Rupanuga Bhajan Ashram Writings
In this talk ('The 'Vṛndāvana Express' and the ‘Navadvīpa Special') given on March 30th 1983, Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣaka Śrīdhara Deva Gosvāmī explains the glories of Śrīdhāma Navadvīpa and how even Śrī Vṛndāvana does not compare to its greatness.
In this talk given in 1985, Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣaka Śrīdhara Deva Gosvāmī discusses the specialty of the avatāra of Gaurāṅga Mahāprabhu and that approaching Him is safer than trying to approach Vṛndāvana and Rādhārāṇī directly.
The following is a lecture, translated from Bengali, given by Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣaka Śrīdhara Deva Gosvāmī on the occasion of Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura’s appearance day at Śrī Caitanya Sārasvata Maṭha on 24th February 1981. This lecture was translated into English by Sanātana Dāsa.
‘The Case of Subhadrā’, written by Śrīla B.G.Narasiṅgha Mahārāja, investigates the ontology of Subhadrā Devī – is she Yogamāyā, is she bhakti-śakti or is she both?
The following lecture was given by Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja in the evening of the 24th December 1944 at Śrī Caitanya Maṭha, Māyāpura, and was published in Dainik Nadīyā Prakāśa on the occasion of the observance of Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura’s disappearance. This article was translated by Swami B.V. Giri and Sanātana Dāsa.
The following has recently been transcribed from a recording of the first meeting between Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja and Jagat Guru Swami (Swami B.G. Narasingha Mahārāja) on February 26th 1981.Members of the Bhaktivedanta Institute were also present. In this talk, Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja discusses the origin of the jīvātmā and the utter futility of trying to understand everything about the Supreme.
The following is an excerpt from class by Śrīla Narasiṅgha Mahārāja given on 22nd February 2012 in which Mahārāja discusses Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura's song, 'Jaya Rādhā-Mādhava.'
"Śrī Śarādīyā Pūjā" by Śrīla Śrīdhara Deva Gosvāmī Mahārāja was first published in Bengali in Śrī Gauḍīya Darśana, Volume 1, Issue 3 on October 17th 1955. Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja explains the origins of Śarādīyā Pūjā and how the Vaiṣṇavas are pure Śaktas. This article was translated from Bengali by Swami B.V. Giri and Sanātana Dāsa.
In "Deviations of the Ācārya" Śrīla Śrīdhara Deva Gosvāmī Mahārāja explains the dangers that a guru may encounter, in particular the problem of pratiṣṭhā (fame and position).
‘The Greatest Negative’ is adapted from a lecture given on 28th August 2009 on the occasion of Śrī Rādhāṣṭamī and the Vyāsa Pūjā celebration of Śrīla Narasiṅgha Mahārāja.