(Translated from Weekly Gauḍīya Patrikā, Volume 15, Issue 10) Year 1935 The realms of karma-kāṇḍa and jñāna-kāṇḍa—ritualistic piety and speculative knowledge—are verily reservoirs of poison. That...
Sarasvati Gaudiya Writings 2
Glorification Discourse upon an Article written by Sripād Sadānanda Brahmchari (later Swami Sadānanda Dāsa) by Srila Prabhupada— Part I
[On the evening of the 20th of September, at the ‘Sārasvata-Śravaṇa-sadana’ of Śrī Gauḍīya Maṭha, after the lecture upon the article of Śrīmad Sadānanda Brahmacārī entitled “Where East and West Can...
(Keno Bhaya korechi Harikathā Bolite? )— Why do You fear Speaking Shuddh Harikathā
— Dainik Nadiyā Prakāsha People fear spreading or preaching The Absolute Śuddha Harikathā Those who fear the dissemination of Śuddha-Harikathā, those who tremble at the thought of the Absolute being...
Chastisement by Pure Devotees is the surest way to Anartha-Nivṛitti but such chastisement if very rare to attain
eta parihāre o ye pāpī nindā karetabe lāthi māroń tā'ra śirera upare (CB Adi-khanda 9.226) Therefore I kick the head of any sinful person who disregards the glories of Lord Nityānanda and dares to...
Manifestation of Rasa inside the heart and real goal of Knowledge
— Gauḍīya Saṅghapati Mahāmahopadeśaka Bhaktiśāstrī Śrīmad Bhaktisāraṅga Gosvāmī Mahārāj– weekly Gaudīya Patrīka 15th Volume —1936–37, 1st issue( Vidyā O Vedanā) When the intellect nurtures and...
Thing, Word and Idea are Identical in the Realm of True Existence
From “Answers to Questions” Svami Sadananda Dasa 1955 Ṛṣis are seers of the mantra, those who see the mantra. Through Kṛṣṇa’s śakti, which works within them, they experience that word, idea and form...
Attempt to “Enjoy” the Painting of Deities
— Translated from Gauḍīya, Vol. 15, Issue 40 (1935), published under guidance of Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda. Are the myriad reflections and ideals of “bhakti” that prevail in...
Sri Guru-tattva and Seva
Excerpts from a lecture delivered by:Sri Srimad Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupadain the Sarasvata Assembly Hall, Sri Caitanya Matha, MayapuraSaturday, 9.00 pm, on the 28th day of the...
Who is the True Jagad-Guru
— The one and only Jagad-Guru of all concious sentient beings is Śrīla Prabhupāda Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Ṭhākura. All others are merely bound within the thread of his divine dispensation....
How far I am from the Heart of The Prabhupāda!’—Śrīla Prabhupadera cittavritti hoite āmi kotoṭā dūre!
(From Śrī Gauḍīya, Volume 18, Issue 22, Published under the shelter of Śrīla Prabhupāda Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Ṭhākura (Translated for first time in English on the auspicious appearance...
Arjuna and Ekalavya
Śrī Śrīla Bhakti Siddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda Ekalavyas devotion to his guru (described in Mahdbhdrata, Adi Parva 134.2-3) is widely considered an ideal for everyone, but it is...
Ārti-nivedana (A painful Appeal)
— Śrīla Saccidānanda Bhakti Vinoda Ṭhākura An Overview: “Ārti-nivedana (A painful appeal) is from which is an editorial pen first published in the ‘Sasaṅgini’ or ‘Kṣetra-vāsinī’ edition of...
Bhaktira prati aparādha (offenses unto Śrī Bhakti-devī)
All glories Śrī Śrī Guru Gaurāṅga — Śrī Śrīla Saccidānanda Bhakti Vinoda Ṭhākura An Overview : Dear devotees this is the foolish conception of those common so-called devotees that by...