Sri Laghu Bhagavatamrta

By Gopiparanadhana Dasa

Medieval India saw a dynamic and far-reaching efflorescence of popular devotion to Lord Krishna, sometimes called "the bhakti renaissance." This movement was largely propagated by Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu (1486-1534 AD), whom the faithful accept as Lord Krishna Himself, manifested in the form of a devotee who taught the chanting of His own names. Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu directly inspired in His followers a tremendous outpouring of works in Sanskrit on philosophy and theology, as well as devotional songs, poetry, drama, and hagiography. The Laghu Bhagavatamrta is one such theological work, by Srila Rupa Gosvami, a chief disciple of Lord Caitanya and one of the most important Gaudiya Vaisnava acaryas