Maṅgalācaraṇa – Poem One – vande vṛndāṭavī-candraṁ

Maṅgalācaraṇa ('vande vṛndāṭavī-candraṁ') of Kalyāṇa Kalpataru (‘The Desire Tree of Auspiciousness’) written by Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura in 1880.

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Atyāhāra (Overeating or collecting too much)
This article "Atyāhāra (Overeating or collecting too much)" is the first of a series of articles published in the 10th Volume of Sajjana Toṣaṇī which deals with the six things that are favourable to bhakti and the six things that are unfavourable according to the second and third verses of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Upadeśāmṛta. This first article deals with atyāhara - overeating or collecting too much.
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The Instructions of Śrīmad Rāmānuja Svāmī – the Ācārya of the Śrī Sampradāya (Śrī Sampradāyera Ācārya Śrīmad Rāmānuja Svāmīra Upadeśa)
Śrī Sampradāyera Ācārya Śrīmad Rāmānuja Svāmīra Upadeśa (The Instructions of Śrīmad Rāmānuja Svāmī - the Ācārya of the Śrī Sampradāya) was published by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura in Sajjana Toṣaṇī, Vol.7, issues 3 &4 in 1895. Due to the fact that there were not many Śrī Vaiṣṇavas in Bengal, the Ṭhākura wanted to familiarise his readers with the teachings of Śrī Rāmānuja, which are very akin to Gauḍīya Vaiṣnavism. The ślokas that he has included in ...
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Vaiṣṇava Nindā (Offences to Devotees)
In Vaiṣṇava Nindā (Offences to Devotees), Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura describes the different categories of jīvas and Vaiṣṇavas and explains the dangers of committing offences to them.
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Ṭahala  (Patrol)
Ṭahala (Patrol) was first published in Sajjana Toṣaṇī, Vol. 8, issue 8 in 1896. In this short essay, Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura calls his readers’ attention to those who make money through chanting the Holy Name, and explains how this nefarious practice is against the instructions of Mahāprabhu.
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Saṅga-tyāga (Giving up the association of non-devotees)
There are two types of saṅga - association and attachment. One who is serious about advancement in bhakti should avoid bad association completely. Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura ellucidates upon this point in this article, "Saṅga-tyāga (Giving up the association of non-devotees)" from Vol.10 of Sajjana Toṣaṇī.