Bhakti Narasimha Swami

Bhakti Narasimha Swami

Bhakti Narasimha Swami (1960-) (formerly Jagat Guru Dasa) is the first black South African sannyasa of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. [ [http://www.usatoday.com/travel/cruises/item.aspx?&type=photo&photo_id=0aHZesaaIEekW&pn=1&tid=04G91sSfIK92u Fourty-eight year old Hare Krishna devotee Jagat Guru Das is initiated as Bhakti Narasimha Swami] USA Today, Retrieved on 11 October 2008] Presently, he is the youngest of all current ISKCON sannyasis, [ [http://www.usatoday.com/travel/cruises/item.aspx?&type=photo&photo_id=0aHZesaaIEekW&pn=1&tid=04G91sSfIK92u Fourty-eight year old Hare Krishna devotee Jagat Guru Das is initiated as Bhakti Narasimha Swami] USA Today, Retrieved on 11 October 2008] [ [http://www.iskcon.net.au/sannyasaministry/listing List of Sannyasis in ISKCON April 2008] ISKCON Sannyasa Ministry, Retrieved on 11 October 2008] while historically sannyasa in ISKCON was given to men as early as in their 20s. [citation |author = S.D.Goswami | authorlink = http://www.sdgonline.org/| title =Srila Prabhupada Lilamrta Vol 1-2| publisher = | date = 2002 | chapter = 27, India Revisited, Part 1| pages = vol.1 1133 pages| isbn = 0892133570 |quote=Someone said he looked like Lord Caitanya. Srila Prabhupada wrote, "He will be going back to the States very soon to begin preaching work with greater vigor and success. In the meantime, I shall try to utilize this "white sannyasi" for recruiting some members in India."] [citation |author = S.D.Goswami | authorlink = http://www.sdgonline.org/|chapter = 2|quote=August 29, 1967 Letter to Satsvarupa: The moment he was being offered sannyasa there was some ceremony of Janmastami in the temple, and hundreds of men and women congratulated the young sannyasi.| title =Prabhupada Lila | publisher = www.gnpress.com | year = 1983 | isbn = 0911233369]

History

Bhakti Narasimha Swami has been involved with ISKCON for 20 years. During this time, he established a public school and a temple in Uganda. [ [http://news.iskcon.com/node/1367/2008-10-04/first_black_south_african_awarded_sanyasa First Black South African Awarded Sanyasa] ISKCON News, Retrieved on 11 October 2008] Currently, he is working on temple construction projects in Mozambique, Zambia and other African countries. [ [http://news.iskcon.com/node/1367/2008-10-04/first_black_south_african_awarded_sanyasa First Black South African Awarded Sanyasa] ISKCON News, Retrieved on 11 October 2008] On April 10, 2008, Prahladananda Swami announced that Bhakti Narasimha Swami (formerly Jagat Guru dasa) had become an ISKCON sannyasi. [ [http://www.iskcon.net.au/sannyasaministry/2008/04/10#a22 Two New Sannyasis] ISKCON Sannyasa Ministry, Retrieved on 11 October 2008]

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