This talk was recorded 11/03/07 in Soquel, California on the Appearance Day of Srila Sridhar Maharaja. In it, Srila Giri Maharaja responds to the devotees questions on how he (a Brahmachari from ISKCON) became the first Western sannyasa disciple of Srila Sridhar Maharaja in 1981. This recording was made by Kamal Krishna das.

Srila Giri Maharaja Audio "First Western Sannyasa of Srila Sridhar Maharaja"

Srila Govinda Maharaja personally selected Srila Bhakti Kanan Giri Maharaja as his successor Acharya for New York, New Jersey and Detroit prior to his disappearance on March 27, 2010.

On November 6, 1985, Srila Sridhar Maharaja named his successor, Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev Goswami Maharaja, and appointed him to the post of Sevaite President-Acharya of his main Math in Navadwip Dham as well as all of its branches worldwide.

This Math was originally established by the order of Srila Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Dev Goswami Maharaja in 1987.

A Math is a residence for the servitors of the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna and His devotees. Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, as conceived by Srila Sridhar Maharaja, is in the line of devotion preached and practiced by Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu as delineated in the precepts of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur.

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Srila Govinda Maharaja personally selected Srila Bhakti Kanan Giri Maharaja as his successor Acharya for New York, New Jersey and Detroit prior to his disappearance on March 27, 2010. On November 6, 1985, Srila Sridhar Maharaja named his successor, Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev Goswami Maharaja, and appointed him to the post of Sevaite President-Acharya of his main Math in Navadwip Dham as well as all of its branches worldwide. This Math was originally established by the order of Srila Bhakti Rakshak Sridhar Dev Goswami Maharaja in 1987. A Math is a residence for the servitors of the Supreme Lord Sri Krishna and His devotees. Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, as conceived by Srila Sridhar Maharaja, is in the line of devotion preached and practiced by Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu as delineated in the precepts of Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur.

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Srila Giri Maharaja Audio "First Western Sannyasa of Srila Sridhar Maharaja"

Srila Giri Maharaja Audio "First Western Sannyasa of Srila Sridhar Maharaja"