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1 The Bhaktivedanta Library
Anjana Suta Academy (Rev. 20 jul ’07)

2 Srila A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
Author Encyclopedia Britannica. Relationship with his books is relationship with him. (See Notes Below) Our relationship with Srila Prabhupada’s books is our relationship with him Is it organized, affectionate? Are you distributing their content? May our relationship develop over many lifetimes as we go with Srila Prabhupada from universe to universe in his Sankirtana movement??

3 Sanskrit A Rapid Sanskrit Method
George L. Harte, University of California A Rapid Sanskrit Method Motilal Banarsidass, Dehli, 1989

4 Preface “It [sanskrita]is, like Chinese, Arabic, Greek and Latin, one of the few languages which has been a carrier of a culture over a long period of time. Thus, the variety of writings in it, and the quantity of those writings are staggering. An incomplete list of subjects treated in Sanskrit, usually with great prolixity, is as follows: The four Vedas The Brahmanas and Aranyakas The Upanisads Grammar Epic, puranic, literature - Including 18 major puranas, 18 minor puranas, and hundred of sthalapuranas.

5 Works on Medicine Logic Astronomy & Astrology Mathematics Lawbooks Architecture Music… On most of these subjects, there is an immense literature still extant. Indeed, a rough estimate of the works which will be listed in The New Catalogus Catalogorum yields a total of about 160,000 works… many so difficult that it would take years of study to properly understand them. …Sanskrit does have its share of great writers: Kalidasa ranks with the greatest poets, Panini is without question the greatest pre-modern grammarian, the Mahabharata ranks with the Iliad and the Odyssey, and the Bhagavata-purana is among the finest works of devotion every written, being equaled in my opinion only by other works in Indian languages.”

6 Srimad Bhagavatam Teachings of Lord Caitanya Caitanya-caritamrta KRSNA
Letters Lectures (SB/BG/Misc) Room Conversations Caitanya-caritamrta KRSNA Supreme Personality of Godhead Srimad Bhagavatam Light of the Bhagavata Nectar of Devotion Life and Teachings of Lord Caitanya Nectar of Instruction Bhagavad-gita Bhaktivedanta Library Isopanisad – (Yajur Veda) Sruti – Vedas, Upanisads

7 BHAKTIVEDANTA LIBRARY
TITLE VOLUMES Isopanisad 1 Bhagavad-gita 1 Srimad Bhagavatam 36 Caitanya-caritamrta 17 Nectar of Devotion 1 Nectar Instrucion 1 KRSNA book 1 Light of the Bhagavata 1 Life of Lord Chaitanya 1 Teachings of Lord Caitanya 1 Lectures 25 Letters 7 Conversations 32 TOTAL = 125 Professional author = Two years per book. 125 Books x 2 = 250 Years. 250 / 10 Years = 25 Writers. Caitanya-caritamrta – 13 page Purport.

8 Anjana Suta Academy Curriculum
Çrémad-Bhägavatam should be introduced also in the schools and colleges, for it is recommended by the great student-devotee Prahläda Mahäräja in order to change the demoniac face of society. kaumära äcaret präjïodharmän bhägavatän iha durlabhaà mänuñaà janmatad apy adhruvam arthadam (Bhäg ) sankya purvaka nama gana natabih kalavasanikrtau (Sad-goswami astaka 6) Example schedules for studying Srila Prabhupada’s Books.

9 Anjana Suta Academy Curriculum
Sample Lifetime Associate of Literature Light of the Bhagavata Lilamrta (Srila Prabhupada Biography) Life and Teachings of Lord Caitanya Nectar of Instruction Bachelor of Literature Bhagavad-gita Nectar of Devotion (Part One) Isopanisad Plus AL Master of Literature Srimad Bhagavatam (Part One) Plus BL Doctor of Literature Srimad Bhagavatam (Whole) Professor of Literature Caitanya-caritamrta Srila Rupa Goswami Vidagdha-madhava Lalita-madhava Bhakti-rasa-amrta-sindhu (Nectar of Devotion) Upadesamrta (Nectar of Instruction) Songs & Hymns KRSNA

10 SAR Srimad Bhagavatam Annual Review PdP Pada-padma Cantos one and two
Anjana Suta Academy Curriculum Lifetime SAR Srimad Bhagavatam Annual Review 12 cantos – 12 months PdP Pada-padma Cantos one and two

11 Anjana Suta Academy Curriculum
Sample Day 2AM Japa – Caitanya caritamrta. 5AM – Nectar of Devotion. 7:30AM – Srimad Bhagavatam. 8:30AM – Before Breakfast Your Ever Well-wisher. NOON – Nectar of Instruction. 4:30PM – Songs. 7:00PM - Bhagavad-gita, Isopanisad. 8:30PM - Hot Milk and Krsna Book.

12 A Pada-Padma rhythm. Thirty Chapters – Thirty Weeks.
Four Readings at Four Levels Auditor - Read all Translations and few important Purports. Attend workshops. Bachelor – Read all Translations and Purports and pass a complete Examination. Master – Guide level one and two students and do a substantial Project such as a power-point show, drama or thesis paper. Doctor – Organize the PdP course writing the examinations, guiding Master’s thesis.

13 But if you just chant Hare Krsna and take Prasadam you will become perfect.
Thank you


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