Should one constantly chant or just do service? This eternal question on the lips of every sādhaka is answered by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda in this instructive pastime...
Pañca Saṁskāra (The Five Purificatory Processes) was originally published in Sajjana Toṣaṇī (Vol. 2. Issue 1) in 1885. Herein, Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura describes the five divisions of initiation...
The Vedic arya-sastras are divided into two sections – smarta (literature based on smrti) and paramartha (transcendental literature based on sruti). Those who are eligible (adhikari) for the smarta...
Śrī Vaiṣṇavera Varṇāśrama (‘The Varṇāśrama of a Pure Vaiṣṉava’) was first published in Sajjana Toṣaṇī, Vol. 11. Issue 10 in 1900. In this article, Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura explains how pure Vaiṣṇavas...
Vigata Vatsarera Samālocanā (A Review of the Previous Year) was first published in Sajjana Toṣaṇī, Vol. 11 issue 1 in 1899. In this review, Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura describes the hardships of the...
Samāvedana (A Respectful Petition) was first published in Sajjana Toṣaṇī Vol.3, issue 1 in 1886. In this brief editorial for the third year of Sajjana Toṣaṇī, Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura prays to...
‘Śraddhā and Śaraṇāgati’ was first published in Sajjana Toṣaṇī Vol. 4, Issue 9 in 1892. (translated into English by Swami B.V. Giri) In this article, Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura explains the difference...
Ārta-nivedana (An Earnest Appeal) was an editorial first published in Sajjana Toṣaṇī, Vol.15, issue 1 in 1903. This is one of the last articles written by Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura in which he laments...
We take initiation, chant the Holy Name, follow Ekādaśī, worship the Deity, go on pilgrimage to holy places – but we still feel nothing! Why? In this important article, ‘Bhaktira Prati Aparādha...
(Darśana-Śāstra – Philosophical Treatise’ – was first published in Sajjana Toṣaṇi Vol.& Issue 1 in 1895 and translated into English by Swami B.V. Giri) The darśana–śāstra was born in...
This article, ‘Hindu’ was written by Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura in 1874 for the Ananda Bazar Patrika newspaper. Bhaktivinoda discusses the origins of the word ‘Hindu’ and explains why it was not used in...
This short article, "Vaiṣṇavera Vyavahāra Duḥkha" [ The Worldly Difficulties of a Vaiṣṇava ] was published in the 10th Volume, 2nd Issue of Sajjana Toṣaṇī in 1898. Herein, Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura...
In this undated article, Śrī-Mūrti-sevā o Pautalikatā (‘Deity Worship and Idolatry’) which was published in the monthly Gauḍīya magazine, Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura explains the fundamental difference...
Dharmāḍhambara (A Display of Religion) was a short article published in Sajjana Toṣaṇī, Vol.9, issue 4 in 1897. Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura targets those persons who make an external show of religion and...