Śrī Śrī Śikṣāṣṭakam

The Siksastakam was written by Sriman Mahaprabhu in the later of His life. These eight verses contain the essence of Krishna consciousness and summarize why Mahaprabhu descended to this world. It is said that the external reason for the Lord’s appearance was to spread the congregational chanting of Krishna’s. At the same time He internally relished the highest level of prema for Sri Krishna that is only found in Srimati Radharani. Sriman Mahaprabhu is Krishna Himself, covered withe the golden complexion of Sri Radhe. It was in this mood of Sri Radhe’s ecstatic love that Sriman Mahaprabhu wrote the Siksashtakam.
In this book, Prabhupad Srila Premgopal Goswami elucidates on the meaning of each sloka, giving relavant examples and practices to strengthen the reader’s bhakti. We hope that the reader is enlivened, invigorated and inspired by Prabhupad’s commentary to these divine slokas.