Articles by Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣaka Śrīdhara Deva Gosvāmī
The Gauḍīya’s Gift to the World (Viśva-majhe Gauḍīyera Dāna)
Does the word ‘Gauḍīya’ simply mean ‘Bengali’? In this article, originally published in Dainik Nadīyā Prakāśa (Vol. 10, Issue 18) on March 22, 1935, Śrīla Śrīdhara Deva Gosvāmī Mahārāja elucidates the true meaning of the term ‘Gauḍīya’ and highlights the profound gift that the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas have bestowed upon the world.
The Āmnāya Bhāgavata Paramparā
This lecture by Śrīla Śrīdhara Deva Gosvāmī Mahārāja, delivered during Śrī Navadvīpa-maṇḍala Parikramā, was first published in Dainika Nādiya Prakāśa (Volume 12, Issues 15 & 20) on March 17 and 23, 1937. In it, Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja explains that genuine bhakti arises only through hearing from a living, bona fide guru-paramparā, accompanied by freedom from envy, and he vividly elucidates the grave responsibility inherent in the position of the ācārya.
Nivedana (A Submission)
The following is a letter written by Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣaka Śrīdhara Deva Gosvāmī in 1980, on the occasion of the inauguration of the temple at the birth-site of Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura in Jagannātha Purī. As Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja was unable to attend the ceremony in person, he submitted this letter to be read aloud before the assembled devotees. This was published in Śrī Caitanya Vāṇī magazine (Vol.10, Issue 1).
Śrī Jīva Viraha Tithi (The Observance Day of Separation from Śrī Jīva)
(This talk on the disappearance day of Śrī Jīva Gosvāmī Prabhu by Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja, was transcribed and published in Śrī Gauḍīya Darśana, Volume 2, Issue 6, on December 11th 1956. Herein, Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja narrates the glories of Śrī Jīva, and his unique position in our sampradāya)
Separation From Śrīla Prabhupāda (Śrī Prabhupāda Viraha)
The following short editorial, written by Śrīla B.R. Śrīdhara Deva Gosvāmī on the occasion of Śrīla Sarasvatī Ṭhākura’s disappearance, appears in Śrī Gauḍīya Darśana, Vol. 9, Issue 6 (January 12th, 1964). In it, Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja cites Raghunātha Dāsa Gosvāmī as the exemplar of experiencing the anguish of separation from Śrī Guru on the day of his disappearance.
Śrī Bhāgavata Naiṣkarmya (Selfless Action in the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam)
“Selfless Action in the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam” (Śrī Bhāgavata Naiṣkarmya) was first published in Śrī Gauḍīya Darśana magazine (Vol.2, Issue 9 and Vol.3, Issue 3) in 1957. Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja describes how humans are constantly forced to work in order to survive, and how the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam presents a positive alternative.
Prativāda (A Response)
‘Prativāda’ (A Response) by Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja is a defence of The Gauḍīya magazine, written in response to an article published in Śrī Viṣṇupriyā-Gaurāṅga, which condemned The Gauḍīya for criticising a prominent member of the Advaita Vaṁśa. In this article, Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja justifies The Gauḍīya’s position and sheds light on the history of several sons of Advaita Ācārya. It was first published in The Gauḍīya, Year 5, Issue 43 (1927), shortly after Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja received hari-nāma initiation from Sarasvatī Ṭhākura.
Śrī Māyāpura Prasaṅgaḥ (Topics Concerning Śrī Māyāpura)
This Sanskrit poem was composed by Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja just after accepting initiation in 1927 and was published in the daily Nadīyā Prakāśa newspaper. Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja narrates the disappearance of Śridhāma Māyāpura after Mahāprabhu’s sannyāsa, its rediscovery by Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura, and the preaching by Śrīla Sarasvatī Ṭhākura.
Śrīla Prabhupāda Dvādaśakam
The following Sanskrit poem (originally entitled ‘Śrīla Prabhupāda Avirbhāva Śata-varṣa Pūrtai Tadīya Vandana Dvādaśakam’) by Śrīla Śrīdhara Deva Gosvāmī Mahārāja was composed in honour of the 100th appearance day celebrations of Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda in 1974. It was published in January of that year in two journals – ‘The Gauḍīya’ and ‘Śrī Caitanya Vāṇī.’
Ṭhākura Bhaktivinoda and the Gītā – Part 3
In this final part of his class from 1938, Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja gives the meaning of the verse ‘antavat tu phalaṁ teṣāṁ’ by Śrīdhara Svāmī, and explains how Kṛṣṇa is impartial to all, yet also favourable to His devotees. He also gives Ṭhākura Bhaktivinoda’s explanation of ‘api cet sudurācāro’.
