18 Feb 2025 morning – Glorification of Sri Srimad BV Goura Govinda Maharaja (English) | Punta Arenas, Chile | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
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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.
