About the Author
His Holiness Tridandiswami Sri Srimad Bhakti Kusum Shraman Goswami Maharaj appeared in this world in the very auspicious day of Sri Annakuta and Sri Goverdhana Puja, at the village of Kharrah (near Churail) in the Dacca District of East Bengal (now Bangladesh). After an outstanding and he graduated as a medical doctor from the Dacca
Mitford Medical School in 1927.lnthescmeyearhe met Prabhupada
Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakura for the first lime at Sri Bhakti Vinoda Asana, Sri Gaudiya Math, and Ultadanga In Kolkata
and got Initiation (Diksha) from him and his name became Dr.
Krishnakanti Brahmachari, L.M.F. As there was no doctor in 5ree
Mapurthen, Srila Prabhupada sent him to Sri Chaitanya Math
where he opened ~ free dink. In 1928 he became the publication
of Daily newspaper. He often traveled
with Srlia Prabhupada and he recorded all his correspondence. In
1949 he accepted the order Tridanda-Sannyasa from the then
Sri Chaitanya Math Adarasha Sri Srimad Bhakti Vilasa Tirtha Goswami ji
Maharaj and his name became Trindandiswami Srimad Bhakti
Kusum Sraman Maharai. In 1955 he became the Editor of the
monthly 'Gaudiya' magazine. In this function, and as manager of
the daily 'Nadia Prakash', he has written literally thousands of
scholarly articles on Gaudiya Vaishnavism. His books include 'Sri
Chaitanya-Upadesa-Ratnamala', 'Sri Navadwipa Dhama' and a
Bengal verse translation of Prema-Sampur'. He was also the editor
of 'Navadwipa Panaka', the only Gaudiya Vaishnava calendar
published from Sri Chaitanya Math. After the demise of Srila Bhakti
Vaasa 11rtha Goswami Maharai in 1976 he became the President
and Acharyas of Sri Chaitanya Math and its branch Sri Gaudiya
Maths CMII" India. On 24th March, 1978, Viswa VaisI.1CMI Satilla
Sabha, Navadwip, gave him the title Urvict, avachaspa for his
Inman'" aeaIive divine literary work on Vaislwlava Darshan.
St.raman Goswami attained the
The day of Ekadashlon 12th December 1986.
Foreword
I am very glad to see that the life of my Gurudeva
'Prabhupada Srila Sarasvati Thakura' written by me in
1940 has been nicely translated into English by my
affection - incarnate Sriman Gaurdas Brahmachari (Garry
Embry) for the occasion of Sriman. Mahaprabhu's 500th
Advent Anniversary in 1986. I am sure that the English -
speaking public will be benefited to go through this
volume which is full of Mahaprabhu’s sermons and they
will be able to have an idea about our institution - Sri
Chaitanya Math and its branch Gaudiya Maths.
I thank the devotees of Singapore heartily for
donating the printing and publication costs for this book;
the proceeds from the sale of this volume will be used
. towards publishing more English spiritual books.
Preface
In translating the running text diacritical marks have
been used only when a word is initially introduced, to
assist the reader’s correct pronunciation. In the Sanskrit
and Bengali verses the standard usage of diacritical marks
has been followed. Thus, in the verses, 'a' will be
pronounced as the ad in all, 'a' will be pronounced as the ad
in car, 'a' will be pronounced as the nasal in the French
word bon and 'c' will be pronounced as 'ell '. A glossary
of terms used has been given at the end of the book.
My sincere thanks are due to Sriprasada Aniruddha
Brahmachari Bhaktiprakasa for his valuable and patient
help during the work of translation, to Srip sda
Radhakanta Das Adhikari (Mr. R.K. Dhar Choudhuri) for
having the manuscript typed, to Srip idea Bhakti Hridaya
Vaishnava Maharaja for supplying the photographs, to
Mr. Ajoy Chatterjee, the proprietor of Reliable Printers,
for his sympathetic help and to Srip idea Bhakti Visibly
Sajjan Maharaja and the other members of the Sri
Chaitanya Research Institute for their kind co-operation.
Especially, I am deeply grateful to Professor
Kashinath Mukherjee of City College for his tireless
assistance and indispensable advice in seeing the book
through the press.
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