Founded by Swami B.G. Narasiṅgha Mahārāja in 2000, Krishna-Talk is a series of articles by our ācāryas and contemporary authors on Gauḍiya Vaiṣṇava siddhānta, history, and culture which is updated weekly.
The Necessity of Gadādhara Paṇḍita
In this 2000 correspondence, a sannyāsī godbrother of Śrīla Narasiṅgha Mahārāja raises a significant theological question – “If Mahāprabhu is the combined form of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa, then what is the necessity of Gadādhara Paṇḍita?” The question opens a deeper inquiry into the identity and theological position of Gadādhara Paṇḍita within the pastimes of Mahāprabhu.
Kena Upaniṣad – Chapter One, Text 6-9
In this section, Brahmā states that the Supreme Absolute is beyond the grasp of the mind and material senses, yet He is the source of their power and function. Through purification, transcendental knowledge and association with pure devotees, one can gradually perceive the Lord, who is understood not through mundane speculation but through devotion.
The Appearance Day of Śrī Vāmanadeva and Śrī Jīva Gosvāmīpāda
The following is from a Bengali class given by Śrīla Śrīdhara Deva Gosvāmī, which was later published in Śrī Gauḍīya Darśana magazine, Vol.3, Issue 2, 1957. Śrīla Śrīdhara Mahārāja connects the appearance of Vāmana and Śrī Jīva, and extols the glories of Jīva Gosvāmī.
Bhāgavatam, Bhakti, and Brahmā – Questions & Answers
Over the last few months, we have received a number of questions on various spiritual topics, which Gaura Gopāla Dāsa Brahmacārī has answered. For the benefit of our readers, we are pleased to publish these questions and answers below.
A Devotee is Stable (Sajjana-sthira)
Continuing Śrīla Sarasvatī Ṭhākura's teachings on the twenty-six qualities of a devotee, this essay (from Sajjana Toṣaṇī, Vol.21, Issue 7, from 1918) explains the importance of stability (sthira) in the life of a Vaiṣṇava, and how stability is an innate quality of the ātmā itself.
Śrī Śrī Bhakti Gaurava Vilāsa – The Pastimes of Swami Bhakti Gaurava Narasiṅgha (Chapter 3)
Today being the appearance day of Śrīla B.G. Narasiṅgha Mahārāja, we present the third chapter of Śrī Bhakti Gaurava Vilāsa (The Pastimes of Swami B.G. Narasiṅgha) - a summary of the life of Narasiṅgha Mahārāja rendered in Sanskrit poetry along with Bengali verse translations. This third chapter discusses Mahārāja's preaching in Africa, the tribulations he went through to spread Kṛṣṇa consciousness, and ends with his going to South Africa.
Śrī Gopinātha vijñapti (A Fervent Petition to Śrī Gopīnātha)
Śrī Gopīnātha Vijñapti is a deeply personal prayer of surrender by Śrīla Bhakti Pramoda Purī Gosvāmī Mahārāja, composed in 1946. Beginning with glorification of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and the supreme mercy of nāma-saṅkīrtana in Kali-yuga, it gradually becomes an intimate plea to Gopīnātha to free the heart from material attachment, offences and hardness, and make the devotee wholly dependent upon divine mercy. Central to the prayer is guru-tattva – through Śrī Guru's grace, one gains access to Rādhā-dāsyam and the path of Rūpānuga-bhakti.
Swami Narasiṅgha and Śrī Narasiṁha
In this article, Swami Bhaktivijñāna Giri responds to a question regarding the history of Swami B.G. Narasiṅgha Mahārāja’s personal Deity of Śrī Yoga-Vīra Narasiṁha and Narasiṅgha Mahārāja’s intimate relationship with and worship of the Deity, as well as the significance of Narasiṁha worship within the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava tradition.
“It’s Kali-yuga, Prabhu!” Suffering in Spiritual Life
Is comfort really what we came for? In this article, Gaura Gopāla Dāsa explores how devotees quietly trade the search for reality for a peaceful, undisturbed life, emphasising that the hardships of this age are not an obstacle to spiritual life but the very thing that makes it real.
Indian History – What Do We Really Know?
Have we been looking at ancient Indian history through the wrong lens? Kalki Dasa investigates the revolutionary theories of Kota Venkatachalam, whose research challenges mainstream dating and offers a bold new perspective on the chronology of India's most celebrated historical figures.
