Swami Vishwananda's Bhakti Marga and Parampara



It has been a little strange here at Jiva these past few days. Swami Vishwananda is here with his troupe of disciples, of whom there are a goodly number, perhaps 80 or so.

When I arrived in Vrindavan already a couple of weeks back, almost the first thing I noticed at the corner of Mathura Road and the Parikrama Marg was a big billboard with Swami Vishwananda’s charming smile and glowing tilak staring charismatically out at the world and announcing that he would be giving darshan on March 8 at the Jiva Institute. Below him, in a smaller frame was Satyanarayana Dasa Babaji, who besides being his host will be speaking on the Bhāgavatam at the darshan event.

This is not the first time that Vishwananda and his group have been at Jiva. Satyanarayana Dasaji calls Vishwananda a friend, and indeed the relations between the two are very cordial. Vishwananda's group is mostly young and enthusiastic, predominantly European (German and points east), who are very enthusiastic about kirtan and generally float around in a bubble of love for their guru.

I took it that I was watching a fledgling religious movement – hopefully benign – in its early stages, centered around this Mauritian Indian’s personality as the “embodiment of pure love.” Being such, he has devised his own bhakti-mārga, claiming adherence to the Sri Sampradaya as well as the receipt of grace from the legendaryHimalayan kriyā-yoga master,Mahavatar Babaji” with whom he is in mystical communion. Indeed, he has written two books in which he "channels" Babaji and brings his message down from the Himalayas to today's world.


Bhakti Marg devotees whooping it up on Holi at Jiva.


















Being brought up in Gaudiya Vaishnavism, like many others I naturally had a bit of discomfort with Swami Vishwananda's group from the onset. It comes down to legitimacy. We were trained by Srila Prabhupada to give importance to paramparā, the disciplic succession, despite the technical dubiousness of the Gaudiya Math's own antecedents and Saraswati Thakur's revisioning of the concept. Charismatic leaders like Vishwananda are endowed with great amounts of personal charm and natural leadership abilities can make others trust them with their spiritual lives, In our tradition we have always been quite openly sectarian, and that samskara is still with me.

When I asked about his disciplic succession, Vishwananda wrote to me the following:
I understand the nature of your doubt. I am unconventional. We are from the Sri Sampradaya and yet we worship Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and adopt many customs of other traditions. I count many Gaudiya Vaishnavas as my friends, including of course Mahant Sri Satya Narayan Dasji. 
From my point of view I am acting in accordance with what it means to be a real Vaishnava. What is the purpose of being a Vaishnava if we cannot embrace the love and bhakti of our brothers simply because they belong to a different Sampradaya? I recognise those who love God as my friends and family, irrespective of their tradition. 
Yet it is as you said, tradition is still important for guidance and focus, and with the information attached I hope your doubts are laid to rest regarding my own legitimacy and that of Bhakti Marga.
______________________________

Guru Parampara 
Peria Perumal Thiruvadikalay

Peria Pirattiyar Thiruvadikalay

Alhwar Emperumanar Thiruvadikalay

Koorathalwar Thiruvadikalay

Sri Ramanuja Acharya

Sri Parangusa Das
Srimath Yamuna Muni

Srimath Rama Misra

Srimath Pundarikaksha

Srimath Natha Muni

Srimath Satagopa
Sri Venkatarya Patha Saktham

Sri Ramakya Bhattar Swami

Sri Raghunatha Harithakula Bhushanam
Sri Veddhavyasotharam Srimath Rangaraja
Sri Vedhavyasa Raghunatha Bhattar Swami Kumarar
Sri Vedhavyasa Rangaraja Bhattar Thiruvadikalay
Sri Vedhavyasa Rangaraja Bhattar Swami Vishwananda

According to Babaji, who spoke to me personally about their relation and also in his introduction at the "darshan" event, they met by accident when SND was taken to Vishwananda's German center, the two became friends and the younger Swami showed respect for SN's learning and spiritual acumen, etc.

I certainly do not know Babaji as someone who would compromise his own integrity or Jiva Goswami's teachings for the sake of any personal benefit. Babaji recognizes Vishwananda has some charismatic power, since he can attract hundreds of people to these darshan events, even in secular Germany where he himself is lucky to attract a dozen or two. But more than that, Babaji appears to have great confidence in the sincerity Vishwananda's desire for bhakti.

It seems to me that Vishwananda has "outsourced" philosophy to Babaji, and he himself along with his disciples all regularly attend Babaji's classes when they are in Vrindavan. Certainly, he is evolving in his practice and teachings, in part due to Babaji's association.

In the beginning I expressed a bit of frustration that a Swami who seems to be in a constant state of philosophical flux should be able to stir up so much interest. "It is all just made up," I said, Then, half seriously, "I think I should also start my own sampradāya," Implying that if he can do it, why can't someone with a little more depth innovate and create appeal?

"What will you call it?" Babaji asked.

I had no quick answer because I could not think of ever being anything other than a Rupanuga. Nevertheless, I know that in terms of strict adherence, it is almost impossible to be a true follower. I said to Babaji, "How can one claim to even understand the words or mood of people who lived 500 years ago when the world has so changed? No matter how faithful we are to a teaching, the times challenge us to adapt to them."

It does indeed seem necessary to adapt or innovate if we want to avoid irrelevance. We came to do good. We wanted to find the highest good so that we could do the greatest good. It is the art of the sāra-grāhī to communicate the essence. But the trouble with scholarship is that we tend to get caught up in intricate details and lose the fundamental simple message that can have an immediate impact on a seeker. Oversimplification, of course, is probably worse, since it leads to facile sentimentalism. Vishwananda talks of "Just Love" and Babaji talks about purifying the concept of love in accordance with Jiva Goswami's philosophy.

Naturally, a person of great charisma attracts various kinds of rumors, usually prurient. For the moment I prefer to see the positive side of individuals like Vishwananda because I believe in the positive side of his teaching. His disciples are keen for the practices of bhakti, which their guru has given them, so what can be the harm? If you believe in the positive values of Harinama and kirtan, then certainly he is leading them in the right direction.

Vishwananda Swami has bought a house just a few meters from the Jiva Insitute, which indicates that the relation between the two is set to continue into the future. Let us hope that Radharani's mercy and the grace of the Goswamis guide both of them.


Comments

Jagadananda Das said…
In case the article is not clear. Naturally, I expected that in the Facebook comments to this article there would be people who are critical of Vishwananda Swami, and I don't doubt that he has encountered people with the same samskara (ISKCON, etc.) as myself and had the kinds of reactions that I expressed. But I hope that the final notes played in this article make it clear where I stand.

I should make it clear also that as to the accusations of impropriety against Swami Vishwananda, I have no knowledge of their truth or falsehood.

Here are my comments in response to some negative statements on Facebook:

I honestly do not think that SN would do this without having thought it through.

He knows Vishwananda better than you or I do and feels that he gets the appropriate respect from him, and furthermore thinks that he can benefit him and others because of that relationship.

If V is a complete charlatan, through good association he may be transformed. If he finds friendship with a senior Vaishnava to be in his interest -- on any level -- he may have come into contact with a touchstone.

The Vaishnava position is that people's character is not immutable, but can be transformed by good association.

I am willing to give them both the benefit of the doubt as a result of my personal relationship with SN. But I wrote the article because I thought it would be worth discussing openly.

...

With regards to the question of "seeing the Guru as God." Vishwananda is not my guru, I observe him as a phenomenon. He is not a friend, but an acquaintance. Satyanarayana Dasa calls him a friend, so my assumption is that there is a bond of trust between the two men. Although we may think that SN is

(a) a sinner for associating with a sinner or
(b) sure to be affected by association with a sinner

There is also the possibility that the influence is going the other way. As I already said, saintly sat-sanga is the cure for materialistic mentality. I don't think SN is unaware of what he is doing, or of Vishwananda's past. But as a Vaishnava, he is a guna-grahi and sees his potential. Why not? If advanced Vaishnavas are not confident enough to mix with the less advanced, there would be no preaching, no spreading of the positive effects of bhakti.

I do not believe in incorrigible evil except in a few persons. Is Vishwananda a demon, as in the 16th chapter of the Gita? Who is so without sin that he will throw the first stone? Of course, everyone likes to throw stones, especially when their pet peeve is being pulled.

The philosophy is "Love" and I will take it that SN's motivation is to share the path of pure bhakti. I wish him all success. Let him be the guru of the gurus.


Greg said…
The guru parampara that you listed. Was it meant to be in that order? It seems to me to be all over the place and not chronological.

Here is some comments in brackets:

Guru Parampara (The way a guru parampara is listed normally starts with God in this case Sriman Narayana, and the first founder in this case Sridevi, Laksmi)

Peria Perumal Thiruvadikalay (Peria Perumal means lit. Big Visnu in Tamil and normally refers to Lord Ranganatha in Srirangam temple. Thiruvadikalay means "at the lotus feet of" in Tamil, it can be added to any of the acharyas names)


Peria Pirattiyar Thiruvadikalay
 (Peria Pirattiyar refers to Goddess Ranganayaki the Lord's consort in Srirangam, the capital of Sri Vaisnavism. So the first two names indicate Sriman Narayana and Sridevi/Laksmi.)

Alhwar Emperumanar Thiruvadikalay (Alhwar lit. means one who dives deep into devotion to the Lord and can refer to the traditional 12 Alwar saints of Sri Vaisnavism or sometimes to later acharyas. Emperuman means the Lord i.e. Sriman Narayana, but Emperumanar is a name of Sri Ramanujacharya. So this seems to be referring to Ramanujacharya. Of course Ramanuja was not the first chronological acharya of this parampara.)


Koorathalwar Thiruvadikalay (Koorathalwar is a direct disciple of Ramanujacharya)


Sri Ramanuja Acharya
 (Here we have Ramanujacharya's name again? Strange. From here the parampara seems to go backwards upto and including Srimath Satagopa i.e. Nam Alwar)

Sri Parangusa Das (Ramanuja's diksha guru)

Srimath Yamuna Muni (Parangusa Das's diksha guru, Ramanuja's param guru)


Srimath Rama Misra
 (Yamuna Muni's guru)

Srimath Pundarikaksha (Rama Misra's guru)


Srimath Natha Muni
 (Pundarikaksha's guru)

Srimath Satagopa (Natha Muni's guru)

Sri Venkatarya Patha Saktham (I have no idea who the rest of these acharyas are.)


Sri Ramakya Bhattar Swami

Sri Raghunatha Harithakula Bhushanam
Sri Veddhavyasotharam Srimath Rangaraja
Sri Vedhavyasa Raghunatha Bhattar Swami Kumarar
Sri Vedhavyasa Rangaraja Bhattar Thiruvadikalay
Sri Vedhavyasa Rangaraja Bhattar Swami Vishwananda

As you have stated it, this parampara doesn't make sense because of the above observations. If anyone is quoting this as his parampara then it shows that he has very little if any knowledge of the actual common lineage accept by all (even North Indian) Sri Vaisnavas.

I have nothing against or for persons who claim this lineage. If they want to know more information about the actual commonly accepted Sri Vaisnava lineage they can ask me or consult any basic text on Sri Vaisnava history. Otherwise if they insist this is their lineage I would be intrigued to have it explained to me. Gaura Keshava das
Anonymous said…
His folowers think '' He is a Lord Krishna Himself. Like avathara from Bhagavad Gita. He is God'' One - His disciples say me this thinks.
and He says : '' whay you cannot see a this Avatahar. He is Krishna .
???. Its true Vaishnav sampraday???. ...
VishnuPatni Dasi
Greg said…
On further searching of youtube He seems to be teaching Kriya Yoga not Bhakti and worships and credits Mahavatar Babaji as one of his gurus. He also performs 'miracles' like Sai Baba pulling golden lingams from his mouth. Thus he seems like a little bit of everything. From Yogananda to Sai Baba. No mention of the actual Sri Sampradaya or any other mainstream sampradaya in any of his website or Youtube videos that I could see. Gaura Keshava das
Anonymous said…
"Vishwananda" is a gay guy who was busted here in California a few years ago on borderline child molesting recruiting gay sex from the brainwashed followers. I thought he had dried up and gone away but I am now seeing he is playing a new version of his old game. Why not just be honest, get a job and try to improve oneself. He just likes all the egoistic attention....feels it is something he is "good at" in lieu of getting an honest job or starting a business. This IS his business and its really foolish.
Anonymous said…
Hare Krishna,

i wrote something about the Bhagavad Gita commentary by Swami Vishwananda here, i would very much like to hear your opinion.

http://www.iskcondesiretree.com/forum/topics/swami-vishwananda-is-gaudiya-vaishnavism?commentId=2103886%3AComment%3A2463018&xg_source=msg_com_forum
Jagadananda Das said…
The last comment was deleted at the link given.

With regards to Vishwananda getting a job, indeed he is doing well.
Anonymous said…
Thanks Jagadananda for your reply. I have doubts about Vishwananda as well.

I would like to ask your help to understand another topic.

I was on an ISKCON website today, this one:
http://www.veda.harekrsna.cz/index.htm

and they put a link to a web page called "Vedic illuminations".
Once there, if you click on the "Bhagavad Gita" folder, they put another link advertising this Bhagavad Gita commentary:

http://vedicilluminations.com/downloads/Bhagavad%20Gita/other%20translations/abhinavagupta%92-s-commentary-on-the-bhagavad-gita.html

I am curious about this book and i'd like to buy it and read it-but i never heard about Abhinavagupta'commentary before.

My question is: because they are from ISKCON as i can see, i must suppose that this particular commentary of the Gita is authorized and is not written by a Mayavadi, am i right? But it seems to me that Abhinavagupta worshipped Shiva instead of lord Krishna, then why they "advertised" such a book on their ISKCON website? I am puzzled.

You can also have a look here:

https://www.universalshaivafellowship.org/store/bhagavad-gita-in-the-light-of-kashmir-shaivism-27-dvd-video.html

As i said before the site is authorized by BBT and ISKCON so everything they put on their site is supposed to be authorized material (in the sense that it doesn't go against Srila Prabhupada's teachings)- can you tell me something about this author?

Thanks in advance
Unknown said…
a list of a bunch of dead guys doesn't give credibility to this shit swami
Anonymous said…
Swami Vishwananda does not come from an authentic sampradaya, he has no guru except Sathya Sai Baba, but claims lineage from the mysterious and mythical Babaji that Yogananda introduced to the world in his famous book. He is a self proclaimed "god man" and new-age charismatic guru who has been caught "red-handed" several times exploiting young boys, sexually, and is constantly trying to remake himself as some type of "pure devotee" or "self-realized" master, whichever audience he is trying to convert. I am sad to see that people are still being caught in his web of lies and deception. It is also sad to see that most of the people directly affected by his abuse do not speak out against him now. However, even the simplest of tests to determine if a guru or an advanced devotee is genuine, sincere, and authentic will fail terribly when directed at this charlatan. Open your eyes and your minds and see him for who he really is: a hurt, confused, gay, religiously minded, man. Don't say that someone didn't warn you. I lived in his ashram for several years, before he got caught the 2nd time, and am speaking from direct experience with this trickster, I wish someone would have warned me.

Somebody knows if this so-called Vishwananda Swami get the authorization to be part of the guru parampara of the Sri sampradaya or he just proclaimed himself to be part of Sri sampradaya.
I can't and I don't believe that Sri Sampradaya can permit those kind of bogus guru.
Jagadananda Das said…
I have had the opportunity to observe Vishwananda Swami fairly closely for a couple of years now. Mostly I observe the positive effects he has on disciples by giving them this path of bhakti yoga. I don't know how far he can take them, but he certainly does inspire enthusiasm for kirtan and bhakti-yoga ritual. So I extend the benefit of the doubt. You have to see grace where it manifests. That is the devotional vision.
Unknown said…
Jagadananda daas prabhu ji
You seems little opposed with your life giver master Jagat Guru Sirila prabhupaad
Pls don't forget that whatever you are now is because of prabhupaad .without him you are simply a bunch of ignorance .
Hari Bool
Unknown said…
Jagadananda daas prabhu ji
You seems little opposed with your life giver master Jagat Guru Sirila prabhupaad
Pls don't forget that whatever you are now is because of prabhupaad .without him you are simply a bunch of ignorance .
Hari Bool
Unknown said…
You have always blamed prabhupaad as sectarian but you have forgeten his mercy upon you .can you imagine your life if prabhupaad hadn't showered his mercy upon you ?
Anonymous said…
not only in California but also in Germany many years ago, one if my closest fruend was victim of him. She saw this guy having sex with several young practitioners. It was a huge scandal but, as so many other criminal situations with spiritual liders, she was later attacked by Viswananda' s followers and also black magic . Unfortunately the wirld is full of this kind if crocodiles in holy waters.
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Unknown said…
seek the spiritual in the one place where it cannot be polluted by human corruption, inside yourself and privately. If that guru you so want want want want is not to cross your path in this life, take that as a divine sign that this association is not for this life. In my view, any guru...any human claiming this and that, even ALLOWING the situation to arise where he or she is being honored and brought riches, must renounce all of it and return to obscurity.

Trust Divinity to guide the way. "Maybe Divinity IS guiding the way by letting this happen"

Then make that your sacrifice to God!

Sacrifice your fame, your tendency to believe your new-found fame and honor and wealth is a test to see if you can renounce it, to show Divinity that you will not allow an ego-driven situation, even if it is WRONG

But in reality, i think most guys in this position won't resist the incredible draw of their egos and senses...but so many can and do get hurt. The adults among followers must be responsible for their actions and beliefs....but if it be less-than-divine, such awful karma to harm people who have submitted to you, such himsa.

i welcome to spend the rest of this life trying in my inadequate but improving ways to reach a higher level, and then if a guru needs to cross my path and it's time that i can see her or him....so be it!

I guess im saying Beware of Tricksters! Be well all.
Anonymous said…
stay out of his ashram or events anywhere. he is a very powerful psychic and tantric guru, you can manipulate your thoughts and emotions at will. he can have sex with you in your mind and gave you an erection. he is simply a black magician who managed to manipulate donors to start a place in germany. he sleeps not only with one guy, but with most of his monks in the ashram. how would they stay with him? he controls thoughts and emotions of these boys. if you leave he will unload black magic on you and drag you down at will. be cautious people, this is no joke. read other blog posts on the internet, he is known for his sex stories with young men. peace to all
Anonymous said…
Jai Gurudev, Jagadananda Dasji, you are clearly not giving anyone the benefit of the doubt otherwise you would not even write a commentary on those two, let alone make it come so far that people (you and me included) who have no idea about the versatility of God and in which ways he approaches us, even comment on this further. We have no idea who Babaji and Vishwananda really are. They are beyond what our judgemental minds can produce. But reading here about child molestation in connection with SV and Babaji is wrong in every way. I am a stranger and you wouldn't call me a child molester. Why would you then accuse a public figure who has given up on privacy and has dedicated all his life to talk with devotees, blessing them, materializing them healing objects, singing Harinaam and basically living every moment advertising bhakti, the message of love, of something as brutal as fraud and abuse. And it is not as if he didn't know that there are people like you guys who are talking bad about him behind his back, he even loves you and prays that your negative thoughts will be transformed. PS: it wouldn't be called Faith if it didn't require your effort - if it didn't require changing your negative mind into positivity come what may. I'm one of many who Swamiji Vishwananda has helped in numerous ways and I have never ever once been let down by him. He will not give your mind what it wants because that's not the goal but never ever has he done anything that would harm me. I can't say this of most people. No one of us can say this of most people. That's the reason why we all turned towards bhakti, towards a love that doesn't disappoint because it's not conditioned and it everlasts. So how does writing a blog about legitimacy benefit anyone? about doubt? Instead you could chant God's name and ask him himself why things are how they are. Don't ask people's minds about their opinion. Why don't you ask HIM - the all-knowing - himself. Let's blogg in our hearts instead of evolving our minds around all this negativity. I love you all my dear brothers and sisters <3
Jagadananda said…
I thought I was being clear. I am not close to Vishwananda Swami, but I have met him numerous times and we have always been friendly. I believe I have said to him and to the world that one knows a guru by his disciples, and I am quite impressed by his disciples in general, whatever I may think about other details.

Swamiji is our neighbor here in Vrindavan. His disciples are enthusiastic in chanting and following the program he has given them, they are making a positive contribution to the atmosphere in the Dham. I like having them around. Jai Radhe.

I may have strayed here and there from my vow, but I try to follow the Gita and not disturb the minds of those following paths different from my own.

Jai Radhe!
Anonymous said…
Very few of us have firsthand knowledge so as to refute either the charges of Vishwananda's homosexual conduct with supposed celibates, or the charges that Vishwananda is a misunderstood avadhuta and even an avatar.

What we do know, without doubt, is that, if we go by the principles that Satyanarayana das Babaji enunciated in his Hitopadesh translation and commentary, the Babaji has plainly endorsed Vishwananda as worthy of others' support and admiration. This is not just a theoretical matter; Babaji has on many occasions in the last decade been a speaker at events at which Vishwananda has vomited golden eggs and materialized trinkets for his followers. He has even traveled outside India to speak at Vishwananda's festivals.

It is enough to make one wonder: maybe Babaji's esoteric purpose in life is to draw lesser devotees' attention to hidden masters? Let's not forget that Satyanarayana's first guru was Srila Jayatirtha das Goswami, who was earlier reviled as much as Vishwananda is at present. Now, Babaji may be pointing the way to another avadhuta master, for those who have the eyes to see. Who knows how much sukriti and shakti Babaji may be acquiring from his dear friend?
Anonymous said…
Somebody wrote on 23.05.2015:
"Vishwananda" is a gay guy who was busted here in California a few years ago on borderline child molesting recruiting gay sex from the brainwashed followers.

I have heard things but dont really know what Vishwa-R.Kelly-nanda did in California. Does anybody know?
Anonymous said…
Namaste and Hello

Please share these informations about the fake Guru and fake Sri Vaishnava Acharya "Swami"Vishwananda and his organisation Bhakti Marga with others.He claims to be a sri Vaishnava Acharya. But that's NOT true.
He damage the true Bhakti path . And they damage and fool a lot of people. His biografie has been rewritten.
Much is hidden of the Bhakti Marga leadership and Vishwananda.



Vishwananda has stolen relics of churches in Switzerland. And there are many victims of sexual abuse of him.

Also many people experienced financial abuse of Bhakti Marga.

His so called "Swamis " and "Swaminis" Cover up his sex- life with Brahmacaris,Devotees and Swamis since years. Victims who have reported about it (are being attacked.)
It's all very tragic.The most are very scared .

His followers believe that he is an incarnation of Narayana /Krishna.They say all what he does is only for the best of all. Even if he has sex with devotees, brahmacaries, Swamis it is only for the best of them. He takes karma from them. And because he is in truth God, he is allowed to do that all.
That's all only insane. And has nothing to do with true spirituality.

At the moment, many people are working together to warn people worldwide of this false spiritual organisation.
Bhakti Marga has their headquarter in Heidenrod-Springen /Germany.But they are also worlwide.
At that time four testimonys of victims of Vishwananda are on youtube.
Please share these informations with others communities and other( Sri) Vaishnavas .
You will find more informations at the comments at the Videos.

Many thanks for your help .
We wish you all the best and God's blessing. Jay Radhe Shyam





If you can not open the links, copy the link and paste it into the search bar of the computer.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5CUYHF_eos&t=342s
BHAKTI DEVOTEE (SEX)ABUSED BY VISHWANANDA (TRUE STORY TESTIMONIAL RECORDING)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cLReHEjjes&t=420s
BHAKTI MARGA: MAN SEXUALLY ABUSED BY A GAY GURU (TRUE STORY TESTIMONIAL)

https://koyil.de/2018/11/25/spotting-fake-acharyas/

https://www.change.org/p/supporters-and-followers-of-sanatana-dharma-hinduism-remove-sri-vaishnava-reference-in-paramahamsa-vishwananda-s-web-site-567e3c11-f8c0-4df0-9705-7f40a5377124
Unknown said…
Namaste and Hello

Please share these informations about the fake Guru and fake Sri Vaishnava Acharya "Swami"Vishwananda and his organisation Bhakti Marga with others.He claims to be a sri Vaishnava Acharya. But that's NOT true.
He damage the true Bhakti path . And they damage and fool a lot of people. His biografie has been rewritten.
Much is hidden of the Bhakti Marga leadership and Vishwananda.



Vishwananda has stolen relics of churches in Switzerland. And there are many victims of sexual abuse of him.

Also many people experienced financial abuse of Bhakti Marga.

His so called "Swamis " and "Swaminis" Cover up his sex- life with Brahmacaris,Devotees and Swamis since years. Victims who have reported about it (are being attacked.)
It's all very tragic.The most are very scared .

His followers believe that he is an incarnation of Narayana /Krishna.They say all what he does is only for the best of all. Even if he has sex with devotees, brahmacaries, Swamis it is only for the best of them. He takes karma from them. And because he is in truth God, he is allowed to do that all.
That's all only insane. And has nothing to do with true spirituality.

At the moment, many people are working together to warn people worldwide of this false spiritual organisation.
Bhakti Marga has their headquarter in Heidenrod-Springen /Germany.But they are also worlwide.
At that time three testimonys of victims of Vishwananda are on youtube.
Please share these informations with others communities and other( Sri) Vaishnavas .
You will find more informations at the comments at the Videos.

Many thanks for your help .
We wish you all the best and God's blessing. Jay Radhe Shyam


If you can not open the links, copy the link and paste it into the search bar of the computer.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5CUYHF_eos&t=342s
BHAKTI DEVOTEE (SEX)ABUSED BY VISHWANANDA (TRUE STORY TESTIMONIAL RECORDING)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cLReHEjjes&t=420s
BHAKTI MARGA: MAN SEXUALLY ABUSED BY A GAY GURU (TRUE STORY TESTIMONIAL)

https://koyil.de/2018/11/25/spotting-fake-acharyas/

https://www.change.org/p/supporters-and-followers-of-sanatana-dharma-hinduism-remove-sri-vaishnava-reference-in-paramahamsa-vishwananda-s-web-site-567e3c11-f8c0-4df0-9705-7f40a5377124
One read this blog posting because it was listed in the “Popular posts from this blog” at the foot of the page my person was reading.

Only Rudra’s roar and the simple truth should come from the mouth of a Guru.

Let us both hope your readers Jagadananda Das, do not swallow this one…

https://amara.org/en/videos/2atz8CnKJEXl/info/appearance-of-two-hiranyagarbha-golden-lingams-with-sri-swami-vishwananda/

Swami Vishwananda’s act is not even unique:

https://quantumbalancing.com/news/sai%20baba.htm
Anonymous said…

Sweet Dreams – Eurythmics (1983):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeMFqkcPYcg
Anonymous said…
The truth is right under your nose:

कैरव (kairava) → कै (kai) + रव (ráva) “to sound a roar”

कै (kai):

http://www.sanskrita.org/scans/visor.html?scan=311.gif

रव (ráva) √ 1. रु (ru):

http://www.sanskrita.org/scans/visor.html?scan=868.gif


Notes

1:

चेतो-दर्पण-मार्जनं भव-महा-दावाग्नि-निर्वापणं
श्रेयः-कैरव-चन्द्रिका-वितरणं विद्या-वधू-जीवनम्
आनन्दाम्बुधि-वर्धनं प्रति-पदं पूर्णामृतास्वादनं
सर्वात्म-स्नपनं परं विजयते श्री-कृष्ण-सङ्कीर्तनम्

ceto-darpaṇa-mārjanaṁ bhava-mahā-dāvāgni-nirvāpaṇaṁ
śreyaḥ-kairava-candrikā-vitaraṇaṁ vidyā-vadhū-jīvanam
ānandāmbudhi-vardhanaḿ prati-padaṁ pūrṇāmṛtāsvādanaṁ
sarvātma-snapanaṁ paraṁ vijayate śrī-kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtanam

2:
नाम्नामकारि बहुधा निज-सर्व-शक्तिस्
तत्रार्पिता नियमितः स्मरणे न कालः एतादृशी तव कृपा भगवन्ममापि
दुर्दैवमीदृशमिहाजनि नानुरागः ॥२॥

nāmnām akāri bahudhā nija-sarva-śaktis
tatrārpitā niyamitaḥ smaraṇe na kālaḥ
etādṛśī tava kṛpā bhagavan mamāpi
durdaivam īdṛśam ihājani nānurāgaḥ

3:
तृणादऽपि सुनीचेन
तरोरऽपि सहिष्णुना अमानिना मानदेन
कीर्तनीयः सदा हरिः ॥३॥

tṛṇād api sunīcena
taror api sahiṣṇunā
amāninā mānadena
kīrtanīyaḥ sadā hariḥ

4:
न धनं न जनं न सुन्दरीं
कवितां वा जगदीश कामये मम जन्मनि जन्मनीश्वरे
भवताद् भक्तिर् अहैतुकी त्वयि ॥४॥

na dhanaḿ na janaḿ na sundarīḿ
kavitāḿ vā jagadīśa kāmaye
mama janmani janmanīśvare
bhavatād bhaktir ahaitukī tvayi

5:
अयि नन्द-तनुज किङ्करं
पतितं मां विषमे भवाम्बुधौ
कृपया तव पाद-पङ्कज-
स्थित-धूली-सदृशं विचिन्तय ॥५॥

ayi nanda-tanūja kińkaraḿ
patitaḿ māḿ viṣame bhavāmbudhau
kṛpayā tava pāda-pańkaja-
sthita-dhūlī-sadṛśaḿ vicintaya

6:
नयनं गलदश्रुधारया वदनं गदगदरुद्धया गिरा। पुलकैर्निचितं वपुः कदा तव नाम-ग्रहणे भविष्यति॥६॥

nayanaṁ galadaśrudhārayā vadanaṁ gadagadaruddhayā girā. pulakairnicitaṁ vapuḥ kadā tava nāma-grahaṇē bhaviṣyati

7:
युगायितं निमेषेण
चक्षुषा प्रावृषायितम् शून्यायितं जगत्सर्वं गोविन्द-विरहेण मे ॥७॥

yugāyitaḿ nimeṣeṇa
cakṣuṣā prāvṛṣāyitam
śūnyāyitaḿ jagat sarvaḿ
govinda-viraheṇa me

8:
आश्लिष्य वा पाद-रतां पिनष्टु माम्
अदर्शनान्मर्म-हताम्-हतां करोतु वा यथा तथा वा विदधातु लम्पटो
मत्प्राण-नाथस्तु स एव नापरः ॥८॥

āśliṣya vā pāda-ratāḿ pinaṣṭu mām
adarśanān marma-hatāḿ karotu vā
yathā tathā vā vidadhātu lampaṭo
mat-prāṇa-nāthas tu sa eva nāparaḥ

prabhura ‘śikṣāṣṭaka’-śloka yei paḍe, śune kṛṣṇe prema-bhakti tāra bāḍe dine-dine
Anonymous said…
May one point readers towards the third and fifth paragraphs of the commentary in the foot notes of verse 8.4.3 of the Chāndogya-upaniṣad:

https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/chandogya-upanishad-english/d/doc239440.html

Notes

श्रेयस् (śréyas):

http://www.sanskrita.org/scans/visor.html?scan=1102.gif
Anonymous said…

Source: The eight verses of the Śrī Śikṣāṣṭakam written by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.
Vidya said…
It is a matter of culture. In India an educated Indian gentleman and gentlewoman are respectful to each other despite the difference of opinion and in this cace philosophy of bhakti. We in the West take things on more personal level and this creates groups, sects, borders, rejections, disputes, arguments which all lead to criticism. All done in the name truth seeking and truth abiding.

It's my few cents.
Anonymous said…
Hare Krishna

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6-diXJA5j4&t=2436s

Its a documentary about Vishwananda. Brave ex devotees and victims tell what happened with them.
Vishwananda is a fraudster. Thats the sad truth.
Please share it with other people.
Lawyer of Vishwananda attack victims.
You can watch the documentary with subtitles.

Its also about Vishwananda.


https://koyil.de/2018/11/25/spotting-fake-acharyas/
Anonymous said…
This is the documentary in different languages:
https://rumble.com/vywop5-bhakti-marga-just-love-documentary-coercive-rape-and-abuse-by-vishwananda-c.html
Radhika Devi said…
Regarding Abhinava’s commentary on the Gita, it is (probably) the edition published by Universal Shaiva Fellowship (John Hughes, editor) Ishwar Ashram Trust, New Delhi. I will send you a photo of the book since it is in my (thousand book!) library…. Replete with underlining and margin-notes. Ha!
madan said…
dandabats pranams.

very good text. it enlightened me a lot.

mainly knowing that pujyapada satya-narayana das babaji looks favorably on swami-svananda.

this is because I was very skeptical when I met svami-visvananda.

svami-visvananda came all the way here in the south of brazil.

and installed a thakurjiu of nrsimhadeva-bhagvan in a temple.

but the Hindu pantheism he adopts in life; and the lack of clarity about the guru-parampara tradition scared me; I didn't know what to say and what to do about swami-visvananda.

imagine that I; a resident of southern Brazil; who had contact with the gaudiya mission and isckon; that he sometimes went to India; coming across a cosmopolitan personality like swami-visvananda around here; it was frightening;

I was reassured that we can guide ourselves through a high-ranking Vaisnava who is satya-narayana of babaji.

if satya-narayana-das-babaji clarifies that he sees sincerity in bhakti with visvananda;

what satya-narayana comments on; it is pramana;
madan said…
dandabats pranams.

very good text. it enlightened me a lot.

mainly knowing that pujyapada satya-narayana das babaji looks favorably on swami-svananda.

this is because I was very skeptical when I met svami-visvananda.

svami-visvananda came all the way here in the south of brazil.

and installed a thakurjiu of nrsimhadeva-bhagvan in a temple.

but the Hindu pantheism he adopts in life; and the lack of clarity about the guru-parampara tradition scared me; I didn't know what to say and what to do about swami-visvananda.

imagine that I; a resident of southern Brazil; who had contact with the gaudiya mission and isckon; that he sometimes went to India; coming across a cosmopolitan personality like swami-visvananda around here; it was frightening;

I was reassured that we can guide ourselves through a high-ranking Vaisnava who is satya-narayana of babaji.

if satya-narayana-das-babaji clarifies that he sees sincerity in bhakti with visvananda;

what satya-narayana comments on; it is pramana;
Jagadananda Das said…
Dear Madan, Jai Radhe!

I cannot speak for Babaji and remember this was from 2015, after which many things have happened and his attitude may have changed.

Naturally charismatic individuals like Vishwananda live by their own rules. This can make this difficult for those who follow them.

Satyanarayana Dasaji will tell you that the correct siddhanta is more important, so even after one has been inspired to follow the bhakti path, he still needs to seek out the correct siddhanta.
Anonymous said…
Unfortunately, an attractive and charismatic image plus a seemingly spiritual margin of Vaisnavas, can confuse.
He began as a follower and imitator of Sai Baba, then went to his Christian phase singing Hindu bhajans that included Jesus and the Virgin, he said that the Virgin spoke to him and his hands bled like Jesus. Then he said he was a follower of Sri Chaitanya and rolled On the floor of his temple in Germany at the same time they said he was the reincarnation of Yogananda, Sri Chaitanya and Jesus. Then he said he was Sri Vaisnava and had a diksa but without a verifiable Parampara or present in his temple or altar. Currently he says he does not need the Sampradaya, parampara no siddhanta and has declared his own Sampradaya saying that the tradition and the Vaisnava lineage is not necessary.
He clearly has siddhis, , reads the mind and grants you wishes.
It seems like a person full of love and holiness, but he manipulates the mind and also energetically at will.
It is clearly a Mayavadi trying to enter and break the vaishnavism.
He is entering through a high-level kirtan and impacting with this and his message of unconditional love. He says he is God and makes them worship his feet with Jonah of Tulsi every day.
Anonymous said…
Unfortunately, an attractive and charismatic image plus a seemingly spiritual margin of Vaisnavas, can confuse.
He began as a follower and imitator of Sai Baba, then went to his Christian phase singing Hindu bhajans that included Jesus and the Virgin, he said that the Virgin spoke to him and his hands bled like Jesus. Then he said he was a follower of Sri Chaitanya and rolled On the floor of his temple in Germany at the same time they said he was the reincarnation of Yogananda, Sri Chaitanya and Jesus. Then he said he was Sri Vaisnava and had a diksa but without a verifiable Parampara or present in his temple or altar. Currently he says he does not need the Sampradaya, parampara no siddhanta and has declared his own Sampradaya saying that the tradition and the Vaisnava lineage is not necessary.
He clearly has siddhis, , reads the mind and grants you wishes.
It seems like a person full of love and holiness, but he manipulates the mind and also energetically at will.
It is clearly a Mayavadi trying to enter and break the vaishnavism.
He is entering through a high-level kirtan and impacting with this and his message of unconditional love. He says he is God and makes them worship his feet with Jonah of Tulsi every day.

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