Shrila Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Dasa Babaji

Mahanidhi Madan Gopal Das Babaji Maharaj resides in Shri Radhakund. He is an Indian citizen with the legal name Mahanidhi Swami. In 1975, Shrila Prabhupada accepted him as a student, naming him Mahanidhi Das.

In December 2014, 108 Pandit Shri Krishna Dasa Babaji Maharaja, a most respected 99 year old saint, great scholar, who was doing Radha-Krishna bhajan for 80 years in Vraja Dhama, awarded him sannyasa (babaji vesh) in the traditional Gaudiya Lineage of Shri Advaita Prabhu.

Out of respect for Prabhupada, who was Shri Krishna Das Babaji's Vrindavan friend in the 1960's, he named his new disciple Mahanidhi Madan Gopal das. His wonderful Prabhupada memories are in a book titled "Shrila Prabhupada, A Friend to All" by Smt. Mula Prakriti Dasi.

Babaji Maharaja lectures and writes on Gaudiya Vaishnava siddhanta, sadhana and sadhya. Many years of continuous research and studying of shastras resulted in the publishing of books and articles. Thus Maharaja is sharing his realizations and helping others on the path of Bhakti Yoga. He has printed 28 books, elaborating on following topics - nama bhajan, guru bhakti, the glories of Shrimad Bhagavatam, raganuga bhakti, Vraja lilas, Vaishnava saints. His numerous books have been translated into many languages including Bengali, Chinese, French, Hindi, Italian, Russian, Spanish etc.

Devotees are welcome to the weekly Sunday Satsangs 4-6 p.m. at Maharaja's ashram or online broadcasting on Maharaja Facebook page. Maharaja's articles, audios and videos are available on Facebook, Youtube, mahanidhiswami.com, mnsaudio.com, soundcloud.com.