Bhāradvāja-saṁhitā with word-for-word synonyms
For shlokas Chapter 1.38 - 44. To download the full PDF file, click here. Sample:
The Lokanath Case: Is the scientific basis of the CPO compatible with Krishna Consciousness?
Is the scientific basis of the ISKCON Child Protection Office compatible with Krishna Consciousness? This article explores this question from the perspective of modern science. Simpson's Paradox, Confounded Variables, and Theoretical Perspectives are discussed, and the theoretical perspective of the CPO is compared with the fundamental tenets of Gaudiya Vaishnava Siddhanta.
SAC rejects IISB Challenge on Legalistic Grounds
This is the response of Sastric Advisory Council Chairperson, Urmila Devi Dasi to the ISKCON India Scholars Board challenge to a debate in a shastrartha (this is in response to…
IISB Challenges the SAC to a Śāstrārtha
The ISKCON India Scholars Board formally challenges the Sastric Advisory Council to a public sastrartha, refereed and judged by learned scholars agreeable to both sides, with regard to the adhikara of women to become acarya ("diksha-guru").
Ṛtvikvād kī Maut (The Death of Ritvikism)
Dr. Arjuna Sakhā (BCS), in reply to Vrindavan Chandra's video (dated 24/03/2022), presents conclusive evidence that Ritvikism (ऋत्विकवाद) is against the teachings of Srila Prabhupada, previous acharyas, and shastra. (The…
Assessing the Five-Man Panel Report in Light of Mīmāṁsā
The only meaningful aspect of the report that merits scrutiny are the different approaches, or theories, of textual interpretation that the Minority and Majority use to reach their opposite conclusions. The Minority explicitly names a theoretical approach that they use for interpreting applicable law, and interpretations produced by this approach form the basis of their dissent. . . . It is unnecessary to examine the final decisions each side has made, since they proceed from their different ways of interpreting GBC laws. Hence, in order assess which side has more merit, it is necessary only to consider the different approaches to textual interpretation used by each side.
Eka-varṇa in Mahābhārata
“There will be no brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas and vaiśyas left, O king. At the time of destruction due to that yuga, the people will be of only one. . .
Author’s comment on Schism in the Śrī Vaiṣṇava Sampradāya
For my article "Schism in the Śrī Vaiṣṇava Sampradāya," I received several responses and comments from various devotees and ISKCON leaders through emails and social media. The article's focus was…
Schism in the Śrī Vaiṣṇava Sampradāya
The Śrī Vaiṣṇava Sampradāya has two major sects, one is called Vaḍagalai and the other Teṅkalai. The two sects have existed for more than 350 years and arose on account of a bitter schism. The foundation of this schism is based on eighteen ideological differences on the topic of mokṣa-dharma propounded by post Rāmānujācārya-era ācāryas
Vedic Jurisprudence and Atonement
In this paper, we will present some of the various texts in pañcarātra-śāstra and vaidika-śāstra pertaining to prāyaścitta (atonement) prescribed for a Vaiṣṇava.