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The word karnamruta means nectar to the ears. Krishna Karnamritameans Nectar to the ears about Lord Kṛṣṇa. This is a work inSanskrit created by Sage Sri Lila Suka, also known as SriBilvamangala Thakura (AD 1268-1369). 'Sri Krishna Karnamrita' isthat nectar which makes the ears of Lord Krishna savour shringarrasa considered raja rasa or the peak of human emotions. It is apopular Sanskrit Lyric, nectar like ravishes the ears of thelisteners by extolling the greatness and divine powers of the LordKrishna. It is full of rhymes, chimes and alliterations. Therecital of the passionate our pouring of heart on the sports ofKrishna with sweetness, simplicity, purity and melody combined withthe esoteric meaning, elevates the soul towards the divinity. Theinspiring rhapsodies will fetch the pleasant and soul stirringmystic experience apart from the grace and mercy of the Lord thatgrant the needs such as wealth, health, peace of mind and extraenergy and prosperity. When Sriman Chaitanya Mahaprabhu had gone ona pilgrimage to the south and was having darshan of the templessituated on the banks of the Krishna river, he saw its pathreligiously being done everywhere by Vaishnava Brahmins. Mahaprabhuwas ecstatic on hearing a couple of its shlokas. He insistently gota hand written copy of the original composition made and took itback with him to Nilachal. Sri Raya Ramananda, Sri Svarup Damodarand others made copies of it for their personal use. It has, sincethen, been regarded as a great jewel of ecstatic devotion in theGaudiya Vaisnava community. In his commentary on this religioustext, Krisnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami says that there is no other workas savorous as this scripture. We gather knowledge of the pureprema of Sri Krishna.The scripture reaches the zenith of LordKrishna's ineffable beauty, His madhurya and His divine play. Onlythe person who does its paath consistently and follows itsreligious observances can experience a state of religous rapture. Arare gem of the treasure trove of Sanskrit literature, the bhavasof 'Shri Krishna Karnamrita are as exalted and serious as they aresimple, and the language is as artistic and sweet as it is pure.Above all, the Shataka is not just an object of paath but it hasall the divine ingredients needed for relishing Sri Radha-Krishna'stranscendental pastimes, as it is an imperishable cascade ofVraja's madhur rasa. Shri Bilavmangal Thakur, the composer of SriKrishna Karnamrita, was born in a brahmin family in South India. Heis said to have been a renowned scholar and lived on the easternbank of river Krishna Venva in South India from the12th centuryA.D. to 13th century A.D. His Grace Dravida Das has narrated thisnectar here in a very absorbing melody along with its meaning inEnglish. He is a disciple of His Divine Grace A. C. BhaktivedantaSwami Prabhupada, founder acharya of ISKCON.