Dear Vaishnavas,

Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

It is our great pleasure to announce the release of the second and third volumes of Sri Bhaktivinoda Vani Vaibhava: The Divine Opulence of The Teachings of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It has been quite a privilege to finally release the English edition of this wonderful book, which covers all the teachings of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura.

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura was one of the foremost acaryas of the Gaudiya Vaishnavas. He wrote extensively on Vaishnava philosophy and set the stage for the spread of Lord Caitanya's Sankirtana movement throughout the world. He was a great visionary and a Vaishnava saint. In 1896, he made a bold prediction that people from all corners of the world would very soon assemble in Mayapura with Lord Caitanya's banners in their hands, hands raised upwards, and congregationally chant the holy names of Krishna along with their Bengali brothers. That prediction was fulfilled less than 100 years later.

The present publication of Bhaktivinoda Vani Vaibhava covers Abhideya and Prayojana. Vaishnava philosophy is divided into three sections. These are Sambandha, Abhideya, and Prayojana. Sambandha is about our relationship with the Supreme Lord and His creations. Abhideya is about the activities that we do to revive our eternal loving relationship with the Lord. Prayojana is the ultimate goal of life, love of God.

Sri Bhaktivinoda Vani Vaibhava, following in the footsteps of the writings of previous acaryas such as Srila Jiva Goswami, is divided according to these three Vaishnava precepts. The book is in question-and-answer format throughout. Sripad Sundarananda Vidyavinoda, one of the prominent disciples of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, composed the questions on the order of his spiritual master, and the answers were taken directly from the writings of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura.

Each answer is supplied with references from all the books and writings of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura. The first volume, covering Sambandha, was released last year, and it contains 40 chapters. With great happiness, we now release the final two volumes in one book containing 68 chapters.

The book contains 475 pages, with an attractive hardbound cover. It is dedicated to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the greatest Vaishnava saint of our time, who fulfilled the prediction of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, by making the Krishna consciousness movement available all over the world.

For more information on obtaining copies, please visit our website, www. touchstonemedia.com. The book will soon be available at our distributors in Europe, through the Bhaktivedanta Library Services, Belgium, and in the USA, through Krishna Culture and other distributors. You can also write me at isvara_99@yahoo.com,  or isvara.ggs@pamho.net. 

Your servant,
Isvara dasa.

© dipika.org November 28, 2003