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Preface to the Third Edition

This edition has been renamed (Çré has been added to the
former title, Vaàç édäsa Bäbäjé) and revamped—corrected,
rewritten, edited, and expanded. It also contains further
information, derived from the following sources: an article
by Çré Siddhänta Sarasvaté in the magazine Sajjana-toñaëé,
old editions of the Gauòéya (the erstwhile magazine of
the Gauòéya Mission), and Associates of Çré Caitanya, by
Çrépäda B. B. Tértha Mahäräja.

Also new are photographs (taken by Gopéjanaballabha
Prabhu) from the site of Çré Vaàç édäsa Bäbäjé’s bhajana-
kuöé at Navadvépa.

Editing was done by Guru-Kåñëa Prabhu, layout by
Våndävana-candra Prabhu, cover design by Mädhava
Prabhu, and the printing was overseen by Çré Giridhäré
Prabhu. My thanks are due to them and to all others who
contributed in various ways to this glorification of Çréla
Vaàç édäsa Bäbäjé.

Preface to the Second Edition

Since publishing the first edition of Vaàç édäsa Bäbäjé I
was able to visit Bäbäjé Mahäräja’s birthplace at Majidpur
and collect more information about his early life there, as
given by his descendants and a local biographer. Moreover,
some statements have been corrected, the short chapters
“Vaàç édäsa and Casteism” and “Majidpur Today” added,
and the whole text thoroughly re-edited and reorganized,

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