Srila Gaurakisora Dasa Babaji
Life & Pastimes
Living in extreme detachment along the banks of the Ganges, Srila Gaurakisora Dasa Babaji was illiterate by worldly standards yet an ocean of divine realization. He saw all souls with pure transcendental vision and initiated Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura into the renounced order of devotion.
Teachings & Siddhanta
Taught total disdain for worldly prestige (pratistha), absolute absorption in the chanting of the Holy Names, and strict truthfulness in devotional service.
Major Canonical Works
- Life example of unalloyed paramahamsa vairagya
Observances in the Vaishnava Calendar: Appearance on Srila Gaurakisora Dasa Babaji -- Appearance · Disappearance on Srila Gaurakisora Dasa Babaji -- Disappearance
