“Your love for me will be shown by how you cooperate with one another.”
- His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Written by Yati Śekhara Dāsa Bhubaneswar, India Padmini Ekadasi July 29, 2023
In 2020, driven by unwavering determination to share the profound teachings and life of his revered Srila Gurudeva, which are intricately connected to establishing Srila Prabhupada's teachings, His Holiness Haladhara Swami Guru Maharaja, along with the assistance of numerous devotees, embarked on a mission to establish Srila Gour Govinda Swami's teachings through the platform of Taptajivanam. We have made an effort to maintain a list of all the devotees' names who, from the very beginning, have been contributing in this capacity, expressing their love for Srila Gour Govinda Swami through their actions in the mood of cooperation and tolerance.
Some individuals who had never heard of the glories of Srila Gour Govinda Swami became spontaneously inspired to start rendering service for Taptajivanam. This inspiration arose simply by reading quotes, listening to audio clips, or watching video lectures. They were moved by the unique, uncompromising, powerful character and presentation of Krishna-katha by Srila Gour Govinda Swami. Many enthusiastic and active members of Taptajivanam come from different parts of the world. Although most of the contact takes place through online meetings, this has never lessened the enthusiasm of the members to participate in the noble cause of making Srila Gour Govinda Swami's teachings available and accessible to all.
The main mission of Taptajivanam is to be of service and assistance to Srila Gour Govinda Swami in his service to his spiritual master, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. This service primarily involves explaining to everyone how Srila Prabhupada imparted everything in his books. We aspire to inspire devotees on the path of pure loving service to Sri Guru and Sri Krishna through the manifested vani presence of Srila Gour Govinda Swami.
We aim to be of assistance to publication houses and projects, such as Gopal Jiu Publications, Tattva Vicara Publications, Ananda Sambada, and Vani-Sanga, who have been serving Srila Gour Govinda Swami in wonderful ways for many years. They have been nothing but a great source of inspiration in establishing this platform.
First, we extend our utmost respect and reverence to all previous acharyas and bona fide successors of the Sri Brahma Madhva Gaudiya Sampradaya, who graciously manifested their boundless mercy through the teachings of ISKCON Founder-Acharya, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the deliverer of the universe. This mercy has been magnificently bestowed upon us by our revered spiritual master, Srila Gour Govinda Swami, shining in its greatest glory.
I offer my prostrated obeisances and prayers to the lotus feet of my spiritual father, His Holiness Haladhara Swami Guru Maharaja. My ever-shelter and well-wisher, granting me the opportunity to serve my grand spiritual master, Srila Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja, under his guidance.
Our gratitude goes to everyone who has contributed in their respective ways to the construction and service of Taptajivanam:
- Sripad Caitanya Chandra Dasa Maharaja
[All the below-mentioned names have been arranged in alphabetical order]:
- His Grace Anupama Dasa and Her Grace Madanalasa Devi Dasi - His Grace Madhavananda Dasa - His Grace Navadvipa Chandra Dasa - His Grace Nimai Pandita Dasa and Her Grace Manju Medha Devi Dasi - His Grace Sundarananda Dasa and Her Grace Prema Manjari Devi Dasi - His Grace Titiksu Dasa and Her Grace Jayanti Sri Devi Dasi - His Grace Upendra Mishra Dasa
- His Grace Prabhupada Priya Sevaka Dasa (son of His Grace Jagajivana Dasa, GGS) - His Grace Pranesvara Krishna Dasa - His Grace Rupanuga Dasa
- Her Grace Mitravinda Devi Dasi
His Grace Prabhupada Priya Sevaka Dasa and Her Grace Mitravinda Devi Dasi have devoted their time to the remastering of Srila Gour Govinda Swami's audios, enabling everyone to listen to Srila Gour Govinda Swami's teachings in the best audio quality possible. We express our heartfelt gratitude to them for their dedication and efforts.
Odisha - Her Grace Dina Tarini Devi Dasi - His Grace Gour Krupa Dasa (son of His Grace Mahaprabhu Dasa, GGS) - His Grace Gaura Sundara Dasa - Bhakta Mrityunjaya Das - Her Grace Papa Harini Devi Dasi - His Grace Premapada Dasa - Bhakta Satya Narayan Khuntia - His Grace Sri Guru Hrdaya Deva Dasa - Bhakta Sriram - His Grace Suvarna Gaura Dasa - Her Grace Syam Manjari Devi Dasi - Her Grace Syama Priya Devi Dasi - Her Grace Syama Vallabhi Devi Dasi - His Grace Tribhuvana Sundara Dasa - Her Grace Ujjvala Prada Devi Dasi - Her Grace Vraja Kishori Devi Dasi
Her Grace Vraja Kishori Devi Dasi is one of the managers and establishers of Taptajivanam. Her devotion to the designing and developing part of the website has been crucial in making the website how it is today. We offer our gratitude for her dedication and support.
Indonesia Bali - His Grace Acyuta Priya Sevaka Dasa - Bhakta Kesava I Gusti Ngurah (son of His Grace Sudama Dasa, GGS) - Her Grace Lila Manjari Devi Dasi (daughter of His Grace Brajendranandana Dasa, GGS, and Her Grace Vicitrangi Devi Dasi, GGS) - Her Grace Madhuri Syama Sangini Devi Dasi (daughter of His Grace Brajendranandana Dasa, GGS, and Her Grace Vicitrangi Devi Dasi, GGS) - His Grace Sacinandana Dasa - Her Grace Vraja Sundari Devi Dasi (daughter of His Grace Uddhava Dasa, GGS) - Her Grace Vrajesvari Devi Dasi
Malaysia - Bhaktin Devapriya Dasi Elamaran (daughter of His Grace Ilapati Dasa, GGS, and Her Grace Saradi Devi Dasi, GGS) - Bhaktin Tulasi Maharani Dasi Elamaran (daughter of His Grace Ilapati Dasa, GGS, and Her Grace Saradi Devi Dasi, GGS)
Our special thanks to Her Grace Sankari Devi Dasi for her generous financial support towards the development of this website.
Russia - Bhaktin Valeria - Late His Grace Vasanta Dasa
North America California - Bhaktin Radhika Kasturi
Canada - Bhaktin Ritika Jaidka
Florida - Bhaktin Amrita Mann
Web designers and web hosts - Mr. Chandra Sekhar - Mr. Dylan Voogel - Mr. Jagadish Prasad Das - Mr. Suthan Vashuthevan Vallipuranathan
We extend our gratitude to our team of web designers and web hosts. Inspired by the vision of Srila Gour Govinda Swami and his mission, we have received more than we could have anticipated. The initial version of Taptajivanam was created by Mr. Suthan, who, upon learning about the purpose of the website, generously volunteered to work on this project without any expectation of compensation, dedicating numerous hours of support and assistance. The second and current version of Taptajivanam has been developed by Mr. Jagadish, who consistently offers his support and devotes a significant amount of his personal time to help us expand our platform.
Although unqualified to pray for the aforementioned individuals, I offer my prayers to Srila Gour Govinda Swami out of gratitude for their support. May Srila Gour Govinda Swami bestow his blessings upon everyone.
Finally, I humbly offer my repeated obeisances to the lotus feet of my esteemed grand spiritual master, Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami Gurudeva. I am deeply grateful for the precious opportunity my Guru Maharaja has bestowed upon me to serve him. With utmost sincerity, I pray for his benevolent blessings, that he may guide and utilize me as an instrument in his divine service, fulfilling his every desire. If he is pleased with this humble attempt to serve him, then we consider our endeavor successful.