Swami B.G. Narasingha Maharaja

About Swami B.G. Narasingha Maharaja

Śrīla Bhakti Gaurava Narasiṅgha Mahārāja (Jagat Guru Swami) appeared on Annadā Ekādaśī at Corpus Christi, USA in 1946. After studies in haṭha-yoga, he took initiation from his guru, Śrīla A.C. Bhaktivedānta Swami Prabhupāda in 1970 and preached in the African continent for 3 years before accepting sannyāsa in 1976. After Prabhupāda’s disappearance, Śrīla Narasiṅgha Mahārāja took śīkṣā (spiritual instruction) from Śrīla B.R. Śrīdhara Deva Gosvāmī and Śrīla B.P Purī Gosvāmī. Although he spent most of his spiritual life preaching in India, Narasiṅgha Mahārāja also travelled to Europe, Mexico and the United States to spread the message of his spiritual masters. He penned over 200 essays and 13 books delineating Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava siddhānta. He left this world in his āśrama in South India in 2020.

Vedic Archeology

‘Vedic Archeology’ was written by Śrīla Narasiṅgha Mahārāja and Satyarāja Dāsa in 1984. This historical article shows evidence for the antiquity of Kṛṣṇa worship, predating Christianity, and looks into the concept of the ‘borrowing theory’.

2022-11-11T07:50:51+05:30August 19th, 2021|Articles|

Utterly Amazed!

‘Utterly Amazed!’ was a letter to godbrothers. godsisters and friends written by Swami B.G. Narasingha in 2000. In this letter Swami Narasingha strongly defends the preaching of his godbrother, Swami B.V. Tripurāri against Adhridhāraṇa Dāsa, a Ṛtvik proponent.

2022-11-11T07:51:04+05:30August 17th, 2021|Articles|

UFOs – Is Anyone Out There?

'UFOs –Is Anyone Out There?’ was written by Swami B.G. Narasingha and published in Gauḍīya Touchstone magazine on April 14th 2013. Swami Narasingha looks into the possibility of the existence of UFOs and explores the Vedic literature for signs of alien lifeforms.

2022-11-11T07:51:12+05:30August 17th, 2021|Articles|

To Be a Servant

‘To Be a Servant’ by Swami Bhakti Gaurava Narasingha, was written on March 30th 2002. In this article, Narasingha Maharaja makes the point that a proper service attitude is required in order to make advancement, and how we are where we are due to prasādam.

2022-11-11T07:51:23+05:30August 13th, 2021|Articles|

Timiṅgila – Myth or Fact?

‘Timiṅgila – Myth of Fact?’ was written by Swami B.G. Narasingha on September 11th 2009. This article explores the ancient story of the Timiṅgila from the Vedic literature and connects it with the prehistoric Megalodon which apparently became extinct 1,250,000 years before human beings.

2022-11-11T07:51:31+05:30August 13th, 2021|Articles|

This Saṅkīrtana Movement Is the Līlā of Mahāprabhu

‘This Saṅkīrtana Movement Is the Līlā of Mahāprabhu’ by Swami Narasingha was first published on March 30th 2002. This article was based on class by Narasingha Maharaja given in 2001 wherein Maharaja discusses gaura-līlā in relation to kṛṣṇa-līlā and how by engaging in Mahāprabhu’s saṅkīrtana movement, one attains Vṛndāvana.

2022-11-11T07:52:12+05:30August 13th, 2021|Articles|

The Temple of Understanding

'The Temple of Understanding’ was written by Swami B.G. Narasingha on January 15th 2004. In this article Swami Narasingha relates the history of the ‘Adbhuta Mandira’ and shows how this can only be the birthplace of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and has nothing to do with size and grandeur.

2022-11-11T07:52:24+05:30August 10th, 2021|Articles|

Swastika and Cross

‘Swastika and Cross’ was written by Swami Bhakti Gaurava Narasingha Maharaja on July 27th 2008. This article examines the origins of the swastika, its use in different cultures around the world and why the sign of the Christian cross is just as controversial, if not more so.

2022-11-11T07:52:33+05:30August 10th, 2021|Articles|
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