🔴 Smaran Utsav - Param Pujya Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaj | Inauguration of Memorial Room | ISKCON

Graced by: HH Bhakti Vilas Vaman Maharaj HG Mahaman Prabhu HG ShriDham Prabhu HH Prabodhanand Sarasvati Swami Maharaja HH Bhakti Karunamay Vanmali Swami Maharaj HG Krishna Priya Prabhu HG Balbhadra Prabhu HH Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaja was only 25 years old then! On May 27, 1969, Srila Prabhupada wrote to say, “As your name is already Gopal Krishna, there is no need for changing it. You will now be known as Gopal Krishna Das.” Later on, H.H. Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaja moved into the temple and engaged himself fully in the service of Srila Prabhupada. For many years, he acted as Srila Prabhupada’s secretary. In 1975, Srila Prabhupada sent H.H. Gopal Krishna Goswami to India. Srila Prabhupada made the General Body Commissioner (G.B.C.) of India from 1975 to 1976. Srila Prabhupada specifically instructed him to print and expand book distribution in India. Also, Srila Prabhupada entrusted H.H. Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaja to oversee various important projects, such as Vrindavana, Hyderabad, Mayapur, and Mumbai, recognizing his dedicated service and mood of sincere surrender. “Srila Prabhupada was anxious that book-printing in India should expand,” says H. H. Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaja. “During my first two years, he would press me again and again to print more and more books.” H.H. Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaja said, “that Srila Prabhupada was especially pleased when he presented him copies of the First Canto of Srimad-Bhagavatam in Hindi.“ Srila Prabhupada encouraged him to utilize his talents for selling his books as widely as possible. “Now you can utilize your knowledge of marketing for Krishna’s service, idam hi pumas tapasya srntasya va, svistasya suktasya ca buddhi dattayo. This is the perfection of education.” In 1976, Srila Prabhupada appointed H. H. Gopal Krishna Goswami Maharaja as G.B.C. for Russia. He made several trips to the Soviet Union, a communist state (now called the Commonwealth of Independent States), and risking grave dangers, he preached and distributed books over there. On the instruction of Srila Prabhupada, he took part in the International Book Fair, waging a virtual war against Maya. हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे । हरे राम हरे राम राम राम हरे हरे ॥