that text with Goswami's commentary. You are in an interesting position trying to edit a work you can't read in the original. It is hard to check the translation if the English makes no sense. Who has done the translation of the text you are working on? I have found a copy of the text at archive.org. It is a second edition of the Nityananda-vamsa-vistara attributed to Vrndavana Das Thakur. The editor is one Kisori das Babaji from the Vaisnava Research Institute and the year of publication is 1398 (1992 CE). There is a famous Kisori das Babaji who is considered siddha and lived in Vrndaban. This is not that Kisori das Babaji, I am pretty sure. This Kisoridas Baba lives [lived?] in Halisahar in 24 Parganas, West Bengal. Anyway, the text is available online in Bengali script. It does not seem to be long, only a hundred pages. I may have heard about this text before. It might be simply a compilation of the verses on Nityananda Prabhu drawn from the Caitanya-bhagavata. That can be checked out, but, unfortunately, I don't have my copy of Dr. Radhagovinda Nath's edition of the Cbh with me. It has a complete verse index of the text and the verses of the Nityananda-vamsa-vistar might be searched for in that. Anyone else on the forum have access to Dr. Radhagovinda Nath's edition? But, perhaps it is a separate text by Vrndavadas Thakur. If you have questions about particular passages, you can ask me. I can check th original. Once again, welcome. I look forward to seeing your works and reading your essay. राधे श्याम गौर ! |
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Post by Nitaidas on Jun 17, 2020 10:22:46 GMT -6
I did some more reading on this text last night, mostly from the introduction by Kisor das Babaji and then an anonymous account of the life of Bircandra. The text seems to be about the life of Bircandra mostly beginning with the order from Mahaprabhu to Nityananda to marry and lead a householder's life. That account is not covered in the Cbh. So it appears to be an independent text. One other work by Vrndavana das Thakur is mentioned in the introduction called the Nityananda-caritamrta. I have never seen or heard of this text. That too is available at archive.org. It is published by Haricaran Mallik and is dated 1909 (1903 CE). It is about 140 pages long. You can find it here. The Nityananda-vamsa-vistar is here. |
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Post by meeno8 on Jun 17, 2020 16:37:14 GMT -6
I have that Dr. Radha Govindanath edition. Let me know what you want me to look up in it.
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Post by meeno8 on Jun 17, 2020 17:14:43 GMT -6
I thought I still had it, but now I recall donating it to the University of Chicago library, because it was in need of preservation. Oh well.
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Post by Nityānanda dāsa on Oct 24, 2020 18:24:35 GMT -6
Radhe Radhe!
A couple of updates...
I have the Radha Govindanath CBh, if you need me to look up anything. Please let me know.
Also, what is the difference between the Niyananda Caritamrita and the Niyananda Vamsa Vistar?
On a separate but related note, in the book Prema Vilasa, there is mention of a book titled Virchanda Carita. Has anyone ever seen or heard of this book?
Thanks!
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Post by Nityānanda dāsa on Mar 15, 2021 14:58:16 GMT -6
Jai Nitai! Jai Gaur!
I just came across this listing and wanted to post it here for the time being until I can get to adding it to the CV Booklist...
Gaudiya Vaisnava texts in Bengali & Sanskrit-translated, edited & published by Ramanarayan Vidyaratna, Radharaman Press, Khagra, Murshidabad. Later Ramdev Misra continued this project. This list is being used from the personal collection of Professor Tony K Stewart, Vanderbilt University, USA.
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Ānandavṛndāvanacampū of Kavikarṇapūra. Edited with Bengali translation by Rāmanārāyaṇa Vidyāratna. With the commentary Sukhavārttanī ṭīkā of Viśvanātha Cakravartīn. Murshidabad: Rādhāramaṇa Press of Baharamapura, 1304 bs.
Bhāgavata purāṇa of Kṛṣṇadvaipayana Vyāsa. Edited with Bengali translation by Rāmanārāyaṇa Vidyāratna. With the Bhāvārthadīpikā ṭīkā of Śrīdhara Svāmī, Kramasandarbha of Jīva Gosvāmin, and Sārārthadarśiṇī ṭīkā of Viśvanātha Cakravartin. 5 vols. Murshidabad: Rādhāramaṇa Press of Baharampura, 1300-1305 BS.
Bhaktirasāmṛtasindhu of Rūpa Gosvāmin. Edited with Bengali translation by Rāmanārāyaṇa Vidyāratna. With the commentary Durgasaṃgamanī of Jīva Gosvāmin. 5th ed. Murshidabad: Rāmadeva Miśra at the Rādhāramaṇa Press of Baharampura for Haribhaktipradāyinī Sabhā, 1340 BS.
Bhaktiratnākara of Narahari Cakravartī [Ghanaśyāma Dāsa]. Edited by Rāmanārāyaṇa Vidyāratna. 3d ed. Murshidabad: Rāmadeva Miśra at Rādhāramaṇa Press of Baharamapura for Haribhaktipradāyinī Sabhā, 1332 BS.
Caitanya bhāgavata of Vṛndāvana Dāsa. Edited by Rāsavihāri Bhāgavatabhūṣana. Murshidabad: Rāmadeva Miśra at Rādhāramaṇa Press of Baharampura for Haribhaktipradāyinī Sabhā, 1320-26 BS.
Caitanya maṅgala of Locana Dāsa. Edited by Rāmanārāyaṇa Vidyāratna. 2d ed. Murshidabad: Rādhāramaṇa Press of Baharampura, 1325 BS.
Caitanyacandrāmṛtam of Prabodhānanda Sarasvatī. Edited with Bengali translation by Rāmanārāyaṇa Vidyāratna. With the commentary Rasikāsvādinī ṭīkā of Anandī. 3d ed. Murshidabad: Rāmadeva Miśra at Rādhāramaṇa Press of Baharampura, 1319 BS.
Caitanyacandrodayam nāṭakam of Kavikarṇapūra [Paramānanda Sena]. Edited with Bengali translation by Rāmanārāyaṇa Vidyāratna. 2d ed. Murshidabad: Rāmadeva Miśra at Rādhāramaṇa Press of Barahampura, 1330 BS.
Dānakelikaumudī of Rūpa Gosvāmin. Edited with Bengali translation by Rāmanārāyaṇa Vidyāratna. With ṭīkā of Jīva Gosvāmī. Murshidabad: by the editor at Rādhāramaṇa Press, 1287 BS; reprinted 1303 BS.
Gauragaṇoddeśadīpikā of Kavikarṇapūra [Paramānanda Sena]. Edited with Bengali translation by Rāmanārāyaṇa Vidyāratna. 4th ed. Murshidabad: Rāmadeva Miśra at Rādhāramaṇa Press of Beharamapura, 1329 bs.
Gaurāṅgalīlāmṛta of Viśvanātha Cakravartī. Edited by Rāmanārāyaṇa Vidyāratna. With Bengali trans. by Kṛṣṇadāsa. 2d ed. Murshidabad: Rāmadeva Miśra at Rādhāramṇa Press of Baharamapura, 421 GA.
Jagannāthavallabha nāṭaka of Rāmānanda Rāya. Edited and with Bengali translation by Rāmanārāyaṇa Vidyāratna. With the padas of Locana Dāsa. Murshidabad: Rādhāramaṇa Press at Baharamapura, 1282 BS.
Karṇānanda of Yadunandana Dāsa. Edited by Rāmanārāyaṇa Vidyaratna. 2d ed. Murshidabad: Vrajanātha Miśra at Rādhāramaṇa Press of Baharamapura for Haribhaktipradāyinī Sabhā, 1335 BS.
Kṛṣṇacaitanyacaritāmṛta mahākāvya of Kavikarṇapūra. Edited with Bengali translation by Rāmanārāyaṇa Vidyāratna. 2d ed. Murshidabad: Rādhāramaṇa Press of Baharampura, 1332 BS.
Lalitamādhava nāṭaka of Rūpa Gosvāmin. Edited with Bengali translation of Rāmanārāyaṇa Vidyāratna. With a commentary by the editor. 2d ed. Murshidabad: Rādhāramaṇa Press at Baharamapura, 1309 BS.
Narottamavilāsa of Narahari Cakravartī. Edited by Rāmanārāyaṇa Vidyāratna. Murshidabad: Rādhāramaṇa Press of Baharamapura, 1300 BS.
Pañcatattvāṣṭakaṃ [arthāt śrigaurāṇga, śrīnityānanda, śriadvatia, śrīgadādhara, śrīvāsātmaka pañcatattvasya stotrāṣṭakādikaṃ]. Compiled by Rāsavihārisāṅkhyatīrtha. Murshidabad: Rāmadeva Miśra at Vrajanātha Miśra Printers, 407 GA.
Premavilāsa of Nityānanda Dāsa. Edited by Rāmanārāyaṇa Vidyāratna. Murshidabad: Rādhāramaṇa Press of Baharamapura for Haribhaktipradāyinī Sabhā, 406 ga, 1298 BS.
Rādhākṛṣṇagaurāṅgaganoddeśāvalī. Edited by Kiśoridāsa Bābājī. Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava Stavāvalī of Raghunātha Dāsa Gosvāmin. Edited by Vrajanātha Miśra. Translated into Bengali by Rāmanārāyaṇa Vidyāratna. With the commentary of Baṅgeśvara Śrī Vidyābhūṣana. 3d ed. Murshidabad: Rādhāramaṇa Press of Baharampura for Haribhaktipradāyinī Sabhā, 1332-35 BS.
Ujjvalanīlamaṇi of Rūpa Gosvāmin. Edited with Bengali translation by Rāmanārāyaṇa Vidyāratna. With the commentaries Locanarocani-ṭīkā of Jīva Gosvāmin and Ānandacandrikā-ṭīkā of Baladeva Vidyabhūṣana. Murshidabad: Rādhāramaṇa Press of Baharampura, 1304 BS.
Vidagdhamādhava nāṭaka of Rūpa Gosvāmin. Edited with Bengali translation of Rāmanārāyaṇa Vidyāratna. With the commentary of Viśvanātha Cakravartī and the Bengali padāvalī of Yadunandana. 2d ed. Murshidabad: Rādhāramaṇa Press at Baharamapura, 1307 BS.
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