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We have just received sad news from Vrindavan - His Holiness Gaur Krishna Das Goswami has left his body (17 th November 2015).

Born on 22nd January 1964 in Bihar India, His Holiness had recently got sanyasa initiation on the auspicious occasion of Aprara Ekadasi i.e. 14th May 2015 at Haridwar on the banks of holy river Ganga from His Holiness Radha Govinda Swami Maharaj.

His Holiness was known for giving beautiful Hindi Discourses on Srimad Bhagavatam, Chaitanya Charitamrita, Bhagavad Gita and many other Seminars.

We will share more news as it comes.

You may watch his video discourses here

His beautiful audio lectures are available here 

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  • A TRIBUTE TO H.H. GAURA KRISHNA GOSWAMI

    RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED BY BHAKTI MADHURYA GOVINDA

    GOSWAMI

    Alas, we have lost the association of yet another great Vaishnava saint in

    the form of H.H. Gaura Krishna Goswami. Actually, I did not know him well,

    but because Vaishnava dealings are all on the absolute plane, therefore I

    know him through hearing his glories from other devotees. It is well known

    that he was an amazing pandit and wonderful public speaker exclusively on

    the subject of Hari katha. Although we cannot say he was necessarily a

    paramahamsa, there is no doubt that he must be counted in his manifest

    preaching activities as a pure devotee.

    There are many kinds of pure devotees, beginning with those who strictly

    follow acharya but may be madhyam adhikary (mid level), up to those who

    are paramahamsa, maha bhagavata (self realized in pure devotion), uttama

    adhikary (highly elevated), and, of course, nitya siddha (eternally liberated,

    who descend from the spiritual world). In any case, Maharaj must be

    considered a pure devotee who walked this planet to spread the mercy of

    Srila Prabhupad and Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

    There are some devotees who ask that we pray for him. This conception is

    defective. Why? Because he was beyond that level. When he departed this

    mortal world, he certainly went straight into nitya lila (eternal pastimes)

    with Sri Sri Radha and Krishna and (according to the authority of Sri

    Brahma Samhita) simultaneously into nitya lila with the Pancha Tattva and

    all the eternal associates of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Sri Nityananda

    prabhu. This is the actual potential for the residents of Vraj, who are the

    most powerful of yogis and can have more than one spiritual body

    simultaneously.

    Was there any time lag when he left this world? Did he "hang around" in

    some undefined place in space before being transferred to the spiritual

    world? Certainly not! We see from the Bhagavatam and Krishna Book

    descriptions of great souls who instantly attain their spiritual body, being

    transferred to the eternal kingdom of God without any time lag whatsoever.

    Generally, when a devotee leaves their body who has been following

    acharya but has some remaining material desires unfulfilled, they are

    transferred to Gokula, that realm where Krishna's manifest (prakat) lila is

    taking place right now in some other universe. There, their final purification

    takes place by direct association with the walking, talking, dancing, flute

    playing Krishna. The instant love becomes so strong that any remaining

    residual (dirt) left over from the material world is instantly burned off.

    Sometimes this is through intense vipralamba (the fire of separation) such

    as in the case of many of the gopis who had attained Gokula by their prior

    devotional service (sadhana siddha, perfection through regulated bhakti

    practice). This example may be found in the married gopis, who still had

    family dealings with husbands, babies, mothers-in-law, etc, yet were in love

    with Krishna, yearning to join the rasa dance on hearing the sound of

    Krishna's flute. Some even left their bodies in separation, then being

    transformed into nitya lila in Vraj of Goloka Vrindavan, Krishna lotus flower

    In any case, whether Maharaj went to Gokula or direct to Goloka Vrindavan

    is academic. Both places are on the absolute plane of pure loving service

    to Krishna, and both are "back to Home, back to Godhead". Because of his

    purity, however, it is quite possible that Maharaj was instantly transferred

    directly to Goloka. Where, then, is the scope for praying for his

    deliverance? It is almost insulting for such a great soul. Rather, we should

    pry to him for our deliverance, since either way he is now an eternal

    associate of Krishna in a spiritual body! Blink a few times and many of us,

    those who don't get de-railed to the heavenly planets to enjoy pious life

    and sense enjoyment, or are forced to return in another material body do to

    unfulfilled material desires and re-generated karma, will be again in his

    association in the spiritual world, regardless of his swarup (spiritual body).

    May we rejoice in his entrance into Krishna's nitya lila, even though we lost

    his association.

    Eternal servant to the Vaishnavas, Bhakti Madhurya Govinda Goswami

  • hare krishna,

      all glories to maharaj

  • Please Accept My Humble Obeisances!
    All Glories to Srila Prabhupad!
    All Glories to HH Gaur Krishna Das Goswami maharaj!
    It is the first rainy, gloomy morning here in Chicago after an unusually long period of bright days, and I just got this extremely sad news. I have been listening to his SB lectures for over a year (since I first heard his SB part 1 of 48) and just last night I listened to one of his lectures for over an hour before going to bed. Little did I know that around that very time he was leaving us for his journey to Golok Vrindaban. I will always cherish his nectarian lectures,
    With my humble obeisances to my guru maharaj, HH Radha Govinda Das Goswami maharaj, I remain forever - a humble servant of the servants of the Lord Sri Krishna!
    Hare Krishna!
  • hare krsna, All glories to this Maharaj.
  • Hare krishna
    Please accept my most Humble Obeisances.
    All glories to His Holiness Gaur Krishna Das Goswami Maharaj
    Maharaj .. You left this material world but attained krsna lok.
    You would missed by fallen souls like me but you always with me in your lectures. My days passes with your bhagavatam lectures.

    Revatinandan das
  • Hare Krishna!!! 

    Please accept my most Humble Obeisances. 

    All glories to Srila Prabhupada!!! 

    All glories to His Holiness Gaur Krishna Das Goswami Maharaj !!!

    I am such a fallen soul that I am not even getting proper words to glorify Maharaj, but I will try.. Maharaj is very humble, soft-spoken, kind and compassionate. I feel so blessed that got a chance to attend lectures on Srimad Bhagavatam and Chaitanya Charitamrita from him. I attended his 5 lectures and in each lecture, the spectrum of my knowledge was incremented. It was indeed a true bliss.. I actually can't express how divine it was to attend his lectures. He gives such beautiful detailing on Srimad Bhagavatam, Chaitanya Charitamrita, Bhagavad Gita and any spiritual topic. The detailing given by him is so beautiful that anyone who is listening to him attentively would naturally develop ecstasy for Lord.

    I am not able to understand whether I should be happy or I should cry out loud that Maharaj is not with us now, he has taken eternal shelter at the lotus feet of Shri Shri Radha Shyamsundara in Golok Vrindavan.. I just pray to Lord that may his blessings remain with us always.. Hare Krishna !!!

  • PAMHO AGTSP May His Holiness Gaur Krishna Das Goswami Maharaja take eternal shelter at the lotus feet of Shri Shri Radha Shyamsundara.and may he attain heavenly abode in Vaikunta.Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare!!!!! Your humble servant AnandaViharini Dasi
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