Everyone should become a Vaisnava Goswami – Sri Upadesamrta Course.
Srila Rupa Goswami.
From the translation and purports of Srila Prabhupada.
Preface:
This book of 11 verses in Sanskrit was written by Srila Rupa Goswami in Vrndavana, and deals the gradual stages of devotion developing within the aspiring bhakta; beginning with the control of the senses, all the way to hearing about the glories of Radha and Krsna and Their topmost lilasthana, Sri Radha Kunda. This book is an instructing guide and manual for all sadhakas. Srila Rupa Goswami gives herein, the basic idea of what a sadhaka should do to reach the highest platform of love of God.
Upadesamrta means, the nectar of Instruction. Upadesa: instruction, amrta: nectar.
Srila Prabhupada in his Preface explains that the Krsna consciousness movement is conducted under the supervision of Srila Rupa Goswami. He is the head of the Gaudiya vaisnavas and together with the other Goswamis of Vrndavana, teaches the whole world about the science of bhakti yoga. To attain pure love for Krsna one must participate in the mission of Lord Caitanya (appearing in the mood of Radharani) and follow in His footsteps. And in order to do that, one must follow in the footsteps of the six Goswamis.
The two main factors to spiritual advancement is 1) control of the senses and 2) the attitude. Without controlling one’s senses, one cannot understand spiritual life. Rupa Goswami is teaching us to come to the platform of goodness so that everything connected to Krsna’s service is assimilated.
Everyone should become a Vaisnava Goswami, or a fully controlled devotee of Lord Krsna. Then one can proceed on the path of perfection.
Upadesamrta is one of the first books that a neophyte devotee should study and follow strictly in order to make spiritual advancement on the path of Krsna consciousness.
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