11 Facts About Gondavalekar Maharaj

Brahmachaitanya Maharaj was born on 19 February 1845 to Raoji and Gitabai Ghugardare, a Deshastha Brahmin couple from Gondavale Budruk, a village in present-day Satara district, Maharashtra, India.

Gondavalekar Maharaj's family were devotees to Lord Vitthala, a Hindu deity considered an incarnation of Krishna.

Gondavalekar Maharaj was bestowed the title of "Brahmachaitanya" by his master Tukamai.

Gondavalekar Maharaj is believed to have attained enlightenment at a very young age of 5.

Gondavalekar Maharaj had Rama temples built in other rural regions of Maharashtra.

Gondavalekar Maharaj's teachings were aligned with that of Samarth Ramdas.

Gondavalekar Maharaj was one of the key figures in the revival of Vedic ritualism in Maharashtra.

Gondavalekar Maharaj advocated the continued remembrance of God through Naam Japa as a means to happiness, contentment and peace.

Gondavalekar Maharaj mastered the scriptures such as the Bhagavad Gita, Dasbodh and Dnyaneshwari, at an early age and is believed to have memorized all of the 700 shlokas of the Bhagavad Gita in one week.

Gondavalekar Maharaj later became a professor of philosophy at Siddhartha college in Mumbai.

Gondavalekar Maharaj's lectures were so popular that students from other disciplines used to line up and the classrooms were often overflowing due to his extraordinary clarity and ability to teach complex subjects in an easy-to-understand manner.