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{{Infobox Hindu leader
| honorific-prefix = Śrī
| name = Bijoy Krishna Goswami
| image = Prabhupad Bijoy Krishna Goswamiji.jpg
| religion = [[Hinduism]]
| caption =
| birth_date = 2 August 1841
| birth_place = santipur village, [[Nadia district]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| birth_name = Bijoy Krishna Goswami
| death_date = {{death date and age|1899|6|4|1841|8|2|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Puri]], British India
| guru = [[Brahmananda Paramahamsa]] (mantra guru)
| philosophy = [[Bhakti yoga]], [[Achintya Bheda Abheda]]
| known_for = Expounded [[Gaudiya Vaishnavism]], [[Bhakti yoga]]
| father = Ananda Kishore Goswami
| mother = Swarnamoyee Devi
| other_names = Jatia Baba, Achyutananda Paramahamsa, Gosaiji
| background = Orange
}}
{{Hinduism}}
'''Bijoy Krishna Goswami''' ({{IAST3|Vijaya-kṛṣṇa Gosvāmī}}; 2 August 1841 – 4 June 1899),<ref name="Jones1990">{{cite book|author=Kenneth W. Jones|title=The New Cambridge History of India: Socio-religious reform movements in British India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8HV4nHv8urgC&pg=PA39|access-date=6 July 2012|date=1 May 1990|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-24986-7|pages=39–}}</ref> also known by the honorific '''''Gosaiji''''', was a Hindu social reformer and religious figure in India during the British period.<ref name="(Swāmi)Prabhavananda1970">{{cite book|author1=Prabhavananda (Swāmi)|author2=Swami Prabhavananda|title=The Eternal Companion: Brahmananda; Teachings and Reminiscences, with a Biography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y7jro0DKNwIC&pg=PA42|access-date=6 July 2012|year=1970|publisher=Vedanta Press|isbn=978-0-87481-024-0|pages=42–}}</ref>

[[Brahmo Samaj]] was started at [[Calcutta]] on 20 August 1828 by Raja [[Ram Mohan Roy]] and [[Debendranath Tagore]] as a reformation of the prevailing tradition of the times (specifically Kulin practices). From the ''Brahmo Samaj'' springs Brahmoism, one of the legally recognised religions in India and Bangladesh, reflecting its foundation on reformed spiritual Hinduism with elements of Christian-Islamic faith and practice.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://brahmosamaj.in |title=Official Brahmo website |publisher=Brahmosamaj.in |accessdate=2012-10-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lawcommissionbangladesh.org/reports/36.pdf |title=Bangladesh Law Commission|accessdate=2012-10-15}}</ref> Gosaiji's disillusionment from Brahmo Samaj led him to study the ''[[Chaitanya Charitamrita]]'', a biography detailing the life and teachings of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486–1534), a Vaisnava saint and founder of the [[Gaudiya Vaishnava]] Sampradaya.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=7O7ADAAAQBAJ&dq=Bijoy+Krishna+Goswami&pg=PT115 Shandilya, Krupa. ''Intimate Relations: Social Reform and the Late Nineteenth-Century South Asian Novel'', Chapter 2, note 12, Northwestern University Press, 2017]{{ISBN|9780810134249}}</ref>

Bijoy Krishna Goswami belonged to the "Advaita ''parivar''" (family), as the 10th-generation descendant of [[Advaita Acharya]], personal teacher and associate of [[Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]].

== Prophecy of appearance ==
The prophecy of the birth of Bijoy Krishna Goswami can be found in the text, [[Chaitanya Mangala]] written by Lochana Dasa and in the text, Adwaitya Abhisaap written by Paramananda Dasa. It is written by Lochana Dasa and Paramananda Dasa that during his Leela at [[Nabadwip]], [[Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]] was travelling towards [[Vrindavan]] in ecstasy, [[Nityananda|Nityananda Prabhu]], however, diverted Chaitanya from [[Vrindavan]] and took him to Sripad [[Advaita Acharya]]'s residence, in [[Shantipur]]. [[Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]] stayed in [[Shantipur]] for ten days and then ignoring the tearful eyes of [[Shantipur]]'s residents and grief-stricken requests from his mother Sachi Devi, he left [[Shantipur]] for [[Jagannath Temple, Puri|Jagannath Temple]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2025}}

[[Advaita Acharya]] could not bear the pangs of separation from Mahaprabhu, and in anticipation of parting, Adwaitya Achary cursed Mahaprabhu saying – "You have stayed here for ten days, but in this incarnation, your work will remain incomplete, you have to re-incarnate in my family as my tenth generation."

Gosaiji appeared in Shantipur as a tenth-generation successor of Sripad Adwaitya Acharya.

== Early life ==
Bijoy Krishna Goswami was born on 2 August 1841 Shikarpur ([[Nadia district|Nadia]]),<ref>{{Cite web|title=Century-old Nadia school with major contribution in Bangladesh Freedom Movement|url=https://www.getbengal.com/details/century-old-nadia-school-with-major-contribution-in-bangladesh-freedom-movement|access-date=2021-04-26|website=Get Bengal}}</ref> in a [[colocasia]] thicket, to Ananda Kishore Goswami and Swarnamoyee Devi.<ref>{{Citation|last=Gupta|first=Amitabha|title=English: Plaque on Main Memorial inside Bijoy Krishna Goswami Memorial Temple at Shikarpur of Nadia district. Bijoy Krishna Goswami was a prominent Hindu social reformer and religious figure in India during the British period who was born on 2 August 1841 at Shikarpur (Nadia district). A temple has been built here in his memory. Displayed In the photograph is closeup of the plaque on stone memorial which describes Shikarpur as the birth place of Bijoy Krishna Goswami.|date=2021-03-03|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bijoy_Krishna_Goswami_Memorial_Temple_at_Shikarpur_of_Nadia_district_07.jpg|access-date=2022-01-07}}</ref> Desirous of a child, Ananda Kishore Goswami Prabhu travelled from [[Shantipur]] to [[Jagannath Temple, Puri]], performing [[Prostration (Buddhism)|dandavat prostration]] all along the way. This method of travelling took him one and a half-year to reach [[Puri]]. The night he arrived at the [[Jagannath Temple, Puri]], it is believed that he dreamt of [[Jagannath]] Swami, who promised him that he would take birth as his son. Thus, assured Ananda Kishore Goswami returned home to [[Shantipur]].

The family deity worshipped in the Goswami household was Sri Shyamsundar. Gosaiji later recounted that as an infant, Shyamsundar would appear before him and became his playmate. This ''[[Bhava|sakhyabhāva]] (''the attitude of a friend) with Shyamsundar would remain with Gosaiji throughout in his life.

Ananda Kishore Goswami died on 1844 AD, entering into [[Bhava samadhi|maha bhava samadhi]] while reciting the [[Bhagavata Purana|Srimad Bhagavatam]]; Gosaiji was then only three years old. Goswamiji started his academic life in 1850 AD, enrolling in the Bhagwan Sarkar's [[Sanskrit]] school at Shikarpur. He also studied [[Vedanta]] under the tutelage of Acharya Krishna Gopal Goswami. He later joined the [[The Sanskrit College and University|Calcutta Sanskrit College]], during this time he married Ramchandra Bhaduri's eldest daughter Yogmaya Devi.

It was a tradition in the Goswami family of becoming hereditary spiritual preceptor of devoted families. In keeping with the culture, Gosaiji once visited the family of a disciple, who begged him for redemption. Gosaiji was shocked; he thought – ''"How can I provide salvation when I am myself bound to [[Saṃsāra]]?"''; Gosaiji consequently, left the ancestral tradition of spiritual mentorship, and in the year 1860 AD joined the [[Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata|Calcutta Medical College]] to pursue a career in medicine. During those times, [[white supremacy]] was very much prevalent in [[British India]]. Infuriated by the racist comments made by a British professor, Gosaiji organised the first student strike in British India. The mediation of [[Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar|Sri Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar]] brought the situation under control, but a disillusioned Gosaiji left his studies at the medical college and instead became a [[Homeopathy|homoeopathy]] medicine practitioner. During his wanderings as a [[Homeopathy|homoeopathy]] doctor, Gosaiji's religion fervour grew and under the influence of [[Debendranath Tagore|Acharya Devendra Nath Tagore]], he renounced his Hindu heritage and joined the [[Brahmo Samaj]].

== Life as a Brahmo preacher ==
Gosaiji was an [[Acharya]] of the [[Adi Dharm|Adi Brahmo Samaj]] by the year 1864. As the Brahmo movement began to spread, there was a clash between the elderly conservative [[Adi Dharm|Adi Brahmo Samaj]] members led by [[Debendranath Tagore|Acharya Devendranath Tagore]] and the fresh members of the samaj led by [[Keshub Chandra Sen]]. As a result, Gosaiji resigned the position of acharya of the [[Adi Dharm|Adi Brahmo Samaj]] and joined [[Keshub Chandra Sen]]'s new samaj called the Brahmo Samaj of India. As a member of the new Brahmo Samaj, Gosaiji took upon the duties of education of women and the abolition of child marriage. During this time he worked with [[Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar|Iswarchandra Vidyasagar]] to achieve the prohibition of child marriage. Aiming to educate the women of India, he started contributing to Bengali magazines like Bamabodhini (edited by Umesh Chandra Dutta), Tattwabodhini, Dharmatattwa etc. His writings in Bamabodhini magazine, under the pseudonym "Ashabati" received recognition; these writings were compiled later in a book called "Asahabatir Upakhan".

The year 1874 saw the emergence of the [[Kirtan|Sankirtan]] movement in Brahmo Samaj premises, due to the efforts of Gosaiji. Gosaiji composed numerous Brahmo songs during this period. In this period Gosaiji started preaching the Brahmo way of worship throughout India, he visited interior parts of [[Bihar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Assam]] and [[Punjab, India|Punjab]].

The years between 1874 and 1878 was trying timee in Gosaiji's life. As a preacher, he walked length and breadth of India, sometimes sustaining himself by only drinking water and eating the mud from river banks. There was a second schism in the Brahmo Samaj in May 1878, when [[Keshub Chandra Sen]] married his underage daughter to the prince of [[Cooch Behar|Cooch Bihar]] who was also a minor. Gosaiji, who had spent his life as a Brahmo preacher advocating against child marriage. Subsequently, Brahmo Samaj of India split into [[Nava Vidhan|Navavidhan Brahmo Samaj]] led by Keshub Chandra Sen and [[Sadharan Brahmo Samaj]] which included [https://www.thebrahmosamaj.net/founders/sivnath.html Sivnath Shastri], [[Anandamohan Bose|Ananda Mohan Bose]], Gosaiji and others. This split in Brahmo Samaj caused deep anguish to Gosaiji. He realised that the Brahmo method of approach towards God-realisation through logic and reasoning was insufficient.

Once while sermonising in a province of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], he was disturbed by lust; disgusted with himself, he decided to commit suicide by drowning himself in the waters of the [[Ravi River|Ravi]]. The fateful night when Gosaiji was about to end his life, it is believed that a [[Mahātmā|mahatma]] appeared before him. The [[Mahātmā|mahatma]] consoled him by saying that philosophical speculations, logic and reasoning cannot bring about God realisation. One can only realise God by the grace of a God-realised [[Guru]]. The [[Mahātmā|mahatma]] also reassured Gosaiji by saying that his Guru is preordained and will reveal himself when the time comes. Thus encouraged, Gosaiji started searching for his divine preordained [[Guru]].

== Initiation into [[Ajapa japa|Ajapa]] [[Sādhanā|Sadhana]] ==
[[File:Vijay Krishna Goswamiji.jpg|thumb|right|Idol of Sri Bijoy Krishna Goswamiji]]In his search for a [[Guru–shishya tradition|Guru]], Gosaiji joined various sects and schools of Hindu spiritualism. He associated with disciplines as diverse as [[Baul]], [[Kapalika|Kapalik]], [[Kartabhaja]] etc. He met [[Ramakrishna|Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa]] in [[Dakshineswar]] during this period on 27 October 1882 AD. On seeing Gosaiji, [[Ramakrishna|Sri Ramakrishna]] remarked, ''"When the soul soars high in the sky, why to keep the body in a cage?"'' – The indication was that it was time for Gosaiji to resign from the duty-bound job of a priest of Brahmo Samaj and lead a free life of an ascetic. He also met other saints of that time including Yogiraj Gambhir Nath, [[Siddha]] Caitanya Das Babaji of [[Nabadwip]], [[Siddha]] Bhagavan Das Babaji of [[Kalna City|Kalna]] and [[Trailanga|Mahatma Trailanga Swami]].

Caitanya Das Babaji on being asked by Gosaiji about how to obtain [[Bhakti]] became ecstatic and replied - ''"Gosai, what did you say? You are the purveyor of [[Bhakti]], and you ask how to get [[Bhakti]]? Whatever you may do now, I can see the marks of a devout [[Vaishnavism|Vaishnavite]] in you."''

None of these mahatmas agreed to become Gosaiji's [[Guru]], they instead stated that his [[Guru]] is waiting for the opportune moment to reveal himself.

Gosaiji then met [[Trailanga|Mahatma Trailanga Swami]] in [[Varanasi|Benaras]]. A fascinating anecdote regarding this meeting was shared later by Gosaiji to his disciples. Gosaiji said that the first meeting with the [[Mahātmā|mahatma]] left him shocked as Tailanga Swami was worshipping [[Shiva|Lord Shiva]] using his urine as [[Ganges|Ganga]] water. The puritan Gosaiji attempted to leave without meeting the [[Mahātmā|mahatma]]. However, [[Trailanga|Trailanga Swami]] caught up with him and asked him if he wanted initiation. Gosaiji refused to be initiated by the Swami, the mahatma then lifted the able-bodied Gosaiji by the neck and took him to the Ganga and immersed him in the Ganga for three times, and initiated him with three [[mantra]]s. One for regular repetition, the second for remembrance when he was in trouble and the third, to the astonishment of Gosaiji was the same "[[Mantra|Kula-Mantra]]" (A traditional mantra that passes down from generation to generation in a family). The [[Mahātmā|mahatma]] revealed that although he had initiated him, he was not his [[Guru]]. These [[mantra]]s would help draw Gosaiji's [[Guru]] towards him, shortening his waiting time.

Finally, in the year 1883 AD, Gosaiji arrived at Akash Ganga hill at [[Gaya, India|Gaya]], where he ultimately obtained his Guru - Sripad Brahmananda [[Paramahamsa]]dev. The incidents of the initiation of Gosaiji was later penned down by him in the Bamabodhini magazine where Gosaiji wrote under the pseudonym - ''Ashabati''. Gosaiji writes that he and another [[yogi]] was staying at Akash Ganga hill in the ashram of Raghuvar Das Baba. One day when the ashram was empty, the local shepherds reported that a[[Mahātmā|mahatma]] had arrived at the peak of AkashGanga hill. After a brief introduction, the mahatma revealed that his residence is at [[Lake Manasarovar|Manasarovar]] near [[Mount Kailash]] and he was the [[Guru]], Gosaiji was searching for; taking Gosaiji on his lap, the mahatma initiated him and disappeared. Gosaiji fell unconscious into a state of [[samadhi]] that lasted eleven days and Raghuvar Das Baba looked after him during this period. After a brief period of sadhana at the Akash Ganga hill, Gosaiji at the direction of his Guru arrived at Benaras. After completing three days as a [[Brahmacarya|Brahmachari]], he received [[Sannyasa]] from Swami Hariharananda Saraswati in the year 1885 AD. Brahmo Bijoy Krishna Goswami thus made a complete reversal to [[Hinduism]] as the [[monk]] Achyutananda Saraswati.

== Manifestation as Sadguru ==
===Return to society as [[Acharya]] Bijoy Krishna===
[[File:KuladanandaBrahmachari.jpg|thumb|Brahmachari Kuladananda]]
Gosaiji spent a year of his life as an itinerant monk. According to the memoirs in the book - শ্রী শ্রী সদগুরু সঙ্গ (Shree Shree Sadguru Sanga), Gosaiji started experiencing irritation accompanied by a burning sensation while practising Ajapa Sadhana. This affliction resulted in the singeing of his androgenic hair. Gosaiji asked his Guru to relieve this affliction; Brahmananda [[Paramahamsa]]deb consequently asked him to relocate to [[Jawalamukhi]] in [[Himachal Pradesh]] and continue his practices there. Gosaiji thus travelled from place to place for a year, before his Guru finally asked him to return to society as a householder saint and take up the work of an [[acharya]] - preaching the [[Kirtan|Sri-Naam kirtan]] and initiating suitable candidates with the [[Ajapa japa|Ajapa Naam Sadhana.]]

Gosaiji thus returned to society and rejoined the [[Kolkata]] [[Brahmo Samaj]] as an [[acharya]]. All the incidents after that from 1886 AD to 1893 AD is recorded by Srimad Kuladananda Brahmachari<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Shree Shree Kuladananda Brahmachari|url=http://www.gosaiji.com/sadhanapath/lifekuladanandabrahmachariji.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615063013/http://www.gosaiji.com/sadhanapath/lifekuladanandabrahmachariji.htm|archive-date=15 June 2011|access-date=|website=}}</ref> in his Bengali journal - শ্রী শ্রী সদগুরু সঙ্গ (Shree Shree Sadguru Sanga).<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=শ্রী শ্রী সদ্ধগুরু সাঙ্গ|url=http://www.gosaiji.com/books/english-ShreeShreeSadguruSangh.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615074245/http://www.gosaiji.com/books/english-ShreeShreeSadguruSangh.htm|archive-date=15 June 2011|access-date=|website=}}</ref>

The spiritual experiences and practice of the [[Ajapa japa|Ajapa sadhana]] had changed Gosaiji. He refused to conduct the duties of an acharya following the sectarian Brahmo samaj process, thus resulting in antagonism within the samaj power structure. According to the letters by Gosaiji's disciple Srimat Kiranchand Darvesh (later collected and collated as [[iarchive:in.ernet.dli.2015.456883|Darvesh Darshan]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=17 February 1964|title=দরবেশ দর্শন|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.456883|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}</ref>) during this time there was an assassination attempt on him by Trailokyanath Sanyal (Sadhu Chiranjeeb Sharma) of the [[Kolkata]] [[Brahmo Samaj]]. The assassination attempt failed, and subsequently, on 24 March 1886 AD, Gosaiji resigned his position from the [[Kolkata]] [[Brahmo Samaj]] and on the invitation of the members of the Dhaka Brahmo samaj travelled to [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]] to take over the duties of an [[acharya]].

Gosaiji's mission as SadGuru began at [[Dhaka]] Brahmo Samaj. Brahmachari Kuladananda writes that every day the Brahmo Samaj grounds would be swarming with [[Hindus|Hindu]], [[Christianity|Christian]], [[Muslims|Muslim]] and [[Brahmo]] devotees who would gather to hear Gosaiji speak. Most of the time, Gosaiji was not able to complete his speeches. Overflowing with [[divine love]] he would cry in ecstasy and would get immersed in [[Bhava samadhi|maha bhava samadhi]]. Gosaiji's lectures during this time were later collected and published under the title বক্তৃতা ও উপদেশ (Baktritā Ō upadēśa). Gosaiji also wrote books like করুণাকণা (Karuṇākanā) during this period. Shyama Kanta Pandita became the first disciple of Gosaiji, and the number of initiates increased. Gosaiji's also initiated his spiritual successor Srimat Kuladananda Brahmachari in [[Dhaka District|Dhaka]] during this time.

===Meeting with Lokenath Brahmachari===
While a Brahmo Acharya, Gosaiji travelled to [[Darbhanga|Darbhanga, Bihar]] on 15 May 1887 A.D where he contracted [[Classification of pneumonia|double pneumonia]]. His condition deteriorated, and physicians lost hope for his life. In this crisis, Gosaiji's disciple Shyamacharan Bakshi approached the [[Mahātmā|mahatma]] Lokenath Brahmachari<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-06-02 |title=Lokenath Baba: আসছে বাবা লোকনাথের তিরোধান দিবস! জেনে নিন পুজোর দিনক্ষণ এবং সঠিক নিয়ম |url=https://www.tollywoodonline.in/lokenath-baba-puja-2025-when-and-why-this-day-is-celebrated/ |access-date=2025-06-20 |language=en-US}}</ref> and begged him to save Gosaiji's life - Lokenath Brahmachari later revealed that he was Gosaiji's খুল্লতাত (father's younger brother). Kuladananda [[Brahmacarya|Brahmachari]], in his journal, writes that while travelling from [[Goalundo Ghat]] to [[Darbhanga]]; Gosaiji's son Yogjeeban Goswami spotted Lokenath Brahmachari drifting in the air towards [[Darbhanga]]. Many other disciples of Gosaiji saw Lokenath Brahmachari, Brahmananda [[Paramahamsa]] (Gosaiji's Guru) and other anonymous saints appear and disappear spontaneously near the bedside of the ailing Gosaiji. Against all speculations of Gosaiji's demise, Gosaiji regained full health; He arrived at [[Baradi Union|Baradi, Narayanganj]] on 14 June 1887 A.D to pay his respects to Lokenath Brahmachari.

=== Foundation of [[Dhaka]] [[Gendaria Thana|Gendaria]] Ashram ===
[[File:Gendaria Ashram.png|thumb|340x340px|Gendaria Ashram]]
Gosaiji's non-sectarian method of conducting the [[Brahmo Samaj]] resulted in dissent within the [[Brahmo Samaj]]. Hardliner Brahmo members began to oppose Gosaiji's induction of Hindu deity worship to the samaj, insistence on [[Hindu texts|Hindu scriptures]]' infallibility and the importance of a personal guru for spiritual realisation. Gosaiji thus resigned his post of [[Acharya]] of the Dhaka Brahmo Samaj on 6 June 1887. After living a year in a rented house at Ekrāmpur – [[Dhaka District]]; Gosaiji, with financial help from his devotees and disciples, founded the Dhaka Gendaria Ashram on 31 August 1888, the day coincided with the [[Krishna Janmashtami|Janmashtami]] celebration. [[Brahmacarya|Brahmachari]] Kuladananda described Gendaria Ashram in his diary as a clearing made on the edges of a wild animal infested wilderness. The ashram consisted of a collection of sheds - used as living spaces and kitchen. Gosaiji inscribed the following sermon on the wall of the hut where he resided:

ওঁ [[Chaitanya Mahaprabhu|শ্রীকৃষ্ণ চৈতন্যায়]] নমঃ। (Salutations to [[Chaitanya Mahaprabhu|Sri Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]])

এইছা দিন নাহি রহেগা। (Such a day will not remain)

আত্মপ্রশংসা করিও না। (Do not speak highly of yourself)

পরনিন্দা করিও না। (Do not slander others)

অহিংসা পরম ধর্ম। (Non-violence is a supreme virtue)

সর্ব জীবে দয়া কর। (Be kind to all living beings)

শাস্ত্র ও মহাজনদিগকে বিশ্বাস কর। (Trust the holy scriptures and saints)

শাস্ত্র ও মহাজনের আচারের সঙ্গে যাহা মিলিবে না তাহা বিষবৎ ত্যাগ কর। (Reject as poison anything that does not comply with the behaviour of the holy scriptures and saints)

নাহংকারাৎ পরাে রিপুঃ। (Pride is the greatest foe)

From this stage of his life, Gosaiji followed Akash Vritti (i.e. not making effort to earn, beg or borrow and depend on God's mercy). Haridas Basu, in his book - মহা পাতকীর জীবন সদ্‌গুরু লীলা writes that some resident disciples had no income and depended on the ashram for food and shelter. Describing the divine events that occurred in the ashram, [[Brahmacarya|Brahmachari]] Kuladananda writes - "honey used to drop from the leaves of the [[Mangifera indica|mango tree]] under which Gosaiji used to sit. At times it used to ooze out of his matted hair too. A sublime perfume permeated the ashram area. A [[cobra]] used to live in a hole inside his hut. At night Gosaiji remained in [[samadhi]]; sometimes, that snake would come out of the hole and climb on top of his [[Dreadlocks|matted hair]] and stay there." In this regard, answering the query of a disciple, Gosaiji said, "When [[Pranayama|pranayam]] continues through the [[Nadi (yoga)|central nerve of the spinal cord]], it generates a pleasant sound. It spreads its hood near the nose or above the forehead and listens to the sound. At times it draws pleasure by mixing its whistle to that sound. The snake that you see on the neck and head of [[Shiva|Lord Shiva]] is nothing unusual."

==Death==
Bijoy Krishna Goswami died on 22 [[Joishtho]] 1306 [[Bengali calendars|BS]] (4 June 1899 in the [[Gregorian calendar]]) in [[Puri]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=গোস্বামী, বিজয়কৃষ্ণ|url=https://bn.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=গোস্বামী,_বিজয়কৃষ্ণ|work=Banglapedia|language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=পঞ্জিকা ১৩০৬ বঙ্গাব্দ|url=http://www.usingha.com/sal/1306.html|work=usingha.com|access-date=6 January 2022}}</ref>

His samadhi is currently in a math in Puri, along with his temple. The temple of Bramhachari Kulananda is next to the temple.
==List of major works==
* যোগ সাধন সন্মন্ধে <ref>{{Cite web|title= যোগ সাধন সন্মন্ধে|url=https://granthagara.com/boi/329502-yogsadhan/ |language=bn}}</ref>
* ব্রাহ্মসমাজের বর্ত্তমান অবস্থা এবং আমার জীবনে ব্রাহ্মসমাজের পরীক্ষিত বিষয় [সংস্করণ-২]
* সঙ্গীত-সুধা
* জীবনে ব্রাহ্মসমাজের পরীক্ষিত বিষয় ও কয়েকটীউপদেশ
* আশাবতীর উপখান

==See also==
* [[Keshab Chandra Sen]]
*[[Debendranath Tagore]]
*[[Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]]
*[[Advaita Acharya]]
*[[Ramakrishna|Sri Ramakrishna]]
*[[Trailanga|Trailanga Swami]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.gosaiji.com/ Sadguru Shree Shree Bijoy Krishna Goswami (Gosaiji)]
* [http://www.sadgurubijoykrishna.com/sadguru_bijoy_krishna_goswami.html Biography - Bijoy Krishna Goswami] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316152344/http://www.sadgurubijoykrishna.com/sadguru_bijoy_krishna_goswami.html |date=16 March 2017 }}

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