The Sarva-samvādinī commentary on svābhāvika bheda-abheda-vāda
Reader Sridhar requested a translation of Śrī Jīva Goswami’s Sarva-samvādinī commentary on svābhāvika bheda-abheda-vāda, along …
Disrespecting the devas is an offense to Śrī Kṛṣṇa
We have seen that disrespecting Śrī Śiva is an offense in a previous article on …
Śrī Sanātana Goswami’s commentary on Śivarātri, Part II
I continue the discussion from the previous article on Śrī Sanātana Goswami’s commentary on Śrī …
Śrī Sanātana Goswami’s commentary on Śivarātri, Part I
Śrī Gopāla Bhaṭṭa Goswami wrote a section in the Hari Bhakti Vilāsa, where he states …
Should Caitanya Vaiṣṇavas observe Śivarātri?
Question: Should Caitanya Vaiṣṇavas observe Śivarātri?
Answer: In the Gadādhara parivāra, we fast on Śivarātri. …
Śrī Sanatana Goswami’s commentary on the aparādhas to Hari-nāma
I have presented Śrī Babaji’s translations of the ten offenses to Hari-nāma from the Bhakti …
Śrī Jīva Goswami explains the ten aparādhas to Hari-nāma
In Anuccheda 256 of the Bhakti Sandarbha, Śrī Jīva Goswami explains the ten aparādhas or …
Śrī Viśvanātha explains the meaning of the yoga-kṣemaṁ vahāmy aham verse
Some argue that quitting one’s profession, and “depending fully” on Bhagavān for one’s maintenance is …
Śrī Jīva Goswami’s commentary on the definition of uttamā bhakti, part III
I continue translating Śrī Jīva Goswami’s commentary on the definition of uttamā bhakti given in …
Śrī Jīva Goswami’s commentary on the definition of uttamā bhakti, part II
I continue translating Śrī Jīva Goswami’s commentary on the definition of uttamā bhakti given in …
Śrī Jīva Goswami’s commentary on the definition of uttamā bhakti, part I
I finally decided to sit down and translate Śrī Jīva Goswami’s commentary on the definition …
Does an unbroken chain of teacher-disciple exist for learning the Sandarbhas?
I received more challenges from a reader. One of the comments is worth addressing. To …