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Bhaktivedanta Damodar Maharaja

BV Damodara MaharajaBhaktivedanta Damodar Maharaja

 


 
Damodaran Srip Bhaktivedanta Maharaja, born May 5 from a year 1970 in the auspicious appearance day of Sri Pandita Gadadhara (Srimati Radharani in Goura-purple), the son of a wealthy family in Sydney Australia. 
In his childhood showed outstanding intelligence and ease with numbers, while at a Catholic school. In this school, lived with Christian priests and religious, which is inspired by spiritual cultivation, but his questioning look deeply philosophical and practical aspects of that doctrine. 
After graduation he joined the faculty of economics, but his incessant search for truth led him to India for its 18 years, where he visited the Himalayas for several months, and other holy places of pilgrimage. 
In the early nineties, in his return to Australia, he asked advice from his sister, and she recommended that he work in the restaurant of the Hare Krsna "in Sydney, following the recommendation, ask for work and finally came into contact with devotees, began to read the books of Srila Prabhupada, who outlined what Thereafter, his life would be. 
From the first moment, true to his determination, upheld the principles and devotional votes very strongly, even in the midst of difficulties and obstacles. The passage of months, and integrated full-time to the community of ISKCON, Sydney received the visit of His Holy Divine Grace, pravista Nitya lila Srila Gour Govinda Svami, the crest jewel of the disciples of Srila Prabhupada and genuine Vaisnava. 
Due to this high association, his faith grew and in 1994 was new to India, but you see them "return ticket" as part of a Guru to Asram Genuino Vaisnava, Srila Gour Govinda Svami in ISKCON Bhuvanesvara. 
That stayed with Srila Goura Govinda Svami, developing a deep relationship and very attached to this momentous Vaisnava. During this period, known as Bhakta Rafe, large volume of instructions His Divine Grace Srila Gour Govinda Maharaja, which keeps hidden in his heart. 
After the departure of Srila Gour Govinda Maharaja back to the spiritual realm, following these instructions, immediately left the shelter of a Vaisnava Genuino on the planet and only one-way ticket, went to Mathura to Kesavaji Sri Gaudiya Matha, where he became the first resident of the West. 
There embrace the lotus feet of his spiritual master, His Divine Grace, Om Visnupada Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja. Srila Narayana Maharaja gave initiation into the "Hare Krsna Maha Mantra" immediately, giving the name Sri 
Radhanath das, while a few weeks was initiated in order Gaudiya Vaisnava Brahmin and his time in the same ceremony gave sacred saffron colored attire, assuming the title of Sri Radhanahta Brahmacari, and being the first officially Brahmacari west of the Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti. 
Over the years residing in the math, Srila Narayana Maharaja ordered 
preach everywhere around the world. In the divine appearance of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu ø ø Sri Gour Purnima Srila Narayana Mahraja, anointed it in the sacred order of renunciation, Sanyassa, becoming a consummate preacher of the mission of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Sri Nityananda Prabhu, Sri Bhaktivedanta under Title Maharaja Damodara.

(google translation of Maharaja's spanish language bio at Purebhakti.com)

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