When Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura departed this world, his samādhi ceremony was observed with deep solemnity. Published in Sajjana Toṣaṇī, Vol. 18, Issue 1, this eyewitness account preserves that sacred occasion and the mood of separation among the assembled devotees.
The final hours of a great ācārya's life on earth. Excerpted from Chapter 4 of the biography Param-Gurudeva Prabhupāda Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī, this brief and moving account describes the last moments of Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura before his departure.
Should one constantly chant or just do service? This eternal question on the lips of every sādhaka is answered by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda in this instructive pastime concerning some errant disciples of Jagannātha Dāsa Bābāji and Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura. This article is extracted from the hari-kathā of Sarasvatī Ṭhākura originally spoken at Śrī Caitanya Maṭha on the evening of December 21st, 1927.
The life of one of the foremost ācāryas of the modern Gauḍīya line, told in brief. Drawn from the book Śrī Caitanya – His Life and Associates, this concise biography surveys the contribution of Śrīla Saccidānanda Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura.
In 1901, Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura published the Bhāgavatārka Marīci Mālā (‘A Garland of Rays from the Sun-like Bhāgavatam’). The Ṭhākura took over a thousand quintessential verses from the 1800 verses of Śrīmad Bhāgavatam and complied them into 20 chapters, or ‘rays’ which expound upon various aspects of the Bhāgavata philosophy. Along with the verses, Bhaktivinoda wrote a commentary called the Marīci Prabhā (‘An Illumination on the Rays’). This follows along the same lines as his Gītā commentaries in that his commentary is incorporated within the verse translation. Translated into English by Swami B.V. Giri.
Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura’s first Bengali commentary to the Bhagavad-gītā named ‘Rasika-Rañjana’ (‘That which delights the relishers of rasa’) was written in 1886 and was a combined translation/commentary. This commentary was based upon Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura’s Sārārtha-varṣiṇī commentary. The Ṭhākura also gave an elaborate introduction to this work describing the connection between the paths of karma, jñāna and bhakti.
Reflections by Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura This English poem 'Reflections' was written by Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura in 1871. The poem was prefaced by the words, “Thoughts on popular topics or occasional notes by Baboo Kedar Nauth Dutta, Dy. Collector Read More...
Este artículo Prajalpa (Plática banal) es el tercero de una serie de artículos publicados en el décimo volumen de Sajjana Toṣaṇī que trata sobre las seis cosas que son favorables al bhakti y las seis Read More...
