Gour govinda swami biography of william

  • Spoken by Srila Gour Govinda Swami upon his return to Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India on 4th March, , after attending the ANNUAL GBC MEETING.
  • Gour Govinda Swami (IAST: Gaura Govinda Svāmī; 2 September – 9 February ) was a Gaudiya Vaishnava religious leader.
  • Gaura Govinda Swami met Srila Prabhupada in Vrndavana in , after having traveled as a mendicant for one year to holy places throughout.

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    The Greed of the Lord by Gour Govinda Swami

    Bhubaneswar, India, March 17, &#; The Appearance Day of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu

    WE SHOULD KNOW the cause for the appearance of Gauranga Mahaprabhu, Lord Caitanya. There are two causes: external and internal. The external cause is to teach Kali-yuga dharma, the religion for Kali-yuga, the Age of Quarrel. That religion ishari-sankirtana, the chanting of the holy name.

    kali-yuga dharma haya hari-sankirtana
    etad arthe avatirna sri sacinandana

    Sacinandana, Lord Caitanya, the father of hari-sankirtana, appears for this purpose to teach the chanting of the holy name.

    ei kaye bhagavate sarva-tattva-sara
    kirtana-nimitta gauracandra-avatara
    kali-yuga sarva-dharma hari-sankirtana
    sarva prakacilena caitanya-narayana
    kali-yuge sankirtana-dharma palibare
    avatirna hoila prabhu sarva-parikare

    This is a quotation from Caitanya-Bhagavata. Lord Caitanya comes

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    Gour Govinda Swami (IAST: Gaura Govinda Svāmī; 2 September – 9 February ) was a Gaudiya Vaishnava religious leader. He was a leading ISKCON guru, sannyasi, governing body commissioner within the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (commonly known as the Hare Krishnas or ISKCON) and the main inspirational force behind Gopal Jiu Publications.[1]

    He was born in the village of Jagannathpur, District Jagatsinghpur Orissa, India as Braja-bandhu Manik.[2] By the age of eight, Braja-bandhu had read the entire Bhagavad-gita, Bhagavata Purana and Sri Caitanya-caritamrta and could also explain their meanings.[2] On 8 April , at the age of 45, he gave up home and relatives in quest of spiritual perfection and a worthy guide. Carrying only a Bhagavad-gita and a begging bowl he wandered around India for one year and visited many sacred places along the river Ganges. He was searching for that person who

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    Give Up Pride by Gour Govinda Swami

    A discourse given on January 20, , in Accra, Ghana, Africa

    namo maha-vadanyaya
    krsna-prema-pradaya te
    krsnaya krsna-caitanya-
    namne gaura-tvise namah

    "O most munificent incarnation! You are Krsna Caitanya Mahaprabhu. You have assumed the golden color of Srimati Radharani, and You are widely distributing pure love of Krsna. We offer our respectful obeisances unto You." (Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Madhya-lila )

    THIS IS THE pranama-mantra [mantra of obeisances] offered bygd Srila Rupa Gosvami. When we pay obeisances to Caitanya Mahaprabhu we must offer this pranama-mantra. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is maha-vadanyavatara, "the most munificent incarnation," because He gives Krsna-prema, pure love for Krsna. No other incarnation gives Krsna-prema. Caitanya Mahaprabhu fryst vatten nondifferent from Krsna, and He gives Krsna-prema without discrimination.