💡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

"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

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.

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-

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

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

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

(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

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

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

(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

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

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

(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

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

✨Translated from Śrī Gauḍīya-patrikā, Year 7, Issue 7, page 132. Originally published 15/6/1955. See end of document for full scans of original Bengali text.    yasyātma-buddhiḥ kuṇape tri-dhātuke, sva-dhīḥ kalatrādiṣu bhauma ijya-dhīḥ yat-tīrtha-buddhiḥ salile na karhicij-janeṣv abhijñeṣu sa eva go-kharaḥ

(Written on the occasion of his Vyāsa-pūjā in 1924, in humble response to the effusive offerings of his disciples. Originally published in the weekly Gauḍīya (2nd Vol., 28th Issue – March 1, 1924) My dear friends, delivering me from catastrophe (vipada-uddhāraṇa-bāndhava-gaṇa), Before saying anything, I am, as

(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

Translated from the Prabandhāvalī of Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Prajñāna Keśava Gosvāmī Mahārāja (2000). Originally published on April 7–8, 1933, in Dainika Nadiyā Prakāśa (8th Khaṇḍa, Issues 30–31), titled “Māyāvāda-timira-bhāskara”. This article is likely the essence of a speech Śrī Vinoda-bihārī Brahmacārī Prabhu, as he was