The Nectar of Devotion - 1970 ISKCON press edition ... - Prabhupada

The Nectar of Devotion is a uniquespiritual text that explains the devotionalscience of bhakti-yoga, or KrQaconsciousness. Astonishingly intimatein its detailed descriptions of the lovingrelationships between Lord SriKrQa and His devotees, it is at the sametime practical, authoritative and philosophicallysubstantial. It is a summarystudy of Bhakti-rasarhrta-sindhu, whichwas written in Sanskrit over 400 yearsago by the great philosopher-devoteeSrila Rupa Gosvami Prabhupada, andit contains hundreds of quotes fromsuch important Vedic literatures asBhagavad-glta, Srlmad-Bhagavatam, theUpaniads, Mahabharata and thePura(las.The Nectar of Devotion has beencalled the "lawbook of KrQa consciousness,"for it is the text whichguides the devotees of the Hare Krr;Jamovement in the details of their dailylives. It elaborately explains the philosophicalbackground behind the manyrules and regulations that devotees ofKrr;Ja voluntarily follow, and it probesdeeply into the thoughts and emotionsthat motivate a Kr11a conscious devotee.Most importantly, The Nectar ofDevotion goes beyond the limitationsof both empty religious sentiment anddry, impersonal philosophy. It bringsthe reader to a factual understandingof the eternal activities of the spiritualworld and offers practical step-by-stepinstructions which can enable theserious student to actually enter intothese pastimes, in a personal, face-tofaceloving relationship with Krl)a,the Supreme Personality of Godhead.