about Swamiji Sri Krsna Balaram Swamiji is an extraordinary saint, because he is born in the holiest land in India, Vrindaban Dhama, the birth place of Lord Krishna. As per the Vedas, one who takes birth in Vrindaban, he or she is a Vrijabasi, a close associate of Lord Krishna. |
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| Swamiji appeared in a family of enlightened Gauda-Brahmana Vaisnavas who scrutinized the Yajurveda, one of the four highly recognized ancient Vedas. He appeared in Sri Vrindaban Dhama. Swamiji's father, Sri Hare Krishna Pandeya, a highly respected Guru of many in the Vrindaban area, began tutoring his son at the tender age of four, at their home in Vrindaban. At the age of eight, Swamiji's father enrolled him in Vrindaban's renowned Nimbarka Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya College where he lived in the dorm and studied continually for eight years. There he became fluent in Sanskrit. A brilliant student, he was then transferred to an English college, where he learned to translate the ancient Vedas into English. |
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Swamiji's birth dynasty dates directly back to Kasyapa Muni (one of the seven mentally conceived sons of the first created being, Lord Brahma). His dynasty is called the Khajiri Dynasty (one of the first seven ancient dynasties), since the time of his ancestors. In the past one of his ancestors daily blessed the king. One day, due to an overload of managerial duties the day before, the king was absent from the palace where the blessing was to take place. When the Pundit (Swamiji's ancestor) realized that the king was not going to attend the blessing that day, he decided not to waste the blessing paraphernalia and auspicious moment, and left the palace. Outside the palace he came upon an old dry Khajura (date) tree on which he preformed the blessing. The next day the king awoke on time and was awaiting the Pundit's arrival, when he saw the Khajura tree to be fresh and green with vigorous life. The king asked his servant how this had come about. The servant replied, "Since you were not present yesterday for the blessing, the Pundit blessed the tree instead, thereby the tree has flourished." Since then Swamiji's Dynasty is known as Khajiri. |
Swamiji is preaching the unchanged, age old science of God around the world. He has written many books in Sanskrit and English to develop a foundation to further spread the science of God. In 1990 he registered, Bhagavat Dharma Samaj, a society dedicated to enlightening the illusioned people of the world. Recognized as a genuine authority on Vedic Knowledge, Swamiji was awarded the title Mahant (Archbishop) in 1991 by the four Vaisnava Sampradayas (traditional Vaisnava Schools). |
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| Swamiji is currently writing Vrijabasi commentaries on the Srimad Bhagavatam, which we hope will enlighten the readers on the transcendental path. Jai Sri Radhe |
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