Image: Akincana Gocara (AI-generated), from a photo of Graham M. Schweig on Wikimedia Commons
Graham M. Schweig (Garuda Das), a professor of religion at Christopher Newport University, has responded to the removal of the “expert at rape” paragraph from Srimad-Bhagavatam 4.25.41, writing that Srila Prabhupada’s words “under no circumstances should be changed.” He commented under Akincana Gocara’s Facebook post of 1 November, which carried the reactions of Hridayananda Dasa Goswami and Sukadeva Swami, and pointed readers to his 2023 essay in the ISKCON Communications Journal, which proposes a footnote rather than a cut. His comments are published below in full.
If we are weak, then we don’t know how to explain and elevate souls to understanding and appreciating Prabhupāda’s words, which, under no circumstances should be changed.
I’ve done the most thoroughgoing analysis of how to understand this difficult passage, and ultimately presenting it in a way that is a very powerful message from Prabhupada.
https://garudadas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/from-lust-to-love-1.pdf
This article was peer reviewed and published in ISKCON Communications Journal.
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