- Srila Goura Govinda Maharaja sleeps in the Temple of Durga Devi and in his dream she speaks directly to him.
- Gurudeva recites and speaks about the importance of the slokas that we all should know: daivī hy eṣā guṇa-mayī… (BG 7.14).
- Srila Goura Govinda has darsana, vision, of the beautiful Deity of Mahaprabhu in the Temple of Mathura.
- Srila Goura Govinda receives harinama and diksa from Srila BV Swami Maharaja.
- After two years, Srila Goura Govinda receives sannyasa.
- Senior devotees complained, as a newcomer took sannyasa.
- Srila Swami Maharaja’s response and clarification of his decision: The Guru’s decision is supreme, and it is the best decision.
- It is in the Scriptures: the Guru is not controlled by his disciples.
- The responsibility of initiation, harinama, diksa mantra is all on the Guru, and this is the process.
- Srila BV Swami Maharaja explained: “I know the impressions in the heart of Srila Goura Govinda, he will never fall.”
- Srila Goura Govinda was a scholar, he learned all the Sastras (Scriptures), he was born in a holy place.
- An authentic Guru can identify a Guru, even if his qualities are covered by dust.
- Srila Goura Govinda follows all his Guru’s instructions, he goes to Orissa and creates a small preaching center, transcribes and translates the harikathas into the Oriya language and continues preaching alone.
- Gurudeva instructs us to read about the life of Srila Goura Govinda Maharaja.
- As predicted by Srila Swami Maharaja when he visited Srila Goura Govinda at the Bhuvanesvara Temple, that place really became a great and famous Temple.
- Quote from the book Nectar of Srila Bhaktisinddhanta Prabhupada’s Instructions: “The disciple is a sold animal”, and the explanation of the meaning of this phrase.
- Gurudeva continues the glorification by quoting Srila Goura Govinda’s kirtana: My only desire is to become the Guru’s servant.
- Preaching in the West; Srila Narayana Maharaja’s humor; his powerful preaching; the rebuke of the listeners; and the sweet pastimes of Radhe and Krsna and Mahaprabhu.
- Explanation of Krsna-viraha-vidhur and Radha-viraha-vidhur: the mood of longing for Jagannatha and Mahaprabhu.
- The meeting of Srila Goura Govinda with Srila BV Narayana Maharaja, where Srila Gurudeva Vana Maharaja and his uncle, Srila Madhusudana Gosvami were present.
18 Feb 2025 morning – Glorification of Sri Srimad BV Goura Govinda Maharaja (English) | Punta Arenas, Chile | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
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