VedaBase 2015.2 of the Bhaktivedanta Archives

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1. Harry says:

   8. December 2015 at 1:16 pm

   “Online reading of Srila Prabhupada’s original books in HTML

   If you prefer reading online in your web browser, here are three dedicated sites you can visit for reading Srila Prabhupada’s original books:

   http://prabhupadabooks.com/
   http://causelessmercy.com/
   http://www.prabhupadanugas.eu/news/books/index.html”

   Upon checking the above statement:
   All the above mentioned sites have the following text in their CC Madhya 13.50

   TEXT 50
   tri-bhuvana bhari’ uṭhe kīrtanera dhvani
   anya vādyādira dhvani kichui nā śuni

   But this text is missing in the original book.

   Before making claims as above,
   better to verify first,
   the pdf’s are available they really ARE the original books.

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   • webmaster says:

     9. December 2015 at 8:35 pm

     Once upon a time, the Vedabase contained Srila Prabhupada’s original books (in spite of some errors), not intentionally changed ones with altered philosophy. The books offered by these mentioned links are based on such older Vedabase versions.

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2. Harry says:

   10. December 2015 at 1:15 pm

   webmaster- First of all the ‘Heading’ to this discussion is wrong. The title says “VedaBase 2015.2 of the Bhaktivedanta Archives” but upon checking the file, the file says 2015.1, anyone spot the difference?

   In your post you claim that “Once upon a time, the Vedabase contained Srila Prabhupada’s original books (in spite of some errors), not intentionally changed ones with altered philosophy.”
   Have you ever carefully checked this statement?
   I have and most were edited to some degree or other. All editing is intentional. It’s the motive behind the editing that is the problem here.
   1972 Bg was not edited but had a few errors like Bg 17.8-10 but only synonyms for 17.8 and this is corrected in vedabase 2015.1.
   The authorised/original books are available but only in the pdf’s made from scans of the books.

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3. Harry says:

   12. December 2015 at 5:01 pm

   fyi
   so-called Bg 1972 does have signs of editing in the Roman transliterations

   Bg 1.8
   the book has..

   bhavän bhéñmaç ca karëaç ca
   kåpaç ca samitiïjayaù

   vedabase Bg 1972 has..

   bhavän bhéñmaç ca karëaç ca
   kåpaç ca samitià-jayaù

   Vedabase Bg 1972 has added many hyphons also to the Roman transliterations..

   püjärhäv ari-südana (Bg. 2.4)

   the book has.. püjärhäv arisüdana

   Vedabase Bg 1972 has (Bg 2.29)..
   äçcarya-vat paçyati kaçcid enam
   äçcarya-vad vadati tathaiva cänyaù
   äçcarya-vac cainam anyaù çåëoti

   the book has..

   äçcaryavat paçyati kaçcid enam
   äçcaryavad vadati tathaiva cänyaù
   äçcaryavac cainam anyaù çåëoti

   and more like this, thus too many to be accidental.
   Web-sites have just copied what is in the Vedabase.

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4. Harry says:

   13. December 2015 at 4:34 pm

   There are slight differences in the texts of Bg 1972.

   The hard bound edition has….

   “Thus end the Bhaktivedanta Purports to the Fourteenth Chapter of the Çrémad-Bhagavad-gétä in the matter of Puruñottama-yoga, the Yoga of the Supreme Person.”

   The soft bound edition has…

   “Thus end the Bhaktivedanta Purports to the Fourteenth Chapter of the Çrémad-Bhagavad-gétä in the matter of the Three Modes of Material Nature.”

   This is what the Vedabase has & what KB inc., has used for their editions.

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