(The Divine Authority of Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura) The Passing of a Great Saint When the exalted saint Śrīla Gaura Kiśora dāsa Bābājī Mahārāja (GK) departed from this world, the…
(The Hidden Ecstasy and the Birth of the Gauḍīya Maṭha) The Search for a Successor After the departure of the great ācārya Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura, one of his disciples, inspired…
(An Incident at the Yoga Pīṭha Temple) A Difficult Servant At the Yoga Pīṭha temple in Śrīdhāma Māyāpura, there once served a cook known among the devotees for his fiery…
(Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura’s Lesson on Real Detachment) A Class on Detachment One day, Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura gave a powerful class on vairāgya—true detachment from material life. His words…
(The Childhood Mercy of Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda) A Brother’s Affliction In his childhood, Bimala Prasāda—the boy who would one day become Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda—exhibited extraordinary devotion…
The Persistent Seeker In January 1900, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur sought initiation from the highly revered Gaurakishora Das Babaji on the advice of his father and spiritual guide, Srila Bhaktivinoda…
The Incident When Bimala Prasad was just a small boy, perhaps two or three years old, his father, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur, brought some ripe mangoes from the market. Eagerly, young…
Overseeing the Jagannath Temple At this time, Bhaktivinoda Thakur was serving as the Magistrate at Puri, a role that included overseeing the smooth operation of the Jagannath Temple. The Thakur…
Once, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura Prabhupada was standing on the front porch of the Sri Caitanya Math, gazing at the Deities of Sri-Sri Guru Gauranga-Gandharvika-Giridhari. The temple’s doorway was not…
After the disappearance of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur and Srila Gaura Kisora das Babaji Maharaj, Srila Prabhupada (Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur) was left deeply grief-stricken. He stayed in Mayapur, at a place…