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Many letters were exchanged between Srila Prabhupada and Srila Govinda Maharaja over the years. Here is one from 1955, ten years before his first journey to America to establish ISKCON.
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New Delhi
16 September, 1955
His Holiness Sripada Bhakti Sundar Govinda Maharaja
Sri Caitanya Saraswat Math
Kolergunj
P.O. Navadvipa,
Dist. Nadia (W.Beng.)
My dear Sripada Govinda Maharaja,
This morning I received two copies of your "Gaudiya Darshan"
and I was very glad to see its appearance. When I was at Mathura I
heard from Spd. Kesava Maharaja and so also I heard it from Spd
Goswami Maharaja that His Holiness Sripada Sridhara Maharaja is
going to publish "Gaudiya Darshan" and today I find it actually in
hand. I cannot but offer my congratulations to your holiness.
Because I know if anything has been done it is due to your energy.
I can understand now why Sripada Sridhara Maharaja bestowed all
his mercy upon you. He rightly found in you some dormant energy
for future action and we can see that it is now fructifying duly.
I have read with great interest your article especially the one
which is named as "CHALAR PATHE." It is not only very amusing but
also instructive. Simple dry philosophical arguments will not be
appealing now a days to people in general. They will like to read
such articles as written by you with greater relish. In this
article I can find out that you have really some parts and in time
you can become a great transcendental humorist in the art of
journalism. You have complete mercy of your Divine master and you
can depend on his blessings for your future improvement. I
sincerely wish you all success--Undoubtedly you are now in the
highest order of Varnasrama Dharma but we cannot forget that you
belong to the category of our affectionate sons. We cannot forget
all such filial love for you and when we see that you are
improving in all respects it gladdens our heart. I have just
written a letter to Sripada Gosvami Maharaja and in that letter
the following statements have been carried to him him. The
wordings are as follows:-
"This day we have received two copies of Gaudiya Darsana from
Sripada Sridhara Maharaja's Math at Navadvipa. The starting is
very good and I have quite appreciated the endeavour of Sripada
Maharaja although very late. It is better late than never. He has
a very good assistant in the person of young Govinda Maharaja and
I think it is a good attempt."
Your poem on Vasita is also good. All these show that you have
good tact and may God help you more and more. Sripada Sridhara
Maharaja's article on Gaudiya Darsana is philosophical and if he
so desires I can get it translated into English by myself and get
it published in the Sri Sajjanatoshani Patrika. I understand that
Sripada is now out on pilgrimage and you can let me know his
opinion when he comes back or earlier according to your
convenience.
Hope you are well. Brindaban wanted to live with me and so he
has come here from Calcutta just a few days before. Where is
Madhusudana Maharaja? Please convey my dandabats to all the
Vaisnavas. With my regards for you all.
Yours affectionately,
A. C. Bhaktivedanta
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