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The Later Pastimes of Lord Caitanya
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head, although devoid of material qualities, superintends all material activities. There is also a discussion of how the  līlā-avatāra  incarnations respond to the desires of the devotees and how the Supreme Personality of Godhead is characterized by six opulences.
The fourth  sandarbha  is called the  Kṛṣṇa-sandarbha , and in this book  Kṛṣṇa  is proved to be the Supreme Personality of Godhead. There are discussions of  Kṛṣṇa's  pastimes and qualities, His superintendence of the  puruṣa-avatāras , and so forth. The opinions of Śrīdhara Svāmī are corroborated. In each and every scripture, the supremacy of  Kṛṣṇa  is stressed. Baladeva, Saṅkarṣaṇa and other expansions of  Kṛṣṇa  are emanations of Mahā-Saṅkarṣaṇa. All the incarnations and expansions exist simultaneously in the body of  Kṛṣṇa , who is described as two-handed. There are also descriptions of the Coloka planet, Vṛndāvana (the eternal place of  Kṛṣṇa ), the identity of Coloka and Vṛndāvana, the Yādavas and the cowherd boys (both eternal associates of  Kṛṣṇa ), the adjustment and equality of the manifest and unmanifest pastimes, Śrī  Kṛṣṇa's  manifestation in Coloka, the queens of Dvārakā as expansions of the internal potency, and, superior to them, the superexcellent  gopīs . There is also a list of the  gopīs'  names and a discussion of the topmost position of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī.
The fifth  sandarbha  is called  Bhakti-sandarbha , and in this book there is a discussion of how devotional service can be directly executed, and how such service can be adjusted, either directly or indirectly. There is a discussion of the knowledge of all kinds of scripture, the establishment of the Vedic institution of  varṇāśrama ,  bhakti  as superior to fruitive activity, and so forth. It is also stated that without devotional service, even a  brāhmaṇa  is condemned. There are discussions of the process of  karma-tyāga  (the giving of the results of  karma  to the Supreme Personality of Godhead), and the practices of mystic yoga and philosophical speculation, which are deprecated as simply hard labor. Worship of the demigods is discouraged, and worship of a Vaiṣṇava is considered exalted. No respect is given to the nondevotees. There are discussions of how one can be liberated even in this life ( jīvan-mukta ), Lord Śiva as a devotee, and how a  bhakta  and his devotional service are eternally existing. It is stated that through  bhakti  one can attain all success, for  bhakti  is transcendental to the material qualities. There is a discussion of how the self is manifest through  bhakti . There is also a discussion of the self's bliss, as well as how  bhakti , even imperfectly executed, enables one to attain the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Unmotivated devotional service is highly praised, and an explanation is given of how each devotee can achieve the platform of unmotivated service by association with other devotees. There is a discussion of the differences between the  mahā-bhāgavata  and the