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From Crow to Swan: Remembering Sri Srimad Gour Govinda Swami Maharaja

The life and the activities of His Holiness Śrī Śrīmad Gour Govinda Svāmī Mahārāja are an elixir for the devotees and the non-devotees alike. For the devotees, reading this book, and thus drinking the nectar of the glorious pastimes of Śrī Śrīmad Gour Govinda Svāmī Mahārāja, can bring the impetus to relish the pastimes of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His wonderful servants, as mentioned in the Caitanya-caritāmṛta, Antya-līlā 12.1;

śrūyatam śrūyatam nityam
aīyantam gīyantam madā
cintyatām cintyatām bhaktāś
cintanya-caritāmrtam

O devotees, may the transcendental life and characteristics of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu always be heard, chanted and meditated upon with great happiness.

Śrī Śrīmad Gour Govinda Svāmī Mahārāja was an embodiment of Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta, and therefore his lectures were always spiced up with the glorious and nectarean description of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu and His associates.

This book “From Crow to Swan” by Her Grace Anurādhā Mātājī is humbly being called by the author to be small. However, Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu said that His devotees’ offerings are never small but very huge. As such, we cannot expect anything less than pure nectar for those who know to drink and those who shall learn to drink these nectarean descriptions of the activities of His Holiness Śrī Śrīmad Gour Govinda Svāmī Mahārāja.

We invite the readers to delve deeper into the pages of this wonderful book and relish and cherish every single bit of it.

– Foreword by HH Bhakti Dhira Damodara Swami Maharaja