Rupanuga Bhajan Ashram Writings
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."
In “Can the Guru Make Mistakes?” written in 1998 Śrīla Narasiṅgha Mahārāja answers this question by citing the famous verse from Bhāgavatam, ‘ācāryaṁ māṁ vijānīyān’ and explaining how the disciple never sees the guru as jīva-tattva.
In the following article, first published in Bengali in The Gaudiya, November 11th, 1949, Śrīla Prabhupāda explains the meaning of dharma in relation to the modern scientific world. This article was translated into English by Sanātana Dāsa.
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.
"Śrī Guru-Tattva and the Secret of Dīkṣā" was first published in the Janmāṣṭamī edition of Dainika Nadīyā Prakāśa in 1934. In this conversation, Śrīla Sarasvatī Ṭhākura tells of the necessity of receiving initiation from a self-realised sādhu and explains the profound secrets of guru-tattva. This Bengali article was translated into English by Swami B.V. Giri.
In this article ‘Ācāryas at Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Dāmodara Temple, Vṛndāvana’ from KṛṣṇaTalk, 2014, Śrīla Narasiṅgha Mahārāja explains the importance of Śrī Śrī Radhā-Dāmodara Temple in regards to the various ācāryas who resided there, including Śrīla A.C. Bhaktivedānta Svāmī Prabhupāda.
Rūpānuga Bhajana’ is an article written by Swami B.G. Narasingha in 1992. Narasingha Maharaja delineates what it means to be a rūpānuga in the Gauḍīya sampradāya, and explains the unique position of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī Prabhupāda.
"Religiosity – Real and Apparent" was written by Śrīla Prabhupāda and originally printed in Back To Godhead, Vol. 3, Issue 7, June 5th 1956. In this article, Prabhupāda distinguishes mundane religion from sanātana-dharma, the inherent nature of the soul.
Planets of Faith’ was written by Swami B.G. Narasingha in 1998. Swami Narasingha discusses śraddhā (faith) as the ‘halo of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī’ and how it is not fully understood by many.
In commemoration of the 119th appearance of Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja, we present the following article 'Oh Bābā! Bolacche-re!' (My God! He's forcing me to spell!) 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.