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Biography of Sri Radharaman Goswami
Sri Sri Radharaman today is widely recognized as a personality of great spiritual eminence. Sri Sri Radharaman was born a hundred years ago in 1915 (as per Bengali calendar on the day of Poornima, month of Agrahan of the year 1322). He was born on a Hindu Brahmin family (Sylhet) in the village of ‘Baramchal’, ‘Srihotto’ district of then India (current B
angladesh). He was the only child of Sri Ambika Charan Chakraborty and Sohagmoni and named as Sri Annoyoda Chakraborty. Since childhood, he was identified as divine child and was more interested in spirituality unlike other child. He was fond of ‘Lord Krishna’ and was completely occupied with the ‘Krishna Prem’ (Love of Krishna). His family was worried of him becoming a saint and hence they fixed his marriage. At the age of 15, he got married to ‘Mognomoyee’; known as ‘Radharani’, who became his spiritual partner. However, on the third night of marriage, Sri Sri Radharaman left the house as he was meant for the entire mankind. He received the manifestation of initiation (Diksha) from ‘Panishail Ashram’ and became ‘Baishnab’ (Vaishnavism). Vaishnava dharma is focused on the veneration of ‘Vishnu’, lead a way of life promoting the central importance of Vishnu and his 10 ‘Avatars’ (including Rama and Krishna). As per dharma, he was renamed as ‘Sri Radharaman’ by his Diksha guru Sri Sri Govinda Charan goswami. The mysterious aloofness of his personality was totally beyond human understanding and yet it was so tempered by his compassionate love for all living beings that he seems closer than the most indulgent friend ever could be. Sri Sri Radharaman, after Diksha, became more eager to spread the ‘Krishna Naam’ to the whole mankind and so he started travelling across length and breadth of Sylhet. He was the embodiment of a joyous self-sufficiency, which captured the hearts of all who came near him. Although he travelled incessantly, it was seen that he was at home everywhere and no one was a stranger to him. IMG_5415The atmosphere around Sri Sri Radharaman was always an atmosphere of miraculous. During the great tension of Bengal division, he extended his divine support & strength to the people who has to leave Sylhet and became refugee in India. Sri Sri Radharaman, widely known as ‘Prabhupad’, spread the greatness of ‘Naam’ among these people by providing Diksha to them and help them gain the mental strength to settle down in the situation. Eventually, he decided to leave Bangladesh and travelled to north eastern part of India, where majority Hindus from Sylhet travelled during division. In ‘Baroigram’ of Karimganj district of Assam, Prabhupad started staying in an Ashram of Sri Sri Gopal Jiu which later become ‘Sri Sri Gopal Jiu, Sri Sri Radhavinod Jiu and Sri Sri Radharaman jiu’s Ashram, Baroigram. The dalliance of Prabhupad spreaded all over the north-east and people from far away also started visiting him and receive manifestation of initiation from him. In the year 1971 (as per Bengali calendar 10th Aashar of 1378), Sri Sri Radharaman completes his ‘Leela’ on this earth and assumes the immutable immanent form . Prabhupad’s divine body given ‘Maha Samadhi’ at the place advised by him before in Baroigram, Assam, as per Vaishnav custom. As Prabhupad had saaid he belong to all his disciples, so thousands of people participated in bidding farewell to the human body which has sustained thier beloved Guru for 55 years, 6 months. Sri Sri Radharaman will ever remain with us in the form of his immortal words, imparting hope and solace and upholding the age old ideals of our tradition and the significance of God. Prabhupad not only awakens the longing for the quest for truth, but also en-kindles and sustains faith in its ultimate fulfillment. Snapshot of Biography
Grandfather of Sri Radharaman – Srikanta Chakraborty
Father of Sri Radharaman – Ambika Chakraborty
Mother of Sri Radharaman – Sohagmoni Devi
Stepmother of Sri Radharaman – Hemangini Devi
Wife of Sri Radharaman – Radharani Devi
Date of Birth of Sri Radharaman – As per Bengali Calendar – On the day of Poornima, month of Agrahayana, in the year 1322. Place of Birth of Sri Radharaman – Singur village, Boromchal, Srihotto
Ancestors Residence of Sri Radharaman – Eta, Srihotto
Sri Radharaman came to India in the year 1950. Sri Radharaman took responsibility to serve Sri Gopal Jiu of Baroigram Ashram in the month of Jaistho in the year 1358 as per Bengali calendar. Sri Radharaman took Mahasamadhi at Silchar on the 10th of Ashar, in the year 1378 as per Bengali calendar.
