On the auspicious day of Mauni Amāvasyā, 1921, Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmi Mahārāja took his divine birth in a devout Vaisnava family in Tiwārīpura, in the state of Bihar, India.

In February 1946, he met his gurudeva, Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Prajñāna Keśava Gosvāmī Mahārāja, and his life of complete and exemplary dedication to Gaudiya Vaisnavism, or the path of krsna-bhakti in the line of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, began.

He accompanied his gurudeva on his extensive preaching tours throughout India, actively assisting him in propagating the teachings of Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu for the eternal benefit of the living entities in this world. This included regularly hosting the thousands of pilgrims attending the yearly circumambulation of Sri Navadvīpa-dhāma, the appearance place of Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

His gurudeva had instructed him to translate the writings of prominent Gaudiya Vaisnavas into Hindi, a task he assiduously assumed throughout his entire life and which resulted in the publication of nearly fifty Hindi sacred texts. These invaluable masterpieces are currently being translated into English and other major languages of the world.

For many years, he travelled throughout India to spread the message of Gaudiya Vaisnavism, and it was for this end, also, that in 1996, he journeyed abroad. During the next fourteen years, he circled the globe more than thirty times. Whether he was in India or overseas,
 
his preaching always bore the distinctive characteristic of boldly unmasking any misconception obscuring the specific purposes of Śri Caitanya Mahāprabhu's advent, in strict adherence with the desire of Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupāda and in perfect congruence with the conceptions of Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmi, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu's foremost follower. Thus, in present times, in upholding the glorious tenets of the Gaudiya sampradāya, he performed the function of a true ācārya.

At the age of ninety years, on December 29, 2010, at Cakra-tirtha in Śrī Jagannātha Puri-dhāma, he concluded his pastimes in this world. The following day, in Śri Navadvīpa-dhāma, Śrī Gaurasundara's fully empowered emissary, the very embodiment of His unique compassion, was given samādhi. He will forever live in his divine instructions and in the hearts of those who are devoted to him.