The Essence of Sri Prema Bhakti Candrika

Prema Bhakti-candrika is known as Sri Rupanuga-gita as it contains the essence of all the teaching of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Prema Bhakti-candrika literally means ‘The rays of the moonlight of loving devotional service to Sri Radha-Krishna’.

Srila Narottam Das Thakura Mahasaya (great teacher) has captured the ocean of pure bhakti in a jar and present it is simple language we can all easily understand and relish.

The speaker of these five lectures is Srila Prabhupada Premgopal Goswami of the Nityananda Vamsha (family line descending directly from Lord Nityananda). He is a pure devotee and a beautifully compelling speaker. His deep realizations give his audience a real taste of the sweetness of pure bhakti and transport us into the transcendental realm of pure love.

Sri Prema Bhakti-candrika is known as Sri Rupanuga-gita as it contains the essence of all the teaching of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Prema Bhakti-candrika literally means ‘The moonrays of loving devotion’. Srila Narottam Das Thakura Mahasaya (great teacher) has captured the ocean of pure bhakti in a jar and present it in simple language we can all easily understand and relish.

The speaker of these five lectures is Srila Prabhupada Premgopal Goswami of the Nityananda Vamsa (family line descending directly from Lord Nityananda). He is a pure devotee and a beautifully compelling speaker. His deep realizations give his audience a real taste of the sweetness of pure bhakti and transport us into the transcendental realm of pure love.

These five lectures tool place in Prague 2015 and constitute the introductory volume to Srila Premgopal Goswami’s explanations of and commentaries on Prema Bhakti-candrika. A second volume consisting of twelve lectures from Srila from Srila Premgopal Goswami’s European tour 2017 will follow and expand the subject matter. Our hope is that the present publication will inspire our readers to deepen their bhakti and strengthen their bhajan and their realizations. We humbly request our readers to overlook any shortcomings and mistakes. May our efforts be successful by the mercy and blessings of Sri Guru, Sri Nitai-Gauranga and Sri Radha Madan-mohan.