An unprecedented collection of devotional songs, with English Translations in Sanskrit, Bengali and Hindi, written by the Gaudiya Vaisnava acaryas and compiled for the practicing devotee. You will find a selection of appropriate prayers in the first section of the book. One should begin by singing the songs in honor of Sri Guru, followed by songs to the Vaisnavas, then to Gaura Nitai, and finally to Radha Krsna.
Sri Upadesamrta gives instructions indispensable for practitioners, sadhakas, devotees, of the devotional path, bhakti. Without following these instructions, entering the realm of pure devotion and especially following the intricate and elevated path of spontaneous devotion, raganuga bhakti, is not only difficult, but impossible. This unprecedented edition contains commentaries by Radha ramana dasa Gosvami, Bhaktivinoda Thakura etc.
A collection of eleven verses which offer instructions to the mind by Srila Raghunatha Dasa, the eternal associate of Sri Gauranga, in concise manner he has surcharged these eleven verses with the teachings of Sri Gaurasundara, the prema, love, intoxicated embodiment of the combined forms of Radha Krsna, and His intimate associates Srila Svarup Damodara and Srila Rupa Gosvami. Included is the commentary of Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja.