Centennial Editions I
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“Anujā” – Bhāgavatam Proof that Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the Son of Yaśodā
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī MāhārājaŚrīla Viśvanatha Cakravartī Ṭhākura and other commentators have stated that only Yogamāyā born from the womb of Yaśodā is Kṛṣṇa’s anujā. ...
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“Gauḍīya Vedānta”, “Śrīla” & “Śrī Rūpānuga-dhārā”
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī MāhārājaŚrī B. N. Śukla, Sāhityabhūṣaṇa Mahodaya has submitted some questions to us. Because the responses to these questions are beneficial for everyone, they are being published in this edition of Śrī Bhāgavata-patrikā. –Editor [Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja]...
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An Offering of Transcendental Memories – Part One
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī MāhārājaOnce my most worshipable guru-pādapadma, aṣṭottara-śata-śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Prajñāna Keśava Gosvāmī Mahārāja, accompanied by five or six sannyāsīs and ten to twelve brahmacārīs, arrived at Śrī Gaura-vāṇī-vinoda Āśrama in Subhāṣpallī, Khaḍagpura [West Bengal]....
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Cāturmāsya-vrata
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī MāhārājaŚrī Bhagavān rests during the four months of the rainy season. While He is resting every human being should gradually increase his service mood to Śrī Hari....
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Cow slaughter, a disgrace to our nation, must stop immediately
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī MāhārājaThe cow has an invincible, deep relationship with the ancient Vedic culture of India, and also a relationship with its civilization, its tradition and its dharma....
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Guru Seva
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī MāhārājaIn service, all that remains is a desire for the happiness of one’s iṣṭa-deva. And one can never serve guru without serving the Vaiṣṇavas. The Vaiṣṇavas, or servants of guru, are like Śrī Gurudeva’s own limbs...
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In Celebration of Akṣaya-tṛtīya
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī MāhārājaIt is on this very day that Bhagavān reinitiates Satya-yuga after destroying the atheists [the so called] Buddhists in His incarnation as Kalki....
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Regardless of Āśrama, One-pointed Bhajana Is the Sole Objective
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī MāhārājaWhether one is a householder (gṛhastha) or renounced (tyāgī), performing one-pointed bhajana is the sole objective. When someone is trapped in the mesh of household life, he has to face various types of responsibilities and problems, which may prove an obstacle for bhakti....
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Śrī Śrī Vyāsa-pūjā
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī MāhārājaIn our opinion, the so called educated and advanced society of today is proving itself to be far more destructive and ruthless than the illiterate and barbaric forest tribes of any millennium....
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The Primary Cause of Attaining Prema
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī MāhārājaKnow that niṣṭhā in śrī guru and an attitude of service to the Vaiṣṇavas is the primary cause of attaining prema for the lotus feet of Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa...
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Without Longing, One Cannot Progress On the Path of Bhakti
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī MāhārājaYou are supremely fortunate, and therefore, you receive ample opportunity to hear hari-kathā in sat-saṅga everywhere. But you are not satisfied with that. There is a reason for this: without a heartrending longing, one cannot progress on the path of bhakti....
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Without Sādhu-saṅga, One Cannot Perform Bhajana
by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī MāhārājaThe first lesson is that bhajana can be performed in both stages: householder and renounced, but it is very essential that one has access to sādhu-saṅga. In either situation, one cannot perform bhajana without sādhu-saṅga....
