Bhakti Gauravani Goswami, born in Germany in 1951, first encountered devotees in Hamburg in the summer of 1971 while fulfilling his mandatory military service. After reading Srila Prabhupada’s translation and commentary on the Sri Isopanisad and receiving guidance from devotees at ISKCON’s Hamburg temple, he became a vegetarian, shaved his head, and lived a devotional life to the extent circumstances allowed while still in the army. To help him focus, devotees encouraged him to translate the Second Canto of the Srimad-Bhagavatam into German. Shortly after his discharge, he traveled to Paris in July 1972 to meet Srila Prabhupada, who accepted him as a disciple and gave him the spiritual name Vedavyas Das.

For the next eight years, Vedavyas translated his spiritual master’s books into German and managed the German branch of the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust (BBT), the publisher of Prabhupada’s works.

In 1981, Vedavyas moved to Spain and assisted in the administration of the Spanish temples. In 1982, he met his future wife, Rasamrita devi dasi, with whom he would raise four children.

In 1985, he established the European office of the Spanish BBT and organized the translation and production of Prabhupada’s books in Spanish.

In 1996, for Srila Prabhupada’s centennial celebration, Vedavyas published Srila Prabhupada and His Disciples in Germany, a book that recounts Prabhupada’s visits to Germany and other temples in Europe, the history of ISKCON Germany from 1969 to 1977, and memories from Prabhupada’s disciples. In honor of his spiritual master’s 125th anniversary, a revised and expanded edition was published in 2021.

In 2007, he and his wife entered the vanaprastha (retired) order of life. Seven years later, on the auspicious day of Gaura Purnima, Vedavyas Das accepted sannyasa (the renounced order of life) and has since been known as Bhakti Gauravani Goswami.

In 2020, Bhakti Gauravani Goswami published Sacred Song Symphony, a compilation of 108 Bengali and Sanskrit songs and prayers by Vaishnava acharyas and other mahajanas, accompanied by commentaries. He also recorded all the songs and made them available on his website, www.spiritualsoundspace.com.

In 2025, he presented Introspection—Life in the Shadow of Time, a collection featuring 18 of those songs, adapted into English poetry. Available in both print and e-book formats, this work includes 150 color illustrations and an analytical commentary for each song. The recordings of these timeless reflective poems are reimagined within a modern soundscape, preserving their essence while designed to resonate with a global audience.

Currently, Bhakti Gauravani Goswami continues his work in translation, writing, and recording, while traveling and preaching across Europe, South America, and India.