Rupanuga Bhajan Ashram Writings
Pilgrimage to Vṛndāvana-dhāma’ was written by Swami B.G. Narasingha in 1992. In this essay, Narasingha Maharaja answers a question about what the mood should be when going to Śrī Vṛndāvana-dhāma.
In 'Vaiṣṇavism and Religious Equality' Gaura Gopala Dasa looks at the history of religion and explores the notion that everyone "worships the same God" and points out how the Abrahamic 'God' cannot be the same as the God that is worshipped by Vaiṣṇavas.
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.
The article ‘The Post of Guru’ was based upon a conversation that Swami B.G. Narasingha had with a godbrother in 1996. He explains the understanding of the guru as a paramahaṁsa, faith, and the ṛtvik ideology.
In commemoration of the anniversary of Śrīla Prabhupāda's acceptance of sannyāsa, we present an article written by him which was first published in 'Back to Godhead' magazine, on October 20th, 1956. In this article 'Kṛṣṇa - The Supreme Vedāntist' Śrīla Prabhupāda explains how despite the claims of the māyāvādīs, Kṛṣṇa is the supreme goal of Vedānta.
In "The Secret of the Lord’s Appearance According to the Gītā" (Gītāra Janma Rahasya), Śrīla Ṭhākura Bhaktivinoda explains the transcendental position of Śrī Kṛṣṇa based upon the Fourth Chapter of the Bhagavad-gītā. This Bengali article was translated by Swami B.V. Giri & Sanātana Dāsa.
On the occasion of the disappearance of His Divine Grace Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣaka Śrīdhara Deva Gosvāmī Mahārāja, we present the following article that was originally written by Śrīla Narasiṅgha Mahārāja for the publication, "Encounters With Divinity."
This Bengali poem, 'Śrī Śrīla Gadādhara Paṇḍita Gosvāmī Prabhura Tirobhāva Upalakṣe Sūcika' was composed by Śrīla Bhakti Pramoda Purī Gosvāmī Mahārāja and first published in The Gauḍīya, Vol.1, Issue 7th, June 1950. It was translated in English by Swami B.V. Giri and Sanātana Dāsa.
In Vaiṣṇava Nindā (Offences to Devotees) which was first printed in the May-July issues of the 5th Volume of Sajjana-toṣaṇī in 1893, Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura describes the different categories of jīvas and Vaiṣṇavas and explains the dangers of committing offences to them. This Bengali article was translated into English by Swami B.V. Giri and Sanātana Dāsa.
The following is from the book, ‘Follow the Angels’ as well as from recorded conversations wherein Śrīla B.R. Śrīdhara Deva Gosvāmī Mahārāja discusses the unique position of Śrīla Gadādhara Paṇḍita.