Śrīla Gurudev recounts Śrīla Kṛṣṇadās Bābājī Mahārāj’s appreciation for Śrīla Bhakti Rakṣak Śrīdhar Dev-Goswāmī Mahārāj’s compositions.
Upadeśa Pañchakam. Five Instructions to The Mind
A Sanskrit composition by Śrīla Gurudev first published in his Rachanāmṛta.
Śrīla Gurudev illuminates the humility taught by Śrīman Mahāprabhu.
On Sri Gaura’s 477th Appearance Day
Śrīla Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswāmī Mahārāj’s poem on Śrīman Mahāprabhu’s 477th appearance day. Translated from the original Bengali poem published in Śrī Gauḍīya Darśan, Volume 8, Issue 8, Tuesday, 12 March 1963.
Śrīla Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswāmī Mahārāj describes the joy of the Śrī Gaura Pūrṇimā festival. Translated from the original Bengali editorial published in Śrī Gauḍīya Darśan, Volume 8, Issue 8, Tuesday, 12 March 1963.
An Appeal on Sri Nabadwip Dham Parikrama
Śrīla Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswāmī Mahārāj describes in poetry form Śrīman Mahāprabhu’s devotees’ calls to the lost souls of this world to join them in the service of Mahāprabhu and the circumambulation of His abode.
“If You Hear This, You Will Faint”
Srila Gurudev explains the subject of a famous conversation at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in 1967. In honour of Srila Jayadev Goswami Prabhu’s disappearance day, we are presenting a verse from the Temple of Love and Affection and a lecture of Srila Govinda Maharaj in which he explains the mood of devotion within the verse.
At the installation festival for Sri Sadashiva Gangadhar at Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in Nabadwip, Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj spoke in depth about the position and power of Lord Shiva. In particular, he summarised the Gaudiya Vaishnava view of Lord Shiva’s relationship with the Supreme Lord, Sri Krishna, and explained how Shiva’s merciful glance uplifts the souls of this world. During his lecture he cited his pranam-mantra for Lord Shiva.
Srila Gurudev describes the symptoms of steady devotion. This article is continuation of the post From Emotion to Devotion.
Srila Gurudevj describes the obstacles to attaining firm attachment in devotional practice.
Srila Gurudev discusses the Krishna conception appreciated by Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
Srila Gurudev explains how we can transform ourselves and our environment from mundane to divine through adjustment to the plane of dedication.
An excerpt from the Revealed Truth, wherein Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj describes the atmosphere needed to attract the Holy Name to descend in our hearts, and also emphasises the need to engage in constant chanting.
In honour of Srimad Bhakti Kamal Madhusudan Maharaj’s appearance day today, we present the pranam mantra Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj wrote for him, which is recited daily throughout his Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mission.
Sloka in honor of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur
As the feast for Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupad’s tirobhava arrived, His Divine Grace Srila Govinda Maharaj spontaneously composed this sloka in his honour...
Srila Gurudev explains the importance of Srila Kaviraj Goswami’s gift.
Śrīla Gurudev explains the proper time to observe Śrī Govardhan Pūjā.
