The esoteric scripture Śrī Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu originates from Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī heard it from Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu for ten days on the bank of the
Gaṅgā at
Daśāśvamedha-ghāṭa in
Prayāga. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī assimilated the Lord’s instructions and systematically presented them in writing.
Śrī Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu is unique in all the world. It is the only book that provides the ontological background knowledge by which one may understand his eternal service relationship with the Supreme Lord. The astonishing variety of transcendental relationships revealed in Śrī Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu offers the pure devotee a never-ending, ever-fresh experience of ecstatic spiritual love. It also summarizes the esoteric methods of bhakti-yoga by which one can revive this ecstatic spiritual love. Part 1 includes the Eastern and Southern Oceans; Part 2 includes the Western and Northern Oceans.
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I have a strong inspiration and desire to present a detailed discussion of the most exalted and important work by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī, the personal disciple of Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu. It is an
ontological analysis of the pastimes of Śrī Kṛṣṇa presented in
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, in terms of the internal structure and stages of development of
uttama-bhakti, pure devotional service to the Lord. To the less intelligent,
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is a book of religious stories; to those who are actually intelligent, however, it is a guide to the highest stages of spiritual consciousness. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī is the most intelligent devotee, the
ontological architect of our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, and he was inspired directly by Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu to write this detailed analysis of the Lord's transcendental pastimes. The complete translation of
Śrī Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu is not easily available in the West, therefore we brought out our own edition, described above, so our students have a unique opportunity to relish this most exalted subject matter.
All of our students should have a copy of
Śrī Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu and study it carefully.
