Articles by Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣaka Śrīdhara Deva Gosvāmī
Śrī Nāma Māhātmya (The Glories of the Holy Name)
In Śrī Nāma Māhātmya (The Glories of the Holy Name), Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja gives a detailed explanation of the gradual development of the Holy Name according to the eight verses of Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura’s ‘Nāma Māhātmya’ from ‘Śaraṇāgati.’ This edited transcript was originally spoken on October 2nd 1981.
Śrī Govardhana Pūjā
The following talk was given by Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja on the day of Govardhana Pūjā on 16th November 1982 at Śrī Caitanya Sārasvata Maṭha, Navadvīpa-dhāma, West Bengal. Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja elaborates upon a śloka from the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam describing Kṛṣṇa's lifiting of Govardhana Hill.
The Position of The Bhāgavata Amongst Religious Scriptures
The following Bengali lecture was given by Śrīla Śrīdhara Maharaja at the Sārasvata Śravaṇa Sadana, at 7:00pm on 6th June, 1937. In this talk, Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja describes the supremacy of the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam in relation to all other śāstras and how it is the essence of all religious texts. This lecture was translated by Swami B.V. Giri and Sanātana Dāsa.
Śrī Narasiṁha Caturdaśī
The following is an excerpt from an informal talk by Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja given on the occasion of Śrī Narasiṁha Caturdaśī on May 24th, 1983. Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja discusses Mahāprabhu's journey to the Narasiṁha temples in South India, and the necessity for the devotee to pray for the grace of Narasiṁha.
Śrī Nityānanda Dvāsaśakam
"Śrī Nityānanda Dvāsaśakam" (Twelve Prayers in Praise of Lord Nityananda) is a Sanskrit composition by Śrīla Śrīdhara Deva Gosvāmī Mahārāja delineating the ontological position and appearance of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu.
The Highest Attainment and Present Adjustment
The following is an English article by Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja was published in Śrīla Prabhupāda's 'Back to Godhead' magazine in 1944. In this essay Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja gives a short synopsis of the theistic undersatnding of vedic culture in line with the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam.
Śrīmad Bhaktivinoda Viraha Daśakam
On the eve of the disappearance of Śrīla Ṭhākura Bhaktivinoda, we present Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja's composition, 'Śrī Bhaktivinoda Viraha-Daśakam' (Ten Prayers in Separation of Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura). Upon reading this prayer, Śrīla Sarasvatī Ṭhākura commented, "Now I am confident that we have one man who is qualified to uphold the standard of our sampradāya."
Āgun Jvālbe (Light the Fire!)
In the essay, "Āgun Jvālbe", Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja writes about how even an imperfect sādhaka must preach about the glories of the Holy Name according to his capacity, and in this way he will accrue the greatest benefit. This article was translated into English by Sanātana Dāsa and Swami B.V. Giri.
Oh Bābā! Bolacche-re!
In commemoration of the 119th appearance of Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja, we present the following article which was written by Śrīla Śrīdhara Maharaja, prior to his acceptance of sannyāsa, for the Gauḍīya Maṭha’s daily newspaper, Dainika Nadīyā Prakāśa on April 18th, 1928. This article was translated from Bengali to English by Sanātana Dāsa.
Problems and Solutions
The following lecture was delivered by Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja during the month of December in the city of Navadvīpa in 1955. This has been translated into English by Swami B.V. Giri and Sanātana Dāsa.
by Srila B.R. Sridhara Deva Goswami
