Is it blasphemous to wonder so? Evidently not, if one of our most illustrious ācāryas poses the question rather frankly. Vedāntācārya Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa wrote the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava commentary on Vedānta-sūtra that is known was the Govinda Bhāṣya. Later, he wrote Siddhānta-ratnam, a supplementary text, formally called a

The following is a response to a post on Instagram by one "Bheemesha Dasa", who was mainly challenging some mistranslated writings of my Paramagurudeva, Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Prajñāna Keśava Gosvāmī Mahārāja. It brings into focus the present-day tensions between the Mādhva and Gauḍīya communities. Some dispute between

Narendra: Brother Devendra! The scriptural statements and reasoning you are presenting seem to be true, yet my mind hesitates to abandon my previously held belief. I have heard that some great personalities have shown that by worshipping Rāma, Kṛṣṇa, Kālī, Durgā, Śiva, Gaṇeśa, Allah, Christ, a grinding stone, etc., one

💡Translated from Śrī Gauḍīya Patrikā, Year 10, Issues 6, 7, and 8       The Relationship Between Kṛṣṇa and the Jīva   jīvera svarūpa haya kṛṣṇera nitya-dāsa kṛṣṇera taṭastha-śakti bhedābheda-prakāśa (Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Madhya 20.108)  The inherent nature of the jīva (individual soul) is as the eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa.

💡Originally published in Year 40 of Śrī Gauḍīya Patrikā   The kevalādvaita-jñāna, or nirviśeṣa-vāda (monism), that māyāvādīs stir up heaven and earth to establish—Śrīman Mahāprabhu expressed that same current of thought as a child and had His mother’s instructions refute it, thereby demonstrating that though nirviśeṣa-vāda

💡"Ten Prayers to the Primeval Syllable Oṁ" – From the Viṣṇu Purāṇa, Third Aṁśa, Third Chapter – Translated from Year 38 of Śrī Gauḍīya Patrikā (15/6/1986)     ध्रुवमेकाक्षरं ब्रह्म ॐ इत्येवमव्यस्थितम् । बृहत्त्वाद्बृ

💡Originally published in the Gauḍīya, 13th Volume, 19th Issue, December 15, 1934 — Translated by Rāya Rāmānanda Dāsa (Delhi), edited by Śrīvāsa Dāsa (Canada) The simple meaning of the word ‘veṇu’ is flute, while ‘vapu’ means body. Veṇu is the vehicle of vāṇī (speech or divine sound); that is, it is

Conversation Between Two Friends – Part Three (Originally published in Volume 4, Issue 10 of Śrī Gauḍīya Patrikā, after page 398) [Translator’s note: The parenthesized question marks – “(?)” – that appear throughout serve the same function as scare quotes, showing the author’s sarcasm or incredulous dismay or doubtfulness of a word’

💡 Translated from Śrī Bhāgavata-patrikā (Year 3, Issue 10 – March 14, 1958)   The methodology of conducting śrī vyāsa-pūjā  The great festival of śrī vyāsa-pūjā, or śrī guru-pūjā, commemorating the appearance day of Nitya-līlā-praviṣṭa Oṁ Viṣṇupāda Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Prabhupāda, crown jewel among the

The human heart is naturally eager to know what God is and how to attain Him. Authors of scripture have come and gone, having shown various paths like dhyāna [meditation], dhāraṇā [holding of prāṇa in a specific cakra], nāma-saṅkīrtana [chanting of God’s names], etc. Let us see from

Preaching in Sidhabari, Santhal Pargana, and Kakdwip Śrī Gauḍīya-patrikā, Year–3, Issue–4 (1951–1952), page 154:   Inauguration festival of the newly constructed Śrī Siddhavāṭī Gauḍīya Maṭha This past 27th of Vaiśākha, the 11th of May, Friday, a festival was held for the gṛha-praveśa (“home-entering”) of the

śrī śrī guru-gaurāṅgau jayataḥ   The following consists of Śrīla Prabhupāda Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura’s introductory remarks in response to Vyāsa-pūjā glorifications (Year 4 of Gauḍīya, Issue 28–29, page 13) and then the entire Śrī Śrī Nṛsiṁha Stava by Śrī Śrīdhara Svāmipāda:     At the beginning of Bhārata [Mahābhārata]

In Kṛṣṇa-saṁhitā, Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura, prolific 19th century author and reformer of Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavism, draws a profound comparison between the Rāsa-līlā pastime of Śrī Kṛṣṇa and the principle of electromagnetic attraction in particle physics: "In the world of matter wrought by Māyā, there is one main star

Śrī Prabandhāvalī The complete collection of essays by Nitya-līlā-praviṣṭa Oṁ Viṣṇupāda Aṣṭottara-śata Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja, gathered from Śrī Gauḍīya Patrikā and Śrī Bhāgavata Patrikā from 1950—1978. Volume One: 1950–1955 Preaching reports, written in tandem with Śrīpāda Rādhānātha Dāsādhikārī Prabhu (Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Trivikrama

Śrī Navadvīpa-dhāma Parikramā  and Śrī Gaura-janmotsava      Śrī Gauḍīya-patrikā, Year–4 (1952–1953), Issue–2, page 74:   This year, the Śrī Navadvīpa-dhāma Parikramā and Śrī Gaura-janmotsava held by Śrī Gauḍīya Vedānta Samiti was conducted as never before on a scale vast in all regards. As per

“বৈশিষ্ট্যাষ্টক”  “Speciality Aṣṭaka”   Offered on the occasion of Para-duḥkha-duḥkhī Jagad-guru Vyāsābhinna (“He who is aggrieved by the sufferings of others, is the teacher of the world, and nondifferent from Śrī Vyāsadeva”) Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Prabhupāda’s Eighty-sixth Appearance Day   By

💡Translated from page 39 of Prabhupāder Patrāvalī, Vol. 1, published from Śrī Caitanya Maṭha, Śrīdhāma Māyāpura, 505 Śrī Gaurābda. śrī śrī guru-gaurāṅgau jayataḥ   Śrī Gauḍīya Maṭha, Kolkata 29 Keśava, Gaurābda 440   To Paṇḍita-vara Śrīyukta Madhusūdana Gosvāmī Mahārāja of Rādhā-ramaṇa-gherā, Śrīdhāma Vṛndāvana: śrī gauḍīya-vaiṣṇavācāryocita-sambhāṣaṇam etat—

💡Translated from page 34 of Prabhupāder Hari-kathāmṛta, published in 1973 by Śrīla Bhakti-vilāsa Tīrtha Mahārāja from Śrī Caitanya Maṭha, Māyāpura. Question: Which tattvas would Śrī, Bhū, and Nīlā-śaktis be designated as? Who are they in Gaura-līlā? Śrīla Prabhupāda’s answer: The Para-tattva-vastu, in His

💡Translated from Śrī Gauḍīya-patrikā, Year 17 (1965–66), Issue 3 (14/5/1965), page 108–110:   śrī śrī guru-gaurāṅga jayataḥ   Śrī Keśavajī Gauḍīya Maṭha P.O. Mathurā (U.P.) 14|4|65 paramārādhyatam śrī śrīla gurudevera abhaya-pāda-padme ananta-koṭi sāṣṭāṅga daṇḍavat pranāma-pūrvaka nivedana— [“Having paid

💡Translated from Śrī Gauḍīya-patrikā, Year 4 (1952–53), Issue 10 (15/12/1952), page 395–398: “Can you not attain Bhagavān by calling out to Him in your mind?” This statement of yours clearly reveals what is in your heart. It makes it clear that you are either embarrassed

(4) মনে পড়ে জননি গো ! সে-স্থান তোমার  mane paḍe janani go! se-sthāna tomāra That place of yours comes to mind, O mother! সায়ংকালে যথা বসি' সে পাঠানে (*) সার-  sāyaṁ-kāle jathā bosi’ se pāṭhāne sāra- Where, in

💡The contents of this article are derived from Śrī Dīnanātha Dhara's booklet entitled "Suvarṇa-vaṇika-kula Uddhāra-kārī Sādhu-puṅgava Ṭhākura Uddhāraṇa Datta", published in 1904 by Śrī Rādhikā-prasāda Datta, printed at Heyāra Press, No. 46 Bechu Chatterjee Street, Calcutta. Fall of the Subarṇa-Baṇiks