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Jai Jai Sri Radhe.   It is a little late, but here is my invitation to all Jiva bhaktas to learn Sanskrit with me this academic year. At Jiva this year I will be offering two courses on Zoom, beginning Oct. 15th.   * Beginners Grammar Course (following the Jiva Tirtha Sanskrit manual): 3:30-4:30 IST   * Bṛhad Bhagavatāmṛta reading course: 430-5:30 IST   Check with jiva.org jiva.org to find out about registration and participation or contact me directly. I hope that some of you will take this valuable opportunity to learn Sanskrit.   The beginners' course is meant to give a good general introduction to the use of Sanskrit in our sampradāya, remembering that there are several genres within the Gauḍīya corpus. It fits a lot into a one-year period, but it is meant for people who are serious about going deeply into the scriptures.    Those who understand Satyanarayana Dasa Babaji's mindset and his goals for the Jiva Institute and the Jiva Tirtha course in particular, will know how

Sanskrit is a language that was reserved for speaking about the gods and the Ultimate Truth. I have just come to complete editing of the GGM edition of Br̥had Bhāgavatāmr̥ta, where Krishna himself speaks words that are a lesson worthy of a devotee. Krishna is praising Narada because Narada's questions about who is dearest to Krishna has set off ripples of family discord in Dwaraka. Some are accusing Krishna of not loving the Vrajavasis, and others are defending him, but with sadness. The queens are generally aware that Krishna's mind is often elsewhere as he wanes away in feelings of separation from the gopis. As wives, they can only be sad, but Rukmini admits that when she realizes how they have captured his mind, even in the midst of Dwarka's opulence, married to so many beautiful princesses like herself, she considers herself only worthy to be their dasis. Satyabhama is jealous of them and goes into a bit of a huff.. Rohini, Devaki, Rukmini, Padmavati (Kamsa's mot