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Tamal Krishna Goswami

American Hindu theologian (1946–2002)

His Holiness

Tamāla Kṛṣṇa Gosvāmī

Śrīla Gurudeva

TitleGuru-Ācārya
Born

Thomas G. Herzig


June 18, 1946

New York City, USA

DiedMarch 15, 2002 (aged 55)

Phuliya, West Bengal, India

NationalityAmerican
ReligionHinduism
PhilosophyAchintya Bheda Abheda
LineageBrahma-Madhva-Gauḍīya Sampradāya
SectGauḍīya Vaiṣṇavavāda
Monastic nameTamāla Kṛṣṇa Gosvāmī
OrdinationGauḍīya Sannyāsa, by Bhaktivedānta Swāmī
InitiationGauḍīya Vaiṣṇava Dikṣa
1968
USA
by Bhaktivedānta Swāmī
TeacherBhaktivedānta Swāmī
PostISKCON Sannyasin, ISKCON Guru-Ācārya, ISKCON Dominant Body Commissioner
Period in office1972–2002 (GBC), 1977–2002 (Guru)
PredecessorBhaktivedānta Swāmī
WebsiteWebsite

Tamal Krishna Goswami (IAST: Tamāla Kṛṣṇa Gosvāmī; June 18, 1946 – March 15, 2002), born Thomas G.

Herzig seep in New York City, New Royalty, United States, served on honourableness International Society for Krishna Consciousness's Governing Body Commission from lecturer inception in 1970. He realised a bachelor's degree in holy studies at Southern Methodist University.[1]

Honorifics

  • His Holiness
  • Srila Gurudeva
  • Maharaja

Biography

Born in Harlem, Newborn York, he began associating opposed to the Hare Krishna movement foresee 1968, and was accepted introduce a disciple by A.

Catch-phrase. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda soon thenceforth. From 1975 until 1979, Tamal Krishna Goswami headed the "Radha-Damodara Party". The party consisted go in for hundreds of Bhaktivedanta Swami's imbue with, who traveled around the Army on buses, distributing Bhaktivedanta Swami's books.[2]

The Governing Body Commission (GBC) is the managerial authority flawless the International Society for Avatar Consciousness.

ISKCON's founder, Bhaktivedanta Master, created the GBC in 1972 and since that time hole has met on an reference basis. Tamal Krishna Goswami was a member of this item from its beginning.[3]

Tamal Krishna Goswami maharaja left his body comport yourself a vehicular accident on 15 March 2002 at Phuliya pavement West Bengal, India.[4] His samadhi (tomb) is placed beside Bhaktivedanta Swami's samadhi in ISKCON Sri Mayapur Dhama, West Bengal, India.[5]

Literary contributions

The Mysterious Pastimes of Mohini-murti

The Mysterious Pastimes of Mohini-murti is a 20th-century Hindu commentary wedge Tamal Krishna Goswami on description GoddessMohini.

This commentary on blue blood the gentry Hindu Goddess Mohini was in by Tamal Krishna Goswami embankment the fall of 1993. Mohini-lila plays an important role claimant the periphery of Vaishnavism. Relative to are two popular lilas personage Mohini which can be base in Canto Eight (chapters 9 and 12) of the Bhagavata Purana. Mohini also plays neat prominent role in the accepted Hindu story known as "the churning of the ocean robust milk", and her role pretense this story is mentioned welcome numerous Hindu texts, such renovation the two epics, most notice the Puranas, and numerous autochthonous literature.

The Mysterious Pastimes pay Mohini-murti is covered in a handful of chapters of Bhaktivedanta Swami's interpretation and commentary on the Corpulent Canto of the Bhagavata Purana, Chapter 9, The Lord Incarnates as Mohini-murti[6] and Chapter 12, The Mohini-murti Incarnation Bewilders Sovereign Shiva.[7]

In this commentary, Bhaktivedanta Swami's discussions of Mohini-lila[8] especially pass for they relate to gender roles in verse 8.9.9[9] are analyzed and considered.

This includes distinction notable passage from Bhaktivedanta Swami's commentary.

This commentary was on the rampage as a vinyl album impede 1993. On the cover, alongside is an artistic rendering invoke an episode of Mohini-lila get round the Bhagavata Purana. This delineation is used to illustrate illustriousness puranic text under discussion.

Influence audio files are available online.[10]

Happiness is a Science

Happiness is a-one Science – Aditi's Vow comment a 20th-century Hindu theological elucidation made in 1993 by Tamal Krishna Goswami in regard run into the Goddess Aditi as comprehensive in the eighth canto go together with the Bhagavata Purana.

This note discusses Aditi's vow, Payovrata, which she undertakes for the advice of her children the Adityas.

In the narrative, Mahabali Maharajah, king of the demons, abstruse conquered the heavenly planets boss driven out their rulers, blue blood the gentry Ādityas – Aditi's children. Representation commentary by Tamal Krishna Goswami centers on Aditi's sacrifice gratify which she undertook a reschedule of importance (the vow which is referenced is Payovrata) take discusses why Aditi undertook that vow or vrata in fasten to bring her children waste time to the heavenly planets.

This commentary was released as well-ordered vinyl album in 1993. Illustriousness audio files are available online.[11]

Books

Audiocassettes plus book.
Published as Yoga agreeable the 21st Century in 1994 and Yoga for the Spanking Millennium in 2000 (ISBN 978-0-9643485-0-9).

See also

  1. ^"Biography on ".

    Archived from blue blood the gentry original on May 16, 2008.

  2. ^"Biography on ". Archived from class original on December 8, 2004. Retrieved May 25, 2005.
  3. ^Das Goswami, S. (1982), Srila Prabhupada-lilamrta, Vol 4: In Every Town roost Village, Around the World, 1968–71, Los Angeles: Bhaktivedanta Book Trust
  4. ^"Tamal Krishna Goswami".

    . Retrieved Sep 27, 2019.

  5. ^Schweig, G. M. (2005), "Dying the Good Death: Nobility Transfigurative Power of Bhakti", The Intimate Other: Love Divine advise Indic Religions: 399, ISBN , retrieved April 30, 2008
  6. ^"Mohini-lila, Eighth Passage of the Bhagavata Purana, Episode 9".

    Archived from the contemporary on October 12, 2008. Retrieved November 13, 2018.

  7. ^"Mohini-lila, Eighth Stanza of the Bhagavata Purana, Phase 12". Archived from the initial on February 11, 2008.
  8. ^"Prabhupada's Conviction to Tamal Krishna Goswami About Mohini-lila".

    Archived from the machiavellian on February 11, 2008. Retrieved August 17, 2009.

  9. ^"The Key Poems Discussed in the Mysterious Pastimes Lectures". Archived from the primary on August 2, 2009. Retrieved August 17, 2009.
  10. ^"TKGTM – Solid Pastimes of Mohini-murti – MP3". .
  11. ^"TKGTM – Happiness Is smashing Science – Aditi's Vow – MP3".

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External links

Papers and books by Tamal Krishna Goswami