šŸ“£ Announcing BIG DRUM ā€“ a new devotional periodical

šŸ“£ Announcing BIG DRUM ā€“ a new devotional  periodical
Image from Big Drum website

I am very pleased to share the happy news that today, on blessed occasion of Madhvācārya's appearance day and Rāmacandra-vijayotsava, a new online periodical called Big Drum (named after the Bį¹›had Mį¹›daį¹…ga) has taken birth.
This periodical will feature the writings of our previous ācāryas (articles, prayers, etc.) that, for the most part, have never been published in English before.

This project has been started by my good friend Srivas das. I've spent some time with him and I've always marveled at his very busy desktop overflowing with numerous folders of rare articles, stavas, and book excerpts that he's been translating. Now, finally, he will begin sharing this treasure trove of rare gems he's been collecting over the years with the world.

You can subscribe here to his mailing list to receive the next post.
Today, you will find a few new postings on the site to celebrate this special day:

  1. ŚrÄ« Nį¹›siį¹ha-nakha-stutÄ«įø„ by ŚrÄ«man Madhvācārya
  2. Prāį¹‡anātha ā€“ a glorification of ŚrÄ« Madhvācārya by ŚrÄ«la Bhaktisiddhānta SarasvatÄ« GosvāmÄ« Prabhupāda
  3. Maį¹‡i-maƱjarÄ« (first installment) ā€“ a small book comprised of sweet, poetic summaries of Rāma-lÄ«lā and Kį¹›į¹£į¹‡a-lÄ«la, followed by an in-depth refutal of Māyāvāda.
  4. GauįøÄ«yaā€™s 27th Year ā€“ an editorial written by ŚrÄ«la Bhaktivedānta Vāmana GosvāmÄ« Mahārāja in which he glorifies Madhvācārya
  5. ŚrÄ« Rāmacandra and Durgā-pÅ«jā ā€“ an article written by ŚrÄ«la Gurudeva (ŚrÄ«mad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaį¹‡a GosvāmÄ« Mahārāja) in 1957.
  6. All of the above on one page.


I just read out all these articles on the Vine of Devotion YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/OnGzxyJNKFk

There will be something extra special coming the day after tomorrow on disappearance day of ŚrÄ«la Raghunātha dāsa GosvāmÄ«, ŚrÄ«la Raghunātha Bhaį¹­į¹­a GosvāmÄ«, and Kį¹›į¹£į¹‡adāsa Kavirāja GosvāmÄ«, so make sure to subscribe if you don't want to miss out on this nectar!