Rupanuga Bhajan Ashram Writings
In this short article, ‘The Colour for Sannyāsīs’ from December 2010, Śrīla Narasiṅgha Mahārāja describes the original colour of the cloth used by sannyāsīs in the line of Sarasvatī Ṭhākura and how in modern times, this has become obsolete.
'Śrī Guru-viraha Ṣaṭakam - Six Verses in Separation from Śrī Guru' is a composition written in sanskrit by Swami B.V. Giri on the day of Śrīla Bhakti Gaurava Narasiṅgha Mahārāja's disappearance.
The following excerpt is from an upcoming publication of questions and answers with Śrīla B.G. Narasiṅgha Mahārāja. In this selection, Śrīla Narasiṅgha Mahārāja answers various questions concerning the chanting of the Holy Name.
This article ‘Guru-Bruva (The Pseudo-Guru)’ was first published in 1923 in The Gauḍīya Vol.2 Issue 5. Herein, Prabhupāda Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura exposes the cheating business of imitation gurus who simply collect disciples for money and prestige. This Bengali article has been translated for the first time into English by Swami B.V. Giri and Sanātana Dāsa.
Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravatī Ṭhākura explains the essence of Kāma Gāyatrī in 'Chapter Eight - 'Śrī Mantrārtha Dīpikā - Revealing the Essence of Śrī Kāma Gāyatrī' of 'Śrī Gāyatrī Mantrārtha Dīpikā - Illuminations on the Essential Meaning of Gāyatrī'.
Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura explains the Gopāla Mantra and Kāma Gāyatrī following the commentary of Śrīla Jīva Goswāmī on Śrī Brahma Saṁhitā in 'Chapter Seven - Śrī Prakāśinī Vṛtti Illuminations on Śrī Gopāla Mantra and Kāma Gāyatrī Following the Commentary of Śrila Jiva Goswāmī on Śrī Brahma Saṁhitā' of 'Śrī Gāyatrī Mantrārtha Dīpikā'.
Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Tripurāri Mahārāja explains the significance of Gopāla Mantra in Chapter Six 'Śrī Gopāla Mantra Paryālocana - A Deliberation on Śrī Gopāla Mantra' of 'Śrī Gāyatrī Mantrārtha Dīpikā'.
In 'There is only one society!' Gaura Gopāla Dāsa discusses different kinds of society consciousness and how institutions or groups are a means to an end that ultimately have no bearing on the eternal nature of the soul.
Śrīla Bhakti Gaurava Narasiṅgha Mahārāja establishes the position of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and the meaning of Gaura Gāyatrī in Chapter Five 'Śrī Gaura Gāyatrī Vijaya - Establishing the Eternality of Śrī Gaura Gāyatrī'.
Śrīla Bhakti Nandan Swāmī Mahārāja's 'Śrī Akhaṇḍa Guru Tattva - The Principle of Guru in Śrī Guru Gāyatrī' is the fourth chapter of 'Śrī Gāyatrī Mantrārtha Dīpikā - Illuminations on the Essential Meaning of Gāyatrī'. In this chapter Nandan Swāmī Mahārāja gives a detailed explanation of the Guru-mantra and Guru Gāyatrī.