The Introduction about Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura was written by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura.The following two sections are translations of the two final chapters of Sri Narottama Vilasa by Narahari Cakravarti.The chapter on Sripada Baladeva Vidyabhusana was compiled from a Bengali article by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura.The list of books of Visvanatha, Narahari, Baladeva, and Krishnadeva were compiled from various references works li...

Bhakti Ratnakara illuminates the glories of the great acaryas: Srinivasa Acarya, Narottama dasa Thakura, and Syamananda das. By reading Bhakti-ratnakara, we can vividly experience the mood of the times after the disappearance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and how the leading devotees endeavored to spread the Lord's teachings, especially in Bengal. In this wonderful book, you will read many fascinating pastimes of Sri Jahnava-devi, her son, Viracandra Prabhu. Read about Gopala Bhatta Gosvami,...

Sri Aisvarya-kadambini, meaning "The Monsoon of the Supreme Lord Krishna's Opulence," is a work by the 18th-century Gaudiya Vaishnava scholar Baladeva Vidyabhusana that describes the opulences and pastimes of Lord Krishna and his divine associates in the spiritual world and his appearance in the material world. It follows the sequence of pastimes from the Srimad Bhagavatam, focusing on the glorious appearance of Lord Krishna's parents, associates like King Vrsabhanu and his daughter Radha,...

Sri Prema Vilasa was originally composed 500 years ago by Nityananda dasa, a disciple of Jahnava Mata. He described the lives of such great persons as Srinivasa Acarya, Narottama dasa Thakura, and Syamananda Prabhu. He also provided a glimpse into the training such Vaisnavas received at the hands of the Vrndavana Gosvamis, including Sri Jiva Gosvami, and the early efforts these Gosvamis made to popularize Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s mission.Therefore we read of Srinivasa, Narottama, ...

The Brahma Samhita is a Sanskrit text composed of prayers spoken by Brahma at the start of creation, glorifying Krishna as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Govinda. It includes a detailed description of Krishna's spiritual abode, Goloka Vrindavan, and teaches that the ultimate truth is realized through devotion, not just reason. The text, which existed in ancient times, was rediscovered in the 16th century by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu at the Adikesava temple in South India.

Early one morning, Vrajendra-nandana Śrī Śyāmasundara, the unrestricted carefree enjoyer of rasa, disguised Himself as a young woman of heart-stealing beauty and went to the courtyard of Śrīmatī Rādhikā. Covering His lotus-like face with a crimson veil, He appeared before Her, His eyes bashfully lowered. Within His heart, He yearned to hear of the excellence of Her love for Him and the inferiority of His love for Her.

The Vidagdha-mādhava describes pastimes in Vṛndāvana, and the the pastimes in Lalita-mādhava begins in Vṛndāvana and ends in Dvārakā. Both of them, praised by Rāmānanda Rāya and Caitanya Mahāprabhu for its excellent verses, wonderfully describe the emotions of the highest rasa.Vidagdha-mādhava, a seven-act play was completed by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī in the 1533 A.D. This work concerning Kṛṣṇa, friend of the gopīs, is permeated with ornaments in the form of conversations. The land within Vṛndā...

Srila Bhaktivinode Thakur’s concise treatise on the Absolute Truth, Tattva-viveka. It consists of two chapters. In the book, he points out that the conditioned soul espouses and is subjected to a great variety of speculative explanations concerning the ontological truths of existence. All of these are flawed, and the Thakur points out just how they are so. However, this Tattva-viveka gives us real hope that the Absolute Truth can indeed be realized by any sincere and serious person in this...

Sri Sankalpa-kalpavrksa, describes how after killing Dantavakra, Lord Krsna returned to Vrndavana. Seeing Him again, the residents of Vrndavana enjoyed even greater happiness than before. The second chapter describes the eternal pastimes of Lord Krsna. There it is said that within the realm of Vrndavana manifested on the earth, there is an unmanifested realm of Vrbadavana, invisible to ordinary eyes. Here is a very vivid and enchanting description of that eternal abode of the Lord along wi...

Uddhava Sandesa is a Sanskrit poem by Rupa Gosvami about the messenger Krishna sends to the residents of Vrndavana, and it is considered a masterpiece of Gaudiya Vaishnavism. The poem details a message of solace and spiritual enlightenment from Kṛṣṇa to His devotees, particularly the Gopis, who are suffering from separation from Him. It is known for its poetic beauty, emotional depth, and emphasis on the divine love experienced in separation.

The Gopala-campu narrates the pastimes as found in the Srimad-Bhagavatam with the addition of rasa. Jiva Gosvami writes that it is a “work composed of the bliss of Radha and Krishna” and “those who desire to see Vraja and to attain Goloka will achieve that destination by this work.”Campu is a literary composition mixing poetry and prose, displaying literary ornaments and various verse forms, often using words with double meaning. Srila Jiva Gosvami has wr...