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The '''''Brahma Samhita''''' ({{IAST3|Brahma-saṁhitā}}) is a [[Sanskrit]] ''[[Pancharatra]]'' text, composed of verses of prayer spoken by [[Brahma]] glorifying the Supreme Lord [[Krishna]], or [[Govinda]], at the beginning of creation. <br />
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It is revered within [[Gaudiya Vaishnavism]], whose 16th-century founder, [[Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]] (1486–1534), rediscovered a part of the work, the 62 verses of chapter five, which had previously been lost for a few centuries, at the [[Adikesava Perumal Temple, Kanyakumari]] in [[South India]].<ref>[https://www.indiadivine.org/brahma-samhita/ A history of the Brahma Saṁhitā], Feb 17, 2012, (Indiadivine.org)</ref> Mitsunori Matsubara, in his ''Pañcarātra Saṁhitās and Early Vaisṇava Theology'' dates the text at c. 1300 CE. The text contains a highly esoteric description of Krishna in His abode, [[Goloka]].<br />
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In 1970, [[George Harrison]] produced a modern recording of these prayers performed by devotees of the [[Radha Krsna Temple]] in London. Titled "[[Govinda (Radha Krishna Temple song)|Govinda]]", the song took its title from the main chorus line of the prayer '''''"govindam ādi-puruṣam tam ahaṁ bhajāmi"''''', meaning "I worship [[Govinda]], the primeval Lord". This prayer was sung by Yamunā Devi, a disciple of [[A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada]].<br />
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==Recovered text==<br />
The recovered fragment of the ''[http://www.vedabase.com/en/bs/5 Śrī Brahma-samhitā]'' commences at the fifth chapter, whose first verse states:<br />
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''īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ sac-cid-ānanda-vigrahaḥ''<br />
''anādir ādir govindaḥ sarva kāraṇa kāraṇam''</poem></blockquote><br />
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This translates to:<br />
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<blockquote><poem>[[Krishna]], who is known as [[Govinda]], is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He has an eternal blissful spiritual body. He is the origin of all. He has no other origin and He is the prime cause of all causes.<ref>http://www.vedabase.com/en/bs/5/1</ref></poem></blockquote><br />
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The text was first translated from Sanskrit into English by [[Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati]] in 1932 and is often sung or recited as both a [[Bhakti|devotional]] and philosophical text.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Satchitananda]]<br />
*[[Lord's Prayer]]<br />
*[[Achintya Bheda Abheda]]<br />
*[[Brahma Sampradaya]]<br />
*[[Jiva Goswami]]<br />
*[[Samhita|Saṁhitā]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
* Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, Goswami, (trans.), ''Sri Brahma-Samhita, with commentary by Srila Jiva Goswami'', Sri Gaudiya Math 1932, reprint The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust, Los Angeles, 1985.<br />
* Matsubara, Mitsunori, ''Pancaratra Samhitas and Early Vaisnava Theology'', Motilal Banarsidass, New Delhi, 1994.<br />
* Narayana, Bhaktivedanta, Swami, (trans.), ''Sri Brahma Samhita, Fifth Chapter, with the full commentary by Srila Jiva Goswami'', Gaudiya Vedanta Publications, Vrindavana UP, 2003.<br />
* Otto Schrader, F., ''Introduction to the Pañcarātra and the Ahirbudhnya Saṁhitā'', Adyar Library, Madras 1916. Second edition 1973.<br />
* Sagar, B.A., Tridandi Bhiksu, (trans.), ''Śrī Brahma Saṁhitā, Quintessence of Reality the Beautiful, with the commentary by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur'', Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Nabadwip 1992.<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://www.vedabase.com/en/bs Śrī Brahma Saṁhitā, Chapter 5, English translation with commentary by Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura]<br />
* [http://www.vedabase.com/en/bs/foreword Foreword to Brahma Saṁhitā by Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati] (vedabase.com)<br />
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