Sri Sri Prema Bhakti Candrika By: Gadadhar Prana Das (English)

Sri Narottama dasa Thakura appeared in the first generation of Gaudiya Vaisnava acaryas following the departure of Sri Gaurangadeva and His associates. Carefully considering the circumstances of desa, kala, and patra (place, time, and person), Sri Narottama adopted a simple, accessible writing style in the Bengali language. His purpose was to distill the essence of the deep siddhantas found in the Sanskrit literatures of the Gosvamis and present them in a straightforward, poetic form—an ideal medium for preaching to the masses.
Sri Prema-bhakti-candrika stands as the ripened fruit of this noble endeavor. For those who may not have the time to learn Sanskrit or thoroughly study the vast body of Vaisnava literature left by the eternal associates of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Sri Narottama has carefully extracted the essence. In Prema-bhakti-candrika, he presents the most essential themes, offering the cream of all those teachings in a simple and approachable manner.