In a three-part series of lectures given in Mayapura, on November 30, 2009, Sri Bhakti Vikasa Maharaja gives a presentation on Sanskrit and Bengali Pronunciation. Part 1 (71 min) Part 2 (72 min) Part 3 (75 min)Continue Reading
Since March, libraries and institutes in India have been closed, transportation has been mostly unavailable, and people are usually unwilling to meet visitors. As this situation inevitably brought some important activities of my research work to a halt, I felt a bit dejected at the scarce prospects of making anyContinue Reading
The Indian Express|Written by Geeta Chaudhary | Updated: March 2, 2020 9:42:18 am Since ancient times, Sanskrit has been an important language in India. Languages never belong to a particular religion. But members of various religious communities do speak different languages to foster understanding among themselves. It is a cultural bond that unitesContinue Reading
Below is the executive summary of our paper, which is a short, initial response to Sriman Madana Mohana Prabhu’s paper “Guru: The Principle, Not the Body” (2020), which is a response to our book Vaisnava-diksa according to Narada-Pancaratra (2019). Click here for our full paper. Your servants, Krishna-kirti Dasa (BVKS)Continue Reading
It was a great joy and a surprise even to myself to find a manuscript with the gloss of Srila Baladeva Vidyabhusana on the Vedanta-syamantaka, a text whose authorship has been disputed over the last two centuries. Even contemporary publishers remain divided: some credit Vidyabhusana as the author, while othersContinue Reading