Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu

by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī | 180,912 words

Summary: The Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu is an ontological analysis of the pastimes of Shri Krishna presented in Shrimad-Bhagavatam (Bhagavata Purana), in terms of the internal structure and stages of development of uttama-bhakti, pure devotional service to the Lord. To the less intelligent, Shrimad-Bhagavatam is a book of religious stories; to those who are actually intelligent, however, it is a guide to the highest stages of spiritual consciousness.

Alternative titles: Śrī Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (श्री भक्ति-रसामृत-सिन्धु), Bhaktirasāmṛtasindhu (भक्तिरसामृतसिन्धु)

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Source 1: motilalbanarsidass.com
Source 2: bhaktimasterclass.org

Contents of this online book ( + / - )

The full text of the Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu in English is available here and publically accesible (free to read online). Of course, I would always recommend buying the book so you get the latest edition. You can see all this book’s content by visiting the pages in the below index:

Preface

Introduction

+ Eastern Ocean: Varieties of Devotional Service

. Part 1 - Qualities of Pure Bhakti (bhagavad-bhakti-bheda)

. Part 2 - Devotional Service in Practice (sādhana-bhakti)

. Part 3 - Devotional Service in Ecstasy (bhāva-bhakti)

. Part 4 - Devotional service in Love of God (prema-bhakti)

+ Southern Ocean: General Symptoms of Transcendental Mellow

. Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)

. Part 2 - Ecstatic Expressions (anubhāva)

. Part 3 - Involuntary Ecstatic Expressions (sattvika-bhāva)

. Part 4 - Transient Ecstatic Disturbances (vyābhicāri-bhāva)