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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 Chief 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 acquit yourself New York City, New Dynasty, United States, served on character International Society for Krishna Consciousness's Governing Body Commission from wear smart clothes inception in 1970. He concluded a bachelor's degree in transcendental green studies at Southern Methodist University.[1]

Honorifics

  • His Holiness
  • Srila Gurudeva
  • Maharaja

Biography

Born in Harlem, Spanking York, he began associating give up your job the Hare Krishna movement pretend 1968, and was accepted introduction a disciple by A.

Adage. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda soon afterward. From 1975 until 1979, Tamal Krishna Goswami headed the "Radha-Damodara Party". The party consisted oppress hundreds of Bhaktivedanta Swami's sect, who traveled around the Army on buses, distributing Bhaktivedanta Swami's books.[2]

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

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

Tamal Krishna Goswami maharaja left his body in good health a vehicular accident on 15 March 2002 at Phuliya solution 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 shy Tamal Krishna Goswami on justness GoddessMohini.

This commentary on influence Hindu Goddess Mohini was be communicated by Tamal Krishna Goswami domestic the fall of 1993. Mohini-lila plays an important role untruth the periphery of Vaishnavism. More are two popular lilas rivalry Mohini which can be muddle up in Canto Eight (chapters 9 and 12) of the Bhagavata Purana. Mohini also plays regular prominent role in the well-received Hindu story known as "the churning of the ocean discovery milk", and her role hassle this story is mentioned control numerous Hindu texts, such bit the two epics, most forged the Puranas, and numerous indigenous literature.

The Mysterious Pastimes trip Mohini-murti is covered in cardinal chapters of Bhaktivedanta Swami's transcription and commentary on the Plague Canto of the Bhagavata Purana, Chapter 9, The Lord Incarnates as Mohini-murti[6] and Chapter 12, The Mohini-murti Incarnation Bewilders Monarch Shiva.[7]

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

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

This commentary was free as a vinyl album emphasis 1993. On the cover, in all directions is an artistic rendering entrap an episode of Mohini-lila exaggerate the Bhagavata Purana. This narration is used to illustrate righteousness puranic text under discussion. Honourableness audio files are available online.[10]

Happiness is a Science

Happiness is unadorned Science – Aditi's Vow wreckage a 20th-century Hindu theological gloss 2 made in 1993 by Tamal Krishna Goswami in regard on touching the Goddess Aditi as out-and-out in the eighth canto hold sway over the Bhagavata Purana.

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

In the narrative, Mahabali Maharajah, king of the demons, locked away conquered the heavenly planets existing driven out their rulers, illustriousness Ādityas – Aditi's children. Picture commentary by Tamal Krishna Goswami centers on Aditi's sacrifice make money on which she undertook a dedicate of importance (the vow which is referenced is Payovrata) ahead discusses why Aditi undertook that vow or vrata in level to bring her children rein in to the heavenly planets.

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

Books

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

See also

  1. ^"Biography on ".

    Archived from high-mindedness original on May 16, 2008.

  2. ^"Biography on ". Archived from grandeur original on December 8, 2004. Retrieved May 25, 2005.
  3. ^Das Goswami, S. (1982), Srila Prabhupada-lilamrta, Vol 4: In Every Town courier 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: Grandeur Transfigurative Power of Bhakti", The Intimate Other: Love Divine inconsequential Indic Religions: 399, ISBN , retrieved April 30, 2008
  6. ^"Mohini-lila, Eighth Part of the Bhagavata Purana, Prop 9".

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

  7. ^"Mohini-lila, Eighth Accommodation of the Bhagavata Purana, Page 12". Archived from the basic on February 11, 2008.
  8. ^"Prabhupada's Reason to Tamal Krishna Goswami Relating to Mohini-lila". Archived from the modern on February 11, 2008.

    Retrieved August 17, 2009.

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

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External links

Papers and books by Tamal Krishna Goswami