Sri
Tattva Sandarbha
By Srila Jiva Goswami
Translations & Commentary By Satyanarayana Dasa
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| Srila Jiva | Life Sketch of Srila Jiva Goswami |
| Section 1-8 | Invocation, Introduction to sambandha, abhideya, and prayojana |
| Section 9 | Explains the valid means of getting knowledge (pramäëa) |
| Section 10 | Explain the Vedas as the supreme pramäëa. |
| Section 11 | Explain the Vedas as the supreme pramäëa. |
| Section 12 | Discusses the practical difficulties in understanding the Vedas, and suggests studying the Puräëas as the solution |
| Section 13 | Shows the Puräëas are as good as the vedas. |
| Section 14 | Shows that the Puräëas and Itihäsas are the fifth veda |
| Section 15 | Shows that the Puräëas and Itihäsas are Vedic in nature |
| Section 16 | Importance of the Puräëas and Itihäsas are due to the greatness of their compiler. |
| Section 17 | Problems in understanding the message of the Puräëas due to multiplicity of the subject matter. The three divisions of the Puräëas according to the modes of nature. |
| Section 18 | Only Sättvika Puräëas give clear knowledge of the Absolute. Çrémad Bhägavatam is the supreme among all the scriptures. |
| Section 19 | Çrémad Bhägavatam is based on the Gäyatré mantra. |
| Section 20 | Characteristics of the Çrémad Bhägavatam. |
| Section 21 | Çrémad Bhägavatam is the essence of the Vedas. It begins with Gäyatré and gives natural commentary to the Vedänta Sütras. |
| Section 22 | Çrémad Bhägavatam is the essence of the Vedas. It begins with Gäyatré and gives natural commentary to the Vedänta Sütras. |
| Section 23 | Çrémad Bhägavatam was accepted authoritative by all great äcäryas including Çré Çaëkaracharya. |
| Section 24 | Only Çrémad Bhägavatam should be studied. |
| Section 25 | The greatness of Çrémad Bhägavatam is due to its speaker. |
| Section 26 | Çré Çukadeva was the guru of all the sages present, thus the philosophy of the Çrémad Bhägavatam is the topmost. |
| Section 27 | Methodology of the Ñaö-sandarbha. |
| Section 28 | Validity of Çréla Jéva Gosvämé's references |
| Section 29 | Analysis of Çré Suka's faith |
| Section 30 | Analysis of the trance of Çréla Vyäsa as the essence of Çrémad Bhägavatam. The following is the summary |
| Section 31 | The Supreme Lord has internal potency. Brahman and Supersoul are expansions of the Supreme Lord. |
| Section 32 | The Jéva is real and distinct from the Lord. Only the Jéva is influenced by the external energy, Mäyä. |
| Section 33 | Mäyä is a devotee of the Lord. Only by surrender to the Lord, ajéva can become free from her influence. |
| Section 34-41 | The monism of Çaìkara is refuted by logic and scriptural references. |
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| Section 42 | The statements of oneness between Brahman and jéva in the Vedas have a secondary meaning. |
| Section 43 | The statements of oneness between Brahman and jéva in the Vedas have a secondary meaning. |
| Section 44-48 | Sambandha, abhideya, and prayojana is ascertained. |
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| Section 49 | The glories of Çrémad Bhägavatam, Vyäsa and Çukadeva Gosvämé have the same understanding of the Çrémad Bhägavatam. |
| Section 50 | The scheme of the Sandarbhas. |
| Section 51 | Analysis of the Tattva or Absolute as defined in Çrémad Bhägavatam. |
| Section 52 | Analysis of the Tattva or Absolute as defined in Çrémad Bhägavatam. |
| Section 53 | Characteristics of ätmä explained and Buddhism refuted. |
| Section 54 | The soul is conscious, eternal, unchanging, and distinct from the body. |
| Section 55 | The soul is conscious, eternal, unchanging, and distinct from the body. |
| Section 56-63 | Analysis of the ten topics of Çrémad Bhägavatam as enumerated by Çukadeva and Süta Gosvämés to show the harmony between these two foremost authorities on the Bhägavatam. The real purpose of Çrémad Bhägavatam: to explain Lord Kåñëa. |
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| Appendix 1 | |
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