Nityananda, Gauranga, Hare Krishna.
Thank You for your concern on the Svalikhita Jivani.
Personally, I don’t understand what an “anti-hagiographical work” can do wrong if it sticks to the truth? In general, hagiographies tend to ‘stretch’ the truth to some extend. But then again, the truth is in the eye of the beholder, and everyone looks at the truth in his own way.
Even without this so called biography, just looking at the pictures of Shrila Bhaktivinoda Thakura, it isn’t hard to conclude that there really are a lot of pictures from Him and his family. There are not many people, born in the 19th century, who left such a vast amount of pictures. There aren’t many people born in the 19th century, who left such a vast amount of knowledge in the form of books and teachings either.
>>For this reason, the lives of the pure devotees have never been described in an anti-hagiographical manner in any of Gaudiya scriptures written by our Acharyas.<<
This really is a pity, as it denies us from learning about the Acharyas on yet another level. All we now know is that they are saints. But we do not know nor learn how they became a saint. And this process could help many devotees on their way to God.
Damodara Svarupa dasa
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