Sri Krishna is the Supreme Lord of Vaishnava devotion, the cowherd of Vrindavan and the charioteer of Arjuna. When a hunter's arrow struck his foot and his earthly lila ended, how did his presence remain to breathe in every midnight kirtan and every recitation of the Bhagavad Gita?
The legacy begins under a peepal tree, where a hunter's arrow marks the close of the Dvapara Yuga and the start of an eternal inheritance. From that physical departure, the practice of bhakti spreads through the voices of sages and poets. Veda Vyasa writes the Bhagavata Purana at the urging of Narada to capture the full measure of divine love. Centuries later, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu weeps in the marketplaces of Navadvipa and sends six companions to uncover the forgotten, overgrown temples of Vrindavan. The volume traces this unbroken lineage of acharyas and saints, leaving the reader standing before the Yamuna at dawn to chant the holy name.
- Divine poetry completed: the night Jayadeva slept and woke to find the twelfth verse of the Gita Govinda written in his own hand.
- Theological doors opened: how Ramanuja stood at the temple of Srirangam and defended a God with form, qualities and a desire to be loved.
- Royal life abandoned: the choice of Mirabai to leave her Rajput palace and walk into a river of pilgrims as a pure devotee.
- Unbroken midnight watch: the global observance of Janmashtami where devotees fast and sing to witness the birth again in their own hearts.
Book Three of The Ocean of Nectar: A Life of Sri Krishna. This volume hands the eternal tradition over to the reader, completing the history left behind by When God Picked Up the Reins, an account of the exit from Vrindavan and the counsel offered during the great war. That prior text followed The Butter Thief of Eternity, which detailed the divine descent into physical form and the early years among the herding families.
Readers seeking a reliable guide to the practice of bhakti, the world around Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, and the unbroken lineage of acharyas.
