Jayapataka Swami was born John Gordan Erdman on April 9, 1949 (the ekadasi after ramanavami) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA to John Hubert and Lorraine Erdman. He was born into opulent surroundings, his fathers father being the founder of a large paint factory, which was a multi-million dollar concern at the time of his birth. Later HH Jayapataka Swami Maharaja was glad to see that his name - Gordan John (Gour Dhan Jan) - already suggested what Srila Prabhuapda confirmed, that he and two other devotees were formerly associates of Lord Caitanya and that they had taken their birth in the west to facilitate spreading Krishna consciousness around the world.
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who are the three devotees who took birth in the Western world? Are they all still devotees? Where is the proof that Srila Prabhupada said this? Is there any that you know of? I seriously would like to know this.
thy772 9 months ago
When I see him I see a soul very soon gonna have a ecstatic reunion with God in spiritual world. Writing this a tear come to my eye.
thomwick 1 year ago