Sadhu Krishna Prem took birth in a Vaishnava Family and his father Shri Ballabh Goswami was a Great singer of Dhrupad Dhamar but he spent his life worshipping in Vaishnava temples performing in front of Lord Krishna. In spite of being a top class singer, he never performed in public or commercially. The maternal uncle of Sadhu Krishna Prem had more influence on him rather than his father. Therefore he joined Shri Chiman Lal Goswami who was associated with Geetapress, Gorakhpur. Shri Chiman Lal Goswami was a brilliant scholar who got his education from Banaras Hindu University with 2 Gold Medals in English and Sanskrit. He worked as a Private Secretary of Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya. He was offered top administrative position by Maharaja of Bikaner but due to his spiritual inclination he left his important position and joined Geetapress at a very nominal salary. Shri Chiman Lal Goswami all over his life worked behind the scenes and his contribution for success of Geetapress is no less than Bhaiji Shri Hanuman Prasad Ji Poddar. He was editor of Kalyan Kalptaru which was English Version of Kalyan. But due to his immense faith in Bhaiji and Radha Baba as a highest spiritual personality, he never got himself in light. He became editor of Kalyan after the death of Shri Poddar Ji.
Chiman Lal Goswami himself was a great saint who did outstanding work in translating all Hindu epics and books like Madbhagwat, Ramcharitmanas, Valmiki Ramayan and Bhagwad Geeta into English so that world can get knowledge about it. He was such a brilliant scholar that he was offered the chair of Shankaracharya but he refused. He spent his life till death at Gorakhpur serving the purpose of Geetapress in making the religious books available to the masses which is known to everybody.
Sadhu Krishna Prem whose name was Shri Natwar Lal Goswami before Sanyas had a very difficult life and full of struggle. He left very prosperous jobs in Government and private services several times so that he can live with Radha Baba at Gorakhpur. He spent almost his whole life at Gorakhpur till Shri Hanuman Prasad Ji Poddar was alive. He was very close to Radha Baba and very much influenced by him. In 1974, he took Sanyas after the death of Shri Poddar Ji. In 1977, he lived in USA for 6 months and gave speeches in 25 universities and 250 public places. He spoke about Bhakti and Radha Bhava Sadhna of Lord Krishna. He was not a staunch devotee of Lord Krishna but also had faith in Lord Shiva and Shakti. In the late part of life he spent all his time in writing books on Radha Baba and wrote about 3000 pages which are very valuable and having wide subjects of spirituality.
I am disciple of Sadhu Krishnapremji since March 1989 when I met him in Jaipur and I had been fortunate enough to have met and blessed by Pujya shriRadhababa and also Mrs. Poddar in July 1990 in Gorakhpur.I had attended Radhashtmi puja in 2004 and was blessed by Mrs. Savitri baiji Phogla and since then I have been participating in such events in Gorakhpur and also in janmabhumi of ShriRadhababain Bihar.
I find myself extremely lucky to have met his holiness sadhu Krishna Premji.On my asking he explained me the close linkage between bhakti and adwait.Knowing me the genuine quarient of the brhma sootras,he very kindly gifted me one of his published works with blessings.He was a great scholor of sanskrit and english.His hindi language was ‘sanskrit nishtha’.Like all saints.he too was simple.unassuming and a person with sweet discourse. HE was love incarnate.
vasudhakar goswami
i meet only one time in 1999 at jaipur. radha baba change my life… i miss him always… 09214832540
I have been recently reading Sadhu Krishna premji’s Mahabhaav Deenmani Radha Baba. Seriously amazed and as far as i can tell, my bhakti beej sanskaar have taken somewhat a growth in the field of Adhyatama. I was just curious that whether Sadhuji is still present in the mortal world.
dear brother, sadhu krishna premji was a disciple of radha baba and he left this mortal world long bak .his work speaches is here in the web site.
Radha Radha Radha…
My misfortune that I wasn’t able to have darshan of Bhaiji, Babaji and Sadhuji. Nevertheless could you tell me where in Vrindavan i can get hardcopy version of Baba and Sadhuji’s literature. Will really appreicate it.
Thanks alot…
there is a title books available for sale at top of the site http://www.radhababaofgorakhpur.com please click and you can get the list of books available for sale.the vrndavan address is khandelwal and sons athkhambha bajar vrindawan phonenumber 05652443101