Danavir Goswami

Danavir Goswami (IAST: Dānavīr Goswāmī)(born 14 November 1949) is an American Gaudiya Vaishnava guru, author, community builder, cosmologist, a preacher of Bhakti Yoga and a disciple of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. He is associated with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) for more than 50 years. He has contributed in undertaking the research work into Vedic Cosmology for the Temple of Vedic Planetarium (TOVP), Mayapur. In the past, he has helped set up ISKCON communities in Czechia, Slovenia, Israel, and the USA. He currently serves as the inaugural President of Rupanuga Vedic College (IAST: Rupānuga Vedic College) , Kansas City, Missouri, USA. According to Goodreads, Danavir Goswami has authored over 74 books in the matter of Vedic Cosmology and training of new devotees.
==Publications==
===Vaishnava Society Vol.1-18===
A series of journals including articles from ISKCON devotees regarding various topics surrounding the Vaishnava world.
===Fortunate Souls - The Bhakta Program Manual===
This is the complete guide to training new devotees into Krishna Consciousness and is the standard guide to recruiting new devotees into ISKCON.
===Brain Gain - The Wisdom of Celibacy and Chastity===
===Bright Side - Self Improvement Through Bhagavat Gita===
===Garga Samhita Cantos 1-7===
The Garga Samhita is a Vaishnava text describing the pastimes of Lord Krishna as narrated by Garga Muni, the head priest of the Yadu dynesty. Sanatana Goswami describes the one of the rare text teachings "the confidential science of pure devotional service."
The Garga Samhita originally comprises of 11 Cantos, namely the Goloka-khanda, Vrindavana-khanda, Giriraja-khanda, Madhurya-khanda, Mathura-khanda, Dvaraka-khanda, Vishvajit-khanda, Balabhadra-khanda, Vijnana-khanda, Ashvamedha-khanda and the Garga-samhita Mahatmaya.
===Bhu-Gola Tattva - Science of the Round Earth===
Vedic cosmology based on Vedic literatures. 
===Commentaries on 5th Canto Bhagavatam by Vaishnava Acaryas - Edited by Danavir Goswami===
A compilation of the commentaries of Srila Sridhara Swami, Sri Viraraghavacarya, Srimad Vijayadhvaja Tirtha, Srila Jiva Gosvami and Srimad Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura on the 5th Canto of the Srimad Bhagavatam, describing the structure of the material universe.
===Puraņic Cosmology===
Cosmological questions have baffled even the world's best brains for centuries. This book, includes sections from the Vishnu Purana, Vayu Purana, Makandeya Purana and Linga Purana, compiled by Srila Krishna-Dvaipayana Vyasa and translated by erudite Vedic scholars, edited by Danavir Goswami would play a profound role in reshaping our view of the cosmos.
=====The Surya Siddhanta and Siddhanta Siromani=====
Originally in Sanskrit, the Surya Siddhanta was translated into Bengali by Srila Bhaktisiddhant Saraswati, which was in turn compiled into English by Danavir Goswami, using the translations provided by Bhabani Ganguly and Pinaki Talukdar. A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada strongly supposed that the Surya Siddhanta would prove to be valuable in designing a Vedic planetarium of the universe.
===Vedic Cosmology===
===Change of Heart \ Age of Kali===
===Diksha Diksha - By Leading ISKCON Devotees, Edited by Danavir Goswami===
===His Divine Grace===
Danavir Goswami's unique experiences with Srila Prabhupada from 1970 to 1977. 
===If Attacked I'll Chant Hare Krishna===
A series of true events taken place during the First Intifada in 1988, this book is a that takes you through some hilarious tales of a swami in the Israeli army outmaneuvering every attempt to sideline his mission of serving Krishna and preach the ancient secrets of Vedic wisdom to the unsuspecting Israeli Army soldiers.
===Pocket Temple Song Book===
===Poison Antidote - By ISKCON Devotees, Edited by Danavir Goswami===
===Rupanuga Vedic College - Prospectus and Courses 2000-2001===
===Uttama Shloka - Select Verses Glorifying the Supreme Lord===
===Vedic Paradigm===
==Music==
===Krishna Bhajans===
===Mantra Universe===
===Premadhana: Love of Krishna===
===The Magic Is The Chanting===
===Treasure House===
===Vaishnava Bhajans===
===Karaoke Kirtan===
==Lecture Series==
The following is a compilation of recorded lectures of HH Danavir Goswami, classified according to category of content.
# Bhakti Yoga
# Krishna Consciousness
# The Absolute Truth
# The Spiritual world
# Duty And Varnashram
# Mind And Sense Control
# Behavior of Devotees
# Beyond the Material World
==Projects==
* Rupanuga Vedic College
The Rupanuga Vedic College (RVC) is unique in the world in that it offers a pure Vaishnava educational environment with the opportunity to learn Vedic Culture through an intensive Bhakta Program . RVC also offers Vaishnava devotional titles such as Bhakti-shastri and Bhakti-vaibhava. The RVC is working towards an online college to facilitate an opportunity to earn Associates, Bachelors, Masters and Doctorates of Divinity degrees.
* Bhakta Program
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