I read just recently a short work about thise topic. Thise person gives many verses from different scriptures and writings from our different acaryas. Somehow it have some logic to some degree but it doesnt aligne with 2nd chapter of Bhagavadgita (2.12, 2.20 and others). Also it aligne with BG 9.29, Krishna is equal to everybody.
There is also verse from Brihad Bhagavatamrta from Gopiparanadhans prabhu, 6 chapter(Abhista-labha), verse 131. Where it is written that Gopa Kumar-Sarupa is born in the family of Radharanis brother Sridama. That indicate that he came back to his original position. And thise is not Gokula but Goloka.
Anyway there are in that work some verses mentioned that give me a second thought. As there are 6 Puranas for people in tamas and 6 for people in rajas and 6 for people in satva, so there are written different levels of Absolute Thruth for people in different levels of understanding. What is your understanding obout that prabhu?
Unless one is capable of checking the correct meaning of the verses in sanskrit, I don't really recommend reading anything apart from books of Srila Prabhupada and his sincere followers, really. There is no literal translation of sanskrit, everything is interpreted according to a certain line of thought. People with different views will twist the verses to fit their interpretation. As a result, reading their translations and commentaries and accepting it as "sastra" will just result in confusion. There are books translated by Gopi Paradana Dhana Prabhu, for example, which are the gold standard. I would reacomenting starting by these.
Hare Krishna, thank you for article.
I read just recently a short work about thise topic. Thise person gives many verses from different scriptures and writings from our different acaryas. Somehow it have some logic to some degree but it doesnt aligne with 2nd chapter of Bhagavadgita (2.12, 2.20 and others). Also it aligne with BG 9.29, Krishna is equal to everybody.
There is also verse from Brihad Bhagavatamrta from Gopiparanadhans prabhu, 6 chapter(Abhista-labha), verse 131. Where it is written that Gopa Kumar-Sarupa is born in the family of Radharanis brother Sridama. That indicate that he came back to his original position. And thise is not Gokula but Goloka.
Anyway there are in that work some verses mentioned that give me a second thought. As there are 6 Puranas for people in tamas and 6 for people in rajas and 6 for people in satva, so there are written different levels of Absolute Thruth for people in different levels of understanding. What is your understanding obout that prabhu?
Unless one is capable of checking the correct meaning of the verses in sanskrit, I don't really recommend reading anything apart from books of Srila Prabhupada and his sincere followers, really. There is no literal translation of sanskrit, everything is interpreted according to a certain line of thought. People with different views will twist the verses to fit their interpretation. As a result, reading their translations and commentaries and accepting it as "sastra" will just result in confusion. There are books translated by Gopi Paradana Dhana Prabhu, for example, which are the gold standard. I would reacomenting starting by these.