(Taken from Upākhyāne Upadeśa — Vol. 2, Instructive Stories with Purports by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupada) In the house of sage Kaśyapa, in the lap of Śrī Aditi-devī, the...
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Sarasvati Thakur
Nirapekṣatā (Impartiality or Neutrality or Freedom from Worldly Dependence)
Where there is an absence of nirapekṣatā (freedom from dependence upon worldly expectations) , there reside lust, anger, greed, delusion, and pride. These five enemies (kāma, krodha, lobha, moha,...
The triple bhikṣus, tridaṇḍi-sannyāsīs, are the living mṛdaṅga drums of Sri Chaitanya
Those nations to whom you are going for the propagation of the chant of Hari are mounted on the summit of proficiency in all affairs of this world. They are practiced in the exercise of their...
The World-Peace
[The Harmonist (Sajjana Toṣaṇī Vol. XXVII, No. 4, Sep. 1929)] ATTEMPTS are made from time to time to make the Kingdom of Heaven descend on earth. They are of different characters. One set of such...
Anarchism in the field of sevā
Pure stainless neutral sevā-vṛtti (the natural function of ātmā) is Bhagavad-sevā; here in this case no question of expression of restlessness. Bhoga either in the form of dharma-artha-kāma or...
An Era Not To Be Forgotten–Srila Gaurakisora Still Lives in Our Hearts
by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda namo gaura-kiśorāya sākṣād-vairāgya-mūrtayevipralambha-rasāmbodhe padāmbujāya te namaḥ I offer my respectful obeisances unto Gaurakiśora dāsa...
“A Glorification Discourse upon the Article (Where East Meets the West) Authored by Śrīpāda Sadananda Brahmacārī (Later Known as Svāmī Sadananda Dāsa)” by Śrīla Prabhūpāda— Part 2
(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...
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...
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...
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...
Editor’s response to Sree Vyasa-Puja Adresses
This response to the Sree Vyasa Puja (1936) by Srila Prabhupada Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur was published in The Harmonist or Sajjana Toshani March 19, 1936. In today's great gathering of such...
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...