Srila Bhaktipradip Tirtha Goswami Thakur

In 1877, Srila Bhaktipradip Tirtha Goswami Thakur appeared in a highly cultured and respectable Vaishnava family, and was an erudite scholar.  He came under the tutelage of Srila Bhaktivinode Thakur, from whom he received ‘Harinam’ and ‘Diksha.’ He was initiated into Sanyas Ashram by Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur. He wrote Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in English and compiled Sri Bhagavata Samlap and Srimad-Bhagavad-Geeta in English with text in Sanskrit (Devanagari Script). The latter work received appreciation from all over the world.

 

Srila Bhaktipradip Tirtha Goswami Thakur preached and propagated the divine teachings of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in India and London. His versatile erudition, scholarship, and high standard of spiritual living attracted many to the Lotus-feet of Srila Saraswati Thakur. Moreover, His appealing speeches, devotion, simplicity, and above all, mellowed heart that deeply moved at the sight of mankind’s sufferings, marked Him as a Vaishnava of the highest order. He was Acharya of the Gaudiya Mission for a short period and was succeeded by Srila Guru-Maharaj (Srimad Bhakti Keval Audulomi Goswami Thakur).