Bhakti-Rasamrta-Sesa — A Treatise on Sanskrit Poetics | By Srila Jiva Gosvami

Bhakti-Rasamrta-Sesa is one of the most important contributions of Srila Jiva Gosvami, the foremost philosopher of the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition and author of the famous Sat-Sandarbhas.
This treatise systematically presents the science of Sanskrit poetics (Alankara-Shastra) while connecting it to the higher spiritual aesthetics of bhakti-rasa — the transcendental emotions and sentiments experienced in loving service to Lord Krishna.
The book explores literary beauty, metaphor, suggestion, emotional moods, and the nature of rasa, demonstrating how devotional literature becomes a carrier of divine love and realization. It shows the harmonious relationship between poetry and devotion, where aesthetics uplift spiritual emotions to their highest expression.
Whether one approaches this text as a Sanskrit scholar, a student of Indian aesthetics, or a practitioner of Bhakti Yoga, it provides enlightening guidance on both intellectual depth and devotional ecstasy.
This edition is an essential resource for anyone studying Sanskrit literature, rasa-tattva, devotional dramaturgy, or the writings of the Six Gosvamis of Vrindavan.
Edited by Matsya Avatara Dasa and Gaurapada Das, this work expands upon topics not fully covered in Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu, Ujjvala-nilamani, and Nataka-candrika, while also drawing from classical sources like Sahitya-darpana by Visvanatha Kaviraja.
 
An essential contribution to Gaudiya literary and aesthetic philosophy, Bhakti-rasamrta-sesa reveals the refined art of devotional expression in Sanskrit poetry.
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