A moving pilgrimage through Kṛṣṇa’s departures and returns, Kṛṣṇa-saṅgati offers entrance into the inner life of Kṛṣṇa and His associates. You follow Uddhava into a Vṛndāvana muddied by the gopīs’ tears; you see Nanda and Yaśodā embrace him like a son, and the devotional transformation their association awakens in him. From Dvārakā’s mystical pastimes and a hidden Vṛndāvana, to the long-awaited reunion at Kurukṣetra, and Rādhārāṇī’s apparent departure and wondrous reappearance, the book threads these moments into one garland of separation and meeting. Stemming from our ācāryas’ commentaries, the telling surfaces rare details and lesser-known pastimes—fresh, exciting revelations that many readers will be encountering for the first time. 

Woven through the narrative is clear Gauḍīya siddhānta. The introduction sets out prakaṭa and aprakaṭa līlā and how the Lord’s expansions and associates relate—so the heart understands why He “leaves” in the manifest pastimes yet “never leaves” Vṛndāvana. You see why separation (vipralambha) heightens love and prepares the sweetest meetings; why Kṛṣṇa returns to Vṛndāvana again and again; and why Uddhava bows to the dust of the Vraja-vāsīs’ feet.

 Beloved by many readers of the series, this volume offers both a story that brings tears and conclusions that steady a sādhaka’s faith. It leaves you resting in assurance: love binds Him more tightly than time and distance ever could.

690 pages

Hardbound
Gilt-edged
136x208mm / 5.3x8.2in

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