Lord Caitanya’s Teachings to Rupa Gosvami by Mathuresa Dasa
Lord Caitanya clarifies, among other things, the origin and evolution of the species. As related in the last issue, Rupa Gosvami and his brother Sanatana Gosvami have resigned their ministerial posts in the Muslim government of sixteenth-century Bengal, having... read moreA Ruler’s Quandary by Mathuresa Dasa
In the sixteenth century, the Muslim governor of Bengal loses two of his best men to the recently founded Hare Krsna movement. NAWAB HUSSAIN SHAH, * (Full name: Alauddina Saiyada Hussain Shah Seripha Makka.) who ruled Bengal from A.D. 1509 to... read more
A Meeting in Varanasi, Part 3 by Mathuresa Dasa
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu points out Sankaracarya's error in contradicting Vyasadeva. Conclusion Early in the year 1514, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was staying at the home of Candrasekara Vaidya in Varanasi, India, then a great center of learning. Lord Caitanya's... read more
A Meeting in Varanasi, Part 2 by Mathuresa Dasa
In visiting Varanasi, Caitanya Mahaprabhu chose a city that had historically played a key role in the gradual unveiling of Vedanta, the perfection of knowledge. Early in the year 1514, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was staying at the home of Candrasekara Vaidya in Varanasi,... read more