Archive of articles about editing

Today the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust released this statement. The ISKCON Governing Body Commission has recommended to the BBT trustees that we insert endnotes or appendices into Srila Prabhupada's books to explain statements Srila Prabhupada makes in Srimad-Bhagavatam 4.25.41, 4.25.42, and 4.26.26 concerning a woman's attitude towards the aggressive advances of a man who is "expert at rape." The GBC has also recommended that the endnotes or appendices explain "other such statements." The BBT directors, at their annual meeting in June of 2008, considered these recommendations and decided to … [Read more...] about BBT turns down GBC recommendation, will not add “explanations” to Prabhupada’s books

An overview of the editorial history of the books of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Reprinted from ISKCON Communications Journal, Volume 11 (2005) Introduction How Were the Books Written? Who Were the Editors? Who Did What? What Sort of Editing Was Done? Sanskrit Editing Revisions to Published Books (before Srila Prabhupada's Departure) Revisions to Published Books (after Srila Prabhupada's Departure) Keeping Track of BBT Editorial History Bibliography Notes Introduction “Don’t add anything. Don’t subtract anything. Don’t … [Read more...] about Editing the Unchangeable Truth

This item was first posted on the web in May of 2003 The story, posted some time back, of how Hayagriva Prabhu painstakingly sat with Srila Prabhupada for two years to fine tune the text of Bhagavad-gita As It Is is only just one more internet myth. Who says? Hayagriva. Criticism and insults I can tolerate. Fictitious history is harder to bear. So let's set things straight, shall we? According to the published story, "While it is not generally known, for two years Srila Prabhupada sat with Hayagriva and patiently transformed His intimate realizations into a level of refined expression … [Read more...] about Dispelling an Internet Myth

by Jayadvaita Swami   What does "adi vani" mean? The words adi vani are Sanskrit. According to the Monier-Williams Sanskrit Dictionary, adi means “beginning” or “first,” and vani means “sound,” “voice,” “words,” “literary composition,” and so on. So adi vani can be taken to mean “original words.” Sometime around 2003, a group of “Hare Krishna” people began using the term to promote their editorial views about the books of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, … [Read more...] about What is Adi-vani?