Sri Priti-Sandarbha
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Srila Jiva Goswami
Oct 20, CANADA (SUN) —
Sri Priti-sandarbha
Volume One
by Srila Jiva Goswami
Anuccheda 333-334
Sandesha is described in these words of Ujjvala-nilamani, Anubhava-prakarana, Text 82:
Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.40.52):
sandeshas tu proshitasya
sva-varta-preshanam bhavet
"A letter from a lover living far away is called sandesha."
Sandesha is seen in these words of Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.47.52):
he natha he rama-natha
vraja-natharti-nashana
magnam uddhara govinda
gokulam vrijinarnavat
"O master, O master of the goddess of fortune, O master of Vraja! O destroyer of all suffering, Govinda, please lift Your Gokula out of the ocean of distress in which it is drowning!"***
Apadesha is described in these words of Ujjvala-nilamani, Anubhava-prakarana, Text 85:
anyartha-kathanam yat tu
so 'padesha itiritah
"When a person misunderstands the statement of another, this is called apadesha."
Apadesha is seen in these words of Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.47.7-8):
nihsvam tyajanti ganika. . .jara bhuktva ratam striyam
"Prostitutes abandon a penniless man, subjects and incompetent king, students their teacher once they have finished their education, and priests a man who has remunerated them for a sacrifice.***
"Birds abandon a tree when its fruits are gone, guests a house after they have eaten, animals a forest that has burnt down, and a lover the woman he has enjoyed, even though she remains attached to him."***
The meaning of these verses is clear. These verses were spoken by the gopis to Uddhava.
Anuccheda 335
Upadesha is described in these words of Ujjvala-nilamani, Anubhava-prakarana, Text 87:
yat tu shikshartha-vacanam
upadesha sa ucyate
"Words of instruction are called upadesha."
Upadesha is seen in these words spoken at the time of Lord Balarama's arrival in vraja and recounted in Srimad-Bhagavatam (10.65.14):
kim nas tat-kathaya gopyah
kathah kathayataparah
yaty asmabhir vina kalo
yadi tasya tathaiva nah
"Why bother talking about Him, dear gopis? Please talk of something else. If He passes His time without us, then we shall similarly pass ours without Him."***
The meaning of this verse is clear. This verse was spoken by the gopis.
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