We are gathered here today for a very auspicious occasion, the appearance day of a very special Gaudiya acharya , nitya-lila pravishtha om vishnupada ashtottara-shata Sri Srimad Bhakti Srirupa Siddhanti Gosvami Maharaja. In order to purify my tongue on this special day, I want to speak some words about his life history and contributions. As this verse states: vaiṣṇavera guṇa-gāna karile jīvera trāṇa Sri Caitanya-bhagavata by Vrindavana dasa Thakura [Singing the glorie