Sri Govinda-lilamrta - The Nectarean Pastimes of Sri Radha-Govinda (Part One)

Sri Govinda-lilamrta is a life-giving scripture for devotees that deepens
bhajana, nourishes lila-smarana, and awakens loving absorption in the divine pastimes of Sri Sri Radha-Govinda. This exquisite poetic work presents the Lord’s eternal Vraja-lila as it unfolds throughout the twenty-four-hour divine day, divided into eight sacred periods (asta-kaliya-lila). In melodious and unprecedented language, it portrays the intimate daily pastimes of Sri Krishna, the son of Yasoda, and His eternal beloved Sri Radha, relished by devotees in all four primary rasas.
Authored by Sri Krsnadasa Kaviraja Mahasaya — the celebrated author of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta — this flawless poetic masterpiece stands as a pinnacle of devotional literature. With extraordinary scholarship and rare poetic brilliance, he harmonizes deep philosophical truth with sweet, accessible, and emotionally enriching expression, creating a work that is both profound and irresistibly relishable.
The author himself glorifies this book as immortal nectar. By hearing and reading this poetry, one’s thirst for sravana, smarana, and kirtana only increases. It acts as a powerful medicine that heals the disease of material existence while intensifying divine absorption — the sacred “madness,” blindness, and intoxication born of pure love (prema) for Sri Krishna. Even after repeated reading, the rasa remains ever-fresh and ever-unsatisfying in the highest sense, drawing the heart again and again.
Sri Govinda-lilamrta nourishes the body, mind, heart, and soul, and gently dissolves even the desire for liberation by offering something far greater — loving service in the eternal pastimes of the Divine Couple. Truly, this book is a priceless treasure for all devotees seeking entrance into the confidential mood of Vraja-bhakti.
Translated From Haridas Shastri's Hindi Version English
Translations By Dau Dayal Dauji Dasa