Some remarks on Hari-bhakti-vilasa and commentary
Most of the eleventh chapter ( vil ā sa ) of HBV is about the Holy Name. More than the Vedas, more than any tirtha--nothing compares to the glories of the Name. kiṁ tāta vedāgama-śāstra-vistarais tīrthair anekair api kiṁ prayojanam | yady ātmano vāṣchasi mukti-kāraṇaṁ govinda govinda iti sphutaṁ raṭa || My dear boy, what need is there of all the vast body of Vedic and Tantric scripture? And what need have we of visiting all the holy places? If you truly want the liberation of your soul, then loudly repeat the names Govinda Govinda! (11.384) I just noticed in the commentary to 11.631, Sanatan refers to Rupa Goswami as śrīman-mahānubhāva , saying, "As (Sri Rupa) has discussed these matters in detail in Bhakti-rasārṇava (i.e. Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu ), I have not gone into it any further here." This would indicate that BRS (which mentions HBV) was written before the commentary to HBV. However, Sanatan mentions Bṛhad (Laghu?) Bhāgavatāmṛta several times also. In the com...