Śrīla Narahari Sarakāra Ṭhākura’s Śrī Śrī Caitanyāṣṭakam Translated from Śrī Gauḍīya Patrikā, Year 2 (1950–1951), Issue 6 (17/8/50), page 232 gopīnāṁ kuca-kuṅkumena nicitaṁ vāsaḥ kim asyāruṇaṁ nindat-kāñcana-kānti-rāsa-rasikāśleṣeṇa gauraṁ vapuḥ | tāsāṁ gāḍha-karābhimarṣaṇa-vaśāl-lomodgamo dṛśyate āścaryaṁ sakhi paśya lampata-guroḥ sannyāsi-

Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura—poet, schoolteacher, novelist, magistrate, philosopher, father to ten children, spiritual reformer, mystic, Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava prophet, and more—was born Kedarnath Dutt into a wealthy, prestigious Bengali family of Ula, Birnagar. His grandfather possessed a grand estate that is still a heritage site in the Nadia district. During

Dola Yātrā Or a festival in commemoration of the swinging of Krishna in the cradle while a child. [Celebrated during Holi] I. Herald of spring, the southern gale, whispers soft thro’ every vale, Proclaimeth spring’s return; […] wakes the blighted plants of bowers, […] magic touch to bloom with flowers, Beneath

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

💡"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

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

💡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

Looking through Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura's bibliography the other day, I found the curious heading "Pratīcye kārṣṇa sampradāya (The Lineage of Krishna in the West)" in Year 7 of the Gauḍīya, Issue 28, page 443: I've attempted a faithful translation below: A Kṛṣṇa Tradition

Keśava-māsa, or Mārgaśīrṣa The ancient Vedic name of the month we are currently in is Mārgaśīrṣa, derived from the asterism (a small group of stars within a constellation) called Mṛga-śira, which is part of what Western astronomers refer to as the constellation of Orion. Mṛga means deer, and

jaya guru śrī bhaktisiddhānta sarasvatī | jagannātha-bhaktivinoda-gaura-priya ati || 1 || All glories to Guru Śrī Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī, to Śrī Jagannātha Dāsa Bābājī Mahārāja, Śrī Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura, and Śrī Gaura-kiśora Dāsa Bābājī Mahārāja, who are very dear to Śrī Gaurahari. jaya gaura nityānanda, jaya gadādhara | jayādvaita śrīnivāsa vaiṣṇava-pravara

Adapted from Śrī Gauḍīya Patrikā, Year 19, Issue 10 (16/12/1967) page 395 and Śrī Bhāgavata Patrikā, Year 13, Issues 5–6, page 122: The Unseen Stalwart As we observe the grand battle for the salvation of our souls in this age of hypocrisy and conflict from our narrow

(This aṣṭaka was translated from the appendix of Śrī Karṇānanda by Śrī Yadunandana Dāsa Ṭhākura, a grand-disciple of Śrī Hemalatā Ṭhākurāṇī, though it is not clearly stated therein that he is in fact the author.) kaṣita-kanaka-gātraḥ sāttvikaiḥ śobhamānaḥ jita-sita-kara-vaktraḥ padma-netroruvakṣāḥ | subhaga-tilaka-mālair-

By Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmi-pāda jaya jayājita jahy aga-jaṅgamā- vṛtim ajām upanīta-mṛṣāguṇām | na hi bhavantam ṛte prabhavanty amī nigama-gīta-guṇārṇavatā tava ||1|| O Ajita – The Undefeatable! All glories to You, I proclaim again and again! Kindly destroy the delusion that festers in false identification with the physical

(Translated from Śrī Gauḍīya-patrikā, Year 7, Issue 1, page 12) prabhu-nityānanda dvāre śrīvāsa paṇḍita-ghare Via Prabhu Nityānanda, in the house of Śrīvāsa Paṇḍita mahāprabhu dilena śikṣaṇa | Mahāprabhu gave instructions vyāsa-pūjā anuṣṭhāna bhakatera prāṇa-dhana On the performance of Vyāsa-pūjā, the life-treasure of the devotees

(Patrottara – “Response to a Letter”) Translated from Śrī Gauḍīya-patrikā, Year 26, Issue 8 (15/6/1974), page 274:           śrī śrī guru-gaurāṅgau jayataḥ                    Śrī Gauḍīya Vedānta Samiti                       (Gov. Registered)                     Śrī Devānanda Gauḍīya Maṭha                        P.O. Navadvīpa, Nadiyā                           Date: 15/8/1974 śrī śrī vaiṣṇava-caraṇe daṇḍavan-nati-pūrvikeyam— Narahari!

By Ācārya-keśarī Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Prajñāna Keśava Gosvāmī Mahārāja ✨Appearing in English for the first time Śrī Gopāla Bhaṭṭa is one of the Six Gosvāmīs, who were associates of Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya Mahāprabhu. The author of Śrī Bhakti-ratnākara has written the following in regard to him: śrīmad gaura-

The following is an excerpt from Śrī Kṛṣṇa Premāmṛtam, a small priceless book attributed to Śrīmad Gopāla Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmipāda, which describes an instance of Kṛṣṇa stealing the gopīs' clothes when Śrīmatī Rādhikā and Her sakhīs are the targets of His loving prank and not the young, unmarried, Kātyayānī-worshipping

By Prabhupāda Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Ṭhākura ✨Appearing in English for the first time. Translated from Śrī Gauḍīya Patrikā, Year 1, Issue 1 (March 14, 1949). Śakti and Śaktimān are to be worshipped together In the world of material affairs (vyavahārika-jagata), there has been a longstanding feud between Śāktas

By Śrī Śrīnivāsācārya Prabhu premādhāraṁ madhura-vikāraṁ, [He is] the substrata of divine love, of sweetest eccentricity śrī caitanyāṅghri-jalaja-sāram | (For whom) the lotus feet of Śrī Caitanya are quintessence śrī-khaṇḍākhye vihita-nivāsaṁ, And whose home domain is the renowned Śrī Khaṇḍa vande śrīlaṁ narahari-dāsam ||1|| I

The following is adapted from the eleventh chapter of Śrī Narottama-vilāsa by Śrī Narahari Cakravartī, which describes a slow build-up of events leading to the disappearance of Śrīla Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura: Prabhu Vīracandra and Śrīnivāsācārya Journey to Kheturi In Yājigrāma, Ācārya (Śrīnivāsa) spent his time in great delight

The following is an excerpt from Śrī Śrī Vraja-dhāma o Śrī Gosvāmī-gaṇa (Dvitīya, Tṛtīya Khaṇḍa), published 1961, by one Śrī Govardhana Dāsa. The text appears to be very well researched and compiled. Its opening pages feature testimonials of its excellent quality and adherence to proper siddhānta from many

By Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja ✨Appearing in English for the first time... Traditionally, the first nine days of Caitra’s (March-April) śukla-pakṣa [bright fortnight] is the time to worship Durgā; however, modern day Durgā-pūjā is celebrated in Bengal with great fanfare during the month of

By Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Vāmana Gosvāmī Mahārāja Presented in English for the first time Glorification of  Śrī Madhva in the Ṛg Veda pradhārā madhvo āgriyo mahīr apo vigāhate | havir-haviḥṣṇu vandyaḥ | asmabhyaminda vindrayur-madhvaḥ pabasva dhārayā | parjjanyo vṛṣṭimān iva || Ṛg Veda [“First of those who traveled to Badarikāśrama on the

Excerpts from the writings of Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Gosvāmī glorifies Śrī Pūrṇa-prajña Madhvācārya-pāda as follows: “In Śrī Brahma-vaivartta Purāṇa, in the fourth chapter of Śrī Kṛṣṇa-janma-khaṇḍa, we see that Vaikuṇṭha-dhāma and Goloka-dhāma are both eternally sheltered