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Govinda Lilamrta is not a demoniac litterature or written only for 2 persons

PAMHO AGTSP
  One sannyasi reading my article about Krsnas flute , wanted to point out that Govinda lilamrta was for 2 persons only Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada
and Bhaktivinoda Thakura based on a made up conversation .(there is not historical evidence this discussion ever took place )
The fact is however in Prarthana Srila Narottama das Thakura writes that he laments never having gotten the association of the 6 Goswamis and other Goswamis and he laments not having any taste for reading the jewels among Vaisnava litterature ,Caitanya Caritamrta and Govinda Lilamrta .
Sriman Kusakrata Prabhu translated the Govinda Lilamrta and it was the best translation I ever read.Sadly I did not copy it . He did not want it for wide distribution as it would have been to controversial. There is some other translationes of Krsna Bhavanamrta and Govinda Lilamrta done by some western follower of Ananta das Babaji.But the understone is sexuality and erotic .However Govinda lilamrta is not a sexual litterature. And yes a few verses are there that are confidential like Krsna painting Dolphins on the breasts of Sri Radha.They have also been quoted in the CC.So you want to stop reading the CC as well? Other litterature written by bonafide vaisnavas and acaryas about Radha Krsnas but are way more confidential are said to have been buried at the grantha samadhi by Sanatana Goswamis Samadhi in Vrindavana.
As advanced vaisnavas are supposed to daily meditate on Radha Krsnas pastimes and all Krsnas pastimes in Vrindavana , it has left a void in our Gaudiya Vaisnava line . Srila Narayana Maharaja did a commentary of Gita Govinda and was working on Ujjvala Nilamani. However these books are not really to be read by anyone that does not chant 64 rounds daily anyhow.
Srila Prabhupada showed special affection for Krsna Bhavanamrta (Srila Visvanath Chakravati Thakura)   in his Krsna book and stated it can be read by devotees eager to hear about Radha and Krsna and remember them and Srila Prabhupada advised us to read his Krsna book and Teachings of Lord Caitanya over and over again. (So this is what we can do) .Anyhow reading  Govinda Lilamrta is not important to 99.99999 percent of devotees , we are trying to convince people to even chant 16 rounds daily .Even older devotees are often seen not chanting even 16 rounds ,even some GBC members   are known to not chant their 16 rounds.So yes we can simply stick to Krsna book and Teaching of Lord Caitanya.Mahanidhi Swami translated Ananda Vrindavana Campu, Kusakrata also translated Gopala Campu by Srila Jiva Goswami. Krsna Stava lila is there by Sanatana Goswami I believe the BBT has translated it .So we are not short of books.Srila Prabhupada has given us so many books to read over and over again.
Your servant
Paramananda das
 

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