Sri Bhakti Sandarbha: The Fifth Book of the Sri Bhagavata-Sandarbhah also known as Sri Sat-Sandarbhah by Srila Jiva Gosvami Prabhupada; 3 Volumes
Dasa, Satya Narayana & Martin, Bruce (Trs.)
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Book ID : 31931
Place
of Publication :
Vrindavan
Year
of Publication :
2005
- 2006
Edition : (First Edition)
Language : English
Sanskrit Editor: Bhrgu Natha Dasa; Approx. 600-700p. in each volume, 23 cm.
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Bhakti Sandarbha is the fifth book of the Six Sandarbhas. It offers a thorough analysis of Bhakti, or devotion, on the basis of Srimad Bhagavatam. Jiva Gosvami states that the Bhagavatam prescribes Bhakti as the most efficacious and universal process (abhidheya) for realizing the absolute. Bhakti has never been established as abhidheya so systematically and emphatically as in this book. Ealier Bhakti was generally considered as one among various spiritual processes, including karma-yoga, jnana-yoga and astanga-yoga. Moreover, it was usually regarded as a precursor to jnana, which ultimately leads to liberation. Rarely was Bhakti viewed as an independent process. In contrast to this, Jiva Gosvami asserts that Bhakti is the complete abhidheya, and as such all other processes become futile when bereft of devotion. Other practices have enduring significance only through contact with devotion. Even realization of Brahman is possible only by the grace of Bhakti. Bhakti is the most blissful process both in practice and in perfection.
