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 Drop of the Nectarian Ocean, Bhakti rasa. Composed by Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura, the crown prince of illustrious teachers among the Gaudiya Vaisnava acaryas is the author of what is considered to be one of the greatest treasures of Vaisnavas. In this great book is a description of the nature of uttama bhakti, its divisions, saddhana bhakti, the stages in the development of prema, love. etc.

An important aspect of devotional practice, observing the festival days outlined in the Vaisnava calendar. Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja speaks on appropriate topic on these days, such as the appearance day of an incarnation of God, or any other significant day. Narayana Maharaja, I first met Swamiji, Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Propagator of Hare Krishna Mission, Iskcon, in 1950 when I was staying with my gurudeva in our temple in Calcutta.