Rupanuga Bhajan Ashram

This article by Śrīla A.C. Bhaktivedānta Swami Prabhupāda was first published in Śrī Gauḍīya Patrikā, 5th Volume, Issue 2, on 13th April 1953. Śrīla Prabhupāda writes a letter to a gentleman who has printed two books “full of apa-siddhānta” and points out their philosophical flaws in relation to a well-known 'sādhu'. This article was translated from Bengali by Swami B.V. Giri and Sanātana Dāsa.

In this introduction to the Śrī Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu written in 1947, Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja gives a brief explanation of the importance of Rūpa Gosvāmī’s magnum-opus, how it is the king amongst all other rasa-śāstra, Śrī Jivā Gosvāmī’s commentary on it, as well as the unique features of this particular publication of Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu. This was translated from Bengali by Swami B.V. Giri.

'Rational Vedānta' was written by Swami B.G. Narasingha in October 2006 as an opening statement for a new website he had begun which compared western philosophies with eastern thought. In this article, Narasingha Maharaja explains the meaning of 'Rationalism' and 'Vedānta'. Vedantic and Pythagorean thinking, the stages of realisation according to Vedānta philosophy, and the defects of the so-called Rationalism in today's world.

‘Sajjana-Kṛpālu’ (A devotee is Merciful) was the first in a series of articles by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda on the twenty-six qualities of a Vaiṣṇava in 1917 and published in Sajjana-Toṣaṇī magazine, Vol. 20, Issue 2. This article explores mercy, the primary quality of a devotee, and illustrates its significance for the followers of Śrī Caitanya.

Verses 46 to 50 of Prema Dhāma Deva Stotram by Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja deals with Mahāprabhu's preaching against māyāvāda, and in particular His interpretation of the famous ātmarāma verse of the Bhāgavatam. In his commentary, Swami B.V. Giri expands on these verses with explanations on the Catuh-ślokī Bhāgavata and the Daśa-mūlā of Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura.

Pictures of Summer Season Deity Darshan in Rupanuga Bhajan Ashram. Their lordships Gaura Gāndharvikā-Govindasundara and Giriraja.

Photos from last night's abhiśeka of Śrīla B.G. Narasiṅgha Mahārāja's personal Deity of Yoga-Narasīmha. Narasiṁha Caturdaśī was spent in reading the 7th Canto of Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, cooking for the Deities, abhiśekha and hari-nāma saṅkīrtana.

Gauranga Vani Publishers is happy to announce the re-publication of 'Follow the Angels' by Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja. Compiled from his lectures by Swami B.G. Narasiṅgha Mahārāja. This book provides readers with powerful guidance from Śrīdhara Mahāraja's subjective experience of the Absolute Truth.

On the auspicious occasion of Śrī Gaura Pūrṇimā the devotees at Rupanuga Bhajan Ashram engaged in kīrtana, cooking offerings for Mahāprabhu, an abhiśeka and honoring prasadam.

This morning on the auspicious occasion of Śrī Gaura Pūrṇimā, we hoisted the āśrama flag on the newly painted temple dome. Many thanks to all the devotees who contributed to the construction, in particular Gaurāṅga Prema Dāsa, Kalki Dāsa, Rūpa, Śyāma, Gopī, Aditya Vaid and Rishabh Sharma.