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Sripad Madhusudan Maharaj tells the miraculous story when the dead phone spoke, giving Srila Govinda Maharaj the news about acquiring the land in Vrindavan adjacent to the Sri Sri Radha Damodar Temple. Ready Story…
Sripad Madhusudan Maharaj tells the miraculous story when the dead phone spoke, giving Srila Govinda Maharaj the news about acquiring the land in Vrindavan adjacent to the Sri Sri Radha Damodar Temple. Ready Story…
The amazing story of when Srila Govinda Maharaj lost his ornament in the Ganges and after praying to Mother Ganges, the ornament was returned to him. “Still I cannot believe what happened and which way it happened.” Read Article…
The following is an excerpt from Revealed Truth, the latest book published by Sripad Tyagi Maharaj on Srila Govinda Maharaj’s lectures. <em><a href=”http://www.sevaashram.net/3833/govinda-maharaj-pranam-mantra/” target=”_blank”>Read article…</a></em>
Dear devotees and friends of the Ashram,
Please join the devotees on Monday, October 28th in Santa Cruz and San Jose to observe the Divine Appearance Day of the Founder President Acharya of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Om Vishnupad Sri Srila Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj. In Santa Cruz we will hear from Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaj, who served Srila Sridhar Maharaj personally in India, and in San Jose, we will hear directly from Srila Bhakti Sudhir Goswami Maharaj via skype. <em><a href=”http://us4.campaign-archive1.com/?u=64ad813536e9e822fd7882aa6&id=7643b2903a&e=104743fcc5″ target=”_blank”>View invitation…</a></em>
Dear devotees and friends of the Ashram, Please join the devotees in San Jose on Saturday evening, October 5, and in Soquel on Sunday morning, October 6, to observe the Divine Appearance of the Successor President Sevaite Acharya of Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, Om Visnupad Srila Bhakti Nirmal Acharya Maharaj. <em><a href=”http://us4.campaign-archive2.com/?u=64ad813536e9e822fd7882aa6&id=ed9dca101c&e=104743fcc5″ target=”_blank”>View full invitation…</a></em>
<em><strong>Sripad Jai Balai Prabhu’s</strong></em> beautiful offering for Srila Janardan Maharaj on the occasion of his auspicious Vyasapuja. <em>(In both English and Spanish.)</em><em><a href=”http://www.sevaashram.net/3723/honoring-janardan-maharaj/” target=”_blank”> Read article…</a></em>
At last weeks’s Sunday Feast Srila Janardan Maharaj announced the schedule for several festivals coming up in the next ten days. Please take a look at the schedule and plan to come to as many as possible. <em><a href=”http://sevaashram.com/?p=5179″ target=”_blank”>View invitation…</a></em>
Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaj
Sevaite-Acharya of the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram
His Divine Grace Om Vishnupad Srila Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaj first joined the Krishna Consciousness Movement around 1970 in Europe, where he took shelter of the lotus feet of His Divine Grace Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupad. He remained there actively helping with the preaching activities until Srila Swami Maharaj asked him and many other disciples to go to India to help expand the Mission there. Seeing that this was very important service Srila Janardan Maharaj immediately went there and helped with his full energy.
After serving in India for two years, Srila Swami Maharaj conferred the sannyas ashram on him and thus he began to lead various preaching and collecting programs throughout the length and breadth of India.
After doing all he could in that environment, he was asked by Srila Swami Maharaj to organize the program in Hong Kong, then finding that Srila Janardan Maharaj was fluent in Spanish, he was dispatched to South America where he headed many preaching programs and finally took full charge of the large Mission in Mexico.
After the disappearance of Srila Swami Maharaj in 1977, Srila Janardan Maharaj continued to preach, publish and manage the mission, but in his heart, he felt something lacking. So in 1987, his internal inspiration sent him to the lotus feet of Srila Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj, an intimate friend and associate of Srila Swami Maharaj and whom Srila Swami Maharaj had described as “My siksha-guru.” After establishing a deep, heart connection with Srila Sridhar Maharaj, he was given the sannyas title of Sripad Bhakti Pavan Janardan Maharaj. Shortly after this, he purchased the first “owned” Temple of the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math in Mexico and he also began to spend more time preaching and inspiring the devotees in the United States.
It was around this time that due to a financial crisis, the former San Jose Temple was lost. So with great endeavor, and under the instruction and guidance of Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj, Srila Janardan Maharaj, together with Sripad Yudhamanyu Prabhu Seva Vikram, were able to reestablish the San Jose Temple and a short while later, with the order and backing of Srila Govinda Maharaj, were able to purchase the magnificent Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Seva Ashram, located in the hills of Santa Cruz, California.
During this period, Srila Janardan Maharaj continued to travel and preach on behalf of Srila Govinda Maharaj and his relationship with him developed more and more and became deeper and deeper as the years went by. Srila Janardan Maharaj would visit India regularly and personally collected donations on behalf of the central Math. He would also participate in the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math Nabadwip Dham Parikrama in a glorious way bringing so much inspiration to the devotees and much joy to Srila Govinda Maharaj’s heart.
Finally, before leaving this world, Srila Govinda Maharaj declared in his Last Will and Testament “And in America Sripad Janardan Maharaj is a perfect personality. He is a perfect gentlemen. He will be Acharya. He is Acharya already but has given all the respect to me; I am giving in return to him. Sripad Janardan Maharaj will become the Acharya and Sevaite of the Soquel Math.” So, under Srila Govinda Maharaj’s instruction, Srila Janardan Maharaj has continued to care for and serve his divine mission.
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