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Sri Taffva Sufra
Taffva Prakaranam
1. chan paro nanyan
Sii Kisna is onc wiiloui a sccond: Hc is ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad.
2. agunop sarvasahtramcyatvat
Alilougl iiansccndcnial io maiciial qualiiics, Sii Kisna, ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy
ol Godlcad, posscscs cxpansivc, immcnsc poicncics inconccivablc io mundanc
pciccpiion.
3. vruna-samanyam tasmnnactram
Innummciablc coniiadicioiy qualiiics simuliancously cxisiing in Sii Kisna is
noiling uncommon oi wondcilul.
-. sa saccanano jnanagamyo bnaht vsayatvat
Tlc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad Sii Kisna, wlosc loim is cicinal, lully
conscious and blisslul, is noi pciccivablc by mundanc laculiics bui can bc icalizcd
only by iiansccndcnial unalloycd dcvoiional scivicc.
5. sa ca satyo ntyo narananto csa-haIaparccncat
Tlc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad Sii Kisna is ilc Supicmc Absoluic Tiuil,
bcyond ilc inllucncc ol iimc and spacc.
6. parop cjjaabnyam vIas vsva-sncn
Alilougl iiansccndcnial io maiici and spiiii, Sii Kisna cxpands iliougl His
divcisc cncigics as ilc cosmic manilcsiaiion, consisiing ol boil maiici and spiiii,
loi His pasiimcs.
7. taccnahttastatvanhyamtcccnna taabncat
Sii Kisna's iiansccndcnial poicncy is noi a scpaiaic piinciplc, ii is idcniical wiil
Him.
8. hartapyavharan svatantryat
Sii Kisna bcing supicmcly indcpcndcni, is ncvci allccicd by His cicaiion, alilougl
Hc is ilc causc ol all causcs.
9. saaharupan purnatvat
Sii Kisna is ilc complcic Absoluic Tiuil. (Tlc cosmic manilcsiaiion oi
annililaiion docs noi clangc His lullncss.)
10. harunyam tat hrya ncturnanyaaptahamatvat
Dcvoid ol any maiciial nccd and dcsiic, Sii Kisna pciloims His iiansccndcnial
aciiviiics only duc io His causclcss mcicy.
Cif Padarfha Prakaranam
11. cctanan paranugatastavnvasyatvat
Tlc individual living cniiiics aic cicinally suboidinaic io ilc Supicmc Loid Sii
Kisna and aic subjcci io His iulcs.
12. tccananyanantan parasahtvscsatvat
Tlcsc individual souls aic cicinal (bcginninglcss and cndlcss bcing), paii and
paiccls ol (ilc jiva-salii) ol Sii Kisna.
13. canana svarupa ap parato bnnna ntyasatyatvabnavat
Alilougl consiiiuiionally conscious and blisslul, ilc living cniiiics aic cciiainly
dillcicni liom ilc supicmc living cniiiy Sii Kisna, wlo is ilc cicinal Absoluic
Tiuil and Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad.
1-. tcsam paratvam hccaparcbncamtarc tubnayam
Tlc sccis ol ilc iiuil lavc csiablislcd ilicc vicws icgaiding ilc living cniiiy and
ilc Supicmc Loid, namcly (a) oncncss, (b) dillcicncc, and (c) simuliancous
oncncss and dillcicncc.
15. sarvcsam samanjasyam satvha vjnanasya bnramatvabnavat pramana satbnavac
ca
Tlcic cannoi bc a misialc in ilc scicniilic cvidcncc ol iiansccndcnial icvclaiion.
So, all ilcsc (ilicc) vicws aic in complcic agiccmcni.
16. vcararagau cctana narmau svarupa pravrtt bnavat
Tlc consiiiuiional naiuic and claiacici ol ilc living cniiiy is (iiansccndcnial)
lnowlcdgc and lovc.
17. parc nuraht svabnavh srcyasharca tarcsaupanh unhnapranac ca
Lovc ol Godlcad is ilc naiuial and auspicious lunciion ol ilc living cniiiy.
Wlcn ilai lovc is diiccicd iowaid objccis ol maiciial cxisicncc ii bccomcs ilc
souicc ol all misciics.
18. upanhrta n hIcsan
Misciics aiisc liom aiiaclmcnis io maiciial cxisicncc.
19. anartna-nvrttr muhtn svapaa-prapahatvat
Ccssaiion ol unwanicd misciics biings onc io ilc plailoim ol libciaiion wlcic
ilc consiiiuiional posiiion (as scivani ol Kisna) is icalizcd.
20. jvanam taranuraht nctursvara harunyam tata cva tcsam svatantrya sncn
Tlc maiciial aiiaclmcnis ol ilc living cniiiics icsuli liom ilcii minuic
indcpcndcncc, awaidcd io ilcm by ilc mcicy ol Sii Kisna, ilc Supicmc
Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad.
Acif Padarfha Prakaranam
21. maya-sahtracgunavat paravaraharya rupac ca
Tlc cxicinal cncigy ol ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol Godlcad Sii Kisna is
cndowcd wiil maiciial qualiiics wlosc iiansloimaiion icsulis in ilc cvoluiion ol
many dciails ol ilis unlimiicd cosmic manilcsiaiion.
22. jaatvat hrtsunya cctana prcrta bnavat sajnjavavat
Maiici bcing unconscious, cannoi aci by iiscll. Wlcn aciivaicd by consciousncss
(spiiii) ii bcgins io woil.
23. sa parananurahtanam haravancnat bannanarupa
Tlosc living cniiiics wlo aic avcisc io Sii Kisna, ilc Supicmc Pcisonaliiy ol
Godlcad, aic impiisoncd in vaiicgaicd bodics by ilc cxicinal cncigy, maya.
2-. anarananta ca paramcsvara sahttatvat
Tlc cxicinal cncigy is wiiloui bcginning oi cnd bccausc ii is ilc divinc cncigy
ol ilc Supicmc Loid Sii Kisna.
25. haIcnartnantaram bananam prahrt sambanna-rupatvat
Timc is a loim ol iclaiion bciwccn ilc condiiioncd souls and ilc cxicinal
cncigy.
26. savanstnanarupn csa samjnta
Tlc cxicinal cncigy consiiiuics ilc accomodaiion, wlicl is lnown as spacc.
27. jac banasyanana bnramo vahuntna bnramascasangat
Condiiioncd by maiici, ilc living cniiiy misialcs scnsc giaiilicaiion as bliss and
maiciial cxisicncc as ilc iiansccndcnial abodc duc io associaiion wiil maiici.
28. vvchcna tato vmuhtn
To bccomc licc liom ilcsc dclusions onc slould disciiminaic by iiansccndcnial
lnowlcdgc ol ilc Absoluic Tiuil.
29. na ca prahrtavanryagranyatvam vahuntnasyanahsajatvat
Tlc spiiiiual woild is iiansccndcnial - bcyond mundanc scnsual pciccpiion.
30. nryan tavsayastajjata bnavas ca manasasana prahrtasc-
upantvajjanyatvac ca
Tlc mundanc scnscs, scnsc objccis, ilc lcclings dciivcd liom ilcii coniaci, and
ilc mind -- all ilcsc aic 'maiciial' in cxisicncc, duc io ilc condiiioncd siaic ol ilc
living cniiiics.
Sambandha Prakaranam
31. bnahtn purnanurahtn parc
llalii is unalloycd lull aiiaclmcni io Kisna, ilc iiansccndcnial Loid.
32. tasyan svarupam pnaIamupayascct
Accoiding io ilc siiuaiion ol ilc living cniiiics (i.c. condiiioncd oi libciaicd)
dcvoiional scivicc is also undcisiood io bc in iwo siagcs (plala: cnd, liuiiion.
upaya: mcans, icgulaiivc).
33. pnaIabnahtc nanyaangamchatvat svatasnatvac ca
Sponiancous lovc ol God is indcpcndcni, unalloycd and consiiiuiionally ilc
naiuic ol ilc living cniiiy and ilcicloic docs noi lavc any oilci limbs.
3-. upayabnahtcn paranusIanam pratyanarascangan
Culiivaiion ol lavoiablc dcvoiion and iciiaciion liom scnsc giaiilicaioiy
aciiviiics aic ilc iwo limbs ol icgulaicd dcvoiion.
35. sravana hrtanan paranusIanopayogtvat tat pratyangan
Tlc ninc pioccsscs ol dcvoiional scivicc, bcginning wiil lcaiing and claniing,
aic ilc mcans by wlicl onc can dcvclop sucl lavoiablc dcvoiional lovc loi Kisna.
36. cnaratnam manan saratn mnrya naya masthyajnancna yuhtavaranycna ca
vsayamargarcana nvartayccsa cva pratyanaran
Tlc body is ilc claiioi. Tlc mind is ilc claiioicci, ilc scnscs aic ilc loiscs.
Diiving ilis claiioi bacl lomc (iowaid Kisna consciousncss) liom ilc pail ol
scnsc giaiilicaiion by ilc lclp ol iiansccndcnial lnowlcdgc and piopci
cngagcmcni ol cvciyiling i n dcvoiional scivicc is lnown as piaiyalaia
(iciiaciion).
37. jnananmuhtn jnanabannas ca
Tiansccndcnial lnowlcdgc is ilc causc ol libciaiion and mundanc maiciialisiic
lnowlcdgc is ilc causc ol bondagc.
38. varagyanmuhtn varagyat bannas ca
Lngagcmcni ol cvciyiling in Kisna's scivicc is ilc causc ol libciaiion and
pscudo-icnunciaiion is ilc causc ol bondagc.
39. pratyanarasampattcn parabnahtyasnavap nanan patanam
Il onc is noi lully licc liom scnsc giaiilicaiion, ilc culiivaiion ol dcvoiional
piaciiccs will noi awaid iiansccndcnial lovc loi Kisna, alilougl ilcic will bc no
downlall.
-0. pratyanarasamrnya sananam bnavastayava bnavat prcma
To ilc cxicni ol liccdom liom scnsc giaiilicaiion, onc can pciloim puic
icgulaicd dcvoiional scivicc, wlicl iuins inio 'blava' blalii wlicl will uliimaicly
bloom inio lovc loi Kisna.
Siddhanfa Prakaranam
-1. jnanasuryasycn rasmayan sastran
Rcvcalcd sciipiuics aic ilc iays ol iiansccndcnial lnowlcdgc.
-2. sastramahsamcsu vaIyo vvchnam natattanmuIa praptcn
Rulcs and icgulaiions aic loi icgulaiing ilc ignoiani condiiioncd souls; ilosc
wlo lavc aiiaincd ilcii consiiiuiional awaicncss aic noi limiicd by sucl
condiiions.
-3. bnahtcyna sastram tavncrjnanavrontvat
Unnalloycd dcvoiccs ol Sii Kisna aic noi io bc limiicd by ilc condiiions ol
sciipiuial iulcs bccausc ilcii aciiviiics aic bascd on sponiancous aiiaclmcni
wlicl is iiansccndcnial io iulcs and icgulaiions.
--. bnahtau na varnasramavnn sa tasyajnanaparatvat
Scll-icalizcd dcvoiccs ol Kisna, duc io aiiainmcni ol lnowlcdgc ol ilcii
consiiiuiional posiiion, aic bcyond ilc codcs ol vainasiama.
-5. ajnantartnam granyam harma na vron
A sclllcss pciloimancc ol aciiviiics loi ilc wcllaic ol ignoiani pcoplc docsn'i
cicaic impcdimcni in dcvoiion.
-6. yatnanharamavastntrnoparyanastvat
Onc slould pciloim dcvoiional scivicc accoiding io onc's acquiicd naiuic and
qualilicaiions.
-7. hamyctarabnahtrnasasta cttavhscpatvaantya pnaIatvac ca
Tlc oiiginal alliniiy ol ilc living cniiiics loi Sii Kisna, wlcn dcgiadcd and
misdiiccicd iowaid oilcis icsulis in bcwildcimcni ol consciousncss and maiciial
aiiainmcnis.
-8. pratyahsanumanabnyam bnagavata snanta cva garyan vjnanamayatvat sarva
snantasrayatvac ca
Among icalizcd lnowlcdgc and inlcicncc pciiaining io ilc conclusion ol ii,
Siimad-llagavaiam is ilc liglcsi bccausc ii is iiansccndcnially scicniilic and is
ilc slclici ol all conclusions.
-9. catanyasya sarvacaryasyavrbnavc na gurvantaram
Ai ilc manilcsiaiion ol Sii Claiianya, wlo is ilc univcisal acaiyya and moniioi
ol all souls, all oilci picccpiois bccomc sccondaiy, loi ilc soul is diiccily inspiicd
by ilc Loid. (In ilc absoluicncss ol ilc icaclings ol Loid Caiianya, oilci
acaiyas aic absolvcd!)
50. parc purnanuraht rtarcsu tuIya jac yuhta varagyancct saragran matam
Unalloycd lovc iowaid Sii Kisna, compassionaic allcciion iowaid oilcis and
dovciailing cvciyiling in ilc maiciial cxisicncc in ilc scivicc ol Kisna, consiiiuic
ilc cicam ol icligious piinciplcs as lai as ilc csscncc-sccling iiansccndcnialisis
aic conccincd.