ARSA-PRAYOGA

Preserving Śrīla Prabhupāda’s Books

Bhagavad-gītā Changes

Feel Free – Give And Take – Revisited (Bg. 9.19)

December 9, 2025

Ajit Krishna Dasa critiques a posthumous alteration in the BBT International edition of Bhagavad-gita As It Is 9.19, where Jayadvaita Swami replaces…
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VIDEO: Why “Do the Changes Make a Significant Difference” is the Wrong Question

November 15, 2025

The question “Do the changes make a significant difference to the message?” sounds fair—but it completely misses the point. It assumes that…
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More Than Most – Revisited (Bg. 18.63)

November 13, 2025

In examining the editing of Bhagavad-gītā 18.63, Ajit Krishna Dasa highlights how posthumous changes, particularly by Jayadvaita Swami, weaken the text’s intended…
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The “Planet of Trees” Problem: How One Edit Justifies Them All

October 18, 2025

Ajit Krishna Dasa argues for changing “planet of Trees” to “planet of pitris,” claiming the former is a transcription error misrepresenting Śrīla…
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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is — Change of Cover Art

October 17, 2025

The original cover of Bhagavad-gītā As It Is, approved by Śrīla Prabhupāda, depicted a dynamic scene of Krishna and Arjuna, emphasizing spiritual…
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Spaced Out Edit – Revisited

October 17, 2025

Ajit Krishna Dasa’s upcoming ebook, “Arsa-Prayoga.com – Revisited,” examines significant alterations made to Śrīla Prabhupāda’s texts. One example highlights a major deletion…
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Small Word, Big Difference – Revisited

October 16, 2025

The article highlights how the shift from “done by Krishna” to “done for Krishna” transforms meaning in philosophical and theological contexts. This…
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Krishna – No Longer the Perfection of Yoga

March 20, 2025

Here is an interesting example of what editing can lead to. A present day cover printed by BBT and a photo of…
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From Dhyana to Sankhya: Prabhupada’s Vision for Chapter 6

March 20, 2025

Srila Prabhupada’s decision to title Chapter 6 of the Bhagavad Gita As It Is “Sankhya Yoga” stands as a distinctive and deliberate…
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Satsvarupa Dasa Goswami’s Public Statement about Bhagavad-gita As It Is

August 20, 2022

By Garuda Dasa (Graham M. Schweig) Someone alerted me to this publically available statement that Satsvarupa Das Goswami wrote: “Bhagavad-gita Editing” “I received a letter…
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