Sri Krsna Samhita by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura
(Translated by Bhumipati Dasa)
Śrī Kṛṣṇa-saṁhitā is a revolutionary treatise on Kṛṣṇa, His pastimes and His devotees containing an 83-page introduction wherein Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura discusses the philosophy and development of Indian religion from a historical and geographical viewpoint. In the saṁhitā section of the text, Bhaktivinoda composed 10 chapters with 281 Sanskrit ślokas dealing with the spiritual world, the potencies of Kṛṣṇa, His avatāras, His pastimes, and how the demons that Kṛṣṇa killed represent specific obstacles in the life of a devotee. Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura’s 50 page conclusion discusses the principles of sambandha, abhidheya and prayojana and he states that all of his unique conclusions were revealed to him while in a deep spiritual trance (samādhi)