Concluding Words

Srila Ripa Gosvami concludes by saying that Bhakti-rasémrta-
sindhu is very difficult for ordinary men to understand, yet he hopes
that Lord Krsna, the eternal Supreme Personality of Godhead, will
be pleased with his presentation of this book.

By rough calculation it is estimated that Srila Rapa Gosvami
finished Sri Bhakti-rasdmrta-sindhu in Gokula Vrndavana in the year
1552. While physically present, Srila Ripa Gosvami was living in dif-
ferent parts of Vrndavana, and his headquarters were in the temple
of Radha-Damodara in the present city of Vrndavana. The place of
Rupa Gosvami’s bhajana, execution of devotional service, is com-
memorated still. There are two different tomb-like structures in the
Radha-Damodara temple; one structure is called his place of bhajana,
and in the other his body is entombed. Behind this very tomb I have
my place of bhajana, but since 1965 I have been away. The place,
however, is being taken care of by my disciples. By Krgna’s will, I am
now residing at the Los Angeles Temple of the International Society
for Krishna Consciousness. This purport is finished today, the 30th
of June, 1969.

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