Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Goswami Maharaja was a disciple of Sri Srimad Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Goswami Maharaja, who was a prominent disciple of Sri Srimad Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Prabhupada. He was born on February 7, 1921, on the new moon day of the month of Magha, into a highly educated and respected Brahmin family in the village of Tiwari Pura, Buxar district, Bihar, India. His birth name was Sriman Narayana. Raised in a devout Vaishnava family from the Sri Sampradaya, his father often took him to recitations of the Ramayana, which he enjoyed from a young age. His devotion was evident even during his childhood.
Key Milestones in the Life and Legacy of Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja
Śrīla Narottamānanda Brahmacārī, a disciple of Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura, began preaching in the Tewārīpura area.
Śrīman Nārāyaṇa, inspired by the philosophy of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī Prabhupāda, traveled to Śrī Navadvīpa-dhāma and received initiation from Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Prajñāna Keśava Gosvāmī Mahārāja, taking the name Śrī Gaura Nārāyaṇa.
Śrī Gaura Nārāyaṇa, along with his Godbrothers, received sannyāsa from Śrīla Bhakti Prajñāna Keśava Gosvāmī Mahārāja. He was renamed Śrī Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja.
Śrī Gaura Nārāyaṇa was assigned responsibility for the newly opened Śrī Keśavajī Gauḍīya Matha in Mathurā.
Śrīla Bhakti Prajñāna Keśava Gosvāmī Mahārāja passed away. Śrīla Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja performed the rituals for his samādhi ceremony.
Western devotees began coming to Śrīla Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja for guidance.
Śrīla Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja began traveling to Europe and America at the request of Western devotees, continuing to circle the globe over the next fourteen years.
At age ninety, Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja passed away at Cakra-tīrtha, Śrī Jagannātha Purī-dhāma. He was given samādhi in Śrī Navadvīpa-dhāma the following day.
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