Our entire Gaudiya sampraday or tradition follows Sri Rupa Goswami or Sri Rupa Manjari, dearmost servant of Srimati Radharani. In both this world and the spiritual world. We are Rupa-nugas…meaning we follow Rupa Goswami. His books are essential reading for all Gaudiya Vaisnavas. It is important to find authentic translations as many are simply inaccurate. He authored 14 works: Upadesamrta Bhakti Rasamrita Sindhu Ujjval Nilamani Stavamala Vidagda Madhava Lalita Madhava Dana Keli Kaumadi Laghu Bhagvatamrita Mathura Mahatmya Uddhava Sandesh Hamsaduta Sri Radha Krishna Ganodessa Dipika Sri Krsna Janma Tithi Vidhi Nataka Candrika
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The power of Hari-katha.
Hari-katha is nectar. Amrita. It is svarupa-siddhi-bhakti. Topics related to Lord Krishna or Krishna-katha are medicine for the Vaisnavas. When pure Hari-katha is spoken the Lord is present. Wherever Hari-katha is spoken it is a holy place. Krishna enters through the ears. Then Krishna sits in the heart. Krishna cleans the heart and then reveals himself through the inner heart. We must hear from a pure source and in a mood that compliments our goal. The goal of the Gaudiya Sampraday is manjari-bhav. Radha-dasyam. To become a maidservant of Srimati Radharani. In order to achieve this we must follow in the footsteps of Sri Rupa Goswami and Sri Raghunath Goswami. Our acharayas. They have written such beautiful books that guide us through the beauty of Gokul and teach us how to achieve this lofty goal of becoming a milkmaiden in eternal Vraja. We must find a suitable pure guru in this mood of manjari bhav and hear Hari-katha from this source. Radhanath Das