"Swami Maharaja and his Association with Srila Bhaktiprajana Kesava Maharaja".

2. Ibid. "Swami Maharaja and his Association with Srila Bhaktiprajana Kesava Maharaja". pg. 33.

"During their preaching together in Allahabad, there was a famous leader, an advocate, who was very influential. He wanted to associate and hear the discussions of Swamiji and Gurudeva. This advocate also brought the head-priest, the Archbishop of the Church of Prayag, or Allahabad. He brought him for discussion. This Archbishop was very learned and knew so much logic. He was one of the highest officials of the Catholic Church.

Our Gurudeva became very happy. He said, 'You can ask my any questions." That Padre (Father) said, 'I know that Krsna is black. Why do you worship a black person?" Gurudeva told, "That is a very good question. Black has no colour. The scientists have discovered this. It is beyond all colours. Colour means material things. Krsna is black; black is no colour. Krsna is not in any colour. So we worship Krsna because He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, not in any triguna. All the demigods and all others are within triguna, that is why we don't worship any other, only the black colour. If you mix any colour with black, the black is so powerful that white, red, yellow, green, all else will be black. So anyone who is doing Krsna-bhakti, he will be out of maya by worshipping Krsna. Krsna is so powerful. So you should also try to worship Krsna.'

Again the priest asked, 'But I know that you also worship 'Gaura'. Why do you worship Gaura since He has a colour?" The priest was puzzled. He thought that this was a very logical question and he wanted to see how it would be answered. But our Gurudeva, smiling, answered very easily saying, 'When all colours are mixing, then that colour is golden colour. So gaura is also beyond colours. When all the colours are mixing and serving black Krsna, then they become six or seven colours:indigo, green, white, orange, and so on. All the akarvikas (qualities) are mixing. Like Radha and Krsna, this means that all the sakhis are mixing with Krsna. It is Srimati Radharani with the gaura colour, and Krsna Himself has also taken Radhika's beauty. So that black has become gaura. We worship this same Krsna; both are the same.' That advocate then became so worried and he said, 'Oh! Hearing you, we will all become Vedantic.'"

3. Their Lasting Relation. "Letter of Condolence" from Srila Prabhupada to Srila Trivikrama Maharaja. Seattle, Wa. Oct. 22, l968. pg. 37-38.

"...I have a very close connection with Sri Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti. Yourself, and particularly Sripad Vaman Maharaja, are well aware of the fact that I am one of the three persons who founded Sri Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti. We had conceived of the idea of the formation of Sri Gaudiya Vedanta Samiti at Bosapada Lane, Calcutta, even before Srila (Kesava) Maharaja accepted sannyasa. Within a few days of the formation of the Samiti, Sria Narottamananda Brahmacari (presently Tridandi Swami Sri Srimad Bhakti Kamala Madhusudana Maharaja) separated himself from the Samiti..."