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{{Short description|Gaudiya Vaishnava guru, founder of the Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti (1898–1968)}} | |||
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'''Bhakti Prajnan Keshava''' ({{IAST3|Bhakti Prajñāna Keśava}}; 9 February 1898 – 6 October 1968), addressed by the honorific '''Mahārāja''' ({{IAST|Mahārāja}}), was a disciple of [[Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati]] and the founder | '''Bhakti Prajnan Keshava''' ({{IAST3|Bhakti Prajñāna Keśava}}; 9 February 1898 – 6 October 1968), addressed by the honorific '''Mahārāja''' ({{IAST|Mahārāja}}),{{sfn|Brzezinski|2004|p=89}} was a [[Gaudiya Vaishnava]] guru, disciple of [[Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati]] and the founder-[[acharya]] of the religious organisation "Sri Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti", formed in [[Kolkata|Calcutta]] in 1940,{{sfn|Brzezinski|2004|p=89}}{{sfn|Sherbow|2004|p=131}} and its geadquarters, monastery [[Sri Devananda Gaudiya Math]] in [[Nabadwip]]. | ||
[[File:The Samadhi Mandir.jpg|thumb|left|[[Samadhi]] Mandir of Bhakti Prajnana Keshav and Bhakti Vedanta Bamana in [[Sri Devananda Gaudiya Math]].]] | |||
Bhakti Prajnan Keshava Maharaja and [[A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada]] were godbrothers (disciples of the same spiritual master). Abhay Charanaravinda Prabhu became A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami (taking the title "Bhaktivedanta" and name ''Swāmī'') when Keśava Gosvāmī initiated him into the renounced order of life ([[sannyasa]]) on 17 September 1959 at Keshava Maharaja's temple in [[Mathura]].<ref>Anil Sooklal, ''A socio-religious study of the Hare Krishna movement in South Africa'', [https://books.google.ie/books?id=yY8RAQAAIAAJ&q=Kesava+Maharaja&dq=Kesava+Maharaja&hl=en&ei=POkRTKLQBeHbsAb_keyvBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CEYQ6AEwBzgU p.28], 1986.</ref><ref>The Gauḍīya Patrikā's journal of Bhaktiprajñāna Keśava has an account of the sannyasa initiation included a biographical sketch of [[Bhaktivedanta Swami]], listing the major events of his life. The article concluded: "Bhaktivedanta Swami at the Śrī Keśavajī Gaudiya Math accepted sannyāsa from the founder of the Vedānta Samiti, Bhaktiprajñāna Keśava Mahārāja. Seeing him accept his āśrama of renunciation, seeing this pastime for accepting the renounced order of life, we have attained great affection and enthusiasm." {{citation | first = Satsvarupa Dasa| last = Goswami| author-link = Satsvarupa dasa Goswami| title =Srila Prabhupada Lilamrta|volume= 2|edition=2nd|date=2002 | pages=1191 | isbn = 0-89213-357-0}}</ref> | Bhakti Prajnan Keshava Maharaja and [[A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada]] were godbrothers (disciples of the same spiritual master). Abhay Charanaravinda Prabhu became A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami (taking the title "Bhaktivedanta" and name ''Swāmī'') when Keśava Gosvāmī initiated him into the renounced order of life ([[sannyasa]]) on 17 September 1959 at Keshava Maharaja's temple in [[Mathura]].<ref>Anil Sooklal, ''A socio-religious study of the Hare Krishna movement in South Africa'', [https://books.google.ie/books?id=yY8RAQAAIAAJ&q=Kesava+Maharaja&dq=Kesava+Maharaja&hl=en&ei=POkRTKLQBeHbsAb_keyvBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CEYQ6AEwBzgU p.28], 1986.</ref><ref>The Gauḍīya Patrikā's journal of Bhaktiprajñāna Keśava has an account of the sannyasa initiation included a biographical sketch of [[Bhaktivedanta Swami]], listing the major events of his life. The article concluded: "Bhaktivedanta Swami at the Śrī Keśavajī Gaudiya Math accepted sannyāsa from the founder of the Vedānta Samiti, Bhaktiprajñāna Keśava Mahārāja. Seeing him accept his āśrama of renunciation, seeing this pastime for accepting the renounced order of life, we have attained great affection and enthusiasm." {{citation | first = Satsvarupa Dasa| last = Goswami| author-link = Satsvarupa dasa Goswami| title =Srila Prabhupada Lilamrta|volume= 2|edition=2nd|date=2002 | pages=1191 | isbn = 0-89213-357-0}}</ref> | ||
== | ==References== | ||
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== | == Bibliography == | ||
*{{Citation | *{{Citation | ||
| first = Narayana| last = Bhaktivedanta | | first = Narayana| last = Bhaktivedanta | ||
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| edition = 1st | | edition = 1st | ||
| pages = 571 pages | isbn = 81-86737-14-6}} | | pages = 571 pages | isbn = 81-86737-14-6}} | ||
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* {{cite book|surname=Brzezinski |given=Jan |chapter=Charismatic Renewal and Institutionalization in the History of Gaudiya Vashnavism and the Gaudiya Math |editor-surname1=Bryant |editor-given1=Edwin F. |editor-surname2=Ekstrand |editor-given2=Maria L. |editor-link1=Edwin F. Bryant |title=The Hare Krishna Movement: The Postcharismatic Fate of a Religious Transplant |place=New York |publisher=[[Columbia University Press]] |year=2004 |pages=73–96 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mBMxPdgrBhoC&pg=PA73 |url= {{Google books|mBMxPdgrBhoC|page=|keywords=|text=|plainurl=yes}} |isbn=0-231-12256-X}} | |||
* {{Citation | * {{Citation | ||
| last=Rosen | first= Steven J. | year=1994 | | last=Rosen | first= Steven J. | year=1994 | ||
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| isbn = 0-89213-357-0}} | | isbn = 0-89213-357-0}} | ||
* {{cite book |surname=Sherbow |given=Paul H. |chapter=A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami's Preaching in the Context of Gaudiya Vashnavism |editor-surname1=Bryant |editor-given1=Edwin F. |editor-surname2=Ekstrand |editor-given2=Maria L. |editor-link1=Edwin F. Bryant |title=The Hare Krishna Movement: The Postcharismatic Fate of a Religious Transplant |place=New York |publisher=[[Columbia University Press]] |year=2004 |pages=129–46 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mBMxPdgrBhoC&pg=PA129 |url= {{Google books|mBMxPdgrBhoC|page=|keywords=|text=|plainurl=yes}} |isbn=0-231-12256-X}} | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*{{official website|gvs.online|Sri Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti official website}} | |||
*{{cite web | *{{cite web | ||
| url=http://www.goloka.com/docs/spiritual_leaders/kesava_mj.html | | url=http://www.goloka.com/docs/spiritual_leaders/kesava_mj.html | ||
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[[Category:20th-century Hindu religious leaders]] | |||
[[Category:Indian Hindu religious leaders]] | [[Category:Indian Hindu religious leaders]] | ||
[[Category:Gaudiya religious leaders]] | [[Category:Gaudiya religious leaders]] | ||
[[Category:Bengali | [[Category:Bengali Hindus]] | ||
[[Category:Indian Hare Krishnas]] | [[Category:Indian Hare Krishnas]] | ||
[[Category:Presidents of religious organizations]] | |||
[[Category:1898 births]] | [[Category:1898 births]] | ||
[[Category:1968 deaths]] | [[Category:1968 deaths]] | ||