The contributors for Canto 1 are
Syama-rasika dasa: Production management, layout, cover design, visual content management, visual content editing, print management, infrastructural support, overall coordination with unflinching conviction that if we intelligently work hard to fulfil Srila Prabhupada’s desires and instructions, Lord Krsna will provide everything and everyone required to do so successfully.
Balarama Govinda dasa: Financial support.
Vraja Krsna dasa: Infrastructural support, distribution.
Rasapriya Gopika devi dasi: Devanagari conversion, Sanskrit-English equivalent assistance, suggestion of chapter titles, research on collateral passages from Srimad-Bhagavatam, verse indexing, reference indexing, second proof-reading, infrastructural support.
Rasikananda dasa: Drawing, painting, visual content management.
Pavana Gopa dasa: Cover design.
Pariksit dasa and Sakhi Sundari devi dasi (Middle East): Infrastructural support.
Radha Golokanatha dasa, Madhava Sumangala dasa: Infrastructural support.
Gopijana Govinda dasa: Infrastructural support, assistance in proofreading, sales and storage management.
Badarinatha dasa, Asoka Govinda dasa, Rangaraja dasa and other devotees of ISKCON Srirangam: Infrastructural support.
Caitanya-carana dasa, Srivatsa Syamasundara dasa (ISKCON Mayapur): Research assistance.
Kalacakra Krsna dasa: First proof-reading, analytical review and feedback on core textual content.
Nandalala Kisora dasa: Print supervision, storage management, transportation with the courage to literally risk his life for the service of Lord Rama.
Venkatesh Prabhu: Online sales administration, legal compliance.
Vidvan Gauranga dasa: Translation, inline notes, footnotes, Sanskrit-English equivalents, revision of Sanskrit-English equivalents and translation, editing, second proofreading, visual content management, administrative supervision, responsibility for any residual error whatsoever.
They are indebted to
His Holiness Jayapataka Swami Maharaja for inspiration and instructions to publish appropriately annotated translations of the scriptures and the writings of the previous acaryas relevant to the needs of the Krsna consciousness movement,
His Holiness Lokanath Swami Maharaja for encouraging us to endeavor to produce an edition of the Ramayana that would please Srila Prabhupada,
His Grace Gopiparanadhana Prabhu for instructing us to assemble an explanation relevant to ISKCON’s needs,
His Holiness Bhakti Vikasa Swami Maharaja for reviewing a sample of the translation of the Canto Summary and the Commentary, and then giving us a strong green signal to go ahead with the detailed textual components of this edition.
Without their permission and blessings, we would not even have dared to embark on this venture, as spiritually unqualified as we are. But by the mercy of Hari, Guru and Vaisnavas, it is indeed possible to fulfil Srila Prabhupada’s desires and instructions.
Special thanks to
Acintya Caitanya dasa and Radhika-jivana dasa for pointing out the importance of rendering Sri Govindaraja’s commentary into English to help us understand the great Ramayana the way it has been perpetually understood by the Vaisnava disciplic successions.
Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International for permitting us to quote from Srila Prabhupada's books.
Syama-rasika dasa: Production management, layout, cover design, visual content management, visual content editing, print management, infrastructural support, overall coordination with unflinching conviction that if we intelligently work hard to fulfil Srila Prabhupada’s desires and instructions, Lord Krsna will provide everything and everyone required to do so successfully.
Balarama Govinda dasa: Financial support.
Vraja Krsna dasa: Infrastructural support, distribution.
Rasapriya Gopika devi dasi: Devanagari conversion, Sanskrit-English equivalent assistance, suggestion of chapter titles, research on collateral passages from Srimad-Bhagavatam, verse indexing, reference indexing, second proof-reading, infrastructural support.
Rasikananda dasa: Drawing, painting, visual content management.
Pavana Gopa dasa: Cover design.
Pariksit dasa and Sakhi Sundari devi dasi (Middle East): Infrastructural support.
Radha Golokanatha dasa, Madhava Sumangala dasa: Infrastructural support.
Gopijana Govinda dasa: Infrastructural support, assistance in proofreading, sales and storage management.
Badarinatha dasa, Asoka Govinda dasa, Rangaraja dasa and other devotees of ISKCON Srirangam: Infrastructural support.
Caitanya-carana dasa, Srivatsa Syamasundara dasa (ISKCON Mayapur): Research assistance.
Kalacakra Krsna dasa: First proof-reading, analytical review and feedback on core textual content.
Nandalala Kisora dasa: Print supervision, storage management, transportation with the courage to literally risk his life for the service of Lord Rama.
Venkatesh Prabhu: Online sales administration, legal compliance.
Vidvan Gauranga dasa: Translation, inline notes, footnotes, Sanskrit-English equivalents, revision of Sanskrit-English equivalents and translation, editing, second proofreading, visual content management, administrative supervision, responsibility for any residual error whatsoever.
They are indebted to
His Holiness Jayapataka Swami Maharaja for inspiration and instructions to publish appropriately annotated translations of the scriptures and the writings of the previous acaryas relevant to the needs of the Krsna consciousness movement,
His Holiness Lokanath Swami Maharaja for encouraging us to endeavor to produce an edition of the Ramayana that would please Srila Prabhupada,
His Grace Gopiparanadhana Prabhu for instructing us to assemble an explanation relevant to ISKCON’s needs,
His Holiness Bhakti Vikasa Swami Maharaja for reviewing a sample of the translation of the Canto Summary and the Commentary, and then giving us a strong green signal to go ahead with the detailed textual components of this edition.
Without their permission and blessings, we would not even have dared to embark on this venture, as spiritually unqualified as we are. But by the mercy of Hari, Guru and Vaisnavas, it is indeed possible to fulfil Srila Prabhupada’s desires and instructions.
Special thanks to
Acintya Caitanya dasa and Radhika-jivana dasa for pointing out the importance of rendering Sri Govindaraja’s commentary into English to help us understand the great Ramayana the way it has been perpetually understood by the Vaisnava disciplic successions.
Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International for permitting us to quote from Srila Prabhupada's books.