Cover Up
BY: BHAKTA TORBEN
Sep 08, 2013 — DENMARK (SUN) — Here in Denmark we have a "new" version of Srila Prabhupada's Bhagavad-gita As It Is (supposedly), coming up. One of the editors, Jahnu/Jahnudvipa prabhu, publicized his suggestion for a front cover (pictured below). As everyone can see, by comparison, it is different, in so many ways, from Prabhupada's Bhagavad-gita As It Is. This is a local example, but from research on the Internet, it is easily seen how widespread this corruption is.
Srila Prabhupada:
"And the covers, if possible, should always be the same for each respective book regardless of what language it may be printed in." (Letter to Jadurani, Bombay, January 3, 1975)
"Regarding Bhagavad-gita, enlarged edition, the picture approved by me to Jadurani is all right." (Letter to: Satsvarupa - Los Angeles 31 July, 1970)
A subsequent "debate" on editor Jahnu's suggestion of a Bhagavad-gita cover was quickly censored, including Jahnu's picture. The topic was banned, as there is a stricture on that forum (www.Krishna.dk)
not to bring up "institutional", "controversial" or "negative" material.
The idiotic irony is that bringing up the topic is "controversial" and forbidden - but DOING these things, changing the books, is fine.
Jahnu's Suggested Bhagavad-gita cover
