Dear Devotees,
Hare Krishna! Please accept my humble obeisances. All Glories to Srila Prabhupada!
HH Bhakti Purusottama Swami Maharaj is visiting Seattle from August 16th (Friday) to August 18th (Sunday). In the coming 4 weeks , we will be celebrating three of the most auspicious and important Gaudiya vaishnava festivals : Janmashtami (August 23rd), Jagannath Rath yatra (September 1st) and Radhastami (September 6th) at ISKCON Seattle. To set appropriate mood and consciousness for these upcoming important festivals , HH Bhakti Purusottama Swami Maharaj has kindly agreed to conduct classes on sweet pastimes of the Lord associated with these festivals.
Friday August 16th - 07:30 PM - 9:00 PM Topic : Pastimes of Lord Jagannath
Saturday August 17th - 10:00 AM- 12:00 Noon Topic : Pastimes of Srimati Radharani (Session 1)
Saturday August 17th - 07:30 PM - 09:00 PM Topic : Pastimes of Srimati Radharani (Session 2)
Sunday August 18th - 10:00 AM- 12:00 Noon Topic : Janmastami
Sunday August 18th - 06:30 PM-07:30 PM ( Sunday Feast ) Topic : Maya
All the classes will be followed by ecstatic kirtan by HG Sachi Kumar Prabhu.
HH Bhakti Purusottama Swami Maharaj is well renowned in narrating Lord's pastimes in such a sweet way that even children are captivated by His classes. Maharaj's books on the pastimes of Srimati Radharani and Lord Jagannath, which are a result of His many tireless years of research, have brought forth to us the lesser known of Lord's pastimes. His wonderful books are much loved by the Vaishnava community, young and old alike. His books (which are not usually available in US) will be available during this weekend.
If you would like to serve Maharaj, please contact Srivas Gauranga prabhu at (425) 273-8106 / [email protected].
HH Bhakti Purusottama Swami Maharaj bio:
Bhakti Purusottama Swami first joined ISKCON in Mayapur, India, in 1978. He is an initiated disciple of Jayapataka Swami and is an integral part of the organization of the Headquarters of ISKCON in Mayapur, where he is based. His managerial position as temple president at Bhubaneswar, Orissa (his native state) from 1982 to 1987 gave him an introduction to the responsibilities he has later embraced.
His GBC zonal assignments include Eastern India, Bangladesh, Korea and Nepal. He is co-GBC and co-zonal secretary for North and South Korea, India, Arunachal Pradesh, Mayapur and West Bengal including Puri, North and Western Orissa, Bangladesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Nepal, Sikkim, Assam, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bhutan, Meghalaya and Tripura. He is Chairman of India Tribal Care Trust .
Bhakti Purusottama Swami travels to many other parts of the globe encouraging others in their spiritual life.
This encouragement is not limited to speaking on and exemplifying Krishna consciousness, but is also available in print. Bhakti Purusottama Swami is the author of several books: Śrī Kṣetra parikrama, The Final Call, Death, and a book on the pastimes of Krishna’s dearest devotee, entitled The Glories and Pastimes of Srimati Radharani. He has also written a few smaller titles in the Bengali language.
Besides his native Oriyan, Bhakti Purusottama Swami speaks Bengali, Hindi and English and shares Krishna consciousness in all of these languages.
Your servant
Vraja raman dasa