Category:My Guru Maharaja Wanted... (Bhaktisiddhanta)

Theme Analysis

To understand the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, one must first understand the specific desires of its grandfather, Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura. This category compiles Śrīla Prabhupāda’s recollections of exactly "what his Guru Mahārāja wanted." It reveals that ISKCON is not an accidental growth, but the systematic execution of a blueprint laid down decades earlier by the Lion Guru.

• The Western Mission: Above all, Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta wanted Kṛṣṇa Consciousness spread in the West. Śrīla Prabhupāda notes that while others failed, his Guru Mahārāja specifically "wanted that Western people, who are intelligent... should learn what is Krsna consciousness."
• Gosthyanandi (Increasing the Number): Unlike those satisfied with solitary worship, Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta was a goṣṭhy-ānandī—one who finds pleasure in expanding the congregation. He "wanted to increase the number of devotees," viewing this expansion as the way to be recognized by Kṛṣṇa.
• Printing Books: His desire for publication was insatiable. Śrīla Prabhupāda recalls that his Guru wanted "as many books as possible" printed and distributed, even stating that if he could sell his temples to print books, he would do so.
• Daiva-Varnasrama: The category also touches on his unfinished work: the desire to re-establish daiva-varṇāśrama (divine social order) to create a class of brāhmaṇas who could guide society.

• Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: What He Wanted - The Vision of Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī.
• Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: Better Late Than Never - Prabhupāda's 40-Year Journey to Fulfill the Order.