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Sanskrit Scholarship Enhancing Book Distribution Worldwide, Indian Political Leaders Showing Interest KC

📅 April 5, 1977 📍 Bombay ⏱ 60 min
Sanskrit scholarship opens hearts to Krishna consciousness among the world's educated and influential leaders.
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Prabhupāda: Is it? Dictionary? Harvard Original Series.

Kartikeya Mahadevia: Vedic Concordance. All the ślokas of Veda are listed according to alphabetical order for reference, and it is mentioned where they are occurring.

Prabhupāda: Find out janmādy asya yataḥ [SB 1.1.1]. Gopāla Kṛṣṇa: It is in the indexes. It is according to alphabetically arranged.

Prabhupāda: They have so much respect for Sanskrit language.

Kartikeya Mahadevia: No, there are about ten, fifteen volumes of it like this. Sanskrit dictionary.

Prabhupāda: That means they have got respect.

Kartikeya Mahadevia: No, they are learning from it actually. They are doing all the research and everything. Gopāla Kṛṣṇa: I read in the paper there is going to be a world Sanskrit meeting in Paris soon. Prabhupāda: Our books are selling due to the Sanskrit scholarship. Kartikeya Mahadevia: Yes, Sanskrit scholarship. Prabhupāda: Word-to-word meaning. Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: It doesn't appear to be in alphabetical order. I mean, look. Kartikeya Mahadevia: This is I, so you have to go to J. Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Well it's not in alphabetical order. Kartikeya Mahadevia: No, it is according to Sanskrit order. Bhakti-cāru: It will be later than that. Kartikeya Mahadevia: Can you find it? Gopāla Kṛṣṇa: Śrīla Prabhupāda, the Hindi Bhāgavatam has been very appreciated, after the lamentation [lamination] that plastic coating we have put, it looks better.

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