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Here you will find all the latest posts on the Bhaktivinoda Institute in the form of Articles, Book Chapters, Songs & Poems etc.
British Rule and the Vaiṣṇavas (Britis-rājya u Vaiṣṇava-vṛnda)
Britis-rājya u Vaiṣṇava-vṛnda (British Rule and the Vaiṣṇavas) was published in the first edition of Sajjana Toṣaṇī, Vol. 1 Issue 1 in 1881. Herein, Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura praises British rule in India as favorable for Vaiṣnavas as compared to previous regimes.
Bāula Saṅgīta Song 12
Bāula Saṅgīta Song 12 (1) ha’ye viṣaye āveśa, pe’le, mana, yātanā aśeṣa chāḍi’ rādhā-śyāme vraja-dhāme, bhugcho hethā nānā-kleśa O mind! You have given unlimited trouble Read More...
Bāula Saṅgīta Song 11
Bāula Saṅgīta Song 11 (1) kena bhekera prayāsa? haya akāla-bheke sarva-nāśa ha’le citta-śuddhi, tattva-buddhi, bheka āpani ese’ haya prakāśa Why do you make so much Read More...
Bāula Saṅgīta Song 10
Bāula Saṅgīta Song 10 (1) balān vairāgī ṭhākura, kintu gṛhīr madhye bāhādura ābāra kapni pare’, mālā dhare’, bahena sevā-dāsīr dhūra You call yourself “Vairāgī Ṭhākura” but Read More...
Bāula Saṅgīta Song 9
Bāula Saṅgīta Song 9 (1) ghare base’ bāula hao re mana, kena karbi duṣṭa ācaraṇa O mind! While staying at home, may you become a Bāula. Read More...
Bāula Saṅgīta Song 8
Bāula Saṅgīta Song 8 (1) maner mālā japbi jakhana, mana kena karbi bāhya visarjana mane mane bhajana jakhana haya prema uthle paḍe’ bāhya-dehe vyāpta ha’ye Read More...
Bāula Saṅgīta Song 7
Bāula Saṅgīta Song 7 (1) (mana āmār) huṅsā’r theko, bhūla’ nāka śuddha sahaja tattva-dhane naile māyār vaśe, avaśeṣe kāṅdate ha’be cira-dine (O mind!) Beware! Do Read More...
Bāula Saṅgīta Song 6
Bāula Saṅgīta Song 6 (1) eo ta’ eka kalir celā māthā neḍā kapni parā, tilaka nāke, galāya mālā Look! There is a disciple of Kali-yuga. Read More...
Bāula Saṅgīta Song 5
Bāula Saṅgīta Song 5 (1) mānuṣa-bhajana karcha, o bhāi, bhāver gāna dhare’ gupta aore’ rākhcao bhāla vyakta ha’be yamer ghare O brother! You engage in Read More...
Bāula Saṅgīta Song 4
Bāula Saṅgīta Song 4 (1) `bāula bāula’ balche sabe, hacche bāula kona janā dāḍi-cūḍā dekhiye (o bhāi) karche jīvake vañcanā Everyone says, “Bāula, Bāula,” but Read More...
Bāula Saṅgīta Song 3
Bāula Saṅgīta Song 3 (1)kathā balte ki tomāra kenthā-dharā, kapni-āṅṭā—saba phāṅkiYou talk so much about being genuine! You are wrapped in a blanket and wearing a loincloth Read More...
Bāula Saṅgīta Song 2
Bāula Saṅgīta Song 2 (1) dharma-pathe thāki’ kara jīvana jāpana, bhāi hari-nāma kara sadā (ore o bhāi) hari vinā bandhu nāi O brothers! Just pass Read More...
Bāula Saṅgīta Song 1
Bāula Saṅgīta Song 1 (1) āmi tomāra duḥkher duḥkhī sukher sukhī tāi tomāre bali bhāi re nitāi-er hāṭe giye (ore o bhāi) nāma enechi Read More...
Brahmacārī Āśrama
This short article, “Brahmacārī Āśrama” was first published in Sajjana Toṣaṇī, Vol. 10, issue 7 in 1899. Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura makes the point that most Vedika scholars in Bengali are contaminated by māyāvāda and there is the necessity for a real brahmacārī āśrama to teach the true meaning of Vedānta.
Bāula Saṅgīta Introduction
Bāula Saṅgīta Introduction This collection of 12 Bengali songs was composed in 1893. The Bāulas are a group of pseudo-Vaiṣṇavas who roam the countryside of Read More...
On 18th August 2012, on the occasion of his Vyāsa Pūjā, Śrīla Bhakti Gaurava Narasiṅgha Mahārāja announced to the devotees that he had a strong desire to create a website called “Bhaktivinoda Institute” in honour of Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura and his teachings in order to preserve and propagate them. 
