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The Characters of Renounced Vaiṣṇavas Need to be Especially Pure (Vairāgī Vaiṣṇava-digera Caritra Viśeṣataḥ Nirmala Hauyā Cāi)

'Vairāgī Vaiṣṇava-digera Caritra Viśeṣataḥ Nirmala Hauyā Cāi (The Characters of Renounced Vaiṣṇavas Need to be Especially Pure)' was first published in Sajjana Toṣaṇi, Vo.5. issue 10 in 1893. Herein, Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura writes about the necessity of renounced Vaiṣṇavas and ācāryas to be of spotless character.

Kalikātāra Kīrtana (Kīrtana in Kolkata)

Kalikātāra Kīrtana (Kīrtana in Kolkata) was published in Sajjana Toṣaṇī Vol.11, issue 3 in 1899. Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura happily reports on the many kīrtanas going on in the city of Kolkata, but also points out how the citizens may be initiating kīrtana due to the plague, and have not fully understood the true necessity of kirtana. He also mentions the unfortunate use of foreign musical instruments, as well as modern tunes being introduced into kīrtana

Nāḍā

Did Advaita Ācārya have a beard? Was he bald? In this article by Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura, from Sajjana Toṣaṇī Vol.7. issues 9-11 from 1896, the Ṭhākura gives evidence from various śāstra and explains the true meaning of the word 'nāḍā.

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