October 13, 2017
All glory to Śrī Guru and Śrī Gaurāṅga
The Uniqueness of the Divine Servitor An editorial edition Perhaps this question crossed your mind before, ‘Why did Srila Guru Maharaj chose Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj to be the next Acharya rather than follow the old ‘dictum’, the Guru is ‘selfeffulgent.’ I believe there is no shortcut answer to this and requires an extensive ‘precise and accurate’ explanations coming from above, from our Sri Guruvargas. And importantly, we need their ‘grace’ to unambiguously understand their apparent mystical and transcendental position. Therefore, let us use the words coming itself from the lips of the higher vaishnavas that described the unquestionable qualifications of His Divine Grace Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj, as epitomed from his birth up to the time he joined Srila Guru Maharaj. In addition, we also heard that Srila Govinda Maharaj personally ‘served’ the stalwart Vaishnavas, the leading disciples of Bhagavan Srila Bhakti Siddhanta Saraswati Thakur Prabhupada, who oftentimes visited the Math and thereby, earning from them ‘certificates’ of recognition. Srila Gurudev have been in association with Srila Guru Maharaj for over forty 1