Sri Bhaktisiddhanta Vaibhava : The Grandeur and Glory of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, Vols. I to III

Contents: Vol. I: Abbreviations of book titles. Guide to references. Mangalacarana. Author’s submission. Preface. Apologia. Editorial notes. Nomenclature. Part I. Biographical Overview: 1. Early life. 2. Pre-Sannyasa Period. 3. Early days of the mission. 4. Rapid expansion. 5. Troubling undercurrents. 6. Winding up his pastimes. Part II. His Message, Mission, and Personality: 1. Qualities and character. 2. The revolutionary preacher of truth. 3. Yukta-Vairagya. 4. Vaisnava Sannyasa. 5. The seer and the seen. 6. Transcendental morality. 7. Vaisnavism and Vedic Literature. 8. Exoteric matters. 9. The Gaudiya Matha. 10. On tour. 11. Chanting the holy names. 12. Service to Sastra. 13. The great drum. 14. Use of language. 15. Establishing temples. 16. Deity worship. 17. Festivals. 18. Theistic exhibitions. 19. Dhama-seva. 20. Educational projects. 21. Collection and spending. 22. Altruism and charity. 23. Coping with thieves. 24. Regarding women. 25. Maha-prasada. 26. Regulative observances. 27. Health issues. 28. Further instructions and anecdotes. 29. His eternal form and internal ecstasy. Notes.

Vol. II: Abbreviations of book titles. Guide to references. Part III. The Preaching Challenge: 1. Response to modern trends. 2. Preaching to the intelligentsia. 3. Preaching to the world. 4. Preaching to westerners in India. 5. Preaching in the west. 6. Christianity. 7. Islam. 8. Other Vaisnava Sampradayas and Sadhus. 9. Indian Independence Movement. 10. Deviant Vaisnava Groups. 11. Other deviant genres. 12. Further contentious issues. Part IV. Disciples, Associates and Acquaintances: 1. Accepting and honoring disciples. 2. Guru-disciple interactions. 3. Marriage and family life. 4. Profile of disciples: Sannyasis and Babajis. 5. Profiles of other disciples. 6. Other associates. Part V. His Contributions Reviewed: 1. Overview. 2. His revolutionary spirit and its repercussions. 3. In Hindsight. 4. Unreasonable Sarasvati? 5. Continuing accusations. Epilogue. Notes. Sanskrit/Bengali Pronunciation guide. Glossary. Guide to obscure English words. Bengali and Sanskrit quotations. Index. Places visited by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura. Bengal.

Vol. III. (Supplementary): Abbreviations of book titles. Guide to references. Writings, Lectures and Colloquies: 1. Astottara-sata Sri. 2. Two poems by Srila Sarasvati Thakura. 3. Gaudiya defined. 4. What is the Gaudiya Matha? 5. The Gaudiya Matha: its message and activities. 6. Is Gaudiya Matha the only way? 7. The Acarya’s unequalled and unsurpassed greatness. 9. Deceitful disciples. 10. Genuine and false Gaura-bhajana. 11. To be a Vraja-Vasi. 12. A lecture at Radha-kunda. 13. A lecture in Vrndavana. 14. A lecture at Gaudiya Matha. 15. Circumambulation of the divine realm of Vraja. 16. Circumambulation of Sri Navadvipa-dharma. 17. Gandhiji’s ten questions. 18. Putana. 19. Thakura Bhaktivinoda. 20. The Perils of Babaji life. 21. The wise old monkey. 22. Questions to a Prakrta-sahajiya convention. 23. The Parasitical caste Goswamis. 24. Selected quotations. 25. Selected poems glorifying Srila Sarasvati Thakura. Appendixes.

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura altered the course of religious history by reviving and forcefully propagating pure Krsna consciousness. His boldness in combating cheating religion earned him the appellation ‘lion guru’ yet his heart was soft with divine love for Krsna. Based in Bengal and traveling throughout India in the early twentieth century, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura laid the foundation for and was the inspiration and guiding force behind the later worldwide spreading of the Hare Krsna Movement.

Replete with anecdotes told by disciples who lived with him, this devotional, philosophical, cultural, and historical study gives intimate insights into the activities, teachings, and character of an empowered emissary of the Supreme Lord.