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Pancharatras Atmattatva das pancharatrasya kritsnasya vakta to bhagavan svayam The Pancharatra system is spoken by the Supreme Personality of Godhead (just like the Bhagavad-gita ! there are "#$ Pancharatra books in %hich the system of %orship of the &ord in 'is (eity form is e)plained to and through the great authorities of devotional service* vi+,* &ord Brahma* &ord Siva* Goddess &akshmi etc,* Padma Pancharatra* -arada Pancharatra* 'ayasirsa Pancharatra* &aksmi-tantra* and .ahesa Pancharatra are some of the most important books of Pancharatra, /nder the 0edic vidhi (rules a student is re1uired to be a bonafide son of a brahmana or t%ice born* but a sudra can be elevated to a brahmanas position by Pancaratrika vidhi, As human society becomes degraded by the influence of the age of 2ali* people become unfit for the vedic system, So the Pancharatra system of making one 1ualified by initiating him into the process of devotional service by %hich he is engaged fully in the service of the (eity form of the &ord is the only practical method for deliverance in this age of 2ali, Pancharatra books contain elaborate descriptions on the subject matter of the e)pansions and incarnations of the Supreme Personality of Godhead* especially the (eity incarnations* detailed information on day to day %orship of the (eity forms* methods of purification of the %orshipper and process of practical meditation* process of installing temple and (eities* and instructions on ho% to conduct different festivals in glorification of the pastimes of the &ord, 3n the four authori+ed sampradayas* the acharyas have compiled (eity %orship manuals based on these Pancharatra books, &ord Sri 4haitanya .ahaprabhu instructed 5upa Gos%ami and Sanatana Gos%ami in the subject matter of Pancharatra and advised them to %rite books on this subject, Srila Sanatana Gos%ami compiled 'ari bhakti vilas* giving elaborate descriptions of vaishnava regulative principles and practice, Srila 5upa Gos%ami made his treatise on the subject* vi+,* Bhakti rasamrta sindhu %ith profound kno%ledge of revealed scriptures and authoritative references from various 0edic literatures* especially -arada Pancharatra, Srila Prabhupada gave a summary study in prose on Bhakti rasamrta sindhu* in his book -ectar of (evotion, Thus the codes of conduct book for the 2rishna conscious devotees* the -ectar of (evotion* is the Pancharatra book for the 2rishna consciousness movement,