Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaj is a veteran ascetic preceptor of the original traditional saintly succession ordained by Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, and he is the founder Acharya of the holy temple of pure devotion in Nabadwip, West Bengal, India, known as the Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. Established by Srila Sridhar Maharaj in 1941, this sacred place of worship has become the gem of pilgrimage for devotees the world over who are true aspirants for gaining entry into the divine land of surrender unto the Absolute Good. His spiritual representation is hailed throughout the annals of spiritual India, not only for his encyclopaedic command of the revealed Scriptures, but for his undisputed acumen as a bona fide commentator of the archives of scriptural treasures which were revealed by the venerable saintly preceptors of the East. He is an unprecendented oracle who draws out the inner meaning and substance of the Scriptures in an ever-progressive, expanding, dynamic, and living conception. In 1985, three years prior to his departure from this mortal world, Srila Sridhar Maharaj fulfilled a personal heart's desire he had cherished for over forty years: he conferred the holy order of sannyasa upon his most beloved, confidential, and most senior associate-servitor, Srila Bhakti Sundar Govinda Dev-Goswami Maharaj. Srila Sridhar Maharaj, ever renowned for his keen intellect and spiritual foresight, could envisage the grave necessities of his mission in the future. He therefore named Srila B. S. Govinda Maharaj as his successor Acharya-President for his own Ma�h, Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math, and its affiliated branches. Since 1992 Srila Govinda Maharaj travelled several times all over the world preaching the divine message of his spiritual master, Srila B. R. Sridhar Maharaj, and Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
