Before the creation of this cosmic manifestation, the Lord enlightened the heart of Lord Brahmā with the details of the creation and manifested the Vedic knowledge. In exactly the same way, the Lord, being anxious to revive the Vṛndāvana pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa, impregnated the heart of Rūpa Gosvāmī with spiritual potency. By this potency, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī could revive the activities of Kṛṣṇa in Vṛndāvana, activities almost lost to memory. In this way, He spread Kṛṣṇa consciousness throughout the world. (Cc. Madhya 19.1)
The Nectar of Devotion is a unique spiritual text that explains the devotional science of bhakti-yoga, or Krsna consciousness. Astonishingly intimate in its detailed descriptions of the loving relationships between Lord Sri Kṛṣṇa and His devotees, it is at the same time practical, authoritative and philosophically substantial. It is a summary study of Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, which was written in Sanskrit over 400 years ago by the great philosopher-devotee Srila Rupa Gosvāmī Prabhupāda, and it contains hundreds of quotes from such important Vedic literatures as Bhagavad-gita, Srimad-Bhagavatam, the Upaniṣads, Mahābhāraya and the Purāṇas.
The Nectar of Devotion has been called the “lawbook of Krsna consciousness,” for it is the text which guides the devotees of the Hare Kṛṣṇa movement in the details of their daily lives. It elaborately explains the philosophical background behind the many rules and regulations that devotees of Kṛṣṇa voluntarily follow, and it probes deeply into the thoughts and emotions that motivate a Kṛṣṇa conscious devotee.
Most importantly, The Nectar of Devotion goes beyond the limitations of both empty religious sentiment and dry, impersonal philosophy. It brings the reader to a factual understanding of the eternal activities of the spiritual world and offers practical step-by-step instructions which can enable the serious student to actually enter into these pastimes, in a personal, face-to-face loving relationship with Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
THE NECTAR OF DEVOTION
A Summary Study of Srila Pupa Gosvāmī’s
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness
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