The Life of ΕrΔ«la Bhaktivinoda αΉ¬hΔkura
Biographical Books & Articles
ΕrΔ«la Bhaktivinoda αΉ¬hΔkura (1838β1914) is one of the foremost ΔcΔryas in the disciplic succession of ΕrΔ« Caitanya MahΔprabhu, who dedicated his life to restoring and propagating the pure teachings of GauαΈΔ«ya VaiαΉ£αΉavism. Though engaged as a magistrate in his worldly duties, he was a paramahaαΉsa VaiαΉ£αΉava, deeply absorbed in the service of ΕrΔ« ΕrΔ« RΔdhΔ-KαΉαΉ£αΉa. Through his unparalleled literary contributions β such as Jaiva Dharma, Hari-nΔma CintΔmaαΉi, ΕrΔ« Caitanya-ΕikαΉ£ΔmαΉta, and numerous devotional songs β he established the philosophical foundation for KαΉαΉ£αΉa-bhakti and in the modern age. He rediscovered the sacred birthplace of ΕrΔ« Caitanya MahΔprabhu in ΕrΔ«dhΔma MΔyΔpura and envisioned a worldwide mission to spread nΔma-saαΉ kΔ«rtana. His life and teachings continue to illuminate the path of pure devotion, guiding sincere seekers towards the lotus feet of ΕrΔ« Guru and GaurΔαΉ ga.
βThe AvatΔraβ BiαΉ£akiαΉ£en
In 1871 a self-styled avatΔra was deceiving the people of Orissa β until the Deputy Magistrate of JagannΔtha PurΔ«, ΕrΔ«la Bhaktivinoda αΉ¬hΔkura, brought him to justice. First published in 1897, this account by his associate ΕrΔ« Nitya Sakha MukhopadhyΔya is the most detailed telling of that famous episode.
Read More βRemembrances of ΕrΔ«pΔda ParamΔnanda VidyΔratna Prabhu
What was it like to keep the company of ΕrΔ«la Bhaktivinoda αΉ¬hΔkura? ΕrΔ« ParamΔnanda VidyΔratna Prabhu β one of the first disciples of BhaktisiddhΔnta SarasvatΔ« β recalls his personal association with the αΉ¬hΔkura in these remembrances drawn from the 19th and 21st chapters of SarasvatΔ« JayaΕrΔ« (1935).
Read More βA Final DarΕana of the αΉ¬hΔkura
A devoted disciple recounts the last time she beheld her spiritual master. First published in Sajjana ToαΉ£aαΉΔ« in 1918, this tender article recalls a final darΕana of ΕrΔ«la Bhaktivinoda αΉ¬hΔkura at GodrumadvΔ«pa, with reflections on his unique contributions.
Read More βRemembrances of ΕrΔ«mad Bhakti PradΔ«pa TΔ«rtha MahΔrΔja
From a first meeting to initiation and the blessings of Gaura KiΕora DΔsa BΔbΔjΔ« β a direct disciple of the αΉ¬hΔkura shares his intimate remembrances of ΕrΔ«la Bhaktivinoda αΉ¬hΔkura, drawn from chapters 25 and 26 of SarasvatΔ« JayaΕrΔ«.
Read More βSamΔdhi Observance
When ΕrΔ«la Bhaktivinoda αΉ¬hΔkura departed this world, his samΔdhi ceremony was observed with deep solemnity. Published in Sajjana ToαΉ£aαΉΔ«, Vol. 18, Issue 1, this eyewitness account preserves that sacred occasion and the mood of separation among the assembled devotees.
Read More βThe Disappearance of ΕrΔ«la Bhaktivinoda αΉ¬hΔkura
The final hours of a great ΔcΔrya's life on earth. Excerpted from Chapter 4 of the biography Param-Gurudeva PrabhupΔda ΕrΔ« ΕrΔ«mad BhaktisiddhΔnta SarasvatΔ«, this brief and moving account describes the last moments of ΕrΔ«la Bhaktivinoda αΉ¬hΔkura before his departure.
Read More βΕrΔ«la Bhaktivinoda αΉ¬hΔkura at the Bhajana KuαΉΔ«ra of ΕrΔ«la JagannΔtha DΔsa BΔbΔji
Should one constantly chant or just do service? This eternal question on the lips of every sΔdhaka is answered by ΕrΔ«la BhaktisiddhΔnta SarasvatΔ« αΉ¬hΔkura PrabhupΔda in this instructive pastime concerning some errant disciples of JagannΔtha DΔsa BΔbΔji and ΕrΔ«la Bhaktivinoda αΉ¬hΔkura. This article is extracted from the hari-kathΔ of SarasvatΔ« αΉ¬hΔkura originally spoken at ΕrΔ« Caitanya MaαΉha on the evening of December 21st, 1927.
Read More βThe Biography of ΕrΔ«la SaccidΔnanda Bhaktivinoda αΉ¬hΔkura
The life of one of the foremost ΔcΔryas of the modern GauαΈΔ«ya line, told in brief. Drawn from the book ΕrΔ« Caitanya β His Life and Associates, this concise biography surveys the contribution of ΕrΔ«la SaccidΔnanda Bhaktivinoda αΉ¬hΔkura.
Read More βA Glimpse into the Life Of Thakur Bhakti Vinoda
"A Glimpse into the Life Of Thakur Bhakti Vinoda" is a rare biography written in 1916 by PaαΉαΈita SΔtkari CaαΉαΉopΔdhyΔya SiddhΔnta-bhΕ«αΉ£aαΉa, a friend of ΕrΔ«la Bhaktivinoda αΉ¬hΔkura. Written on behalf of the Bhaktivinoda Memorial Committee, this short text gives a summary of the αΉ¬hΔkura's achievements during his lifetime.
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