A short biography of Om Vishnupada Paramahamsa Sri Srimad Bhakti Vaibhava Puri Gosvami Maharaj

India is the most sacred country in the world. Sri Krishna Chaitanya and his followers sanctified the province of Bengal by their appearance in the 15th Century. Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, who is Sri Krishna Himself, appeared in Sridham Mayapur, in order to be bestow to all, irrespective of caste, colour or creed, the highest gift of Divine Love. In the same line of diciplic succession, our Acharya, Sri Srimad B.V Puri Goswami Maharaj, was bestowing his divine grace by his causeless mercy.

Birth & Parents

The Spiritual Master Srimad Bhakti Vaibhava Puri Goswami Maharaj, who appeared on this material plane on the 5th day of the waning period of the moon of Magha in 1913, in the house of his grand-father, in the village of Fulta, which is 5km away from Berhampur in Ganjam, District of Orissa, India, Bharata Varsha, the most sacred place in the world. His mother’s name is Smt.Devi and his father’s name is Sri Damodar. Maharaj is then named as Sri Nrsimha by his beloved parents.

Study, Education, & Youth

Maharaj has completed his higher education in Berhampur and received his B.A. degree. He was beneficial, noble, truthful and unenvious from his student career. Gradually he developed interest in Ayurveda and decided to learn it. He successfully completed his study about Ayurveda from the renowned Kaviraj Sripad Madhusudan Shara, who took initiation from Srila Bakthi Siddhanta Sarasvathi Prabhupada, the spiritual master of Sri B.V. Puri Maharaj. At the encouragement of Sripad Madhusudana Sharma our Maharaj received his initiation from the world spiritual master Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Sarasvati Goswami Prabhupada on 3rd August, 1936, the advent day of Lord Balaram, in Sridham Mayapur.

* In charge Of Kowur Gaudiya Math 1937-1942

* Stay At Mayapur During 1942-1948

* Grand Celebrations Of 10th Anniversari Of Srila Prabhupada

* Took Sanyas In 1966 From Srila Giri Maharaj

The aged sannyasis who were loving Maharaj, wanted to make him their sannyasi disciple seeing Maharaj’s great devotion, service to Vaishanavas, and his thoroughness in scriptures. He consulted with Srila Baikhanas Maharaj about taking sannyasa and on 7th February, 1966 he took Sannyasa in Mayapur at Sriman Mahaprabhu’s Birth place according to the spiritual injunctions, from Srila Bhakti Swarupa Giri Maharaj in the presence of his Vaishanava circle.

Formed The Present Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mission Eventually

In 1996 he formed a registered board and modified it to present shape in 1983 at I.tota in Sridham PURI making Sri Chaitanya Chandra Ashram the centre place of the Mission and Srila Purusotam Titha Maharaj become the Secretary of the registered body. From that time onwords this body is functioning and the number of maths under the mission raised to 18.

Eyes With Tears

Srila Maharaj comes into trance with full of tears in his eyes while narrating the pastimes of Gauranga or commenting on the verses of Srimad Bhagavata. He does with utmost care the service to Tulsi, circumambulating the temple of the Lord, worshipping the deities or singing the glories of the Lord.

Affectionate Towords Desciples Both For Grihastas & Thyagis

Srila Maharaj is affectionate to his disciples. He is eager to dispel the doubts of his disciples. He asks disciples how do they chant, what do they feel and so on! He never tries to disrespect others. He also does not tolerate any kind of disrespect to others.

Good Command On Discourses In Different Languages:

Srila Maharaj has a great power in delivering speech without a pause in Oriya, Telgu, Hindi, Bengali and English languages. The listeners are wonderstruck by hearing his speech.

Visits Abroad In His Pursuit Of Preaching

He went on tour for two months to the Western countries like Italy, Spain etc., on 5th May, 1997 as per request of the foreign devotees and delivered devotional discourses on unalloyed devotion in the religious meetings arranged in Schools, Colleges, Universities and public places.

Intimate Friendship With Shrila A.C. Bhakti Vedanta Swamy Maharaj

The founder Acharya of ISKCON, Srila A.C. Bhakti Vedanta Swami Maharaj (Our Guru Maharaj calls him affectionately as ‘Swamy Maharaj’) was an intimate friend of our Maharaj. They liked each other very much among all the God-brothers of Prabhupad Bhakti Siddhanta Sarasvthi of Gaudiya math.

Gurudev left us on March 3, 2009

All glories, all glories to the crest jewel of Paramahamsa Om Vishnupad 108 Sri Srimad Bhakti Vaibhava Puri Goswami Maharaj.