Jaiva-Dharma, the Essential Function of the Soul

Preface Written for the third Hindi edition Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja I am delighted that the Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti's third Hindi edition of Jaiva-dharma is now being submitted before the public. Having been deeply concerned about the non-availability of this book in Hindi, India's national language, this publishing has fulfilled my long-standing desire. The original Jaiva-dharma, written in Bengali, is a priceless ornament for all Bengali-speaking Vaisnavas. The author, a confidential associate of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, is Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, who is famous as the seventh Gosvami. In the modern Vaisnava community, he reinitiated a powerful flow of the sacred Ganges of unalloyed bhakti which had been revealed by Svayam Bhagavan, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Thakura Bhaktivinoda wrote over a hundred books about bhakti in several languages. This book, Jaiva-dharma ,has ushered in a new era in the world of philosophy and religion.