(Translated from the weekly Gauḍīya Patrikā,,Viraha-Sankhya, 15th Volume, Śrī Gauḍīya Maṭha, Saturday, 3rd Māgha, 1343 (Bengali calendar); 16th January, 1937, Issue 23-24) Dedicated in the name of...
Sarasvati Gaudiya Writings 1
How to develop Ruchi in Harināma?
Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Saraswati Ṭhākura Prabhūpāda ( Translated for first time in English dated 17.12.2024 from Bhāgvata Patrikā Year 18_1972 -73 _issue_12, and Weekly Gaudīya Patrīka). Dedicated in...
The Personal Account of Service (A Personal Accounting) [Sevaar Khatiyaan]
Translated from the weekly Gauḍīya Patrikā, Volume 13, year 1933-34, composed under the guidance of Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda, authored by one of his devoted disciples...
Śrī Gītā Tātparya
(Extracted from the commentary on the Gītā, edited by my (Srila Bhaktī Śrī Rūpa Siddhanti Goswāmi Mahāraja) guiding and instructing guru, the founder of Śrī Sārasvata Gauḍīya Āśrama and Mission,...
Tridandi
The following lecture by Srila Sarasvati Gosvami Thakur Prabhupada was first published in The Gaudiya, Volume 11, No. 22, January 1933 and is being presented here in English for the first time. At...
Our only duty is to serve Krsna
By Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Thakura Prabhupada Some people attempt to become heroes through action (karma), some strive to fulfil other desires (anyabhilasa), others (jnanis) strive...
Bhakti is for those who are Atmically Disordered
Letter from Svami Sadananda Dasa (still in India), to Vamandas 4 January, 1961 (Into English and © Kid Samuelsson 2014 Last modified 2 February 2023) My dear, dear Vamandas, May Krishna give you...
Sri Ray Ramananda
(By His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Dev Goswami) Ramananda Raya was a married man, but he was recognized by Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu as a master of his senses to the extreme degree....
Gaudiya Maṭha has nothing to do with Deceitful Pseudo -followers
(By Śrī Śrīla Bhakti Siddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda) Some people think that they have been fully initiated in the Gauḍīya Maṭha when they have no, yet completed the initiation...
The zigzag line of truth
(By Srila Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Dev Gosvami) We have left all social concerns and so many other shackles. For what? For the Absolute Truth. And wherever I shall find that, I must bow down my head....
The Ācārya’s Unequalled and Unsurpassed Greatness
A translation of “Ācāryera Asamordhva Mahattva” (Gauḍīya 6.28–33) (By Srila Bhakti Siddhanata Sarasvati Gosvami Thakur Prabhupada) Many people think that the path of bhakti is covered with a soft...
The mentalities of living in the dhama and enjoying the dhama
Letter by Srila Prabhupada Bhakti Siddhanta (Sri Gaudiya Matha, Calcutta, July 29, 1935) Yesterday morning we arrived at Calcutta Gaudiya Matha. I am glad to hear that your mother is living in...
Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Thakur Prabhupada’s concern for women devotees
On September 21, 1925, Prabhupada gave a long lecture to the devotees assembled at the Gaudiya Math about how to lead an exemplary, devotional life. An excerpt from that lecture follows:All of you...
Amara Prabhura Katha
Excerpts FromMy Master and His Teachings(Amara Prabhura Katha) by Sri Srimad Bhakti Siddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada We are presenting herein excerpts from a series of articles by jagad-guru...