Vedic knowledge is not a matter of research. Our research work is incomplete, because we are researching things with our incomplete senses. If we want to attain complete knowledge we are – as described in Bhagavad-gita – to accept the knowledge that is coming through the disciplic succession (parampara). One should receive knowledge from the right source, in the disciplic succession, which starts with the Lord himself and is coming down in a chain of spiritual masters.

Sadhu Maharaja received diksha initiation in 1975 by Radha Govinda Das Babaji Maharaja (Pancaratrik Parampara) after having received harinam already as a child. In 1996 he received sannyasa initiation by Paramadvaiti Maharaja (Bhagavat Parampara), a disciple of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupadas.

Sadhu Maharaja is chanting the following pranam mantra in order to meditate upon his own Gurudev and he also recommends this mantra to all of his disciples:

akhanda mangala karan
vetti janam characharam
tad padam darshitam yena
tasmai sri gurave namah

akhanda (the undivided guru principle) mangala (auspicious) karan (doing)

vetti (realizing this) janam (in all human beings) charaacharam (and in moving and non-moving things – in other words: everywhere)

tat padam darshitam yena (should the lovely guidance of Gurudev be seen – it’s Sri Krishna’s invitation)

tasmai sri gurave namah (I offer everything everything to my loved Gurudev – my “me” and my “my”)

Sadhu Maharaja has various times mentioned that he wants to avoid any official guru structures. There are so many unnecessary formalities in the gaudiya world, although the sastra is speaking about madhurya…

He therefore does not want any official pranam mantra (nama om visnu padaya…), but has taken a general mantra to guru tattva.

One should always understand that the individual guru is a representation of the guru tattva (Nityananda, to give a soul the power to establish itself in the sandhini shakti and then Radhika in order to establish the soul in the svarup).

Please select the next sub page to learn more about the different paramparas.