Dear Disciples and Followers of Sripada BV Narayana Maharaja, Please accept our humble obeisances. All glories to Sri Guru and Sri Gauranga.

We, the Executive Committee of ISKCON's Governing Body Commission, wish to hereby express our bereavement on hearing of the passing of Sripada Narayana Maharaja.

As a disciple of His Divine Grace Bhaktiprajnana Kesava Gosvami Maharaja, the Godbrother and sannyasa guru of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder-Acarya of ISKCON, Sripada Narayana Maharaja had been a long time acquaintance of our Srila Prabhupada. He assisted him in his early days in the United States, assistance for which Srila Prabhupada expressed his appreciation.

At this time we remember Narayana Maharaja as a dedicated and powerful preacher. He traveled around the world to deliver the message of Srimad Bhagavatam and spread Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu's mission. He also translated important Vaisnava texts.

Sripada Narayana Maharaja lived a long and fruitful life in devotional service and was an inspiration to many. We pray the Lord will give comfort to his disciples and followers in this difficult time.

On behalf of all the members of ISKCON, we offer him our respectful obeisances.

vancha-kalpa-tarubhyas ca krpa-sindhubhya eva ca
patitanam pavanebhyo vaisnavebhyo namo namah

The GBC Executive Committee (Madhu Sevita das, Bhakti Caitanya Swami, Hrdaya Caitanya das)