When Kindness & Compassion Take a Form - English

I heard from the mouth of Srila Vamana Maharaja’s virtuous and learned mother, Srimati Bhagavati-devi, that pujyapada Vamana Maharaja was born on the Krsnapaksa-navami in the month of Pausa (23 December) 1921, in the village of Pilajanga in the Khulna district of East Bengal (Bangladesh). His childhood name was Santosa. His father, Sri Satisacandra, took diksa from my most worshipful master, om visnupada astottara-sata Sri Srimad Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja. After diksa his name became Sri Sarvesvara dasa Adhikari. His mother was the disciple of the world famous jagad-guru, nitya-lila-pravista om visnupada astottara-sata Sri Srimad Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Prabhupada, and his paternal uncle was one of Srila Prabhupada’s first disciples, pujyapada Narasimha Maharaja.

In 1930, during Srila Prabhupada’s manifest pastime, Santosa, who was about nine years old, accompanied his mother to Mayapura to attend the Sri Gaura-purnima festival at Sri Caitanya Matha. On that occasion, his mother offered him to the lotus feet of Srila Prabhupada, who entrusted him to the care of my gurupada-padma, nitya-lila-pravista om visnupada Sri Srimad Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Gosvami, his dear-most associate. My gurupada-padma’s name then was Sri Vinoda-bihari Brahmacari Krtiratna. He enrolled Santosa in the Sri Bhaktivinoda Institute in Mayapura. Sri Sarasvati Ṭhakura Prabhupada gave him harinama initiation and later our gurudeva named him Sri Sajjana Sevaka Brahmacari.

CONTENTS: PART ONE: Remembering the Transcendental Nature of prapujya-carana astottara-sata Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Vamana Gosvami Maharaja by Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami Maharaja (His Birth and His Early Life in the Matha, His Sharp Intelligence from Boyhood and His Inclination to Serve Vaisnavas, Accepting Diksa, Establishing Sri Gauḍiya Vedanta Samiti and Preaching with Sri Gurupada-padma, Exemplary Vaisnava-seva, His Affection for Me, Sri Brhad-mrdanga Seva, His Transcriptions Were Faultless, Referencing Slokas in Service to the Sampradaya, Accepting Sannyasa, A Living Gauḍiya Dictionary, Preaching in the Villages of Bengal, His Expertise in the Art of Speaking Sweetly while Refuting Bogus Philosophies, His Compilation of the Transcendental Life of Srila Gurudeva, A Strong Decision, An Acarya in the Anugatya of His Godbrothers, Faith in his Godbrother, Advocating Bhajana in the Mood of Radha-dasyam, Absorption in Vipralambha-bhajana, His Disappearance and Samadhi, The Ideal Vaisnava)

PART TWO: Self Assessment on the Disappearance Day of Srila Gurupada-padma Excerpt from a lecture by Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Vamana Gosvami Maharaja (Never Forget Sri Guru, Sri Guru - Our Constant Guide, Sri Siksastaka - the Complete Process, Nothing Less than Absolute Happiness, Measuring Our Progress, Life’s Only Treasure)

Sri Hari, Guru & Vaisnavas Are Moved by Our Emotions - A letter by Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Vamana Gosvami Maharaja

TITLE: When Kindness & Compassion Take a Form
AUTHOR: Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Goswami Maharaja
PUBLISHER: Gaudiya Vedanta Publications
ISBNs: 978-1-63316-135-1 9781633161351 1-63316-135-8 1633161358
LCCN: 2015914897
EDITION: First, 2015
PAGES: 40, Illustrated
SHIPPING WEIGHT: 150 grams