Chapter 5: The Determination of Lord

Chapter 5 of Sankaradeva's Bhakti Ratnakara, entitled "paramagatipradabhajanīyaparamadevatāsvarūpanirūpaṇaṃ māhātmyañca," rendered simply as "īśbara-nirṇaẏa-māhātmya" (The Determination of Lord) by Ramacarana in his Assamese verse translation of the book, contains 38 slokas. It has, as its subject matter, the determination of the true form of the sole worshipable supreme controlling entity (parama deva), Lord Krsna--who is the giver of the supreme deliverance--and his greatness.
The following blog posts are contained in this section. Each post contains the original (Sanskrit) sloka (with commentary), Ramacarana's (Assamese) rendering and its translation in English. 

1. Chapter 5: Sloka 01
2. Chapter 5: Sloka 02
3. Chapter 5: Sloka 03
4. Chapter 5: Sloka 04
5. Chapter 5: Sloka 05
6. Chapter 5: Sloka 06
7. Chapter 5: Sloka 07
8. Chapter 5: Sloka 08
9. Chapter 5: Sloka 09
10. Chapter 5: Sloka 10
11. Chapter 5: Sloka 11
12. Chapter 5: Sloka 12
13. Chapter 5: Sloka 13
14. Chapter 5: Sloka 14
15. Chapter 5: Sloka 15
16. Chapter 5: Sloka 16
17. Chapter 5: Sloka 17
18. Chapter 5: Sloka 18
19. Chapter 5: Sloka 19
20. Chapter 5: Sloka 20
21. Chapter 5: Sloka 21
22. Chapter 5: Sloka 22
23. Chapter 5: Sloka 23
24. Chapter 5: Sloka 24
25. Chapter 5: Sloka 25
26. Chapter 5: Sloka 26
27. Chapter 5: Sloka 27
28. Chapter 5: Sloka 28
29. Chapter 5: Sloka 29
30. Chapter 5: Sloka 30
31. Chapter 5: Sloka 31
32. Chapter 5: Sloka 32
33. Chapter 5: Sloka 33
34. Chapter 5: Sloka 34
35. Chapter 5: Sloka 35
36. Chapter 5: Sloka 36
37. Chapter 5: Sloka 37
38. Chapter 5: Sloka 38
39. Chapter 5: Sloka 39