Giriraj Swami spoke on Srila Gaurakisora dasa Babaji Maharaja during the Sunday program.“Although one could say that Srila Gaurakisora dasa Babaji Maharaja didn’t preach, he did so through Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura. He had an immense wealth of spiritual realization that he gave to Srila Sarasvati Thakura, who then distributed it. If I have one million dollars and don’t distribute it but give it to someone else to distribute, it is as good as if I had distributed it myself. So Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura distributed that wealth of Krishna consciousness that he received from his guru maharaja. Although Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura was busy in his mission, he would meet his guru maharaja on occasion. Once, while traveling by steamer on a preaching tour, a gentleman proposed to Srila Sarasvati Thakura, ‘As agosthyanandi [preacher], your whole way of life and outlook is quite different from that of your guru maharaja, who was a peaceful bhajananandi.’ Srila Sarasvati Thakura excitedly replied, ‘There is no disparity whatsoever in our purpose and intent.’ Referring to the boat’s engine, he explained that all the moving parts were dependent on the battery, which although small, silent, unmoving, and unseen, was the source of power for the whole operation. ‘Similarly,’ he continued, ‘my guru maharaja was sitting and chanting and didn’t mix with the public, but he is the battery for all my activities. Without him I am nothing.’ ”
Jaya Radha Madhava
Srila Gaurakisora dasa Babaji’s Life and Legacy
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