# FOREWORD

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Book: Shyama Shyam Geet
Source edition: 13-en; SHA-256 4075afb502c24826237c4b9d93bff5ba266b4c40ae0d6b1087f805015cc0964b
Source PDF pages: 6–6



<a id="line-1"></a>FOREWORD  
<a id="line-2"></a>This foreword that I am writing in the following lines  
<a id="line-3"></a>is in keeping with the tradition of beginning a book  
<a id="line-4"></a>with some introduction.  
<a id="line-5"></a>The Vedas say, “raso vai saḥ” which means Brahman or  
<a id="line-6"></a>God is the Embodiment of Supreme Bliss. This attribution  
<a id="line-7"></a>is made in two senses (i) rasyati iti rasaḥ - that which  
<a id="line-8"></a>is savoured or enjoyed, such as honey; and (ii) one who  
<a id="line-9"></a>savours the ras, such as a bee. The ras or bliss which  
<a id="line-10"></a>Brahman or Lord Krishna Himself enjoys is called  
<a id="line-11"></a>svarupananda. In this, Lord Krishna by His divine power  
<a id="line-12"></a>referred to as svarup shakti, enjoys the sweetness of His  
<a id="line-13"></a>bliss.  
<a id="line-14"></a>When He enjoys a special sweetness of this bliss through  
<a id="line-15"></a>His devotees, it is known as svarupshaktyananda, which  
<a id="line-16"></a>again is of two types (i) aishvaryananda in which God’s  
<a id="line-17"></a>majesty and opulence is predominant and that of  
<a id="line-18"></a>sweetness is secondary and (ii) manasananda, which has  
<a id="line-19"></a>His sweetness alone. Comparatively, aishvaryananda is  
<a id="line-20"></a>more relishable than svarupananda and still more

All 1008 Hindi verses, printed Roman transliteration and published English meanings from the supplied 441-page English edition, first published October 2010. The separate 291-page Hindi edition is not silently substituted or aligned to these English meanings. Supplied edition: First English edition, October 2010. Publisher: Radha Govind Samiti, New Delhi.

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