This work of Kavi Karṇapūra is a treatise on poetical theory that encompasses the theory in Rūpa Gosvāmi’s Bhakti-rasamṛta-sindhu. The author follows the literary tradition, drawing from classical works like Kāvya-prakaśa, Sahitya-darpaṇa, Dhvany–aloka and Nāṭya-śāstra and using them in the context of bhakti, with Kṛṣṇa and the gopīs as protagonists.
Students can enter into the relish of Sanskrit poetics through the examples of various forms of poetry that Babaji further commentates and analyzes according to the author’s intention. The study of this subject enables one to properly interpret śāstra such as the Śrīmad Bhāgavata, which uses a broad variety of stylistic means and poetic figures.
The Sandarbhas are very brilliant work, and for me, they are the love of my life. When I heard about it, I wanted to study but I didn’t know where I would find the book or how because I was in Detroit. But somehow, by Krishna’s grace, I landed up in Vrindavan and I studied this by a great follower of Jiva Gosvami. So this is my great fortune and I took it as my life mission to read and comment on The Sandarbhas.
