A Brief History of His Glorious Life

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Table of Contents
A Brief History I
r r Rdh-Gopla Ju Come to Orissa
The Famous Deities of the Giri Family IV
Appearance 1
Astrology at Birth 1
First Remembrances 2
The Passing of Bauribandu Giri
The Grandfather of Gour Govinda Swami 3
Purity is the Force 6
Rma-Navam 8
By Kas Arrangement 8
Sannysa 11
The Three Sevs 11
No Entrance to the Jaganntha Temple 13
rla Prabhupdas Sulkiness for Orissa 13
Jaganntha Will Come to Bhubaneswar 14
Mypura 1978 - 79 16
rla Prabhupdas Prophesies Come True 18
The Mission 19
Preaching Around the World 20
Storehouse of Knowledge 21
Tattva-vicra 22
The Absolute Consideration 22
The Tattvas in Brief 23
Guru Tattva 24
Bhgavata Tattva 25
Inset: r r Ka Balarma Temple ISKCON Bhubaneswar, India.
Nma Tattva 26
Gaura Tattva 27
Jva Tattva 28
Prema Tattva 30
Guru Gouranga Press 32
Glorification of rla Gour Govinda Swami 32
Tattva-vicra Publications 35
Other Publications by & for His Divine Grace 38
Lord Jaganntha, Lord Baladeva and Subhadr Dev ISKCON Bhubaneswar
His Divine Grace
Srila A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Founder Acarya of the
International Society For Krishna Consciousness
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A Brief History
H
is Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami rla Prabhup-
da appeared in a family of Vaiavas (transcendentalists) in
1896 in Calcutta (Kolkata), India. He would chant Krsnas
holy names, take part in krtana, organise his own little
Jaganntha Ratha-ytr festival, perform in plays based on the Lords
lls, transcendental pastimes, and being musically adept, he mas-
tered the mdaga (drum) at a young age. His father Gour Mohan De
taught him the Vaiava way of life from birth. Thus the seeds were
sown for the pure devotee to lead a revolutionary spiritual organisa-
tion and present Ka consciousness, santana-dharma, the timeless
wisdom of the soul, to the Western world.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami rla Prabhupda
first met his spiritual master, rla Bhaktisiddhnta Sarasvat hkura
Goswami Prabhupda Mahrja (18741937), in Calcutta in 1922.
rla Bhaktisiddhnta Sarasvat hkura Goswami Prabhupda
Mahrja was an crya in the Brahm-Mdhva-Gauya-sampradya
(chain of disciplic succession). This sampradya originates from
Lord Brahm and further descends through its principal teachers
Madhvcrya and r Caitanya Mahprabhu.
rla Bhaktisiddhnta Sarasvt Gosvm Prabhupda was a
Vaiava from birth and so also was his father, the illustrious Vaiava
saint rla Bhaktivinoda hkura.
rla Bhaktisiddhnta Sarasvt Gosvm Prabhupda was also a
great exponent and scholar of Ka conscious philosophy and the
founder of sixty-four Gauya Mahas (Vedic institutes) in India.
At their first meeting, rla A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupda
received instructions that would help inspire him to bring about a
spiritual revolution in the world. rla Bhaktisiddhnta Sarasvat
hkura Prabhupda requested rla A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Prabhupda to preach Lord Caitanya Mahprabhus (The Golden
Avtara) message throughout the whole world. Although the genuine
followers of the Vedas had worshipped Lord Ka, the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, since time immemorial, their philosophy
and transcendental literature had remained virtually unknown to the
Western world. rla Bhaktisiddhnta Sarasvat hkura Prabhupda
convinced rla A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupda that spreading
the teachings of Ka consciousness was the most important work he
could do, and in 1933 rla A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupda
became his formally initiated disciple.
In 1950 rla Prabhupda retired from married
life, adopting the vnaprastha rama (retired)
order to devote more time to his studies and
writing. He accepted the renounced order
of life (sannysa) in 1959. At Rdh-
Dmodara temple, rla Prabhupda
began work on his lifes masterpiece: a
multivolume commentary translation
of rmad-Bhgavatam (Bhgavata
Pura). The rmad-Bhgavatam, an
encyclopedic scripture, is often
called the cream of the Vedic
literature because it deals
exclusively with the Supreme
Lord, His devotees,
His transcendental
pastimes, and the
science of bhakti-yoga, or
devotional service.
In 1965 rla Prabhupda embarked on his historic journey to the
West on the cargo ship Jaladuta. In August 1965, a few days before
his sixty-ninth birthday, he left India with a crate of his rmad-
Bhgavatams, a pair of hand cymbals, and forty Indian rupees (about
seven dollars at that time).
The Jaladuta docked at Boston harbour on September 17, 1965.
The transcendental wisdom of the East (India Bhrata-vara) was
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now to walk upon the soil of the West, (USA) via the agency of His
Divine Grace rla A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupda, Kas
pure devotee, who had arrived and was ready to pursue, at all costs,
the mission of his divine spiritual master rla Bhaktisiddhnta
Sarasvat hkura Goswami Prabhupda Mahrja, to preach the
glories of r Caitanya Mahprabhu (The Golden Avtara) throughout
the western world. And to spread the yuga-dharma for the Kali-yuga
the transcendental chanting of the Holy name of the Lord:
Hare Ka Hare Ka Ka Ka Hare Hare,
Hare Rma Hare Rma Rma Rma Hare Hare.
Then for twelve years His Divine Grace rla A. C. Bhaktivedanta
Swami Prabhupda travelled the world fourteen times, preaching in
large cities as well as remote places on the planet to fulfill the desire of
the previous cryas and his divine spiritual master, proving that he
was definitely the Yuga-dharma crya; a trancendentalist from the
spiritual world. A transcendental emissary, who had come to deliver
the fallen conditioned souls of this Kali-yuga.
He produced sixty large hardbound books with translations from
Sanskrit to English, with extensive commentaries, as well as many
small and medium editions. His books have been translated into
more than seventy languages. He inspired the opening of more than
108 temples, vegetarian restaurants, schools and farms. He initiated
the Bhaktivedanta Institute, and provided the framework for the
introduction and implementation of varrama-dharma, whereby He
Built a House For The Whole World to Live in.
His Divine Grace rla A. C. Bhaktivednta Swami Prabhupda
accepted many disciples from all over the world, including Gour
Govinda Swami who often remarked, If rla Prabhupda had not
come to this world where would we all be now?
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Gour Govinda Swami would often say:
There is a temple there Rdh-Gopla
That deity is my favourite deity. Whenever I
meditate I see that deity always. The deitys
name is Gopla Ju
r r Rdh-Gopla Ju Come to Orissa
The Famous Deities of the Giri Family
An ancestor of Gour Govinda Mahrja named r Gadai Giri
founded the village of Gadi-Giri in Orissa in the late 1600s.
Gadai Giri would come down from Midnapore, which today is
part of West Bengal, to sell brass and metal items door-to-door.
While on one such trip, he heard the auspicious sounds
of a flute coming from the jungle, the tinkle of ankle
bells and the blowing of a conch, intermingling with
the calls of various birds. A local sdhu whom Gadai
Giri had befriended, recommended that he make his
home in that very spot, advising him that Lord r
Ka, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, must
be present there, and wherever there is Ka, there
dwells Goddess Lakm.
Hence, all of Gadai Giris needs would be met if he were to
simply remain there in adoration of the Supreme Lord. Thus
r Gadai Giri made a clearing in the jungle and built a thatched
hut. He gave up his business, constructed a small temple to Dadhi
Baman [Lord Jaganntha] and engaged full time in the glorification
of the Supreme Lord, through krtana and study of the rmad-
Bhgavatam.
Gadai Giri had one son named Gopal Giri. He became a great
devotee of Lord Jaganntha and a master of krtana. It was he who
named the village after his father Gadai Giri. Gopal Giri intensely
desired to worship a deity of Lord Ka from Vndvana, however
he had no way to make the pilgrimage to Vndvana. At that time he
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was employed by the king as the poddar or cashier for the temple
of Lord Jaganntha. Whilst working in Pur he frequently met the
sdhus who came there and he would always request them to bring
him a mrti of Gopla from Vndvana, however his many requests
remained unfulfilled.
Now, at that time there was a bbj (Vaiava mendicant)
in far away Vndvana who was worshipping a deity of
Lord Gopla. While the bbj went out daily, begging
alms, the deity would accompany him in a cloth bag.
One night the bbj had a vision in which Lord Gopla
ordered the renunciate to take Him to Pur, because
He desired to stay with Gopal Giri and hear the
Gadi-Giri krtanyas. At first the bbj disregarded
the command of the Lord, thinking it was just an
ordinary dream. Therefore a few days later, the Lord
appeared again, this time soundly beating the bbj.
The bbj awoke in pain and fervently apologized to
Lord Gopla for ignoring His order. He immediately
began the trek, walking from Vndvana to Pur. Gopal
Giri was well known in Pur and the bbj had no difficulty
in locating him.
When they met, the bbj handed over his Gopla deity
requested in the divine instruction. When he showed his
wounds to Gopal Giri, he healed them by his mere touch.
Gopal Giri offered the bbj as much money as he liked,
however he declined, requesting instead that he remain with Lord
Gopla as his pjr.
Gopal Giri resigned from his post at the Pur temple, returned to
the village of Gadi-Giri and had a brass deity of rmat Rdhr
made and the divine couple r r Rdh-Gopla Ju adorned the
village temple altar.
The village of Gadi-Giri is most famous, the deities from Gadi-
Giri r r Rdh-Gopla Ju are most famous and the Giri family are
famous in Orissa as they are seen as krtana gurus. It was in this family
that Gour Govinda Swami took birth.
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Appearance
our Govinda Swami appeared in this world
on 2nd September 1929 in the village of
Jagannathpur, (corresponding to the appearance
day of rla Bhaktivinoda hkura, the year was,
obviously, different 1838) in the Indian state of
Orissa [present day Odisha]. Both the paternal and maternal
sides of Gour Govinda Swamis family have been Vaiavas
for hundreds of years, dating back to the time of ymnanda
Prabhu, and prior to that, in Bengal for many centuries.
Astrology at Birth
Once a famous astrologer-mystic named Nitynanda
Khiratna travelled from Dhenkanal in Orissa and stayed two
days in Gadi-Giri the famous village of the ancestors of Gour
Govinda Mahrja. At that time Gour Govinda Swami was a
small child and along with his mother, Pata-devi, was staying
at his uncles house in Gadi-Giri. Pata-devi took her son to the
astrologer, desiring to know something about his future.
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The astrologermystic prophesied, This boy is very
intelligent and filled with devotion. He will marry and earn his
livelihood in government service. In his middle age
he will renounce family life and become a sdhu. He
will acquire higher knowledge and gain an important
place on the map of sdhus. He will build temples and
make Goplas [r r Rdh-Gopla Ju the family
deities] place bright. Of course this all came to pass.
Lastly the astrologermystic said, Ka (God)
Himself has sent this child from His eternal abode
to the material world for preaching His eternal
message and for the deliverance of the fallen
conditioned souls.
First Remembrances
Gour Govinda Swami said that the
first memories of his childhood were of
hearing the songs of Narottama-dsa
Thkura sung by his uncles, who were
famous krtanyas (devotional singers),
mystics and great devotees of Lord
Ka. From a young age Gour
Govinda Swami was immersed
in the teachings of the rmad-
Bhgavatam, the Rmyaa, the
Mahbhrata, the Caitanya-caritmta
and rmad Bhagavad-gt, as taught to
him by his father, uncles and grandfather.
Gour Govinda Swamis life was by no
means ordinary. He remembered that his
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Gadi-Giri krtanyas
father, grandfather and uncles all kept a ikh, wore kahi-
ml, chanted the mah-mantra on beads and wore Vaiava
tilaka.
His grandfather,
Bauribandhu Giri,
who was a famous
krtanya and a great
devotee, taught him
how to chant Hare
Ka, from when he
first began to speak.
As a child Gour
Govinda Mahrja
would go to sleep with
the rmad-Bhgavatam
clasped to his chest, and
at a very early age had
memorised much of the
rmad-Bhgavatam.
The Passing of
Bauribandu Giri
The Grandfather of Gour Govinda Swami
Whilst Gour Govinda Swami was
staying at the famous village of his
ancestors at Gadi-Giri, his grandfather
Bauribandhu passed away. This was no
ordinary occurrence. It was one day prior
to Mghasaptam, (which is also known as
Advaita-saptam), and is a very auspicious
day. It is the seventh day of the waxing
moon in the month of Mgha, which is the appearance day of r
Advaita crya, the avatra of Mah-viu. That day Bauribandhu
Giri declared, Tomorrow is Mghasaptam. I must leave my
body tomorrow and leave this world. He requested that all his
friends, relatives and the local villagers come to see him and
perform krtana, nma-sakrtana. Their chanting continued
all night long.
The next day (Mgha
saptam), on Saturday 28
January 1939, they placed
Bauribandhu Giri under the
open sky so he could see
the sun, where all his family
members were assembled. His
eldest son Gopinatha Giri said,
Today is an auspicious day,
and therefore many pilgrims
will take bath in Konark where
after they will go to Pur to have
darana of Lord Jaganntha. The
pilgrims are on their way to Pur
now. Bauribandhu Giri asked his son, Is the road clear to
Pur? Gopntha Giri looked to the sky and replied, Yes, the
pilgrims have left Konark and are now in Pur. Upon hearing
this, Bauribandhu Giri replied, Then I will leave my body now,
I will go to Jaganntha now. At that time, Bauribandhu Giri
gave up his body and entered into the Lords pastimes.
As a boy of only ten years, Gour Govinda Swami, witnessed
the extraordinary way in which his grandfather left this world
during a mighty krtana. His grandfather Bauribandhu Giri was
actually able to choose the day and time he departed from this
world.
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Gour Govinda Swami Mahrja is quoted as saying, My
maternal grandfather lived to 69 years of age. I was there when
my grandfather left this world; I was a young boy. No one was
upset, everyone understood. Puruottama-dhmaThe road
to Jaganntha is clear, and he said, Yes, I must go now. My
grandfather was a very great devotee, a paramahasa.
Bauribandhu Giri left behind him three sons, Gopntha Giri,
Jaganntha Giri, and Dinabandhu Giri, and two daughters,
Pata-devi and Hade-devi.
As the eldest son Gopntha
Giri was entrusted with
the service of the famous
deities r r Rdh-Gopla
Ju and Their temple. Two
of Bauribandhu Giris sons
Gopntha and Jaganntha
Giri were expert krtanyas
who always sang bhajans for
Gopla. These two extra-
ordinary krtanyas, who
were the uncles of Gour
Govinda Swami, left this
world in a similar way to their father.
Gopntha Giris son Ghanayma Giri recalls, In 1967 at the
age of 72 my father Gopntha Giri called his (our) family and
friends and said to us, I will leave this world on the upcoming
agni-utsava day. [corresponding to the appearance day of
rla Narottama-dsa Thkura, which was Friday 24 February
1967]. We stayed with him until he left his body that day during
harinm-sakrtana.
Eighteen years later, at the age of 85 my uncle Jaganntha
Giri left this world on the same day of agni-utsava [Tuesday 5
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February 1985] in the month of Mgha.
Most of our ancestors have left this
world during the month of Mgha.
Govinda Giri [1845 1933],
the great grandfather of Gour
Govinda Swami, had also passed
from this world on the agni-utsava
in the month of Mgha.
The Gadai Giri krtanyas, the
family members of Gour Govinda
Swami are the most famous krtanys
in the land of Orissa and are regularly
invited to perform krtana for Lord
Jaganntha in Pur and they are
considered krtana-gurus.
Purity is the Force
As rla Prabhupda famously said,
books are the basis; utility is the principle;
preaching is the essence, however most
importantly purity is the force. Throughout
his entire life Gour Govinda Swami Mahrja
was a pure vegetarian, he did not consume meat,
fish, eggs, poultry or even garlic and onions. He never
took any kind of intoxication, never gambled (no lottery or
stock market) and never indulged in illicit sex, either inside or
outside of marriage. He did not listen to the radio, never went to
the cinema nor watched television. He never in his life entered a
bar or hotel for the purposes of drinking alcohol. He never read
mundane literature. Gour Govinda Mahrja chanted the Hare
Ka mah-mantra from his childhood and read the rmad-
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Bhgavatam regularly from the tender age of six. He would
regularly read and study the r Caitanya-caritmta from the
age of twelve. From the age of seventeen Gour Govinda Swami
began a serious study of the four Vedas, 18 Puras and the
108 Upaniads which kept him up late at night, however he
would still rise between 3.00 am and 4.00 am and maintaining
a rigorous program of sdhana and would not sleep more than
two to three hours a night.
This was his routine life prior to joining the movement. As a
matter of fact it would be many years before he came to know
about ISKCON. At that time there was no ISKCON temple or
preaching centre in Orissa. However, because of the prominence
of the Jaganntha culture in Orissa as well as his birth and
upbringing in a family of great devotees, Gour Govinda Swami
was already fixed in all the principles of Vaiavism. He did
not need to join a spiritual organisation or religious society to
learn to abide by the regulative principles. He was following
purely prior to joining ISKCON. His whole family was
following purely. Well-wishers and observers
have made the comment that he was a saint
within ISKCON. Gour Govinda
Swami came to this
world pure, and
never deviated from
the Vedic principles
whereby he set up the example and
taught devotees philosophically and
practically by his own exemplary personality.
Inset: Gour Govinda Swami translating rla Prabhupdas rmad-Bhgavatam into Oriya.
Rma-Navam
Gour Govinda Swami married at the age of
21 his wife was 16. He raised a family of seven
children while maintaining teaching posts at
High Schools in Orissa. It was from Kujang High
School, while maintaining a senior teaching post
that he resigned and left home and became a
wandering mendicant.
In 1974, at the age of 45, on Rma-
navam, the Divine Appearance Day of
Lord Rmacandra, Gour Govinda Swami
Mahrja, after 24 years of household
life, left and began travelling around
India to search out a bona fide sdhu
guru who would give him sannysa,
in order for him to take to the
preaching mission of r Caitanya
Mahprabhu, which was the desire
he had cherished from when he was
a young boy. The route he followed
was similar to that taken by r
Caitanya Mahprabhu when He
was on this very planet some
525 years ago and travelled on
pilgrimage to many of the sacred sites of India.
By Kas Arrangement

Gour Govinda Swami was in search of r Ka, rmn
Caitanya Mahprabhu and rmad-Bhgavatam, and had decided
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for himself that where he found these three together he would
stay and surrender. After travelling all over India and meeting
many sdhus without success, he decided to go to Vndvana,
the land of Ka, in the hope that his desires would be fulfilled
there.
By Kas divine arrangement Gour Govinda Swami
found what he was looking for in the teachings of His Divine
Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupda (1896-1977),
the Founder-crya of the International Society for Ka
Consciousness (ISKCON). When he came upon the ISKCON
land in Vndvana, rla Prabhupdas Western disciples who
warmly welcomed him and handed him a copy of Back to
Godhead magazine intrigued Gour Govinda Mahrja. Merely
by seeing the picture of rla Prabhupda in the magazine, Gour
Govinda Swami recognised that he was a self-realised soul and
understood, This is my spiritual master. When he read how
rla Prabhupda had spread the chanting of Hare Ka
all over the world, he remembered a verse from Caitanya
Bhgavata predicting the worldwide spread of this chanting:
pthivte che yata nagardi-grma
sarvatra pracra haibe mora nma
(Caitanya-bhgavata Antya-khaa 4.126)
Gour Govinda Mahrja later reminisced, I
thought, Yes! This Swami has fulfilled the prediction
of Caitanya Mahprabhu. I must meet him.
During their first meeting rla Prabhupda asked Gour
Govinda Swami, Have you taken sannysa? to which Gour
Govinda Swami replied, No. rla Prabhupda immediately
replied, Then I will give you sannysa. Gour Govinda Swami
thought to himself, That is the symptom of a pure devotee, a
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bona fide representative of the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, who is the
caitya-guru in the heart. He knows my
heart. Gour Govinda Swami related,
I was instantly attracted to him and
accepted him as my guru. I understood
this to be the prompting of the
Supersoul.
In volume one of Encountering
the Kligita-vigrah, the
following is described by Gurava
Prabhu, who was very fortunate to
witness the meeting of two such rare
personalities in Vndvana, the sad-
guru and the sat-iya said:
...Prabhupda took a lot of care;
he really took him [Gour Govinda
Swami] close. They would spend a
lot of time together...
So Prabhupda took him right
under his wing...
...That is what I am saying he [Gour
Govinda Swami] kept to himself, didnt
socialise; he was with his thoughts, he
was with Ka, he was thinking, he
was very happy to meet Prabhupda, he
saw Prabhupda as the real thing...
...But Guru Mahrja, your Guru
Mahrja wasnt a foot soldier; you
see, he was special; he had
a special connection with
Prabhupda...
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... See what I mean, it just expands on, it
reconfirms what Ive been saying that Prabhupda
had a special relationship with him...
(Recollections of Gour Govinda Mahrja by
Gurava dsa)
Sannysa
In 1975, one year to the day, after leaving
family life and travelling the length and breadth
of India in search of a bona fide guru to take
shelter of, on the occasion of Rma-navami,
during the opening of the r r Ka Balarma
temple in Vndvana, rla Prabhupda awarded
Gour Govinda Swami sannysa. Thereby
fulfilling the desire he had cherished his whole
life; to take sannysa and preach the mission of
rman Caitanya Mahprabhu all over the world.
When rla Prabhupda gave sannysa to
Gour Govinda Swami he said to him, You have
understood. Srila Prabhupda at different times
said of his disciple Gour Govinda Swami, ...
Ka has sent him..., ...Gour Govinda Swami
is a devotee from birth..., and that, ...O, Gour
Govinda Swami, he is so sincere...
The Three Sevs
rla Prabhupda entrusted Gour Govinda
Swami with three important services:
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1. To preach in Orissa and build a temple like the temple in
Jaganntha Pur.
2. To translate rla Prabhupdas English books into Oriya.
3. To take disciples and train them.
In a darana in Bhubaneswar on the 24th November 1989,
Gour Govinda Swami said, I am not a worthy person,
I am an unworthy fellow, but he [rla Prabhupda]
showered his mercy on me. When he whispered to
me, in this room [the hut in Bhubaneswar], he told
me, You have to accept disciples and train them.
You should have your own men. Otherwise
how can you manage?
In a darana in Bhubaneswar on the 18th
April 1994, Gour Govinda Swami repeated
the same point. rla Prabhupda
whispered in my ear, You have to accept
disciples and train them. You should
have your own men. Otherwise how
can you manage? Devotees who were
there in Bhubaneswar in 1977 witnessed
that rla Prabhupda and Gour Govinda
Swami would have many private discussions
with no one else present in the hut.
Upon receiving these instructions from his spiritual
master, Gour Govinda Mahrja returned to Orissa
and began work on what would become the famous Ka-
Balarma temple in Bhubaneswar. At the same time he began
to translate rla Prabhupadas books into Oriya, this sev he
continued every day for the rest of his life. He would translate
sitting cross-legged on the floor, using a tin trunk as a table and
wrote for hours by hand (he used no technology at all, there
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was no electricity on the land until early 1977). Gour Govinda
Mahrja took to heart the first two instructions given by rla
Prabhupda, of building a temple and presenting his spiritual
masters books to the people of Orissa, without hesitation.
However, very hesitantly and only after many years did he take
on the role of guru, which was the third instruction he received
from rla Prabhupda, as he understood that being a guru is a
very heavy responsibility.
No Entrance to the Jaganntha Temple
Gour Govinda Mahrja stayed under extremely
austere conditions on the land in Bhubaneswar that
was donated to rla Prabhupdas ISKCON. In
the early years (1974 1976), there were still
bears, tigers and elephants roaming wild and
many dacoits frequenting that area.
rla Prabhupda had accepted many
Western disciples and taught them the glories
of Puruottama-ketra, Jaganntha Pur-dhma
where rman Gaurga Mahprabhu performed
His pastimes. However when his Western disciples
went to visit Jaganntha Pur they were refused
entrance to the famous Jaganntha temple. Until the
present time, foreign devotees of Lord Jagannatha are still not
allowed inside the ancient temple of the Lord of the Universe.
rla Prabhupdas Sulkiness for Orissa
When rla Prabhupda learnt of this discrimination against
his disciples he became very sad. He was preaching the glories
of r Ketra, Caitanya Mahprabhu and Lord Jaganntha
throughout the world, but the administration and ps of
the temple would not allow his disciples entry for Jagannthas
darana. This gave rla Prabhupda such a great shock
that he developed deep sulkiness [abhimna] and thereafter
decided that he would not travel to Orissa again, especially to
Jaganntha Pur, the dhma that is very dear to rmn Caitanya
Mahprabhu. Therefore how could rla Prabhupda, a gaura-
priya-jana, a very dear devotee of Mahprabhu, who had cent
percent received the mercy of Mahprabhu, fulfill the Lords
prophesy of His message being spread throughout the world?
Jaganntha Will Come to Bhubaneswar
After Gour Govinda Swamis hari-nma initiation in
Mypura, rla Prabhupda had said to him, Gour Govind,
You will take me to Orissa. Thus rla Prabhupda gave him
that responsibility.
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rla Prabhupda then said, I will build a temple in
Bhubaneswar like Jagannthas temple in Pur, because my
Western disciples are not allowed to enter that temple. Lord
Jaganntha will come and stay in Bhubaneswar, then all my
disciples can go there and have His darana.
rla Prabhupda came to Bhubaneswar in early 1977.
Although arrangements had been made for him to stay
comfortably in the State Government Guesthouse, he refused
saying, I will only stay on the land where my disciple Gour
Govind has built a mud hut for me.
When many of rla Prabhupdas senior disciples wanted to
abandon the Bhubaneswar project because it was in an isolated
and out of the way place, and start a large project in Jaganntha
Pur, rla Prabhupda prophesied that the Bhubaneswar temple
would be as famous
as the Jaganntha
temple in Pur
and that it would
become the centre
of the city. rla
Prabhupda stayed
in Bhubaneswar
for seventeen days
and waited for the
auspicious occasion
of Lord Nitynandas
appearance day to lay
the foundation stone. Thus the r r Ka-Balarma Mandir
in Bhubaneswar was rla Prabhupdas last founded project.
Inset: Top left Gour Govinda Swamis hut in Bhubaneswar.
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Mypura 1978 - 79
In rdhm Mypura at the end of 1978 to the beginning
part of 1979 Gour Govinda Swami was seen to be displaying
bodily symptoms that no ordinary person could display.
Many devotees and onlookers were bewildered by what
they saw and concluded that Gour Govinda Swami was ill,
however when health practitioners were consulted they
could not diagnose his symptoms as any known medical
condition. Even when exorcists were consulted they found
no ghosts were attaching themselves to Gour Govinda
Swami. Though he had lost half his body weight, he was
not ill in the ordinary sense, and the exorcists were not
able to find ghosts, therefore what was Gour Govinda
Swamis condition? What actually was it?
Gour Govinda Swamis body began to change colour
from red, pink, green, white, yellow and so on. Out of
concern, devotees decided to take Gour Govinda Swami
to the astrologer who had made all the predictions about
rla Prabhupda. The astrologer examined him and he
explained to them that Gour Govinda Mahrja was
experiencing bhvathe advanced stage of ecstatic love
of Godhead.
There was another person who could conclude
what it was and that was rla Prabhupdas exalted
Godbrother rla Ka dsa Bbj Mahrja (whom
rla Prabhupda gave the titles of nikicana - having
no material attachments and paramahasa - a swan-like
pure devotee), who alluded to the exalted character of
Gour Govinda Swami, and said he is a mah-bhgavata.
The devotees then took rla Gour Govinda Swami to
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a brhmaa r Nryaa Rmnuja
dsa, from the r-sampradya, an
yurvedic doctor and mystic, who
concurred with rla Ka dsa
Bbj Mahrjas observation,
that Gour Govinda Mahrja was
not suffering from any material
illness, but Gour Govinda Swami
was certainly displaying the
symptoms of a highly advanced
devotee, a mah-bhgavata.
This subject matter has
been discussed in greater
detail in the authorised
biography of Gour Govinda
Swami titled Kligita-
vigraha One who is Always
Embraced by Ka, Volume I,
Chapter Thirty-two, and also in the
book Encountering, Part I, Chapter
Five, both books published by Tattva-
vicra Publications.
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rla Prabhupdas Prophesies Come True
In January 1991, after sixteen years of determined and
dedicated endeavour, Gour Govinda Swami fulfilled the
instruction of his most beloved spiritual master, when the r r
Ka-Balarma Mandir was opened. Lord Jaganntha came of
His own accord and also as rla Prabhupda foretold, the r r
Ka-Balarma Mandir is now the centre of the city attracting
thousands of people to Ka consciousness.
Gour Govinda Swami introduced Ratha-ytr and Candana-
ytr in Bhubaneswar, in accordance with the observance of
these festivals in Jaganntha-Pur. After acquiring nearby land in
2004, a large Gundica Temple for Lord Jaganntha is at present
under construction in Bhubaneswar and is nearing completion
by the efforts of followers and disciples of Gour Govinda Swami.
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Inset: Installation Deities, Bhubaneswar 1991.
The Mission
Gour Govinda Mahrja had stated many times, There are
three things that are very important to me. One is that I want to
preach to the preachers. It causes me so much pain to see the
devotees falling down and going away. The second point is that
I want to show how everything is in rla Prabhupdas books.
Those persons who are saying that rla Prabhupda only gave
ABC, cause me so much pain in my heart, thus I want to make
them silent. The third thing is that I want to show how all the
tattvas, higher teachings, are in ISKCON, so there is no need to
go anywhere else.
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Preaching Around the World

Gour Govinda Swami Mahrja spent 10 years travelling
the world, preaching throughout Europe, America, Canada,
Africa, Mauritius, Australia, parts of South East Asia (Malaysia,
Singapore, Indonesia and Bali) and the subcontinent of India,
especially in the state of Orissa, where he constructed the glorious
temples of r r Ka-Balarma, r r Rdh-Gopntha
in Bhubaneswar and the r r Rdh-Gopla Ju temple in
Gadi-Giri. Gour Govinda Swami also initiated numerous
other projects, many of which are now being completed by his
disciples and followers.
With his dynamic presentation of the philosophy of Ka
consciousness, Gour Govinda
Swami Mahrja would leave
audiences spellbound. He
would speak up to four hours
at a time on one subject
and sometimes lecture on
one verse of the rmad-
Bhgavatam and purport of
rla Prabhupda for seven
continuous mornings and
evenings. Every morning,
before speaking on a particular verse of rmad-Bhgavatam he
would sing verses of glorification of the rmad-Bhgavatam
and especially when travelling abroad he would speak for 15-20
minutes, glorifying rmad-Bhgavatam, emphasising the depth
of rmad-Bhgavatam and that there are in each word, even in
every letter of the rmad-Bhgavatam many meanings.
There was no question that he could not answer, and hearing
from His Divine Grace on a regular basis would melt even the
hardest of hearts.
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Storehouse of Knowledge

One of the main focal points of His Divine Graces preaching
was in revealing the intimate connection between Pur-
Bhubaneswar Dhma, the glories of Lord Jaganntha, and the
reason r Caitanya Mahprabhu stayed in Pur. rla Gour
Govinda Swami was able in his talks to lucidly convey very
subtle truths of the Lords pastimes in Jaganntha Pur.
In rdhm Mypura, on the 9th February 1996, the holy
appearance day of rla Bhaktisiddhnta Sarasvat hkura
Prabhupda, two devotees came to see Gour Govinda Swami
and enquired from him about the significance of Caitanya
Mahprabhus stay in Pur.
While deeply absorbed in narrating the intimate pastimes of
the Lord, His Divine Grace, of his own volition left this world.
Several astrologers had concurred that rla Gour Govinda
Mahrja would live up to ninety years on this planet, therefore
it is believed he prematurely left this planet of his own volition
in much the same way many of his great ancestors had.
His Divine Graces transcendental body was taken by car from
Mypura to Bhubaneswar, a journey taking 12 - 14 hours, to
the samdhi sthna, his bhajana-kuir, which was being prepared
to receive him, and wherein His Divine Graces body was to be
placed. Throughout this long journey His Divine Graces body
remained warm and supple, which is a recognised symptom on
the body of a departed mah-bhgavata. Once placed inside the
samdhi, devotees noticed that the body of His Divine Grace
began to change in hues ranging from tinges of red to blue to
green and his features began to change and resemble those of
rla Bhaktivinoda hkura. His Divine Grace Gour Govinda
Swami left as his legacy a still untapped storehouse of knowledge
concerning the absolute truth.
Tattva-vicra
The Absolute Consideration
rla Gour Govinda Swami Mahrja dedicated his life
to preaching tattva-vicra, the absolute consideration, and
uncompromisingly spoke out against apar-vicra, the apparent
consideration. In his own unedited words rla Gour Govinda
Swami said, I am stressing the tattva [truth]. In all my lectures
I stress on it, tattva-vicra. Do you know the real tattva? You
are all after this apparent consideration, not tattva-vicra, that
mistake is there. You do not know who you are, who is Ka,
who is guru, who is a sdhu, and what is the relationship, these
tattvas you do not know...
rla Gour Govinda Swami Mahrja was expert
in knowledge of the stras. He was able to
dispel the doubts of those who came to him for
shelter and spiritual guidance (sarva-saaya-
sachett) and understanding. He would
place great stress on chanting the holy name
without offence, encouraging and inspiring
everyone to achieve the transcendental
state of chanting prema-nma through
prema-nma-sakrtana. He would always
say, Chant without offence. Chant the pure
name and get ka-prema, get Ka in this
very life!
Vaiavas such as Gour Govinda Swami are
very rare in this world. They do not appear in
the material world due to the force of karma.
They appear here out of compassion and the
need to facilitate the Lords mercy upon the fallen
conditioned souls.
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The Padma Pura has stated:
na karma-bandhana janma
vaiavn ca vidyate
viur anucaratva hi
mokam hur mania
A Vaiava does not take birth under the jurisdiction of karmic
law. His birth and disappearance are transcendental. The wise have
declared that the servants of Viu are eternally engaged in the
liberated service of the Lord and hence are free from the laws of
material nature.
The Tattvas In Brief
rla Gour Govinda Swami was
widely respected as a scholar and
teacher of Gauya Vaiavism.
He was realised in the knowledge
of all tattvas of which the most
prominent are, guru-tattva, bhgavata-
tattva, vaiava-tattva, nma-tattva, jva-
tattva, gaura-tattva and prema-tattva.
His mission was to preach to the
preachers in ISKCON by elaborating on
rla Prabhupdas purports, explaining
how rla Prabhupda had given everything
in his books.
What follows are short excerpts from
the teachings (lectures and literature) of
rla Gour Govinda Mahrja on these
important philosophical truths.
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Inset: Gour Govinda Swami giving class Bhubaneswar.
Guru Tattva
His Divine Grace revealed through stric evidences that
the bona fide guru (sad-guru) is ka-kp r-mrti, the
embodiment of Kas mercy; svarpa-akti-
pua-parikra, empowered by the internal
energy of the Lord; mukunda-preh, very dear
to the Supreme Lord Mukunda who bestows
liberation from material bondage; gaura-priy-
jana, very dear to Gaurga Mahprabhu, and
that he is rdh-priya-sakh, a dear intimate
maidservant of Rdhr.
In other talks and lectures, quoting from
a myriad of stra (scriptural references),
rla Gour Govinda Swami would patiently
explain that to gain the highest benefit,
the guru should be a prem-bhakta. In the
r Caitanya-caritmta, Antya-ll, 4.61,
a prem-bhakta is described as one who
is attached to Ka by love. After
hearing this confidentially imparted
knowledge, devotees would realise
that the position of guru is
very exalted and could not be
imitated.
Gour Govinda Swami confirmed for many the absolute
necessity of accepting a bona fide spiritual master, sad-guru.
After many of his sannysa-guru godbrothers fell from their
positions he presented in 1989 information on the subject
of Guru-Tattva to the GBC members in order to console rla
Prabhupdas grand-disciples, so that they would not lose faith
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in Ka consciousness and spiritual life. This information has
since been printed as a booklet by Tattva-vicra Publications
and is available for free distribution.
Bhgavata Tattva
rla Gour Govinda Swami explained that rla Vysadeva
gave the essence of all Vedic literatures in the rmad-
Bhgavatam. The rmad-Bhgavatam is one of the forms of the
Lord, and is therefore non-different from Him. Hearing rmad-
Bhgavatam from the lips of a pure Vaiava, bhakta-bhgavata,
is most important because by hearing rmad-Bhgavatam, vai
ryamy, one can develop bhakti unto Ka. If one has
developed a taste for hearing rmad-Bhgavatam he will lose
taste for any other literatures.
rla Gour Govinda Mahrja placed great emphasis on
hearing the rmad-Bhgavatam daily, nitya-bhgavata-sevay,
and explained that there are two kinds of bhgavata:
grantha-bhgavata, the book bhgavata, and bhakta-
bhgavata, devotee bhgavata, who is the embodiment
of the bhgavata.
At the beginning of every class, before reading the verse
of the day, rla Gour Govinda Swami would recite many
lokas glorifying rmad-Bhgavatam. From r Caitanya-
caritmta (Antya-ll 5.131), he would emphasise yha,
bhgavata pada vaiavera sthne, if you want to understand
rmad-Bhgavatam you must go and approach a self-realised
Vaiava and hear from him. The sdhu only speaks ka-
kath, hari-kath, bhgavata-kath. Therefore, by associating
with that sdhu, uttama-adhikr Vaiava this opportunity of
hearing rmad-Bhgavatam from the right source is available to
us whereby all our doubts will be dispelled.
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Tattva should be explained by a tattva-dar guru, a seer of
the truth, because only one who knows and has Ka can give
you Ka. This is the hearing process, rutekita-patha. By
following this bona fide hearing process all contamination in
the heart is washed away and the anarthas [the contamination
of the heart] are destroyed. After all obstacles on the bhakti path
are removed one becomes attached to the Supreme Lord, who
reciprocates and appears in the form His devotee desires to see.
Nma Tattva
If you do not associate with a sdhu who chants the pure
name, who is on the highest stage of prema-bhakti, you cannot
chant the pure name. If you are associating with asdhus, non-
devotees, then when you open your mouth to chant, only the
alphabet is coming out.
If you are chanting the pure name immediately you will
see the all-beautiful form of ymasundara. Not only that, all
the lls will manifest before you. That is the test that you are
chanting the pure name.
For one who chants the pure name, who has prema, who
has bound up Ka with the rope of love, there is no question
of fall down at all. He is completely attached and Ka never
leaves his heart.
mukhya-pathe jva pya ka-prema-dhana
The chief result of chanting the holy name is that one
aquires the treasure of ka-prema.(r Hari-nma-cintmai
1.78)
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nirapardhe nma laile pya prema-dhana
If your chanting is offenceless, then you will get ka-
prema. (r Caitanya-caritmta Antya-ll 4.71)
If your chanting is without offence then you are chanting the
pure name, uddha-nma, which is non-different from Ka.
The pure name is prema-maya, full of prema. If you chant the
name purely, that is prema, you will get Ka. The heart of one
who chants uddha-nma is filled with the mellow of prema-
rasa, and the eyes of such a devotee are anointed with the salve
of love.
Mahprabhus teaching is, be as tolerant as a tree, amnin
mnadena, do not demand respect, rather pay respect to one
and all because a devotee thinks himself the lowest of the low.
See everyone else as superior to you. Ka adhihna jni,
a devotee sees Ka everywhere. He sees Ka in the heart
of everyone, ka adhihna, thus he pays respect. Respects
are paid to Ka, not to the body. A sdhu always sees Ka
everywhere in everyone, wherever he looks, such vision he has,
yh netra pae, th r-ka sphuraya, whatever his eyes
fall upon he sees beautiful Ka. He never demands respect but
rather he pays respect to one and all, amni mnada. This is the
proper attitude.
ei-mata ha yei ka-nma laya
r-ka-carae tra prema upajaya
If one chants the holy name of Lord Ka in this
manner, he will certainly awaken his dormant love for
Kas lotus feet. (r Caitanya-caritmta Antya-ll 20.26)
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Gaura Tattva
Kas final instruction in the Bhagavad-gt is, sarva-
dharmn parityajya mm eka araa vraja,
Abandon all varieties of religion and just
surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all
sinful reactions. Do not fear. After winding up His ll at
the end of Dvpara-yuga, Ka went to His abode. There He
thought, I have not taught practically how to surrender. The
Kali-yuga people cannot understand it. I have to go again.
Therefore He came again assuming the mood of a bhakta, as
Gaurga Mahprabhu. Only this mood is different, otherwise
there is no difference between Ka and Gaura. Gaura is Ka,
Ka is Gaura. Gaura-ll is ka-ll, ka-ll is gaura-ll.
Ka comes once in a kalpa, in one Dvpara. Similarly
Gaurga Mahprabhu does not come every Kali-yuga. This is the
special Kali-yuga known as dhany-kali, because Mahprabhu
has appeared. Those who are born in this Kali-yuga are very
fortunate because Mahprabhu has come to give ka-prema.
In other Kali-yugas the aa, portion, plenary portion of Gaura
comes and introduces yuga-dharma, nma-sakrtana. However
the aa cannot give vraja-prema.
Ka said, no one can give vraja-prema but Me. Thus
when Ka comes in the form of Gaura He gives vraja-prema.
Although there is no difference between ka and gaura-ll.
Gaura-ll is a more merciful and more relishable ll than
ka-ll. Otherwise, in tattva there is no difference between
the two. Navadvpa-ll and vraja-ll are both ka-ll. Rpa
and Santana Gosvms, the dear associates of Mahprabhu,
have disclosed this tattva.
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Jva Tattva
On many different occasions
rla Prabhupda has made statements
concerning the origin of the jva. He has
also himself drawn conclusions. When the
conclusion is given it is to be understood
that it supersedes whatever was previously
established. The conclusion is what stands.
For example rla Prabhupda gives the following
conclusions regarding the origin of the jva:
The conclusion is that no one falls from
the spiritual world, or Vaikuha, for it
is the eternal abode (rmad-
Bhgavatam 3.16.26 purport)
The conclusion is
that the origin of all life is
the bodily effulgence of
the Supreme Personality
of Godhead (rmad-
Bhgavatam 4.30.5 purport)
Therefore what is rla
Prabhupdas conclusion, that is what I accept. I accept rla
Prabhupdas own conclusion, that is all.
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Prema Tattva
Here, in the material world everyone
desires his or her own sense gratification,
nijendriya-prti-vch. That is lust, kma.
If one develops the desire to give pleasure to the
senses of Ka, then that is prema. There is a
hell and heaven difference between kma and
prema. They look alike in the same way as
pieces of glass and pieces of diamond look
alike. Nijendriya-prti-vch, the desire,
though, for giving pleasure to ones
own senses, is lust. Kendriya-prti-
vch, the desire to give pleasure to
the senses of Ka, is prema.
When we speak about the love of
Rdh and Ka, then the topic of
the gradual development of prema,
rati, sneha, mna, and praaya
comes. The first rise of prema is
called rati, attraction. When prema
becomes more condensed it develops
into sneha, affection. When sneha is
condensed it becomes mna. When
mna becomes condensed it turns
into praaya, attraction. Praaya in a more condensed form
becomes rga. When rga becomes more condensed it develops
into anurga. When anurga is more condensed it becomes
bhva, and when bhva becomes still more condensed then it
ultimately becomes mahbhva. This mahbhva is the eighth
and final place of the development of transcendental love.
Devotees who have been fortunate enough to rise to the
spontaneous service of Godhead, rgnug-bhakti, and who
have developed an attraction for mdhurya-prema, may
follow in the footsteps of the confidential associates
of rmat Rdhr and their assistants
the majars.
The bhva-bandhana, the
loving tie, loving bondage,
between lover and beloved is
eternal, ajara amara avin, it
cannot grow old, it is deathless,
and it cannot be destroyed.
That is prema. That which is
not eternal, that can be destroyed,
and that which grows old is kma
(lust), not prema. However, when all
causes for destruction may be there still
it is never destroyed, that is prema. This
takes place between the prem-bhakta and
Bhagavn.
This unconditional love is not available in
the material world, because all relationships
here are temporary and subject to destruction.
Everything in the material world is a perverted
reflection of the real world. The perverted
reflection of prema is lust. Prema is there (spiritual
world), kma is here (material world), love and lust.
There is no love here in the material world. This prema is gupta-
vittam, the hidden treasure of Goloka Vndvana, which has not
been given until now.
Inset: r r Rdh-Ka. Painting ngra-ll Vrindavan Das
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Guru Gouranga Press
rla Gour Govinda Swami established two printing
presses under the name Guru Gouranga Press on the land in
Bhubaneswar. rla Gour Govinda Mahrja would translate
rla Prabhupdas books from English to Oriya, they would be
printed at the Guru Gouranga Press and then distributed on
mass throughout Orissa and to this day still are. As Orissa and
Bengal are the two main important places of the pastimes of
r Caitanya Mahprabhu, it was of the utmost importance that
rla Prabhupdas books should be distributed in Orissa.
Glorification of rla Gour Govinda Swami
A few short excerpts of glorification of rla Gour Govinda
Swami are included here.
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rla Prabhupadas exalted godbrother rla Akicana
Kadsa Bbj Mahrja said of rla
Gour Govinda Swami; he is a mah-
bhgavata and paid full daavats to
him.
The yurvedic doctor and mystic
Nryaa Rmnuja dsa, from the
Rmnuja-sampradya, said of rla Gour
Govinda Swami: You will see, Ka will
either take him or he will become a great
preacher, an crya...
The prominent astrologer from Orissa,
Trthananda Dasa said of His Divine Grace:
He is from the eternal abode of the Lord.
The brhmaa from r Ragam Badri
Nryaa dsa who was a trained astrologer and mystic said of
His Divine Grace: I could see immediately that he was a mah-
bhgavata.
The crya of r Ragam, r Lakman Rmnuj Jeeyer,
rla cryadeva (1930 - 2012), of the r-sampradya said
of His Divine Grace: He is a mah-bhgavata, and paid him
full daavats. Also on another occasion, referring to rla
Gour Govinda Swami, he said, he is a aktyvea-avatra, a
spiritually effulgent personality
rla Gour Govinda Mahrjas formal and informal classes
and conversations have been recorded and many of them
have been transcribed and used for printing his teachings. A
collection of his lectures in mp3 format and as subtitled DVDs
are now available for purchase as well as free download on the
internet.
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Suggested reading on this topic:
1. Kligita-Vigraha, Volume 1 Biography
The Life of His Divine Grace rla Gour Govinda Swami
2. Encountering The Kligita-Vigraha, Part 1
Finding a Sdhu in this Kali-yuga
Soon to be published:
3. Encountering The Kligita-Vigraha, Part 2
The Qualities of r Guru
4. Kligita-Vigraha, Volume 1 Biography (Expanded Edition)
The Life of His Divine Grace rla Gour Govinda Swami
1929 1979 The First 50 Years
5. Kligita-Vigraha, Volume 3 Biography
The Life of His Divine Grace rla Gour Govinda Swami
1989 1990
Readers interested in the subject matter of this booklet are invited to
correspond with the publisher.
Tattva-vicra Publications
P.O. Box 68 Nambour 4560 Qld Australia
Email: [email protected] or [email protected]
www.tvpbooks.com
New: www.gourgovindaswami.com
All information for this booklet has been taken from lectures,
daranas and interviews with His Divine Grace rla Gour Govinda
Swami as well as from interviews with his family members, god
brothers and god sisters, disciples, friends, followers and wellwishers.
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The Last Limit of Bhakti
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The Flow of Nectar
r Guru-Vandan
The worship of r Guru
The Embankment of Separation
Sadhu-sanga the Birth Place of Bhakti
Ka Prema Bhakti
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The ocean of Loving Mellows of Lord Nitynanda
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The Process of Inquiry
Mathura meets Vrndavana
My Revered Spiritual Master
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