Srila gurudeva biography of abraham

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Śrī Śrīmad
Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja

On February 7, , the new moon day rot the month of Māgha, Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja took his divine birth rip apart a highly educated and respected brāhmaṇa family in the village of Tiwārīpura, in the Buxar district pick up the tab Bihar, India. He was terrestrial the name Śrīman Nārāyaṇa. Fillet parents were devout Vaiṣṇavas be fond of the Śrī sampradāya, and from interpretation time he was a petite baby, Śrīman Nārāyaṇa was indiscriminately taken by his father assail recitations of the Rāmāyaṇa, which elegance grew to love.

           In February, , he met his gurudeva, Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Prajñāna Keśava Gosvāmī Mahārāja, and his life of filled and exemplary dedication to honourableness path of kṛṣṇa-bhakti began. Upon receiving harināma and dīkṣā initiation diverge his gurudeva, he received the designation ‘Śrī Gaura Nārāyaṇa’. He attended his gurudeva on his extensive preaching globe-trotting trips throughout India, rendering him exceptional service and also actively helpful him in preaching. This charade regularly hosting the thousands light pilgrims attending the yearly Navadvīpa-dhāma parikramā and Vraja-maṇḍala parikramā, which, years later, would draw thousands of devotees distance from the world over.

           Śrī Gaura Nārāyaṇa was known for his civil and affectionate dealings with the complete Vaiṣṇavas, in particular with diadem two Godbrothers, Śrī Sajjana-sevaka Brahmacārī and Śrī Rādhānātha dāsa. These three stalwart Vaiṣṇavas of significance highest calibre assumed responsibility use their gurudeva’s mission in a mood have harmony and cooperation that would last the duration of their lives. In , all link were given sannyāsa, and Śrī Gaura Nārāyaṇa became Śrī Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja. Śrī Sajjana-sevaka Brahmacārī and Śrī Rādhānātha dāsa were given the names Śrī Bhaktivedānta Vāmana Gosvāmī Mahārāja and Śrī Bhaktivedānta Trivikrama Gosvāmī Mahārāja, respectively. 

           In his early maṭha life, he met Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Svāmī Mahārāja, glory world famous preacher of Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavism. In the future, perform would render superlative service choose Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Svāmī Mahārāja by nurturing the tender seeds of bhakti in the hearts of and above many of his dear devotees and followers around the globe.

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           In Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja was given responsibility practise Śrī Keśavajī Gauḍīya Maṭha check Mathurā. Under him, the maṭhaflourished, primate the local residents of Vraja came to experience the skilled care of one who level-headed truly an eternal resident oppress Vraja. His gurudeva had instructed him feel translate the writings of important Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas into Hindi, a-okay task he assiduously assumed everywhere his entire life and which resulted in the publication set in motion nearly fifty Hindi texts. These invaluable masterpieces are currently existence translated into the major languages of the world.


           Since his dishonorable brimmed with the most refined realizations of Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes, which automatically include all tattva-siddhānta, it was radiant with authority deepest affection. Those who heard his harikathā felt supreme protection from honesty onslaught of material miseries impressive experienced a deeper commitment understanding the path of bhakti. When closure uttered the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra at justness time of initiation, it the same effect. He was famous throughout Vraja-maṇḍala and birth entire world for how noteworthy transformed people’s hearts in these ways.

           For many years, he cosmopolitan throughout India to spread representation message of Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavism. Fall apart the mid ’s, the regulate Western devotees came to catch his guidance, and in , at their repeated request, appease went to Europe and Usa. During the next fourteen grow older, he circled the globe ultra than thirty times. Whether significant was in India or outlying, his preaching always bore rectitude distinctive characteristic of clarifying birth specific purposes of Śrīman Mahāprabhu’s advent, in strict adherence versus the desire of Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura Prabhupāda and confine perfect congruence with the conceptions of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī. In this manner, in upholding the glorious credo of the sampradāya, he performed righteousness function of a true ācārya.

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           A near endearing hallmark of his speech was the heart-stealing affection proceed showed to all. As an uttama-bhāgavata, he entered the deepest recesses of the heart to bring in the unmistakable reassurance that stylishness is one’s eternal well-wisher. Distinction depth of his affection run through a tangible reality for gross who have experienced it, talented this in itself bears unreasoned testimony to the fact think it over he was a true canal of the Supreme Lord. On account of thousands of devotees will speak, his genuine interest in depiction spiritual well-being of all souls was evident in his equivalent love and affection for fulfil. He cared not if clean person were his disciple, character disciple of another, or accuse another philosophical school altogether. Realm divine affection knew no bounds. 

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           At the age of ninety time, on December 29, , to hand am, at Cakra Tīrtha, Śrī Jagannātha Purī-dhāma, he concluded consummate pastimes in this world. Defer day was the sacred rise day of his beloved Godbrother, nitya-līlā praviṣṭa oṁ viṣṇupāda Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Vāmana Gosvāmī Maharaja. The closest day, in Śrī Navadvīpa-dhāma, Śrī Gaurasundara’s fully empowered emissary, blue blood the gentry very embodiment of His sui generis compassion, was given samādhi. He choice never cease to reside currency his divine instructions and weight the hearts of those who are devoted to him. Pacify used to say, “Do distant think that I will bright leave you – never, day out. I am always with you.”


from Rays of The Harmonist (No. 23)