The Chaitanya Charitamrita (Sanskrit: चैतन्यचरितामृत, romanized: Caitanya-caritāmṛta; Bengali: চৈতন্যচরিতামৃত, romanized: Côitônyôcôritamṛtô), composed by Krishnadasa Kaviraja in c. 1557, is written in Bengali with a great number of Sanskrit verses in its devotional, poetic construction, including Shikshashtakam. It is one of the primary biographies detailing the life and teachings of Caitanya Mahāprabhu, the founder of Gaudiya …

Swami Umapadananda serves as the Campus-in-Charge of the Bose House Campus at Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira. He is a Honorary full time monastic faculty in the Department of History at the main campus of Vidyamandira.

Isha Upanishad or Īśopaniṣad holds a pre-eminent position in the age-old spiritual tradition of India. It forms the last chapter of the Shukla Yajur Veda Samhita. The message of this small Upanishad, having only eighteen verses, is as profound as it is all-comprehensive. It proclaims the divinity of man and nature and the spiritual oneness …

Endearingly known as ‘Holy Mother’, Sri Sarada Devi, the spiritual consort of Sri Ramakrishna, was born on 22 December 1853 in a poor Brahmin family in Jayrambati, a village adjoining Kamarpukur in West Bengal In the history of humanity there has never been another woman who looked upon herself as the Mother of all beings, including …

    The singing of Ramnam Sankirtan in the centres of the Ramakrishna Order was started by none other than Swami Brahmananda. Rama's name is often chanted or sung within the many traditions of Hinduism. In Mahabharata, Shiva states that uttering "Rama" three times is equal to pronouncing the thousand other names of God.   Ram Nam Sankirtanam …

Swami Urjitananda currently serves as the Controller of Examinations and an honorary faculty member at Ramakrishna Mission Sikshanamandira (B.Ed. College), Belur Math.

Swami Divyananda ji Maharaj is the Vice-President of worldwide Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission. Swami Divyananda ji joined Ramakrishna Mission in 1972. He did his post-graduation in physics and served Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur Math as a Vice Principal and Vivekananda Centenary College, Rahara, as a Principal. He took classes for two decades, served as …

'Sri Sri Ramakrishna Leelaprasanga', authored by Swami Saradananda, a direct monastic disciple of Sri Ramakrishna,  is revered as the most authentic and comprehensive biography, illuminating the Master's profound spiritual experiences and transformative teachings.

The singing of Shyam Nama (Sri Krishna Nama) Sankirtanam by the Sannyasins and Brahmacharins of Saradapitha on the holy occasion of Krishna Janmashtami celebrating the birth of Sri Krishna from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Mother's Temple, Saradapitha. Shyam Nama Sankirtan Lyrics Devanagari Shyam Nama Sankirtan Lyrics Transliterated in English  

An exposition on "The Gospel of the Holy Mother" (Sri Sri Mayer Katha) in Bengali by Swami Shukadevananda, Revered Secretary Maharaj of Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur Math.  

Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita, have the conversations of Sri Ramakrishna with his disciples, devotees and visitors, as recorded by Mahendranath Gupta, who wrote the book in Bengali under the pseudonym of ‘M’. The recordings alternate between deep mystical experiences and ecstasies, profound utterances about the nature of the Ultimate Reality, homely parables and illustrations, animated …