Tridandi Swami Bhaktivedanta Vana Maharaja

 

Born in the Midnapura district of West Bengal India on January 2, 1959, near the pada tirtha of Caitanya Mahaprabhu called Pichalda mentioned in the Caitanya caritamrita. He was very attached to Caitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda prabhu from His very boyhood, and worshipped Their lotus feet. In 1979 he received his Bachelor degree in Economics from Calcutta University.
His uncle Bhaktivedanta Madhusudhana Maharaja, who is to this day, temple commander of the Devananda Gaudiya Math inspired him to serve Radha and Krishna.
In 1981, He joined the Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti, and would regularly hear Hari Katha from Param Pujyapada Nitya lila Pravistha Astotara Sri 108 Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Goswami Maharaja. He told him to stay in his temple, but he was very attached to Om visnupada 108 Sri Srimad Narayana Goswami Maharaja. Srila Narayana Maharaja nourished him on how to enter in Vaisnava philosophy and he would daily give special classes on Jaiva Dharma, Brahma Samhita, Bhagavad-gita, some sandharbhas, as well as other books. He mercifully gave him harinam and after 6 months, he took diksa from OmVisnupada 108 Bhaktivedanta Vamana Maharaja.
He stayed with BV Narayana Maharaja from 1982 and in 2000, at Gaura Purnima festival, he took sannyas and is currently travelling and preaching under the divine guidance and shelter of Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja.