namo gaura-kisoraya
bhaktavadhuta-murtaye
gauranghri-padma-bhrngaya
radha-bhava nisevine
"I
bow to our guru, Srila Gaura Kisora Das, the pure devotee beyond
social class; the bee in the lotus of the feet of Sri Gauranga,
who deep in his heart serves Sri Radha forever."
[Srila Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Maharaj]
Srila
Gaura Kisora Das Babaji Maharaj was the embodiment of worldly detachment
and devotional attachment. He was the babaji
disciple of Srila Bhagavat Das Babaji Maharaj, who was the babaji
disciple of Srila Jagannath
Das Babaji Maharaj. An intimate associate of Srila
Bhaktivinoda Thakur, Srila Gaura Kisora Das uncompromisingly
refuted pseudo and professional religiosity. Constantly absorbed
in the devotional mood of divine separation, his external actions
could not be comprehended by the general public.
On
the direction of Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur, Srila
Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur received holy initiation [diksha]
from Srila Gaura Kisora Das Babaji Maharaj. Although by nature Srila
Gaura Kisora was seen to be prevalently dedicated to bhajan
in solitude, his beloved disciple Srila Bhakti Siddhanta felt that
the mercy of his gurudeva overflowed within his heart, inspiring
Srila Bhakti Siddhanta to dedicate himself to a life of preaching
the message of Sri Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu.
Srila
Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur sang the glories of his revered
gurudeva, Srila Gaura Kisora Das Babaji Maharaj, saying: "All spiritual
knowledge is contained within a particle of the dust of his lotus
feet."
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