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The Upadesamrta, [1] or Nectar of Instruction, [2] is an important Gaudiya Vaishnava spiritual text, composed by Rupa Goswami. The Upadesamrta was translated into English in its entirety [ 3 ] by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada , founder acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness .
Upadesamrta (The Nectar of Instruction) – English translation by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada; Nectar of Devotion – A summary study of Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada; Website On Krishna (krishna.com) Online study of Rupa Goswami's Nectar of Devotion (bhakti-sastri.com)
Begun in 1968, [242] The Nectar of Devotion is a summary study of Rupa Goswami’s Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu, his “famous exposition of the principles of devotion”. [242] Scholar-practitioner Shrivatsa Goswami has described Bhakti-rasamrita-sindhu as “a textbook of devotional practice, an exposition on the philosophy of devotion, and a ...
Vaiṣṇava Sahajiyās held that the erotic flavor of devotion was the superior rasa of divine love. [4] As such, a central practice in their tradition was sexual yoga, which they held re-enacted the divine love between Radha and Krishna and allowed them to taste the flavor (rasa) of the divine love through their own personal experience.
Depiction of a Vaishnava, a performer of this practice. Sharanagati (Sanskrit: शरणागति; IAST: Śaraṇāgati) or Prapatti (Sanskrit: प्रपत्ति; IAST: Prapatti), is the process of total surrender to God (Narayana-Krishna) in the tradition of Vaishnavism.
A mangalacharana (Sanskrit: मङ्गलाचरणम्, romanized: maṅgalācaraṇam) [1] or a mangalashloka [2] is a benedictory verse traditionally ...
Vaishṇava thinkers began to consider bhakti (devotion) as a rasa, merging aesthetic and religious perspectives, a concept extensively explored by Rupa Goswami. [9] Five primary rasas are emphasized by Rupa Goswami, which are centered around the devotee's relationship with the divine (Krishna): [ 9 ]
The devotional hymn "Madhurāṣṭakam" of Vallabha was created to lead the devotee in Pustimarga, the Path of Grace, which involves a constant love-filled devotion to Krishna by various acts of homage, such as singing , remembering (smarana), conceptualising and beholding a beatific image of the deity and offering of services (seva ...