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The astrologer–mystic prophesied, “This boy is very
intelligent and filled with devotion. He will marry and earn his
livelihood in government service. In his middle age
he will renounce family life and become a sädhu. He
will acquire higher knowledge and gain an important
place on the map of sädhus. He will build temples and
make Gopäla’s [Çré Çré Rädhä-Gopäla Jéu the family
deities] place bright.” Of course this all came to pass.
Lastly the astrologer–mystic said, “Kåñëa (God)
Himself has sent this child from His eternal abode
to the material world for preaching His eternal
message and for the deliverance of the fallen
conditioned souls.”
First Remembrances
Gour Govinda Swami said that the
first memories of his childhood were of
hearing the songs of Narottama-däsa
Thäkura sung by his uncles, who were
famous kértanéyas (devotional singers),
mystics and great devotees of Lord
Kåñëa. From a young age Gour
Govinda Swami was immersed
in the teachings of the Çrémad-
Bhägavatam, the Rämäyaëa, the
Mahäbhärata, the Caitanya-caritämåta
and Çrémad Bhagavad-gétä, as taught to
him by his father, uncles and grandfather.
Gour Govinda Swami’s life was by no
means ordinary. He remembered that his
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