💡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 Ballāla Sena became the king of

"Therefore, if this time also we do not start performing bhajana of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, there is no knowing where we might be born according to our karma for having misused this opportunity."

Our worshipful Paramagurudeva, Nitya-līlā-praviṣṭa Oṁ Viṣṇupāda Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Prajñāna Keśava Gosvāmī Mahārāja, launched Śrī Gauḍīya Patrikā in March of 1949, reviving Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda's Gauḍīya magazine. From the very beginning, listed as "associate editors" were Paramagurudeva's beloved trio of disciples: Paṇḍita

Compiled and presented here are various heartfelt confessions jagad-guru Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Vāmana Gosvāmī Mahārāja expressed in his letters. Prior to studying the nectar of his instructions, it is necessary to properly grasp who he is. Only then is it possible to comprehend the ambrosial quality of his teachings. Śrī

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

💡Appearing in English for the first time! Original Bengali included below.   (Translated from Śrī Gauḍīya Patrikā, Year 7, Issue 8 (18/10/55), page 313) In infinite millions of universes, wherever there are living entities and however many there are, ‘they are all my relations’—this kind of vast viśva-prema,

Vijana-grāma, the twenty-seven part poem that follows is at first glance a maudlin or wistful memoir, but between the lines of its innovatively disjointed couplets, the author—Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura, who singlehandedly revived the current of the Bhakti movement in the late 19th century—paints a portrait of his own

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 śira means

Translated from Śrī Gauḍīya Patrikā, Year 29 (1977–78), Issue 10, page 361–368: It is with deep pangs of separation that I inform readers that this past 19th of Dāmodara, 28th of Kārtika (14th November, 1977), a Monday, the lunar day of śuklā-caturthi-tithi, at 7:35 in the evening,

(Translated from Śrī Gauḍīya Patrikā, Year 4, Issue 3 (14/5/1952), pages 111–116. Originally titled "Dui Bandhura Ālāpa.") Two childhood friends, Devendra and Narendra, were sitting next to each other on the bank of the Jāhnavī [Gaṅgā] in the evening. She of sanctifying waters, Jāhnavī Devī,

Excerpts from “Śrī Patrikāra Nava-varṣa” – Śrī Gauḍīya Patrikā, Year 49, Issue 1, page 35–39: The terrifying fruit of mundane knowledge Śrī Gauḍīya Patrikā is a vehicle only for parā-vidyā (superior or spiritual knowledge). It wards off the discussion of aparā-vidyā (material knowledge) completely. Because: “Jaḍa-vidyā jata, māyāra vaibhava, tomāra

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 || 2 || All glories to Śrī

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

Excerpts from the Pañcama Siddhānta of Acintya-bhedābheda by Śrīla Bhakti Prajñāna Keśava Gosvāmī Mahārāja: murāri guptere prabhu kari’ āliṅgana | tā̃ra bhakti-niṣṭhā kahena, śuna bhakta-gaṇa || The Lord embraced Murāri Gupta. “Listen, devotees,” he said, “I shall tell you of his conviction in devotion. pūrve āmi ihā̃re lobhāila bāra bāra

(For the occasion of Vyāsa-pūjā, February 26, 1927. Originally published on page 473 of Vol. 5, Issue 28 of the Gauḍīya.)  The followers of Śrī Kṛṣṇa-Dvaipāyana Veda-Vyāsa, the crest-jewel of self-realized masters, say: “That Being whom the tattva-vid seers of the truth indicate to be the aggregate of jñāna (knowledge)

Caturtha Siddhānta Fourth Conclusion   Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī’s adherence to the line of Madhva in his maṅgalācaraṇa The authors of granthas and commentators on such works provide some indication of their intentions and the subject of their granthas via their maṅgalācaraṇas. Because Vidyāvinoda Mahāśaya has not done a maṅgalācaraṇa for

The following installment of Acintya-bhedābheda may seem somewhat tedious and repetitive to the impatient reader, but as the keen readers wade through the numerous quotations, footnotes, and repeated insistence on the importance of maṅgalācaraṇa, they will surely begin to appreciate Śrīla Bhakti Prajñāna Keśava Gosvāmī Mahārāja's tireless commitment

Vairāgya “Renunciation” By Śrīla A.C. Bhaktivedānta Svāmī Prabhupāda (then Śrī Abhayacaraṇa Bhaktivedānta Prabhu) Translated from Śrī Gauḍīya Patrikā, Year 5, Issue 1 (28/2/1953), page 14   Characters: (1) Svāmi Kāñcana-vilāsa “Swami Gold-frolic”                  Sevaite and trustee No. 1 (2) Ananta-kāma “Infinite Lust” Caramahaṁsa                Sevaite and trustee No. 2 (3)

What follows are the last two sections of Acintya-bhedābheda's second chapter, "Dvitīya Siddhānta – Second Conclusion," by Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Prajñāna Keśava Gosvāmī Mahārāja, wherein he questions the authenticity of Śrī Caitanya-mata-mañjuṣā and asserts that the famous "ārādhyo bhagavān vrajeśa tanayas" verse is the composition

The following provides personal information regarding Śrīyuta Sundarānanda and Ananta Vāsudeva, their family backgrounds, and how they came to the Gauḍīya Maṭha. This context gives us a better idea of the motivations for their later deeds. Śrīla Bhakti Prajñāna Keśava Gosvāmī Mahārāja writes sternly and explicitly, but underneath all of

✨Let's say this is deliberately a day late to keep the spirit of Śrī Nṛsiṁhadeva fresh in our minds, but is meditation on the eternal līlā ever late? We live thus in the eternal present, with our heads at the feet of the Lord as He rents asunder

(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-bhāla-kaṇṭhollasan yaḥ sphuratu sa hṛdaye śrī śrīnivāsa prabhur naḥ || 1

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 coverings of the living entities,

In authoritative scriptures, bhakti has been delineated as being strictly for Śrī Bhagavān. It is said in the Pañcarātra: surarṣe vihitā śāstre harim uddiśya yā kriyā । saiva bhaktir iti proktā tayā bhaktiḥ parā bhavet ॥ [O sage among demigods, all activities performed for the sake of Hari according to scriptural injunctions

Ārtti Nivedana* “Submission of Anguish” paramārādhya deva! Most worshipful lord! koto dīrgha dina dhari, tava caraṇa darśana lāgi, For how many long days, to have darśana of your feet mane mane karechinu āśā  I have hoped in my heart of hearts saba āśā nā purila, manoratha viphala haila, All my