Appreciations
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exceptional value for use in educational institutions and libraries. I particularly recommend the ancient classic  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  to all students and professors of Indian philosophy and culture. The learned author, His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami, is a world-renowned saint and savant in the field of Vedic philosophy and its practical application in the modern world. He has established over one hundred spiritual ashrams, for the study and cultivation of Vedic knowledge, throughout the world. Factually, he is unequaled in his efforts to establish the Vedic way of life,  sanātana-dharma , in all countries of the world. Certainly, I am most grateful that this message of the  Bhāgavata  is being spread for the benefit of the world by such a qualified personality as Swami Bhaktivedanta.”
Dr. R. Kalia
President, Indian Library Association
“Swami Bhaktivedanta has offered to devotees of God a blessed service with his English translations and commentaries. The universal application of these truths is shown to be a promised blessing in these times of challenge when light is illumining darkness. Truly this is a holy, inspired writing for all aspiring souls seeking the why, whence and whither of life!”
Dr. Judith M. Tyberg
Founder and Director
East-West Cultural Center, Los Angeles, California
“... As a successor in direct line from Caitanya, the author is entitled, according to Indian custom, to the majestic title of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda. Swami Prabhupāda possesses total mastery of the Sanskrit language. The great interest that his reading of the  Bhagavad-gītā  holds for us is that it offers us an authorized interpretation according to the principles of the Caitanya tradition. . . . This appreciation, coming from a Christian philosopher and Indologist, is a gesture of sincere friendship.”
Olivier Lacombe
Professeur Honoraire
Université de Paris, Sorbonne
former Director, Institute of Indian Civilization, Paris
“I have read Śrī Bhaktivedanta Swami’s books with great care, attention, and profound interest, and have found them to be of incalculable