Once during Śrī Vraja-maṇḍala parikramā, Guru Mahārāja, Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Pramoda Purī Gosvāmī Mahārāja, Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Vilāsa Bhāratī Gosvāmī Mahārāja, Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Vikāśa Hṛṣikeśa Gosvāmī Mahārāja and I, their servant, were travelling from Śrī Saṅketbihārī to Nandagrāma by car. On the way, our car ran out of petrol and stopped. I arranged for a ṭāṅgā (horse cart) by which Guru Mahārāja and others could continue on to the dharmaśālā (guesthouse). Before departing, Gu

8 September, 1976 śrī śrī guru-gaurāṅgau jayataḥ All glories to Śrī Guru and Śrī Gaurāṅga Śrī Caitanya Gauḍīya Maṭha 35 Satīsh Mukherjee Road Kolkata—26 Dear recipient of my affection, I received your letters, dated 29 December, 1975, and 2 January, 1976. It is only proper for all the servants of the maṭha to be tolerant while residing in the maṭha. Everyone possesses different natures and qualifications, and so it is absolutely necessary to remain tolerant and patient with e

One time Śrīla Gaurakiśora Dāsa Bābāji Mahārāja went to the residence of Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura dressed in a nice dhoti and kurtā, holdi

Today, in Vraja, they dress two boys as Kṛṣṇa and Balarama and they are taken behind the cows to depict the pastimes of Kṛṣṇa. In Mathurā, a

If any brahmacārī or sannyāsī happened to be in need, Śrīla Giri Gosvāmī Mahārāja would immediately send him money. For instance, when Guru

All the three brothers were Mahāprabhu’s kīrtanīyas. Just now we listened to a kīrtana composed by Vāsudeva Ghoṣa. His śrīpāṭa [residence] i

The wicked emperor of the demigods, Indra, exercised his power, but could he cause any interruption in the happiness of Bhagavān’s devotees?

Followers of the vidhi-mārga, see that Lord Jagannātha went away to Guṇḍicā [promising Lakṣmī that He would return soon]. Since He did not r

There is one local adage – ‘On Snāna-yātrā it will definitely rain and on Ratha-yātrā it won’t.’ The candratāpa (awning) on the top of the b

Śrīla Bhakti Vilāsa Bhāratī Gosvāmī Mahārāja curbed many such unwanted activities and disturbances in Māyāpura, like shops selling meat and