Sri Brahma-Samhita

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The Brahma-samhita is a very important scripture. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, (the Supreme Personality of Godhead), acquired the Fifth Chapter from the Adi-kesava temple, in Tamil Nadu state, South India. In that Fifth Chapter, the philosophical conclusion of acintya- bhedabheda-tattva (simultaneous oneness and difference) is presented. The chapter also present methods of devotional service, the eighteen-syllable Vedic hymn, discourses on the soul, the Supersoul and fruitive activity, an explanation of kama-gayatri, kama-bija and the original Maha-Visnu, and a specific description of the spiritual world, specifically Goloka Vrndavana. Brahma- samhita also explains the demigod Ganesa, the Garbhodakasayi Visnu, the origin of the Gayatri mantra, the form of the Govinda and His transcendental position and abode, the living entities, the highest goal, the goddess Durga, the meaning of austerity, the five gross elements, love of Godhead, impersonal Brahman, the initiation of Lord Brahma, and the vision of transcendental love enabling one to see the Lord. The steps of devotional service are also explained. The mind, yoga-nidra, the goddess of fortune, devotional service in spontaneous ecstasy, incarnations beginning with Lord Ramacandra, Deities, the conditioned soul and its duties, the truth about Lord Visnu, prayers, Vedic hymns, Lord Siva, Vedic literature, personalism and impersonalism, good behavior and many other subjects are also discussed.