Creeping Changes to the Books of
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On the back cover, once again the editors omit an important phrase in the description of Srila Prabhupada as "the leading exponent of the science of Krsna consciousness in the West and the world's most distinguished teacher of Vedic religion and thought…" And they add a curious sentence in conclusion, which really reflects their own clandestine position: "Thus, unlike other editions of the Gita, his conveys Lord Krsna's profound message as it is—without the slightest taint of adulteration or personally motivated change." This is so reminiscent of that well-known story of the man on the second floor of his house hearing a noise downstairs and calling out, "Who's there?" revealing the actual position, a voice from below answers emphatically, "Oh, I'm not stealing! I'm not stealing!"
Or the time when devotees told Srila Prabhupada about a newspaper article claiming that a space probe to Mars had sent back photographic images that so closely resembled the terrain in Arizona. Srila Prabhupada said the scientists involved were themselves in Arizona, simply revealing their own minds, reflecting their surroundings. Similarly, these editors, perhaps smarting from unending legitimate criticism, have inadvertently revealed their own position: "Oh no, we have edited responsibly, without the slightest taint of adulteration or personally motivated change!" But they continue to commit what Srila Prabhupada described in the purport Srimad Bhagavatam 3.4.26:
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On the back cover, once again the editors omit an important phrase in the description of Srila Prabhupada as "the leading exponent of the science of Krsna consciousness in the West and the world's most distinguished teacher of Vedic religion and thought…" And they add a curious sentence in conclusion, which really reflects their own clandestine position: "Thus, unlike other editions of the Gita, his conveys Lord Krsna's profound message as it is—without the slightest taint of adulteration or personally motivated change." This is so reminiscent of that well-known story of the man on the second floor of his house hearing a noise downstairs and calling out, "Who's there?" revealing the actual position, a voice from below answers emphatically, "Oh, I'm not stealing! I'm not stealing!"
Or the time when devotees told Srila Prabhupada about a newspaper article claiming that a space probe to Mars had sent back photographic images that so closely resembled the terrain in Arizona. Srila Prabhupada said the scientists involved were themselves in Arizona, simply revealing their own minds, reflecting their surroundings. Similarly, these editors, perhaps smarting from unending legitimate criticism, have inadvertently revealed their own position: "Oh no, we have edited responsibly, without the slightest taint of adulteration or personally motivated change!" But they continue to commit what Srila Prabhupada described in the purport Srimad Bhagavatam 3.4.26:
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