Jayapataka Swami: Mahārāja is a general name for any sannyāsī or advanced brāhmaṇa. Guru Mahārāja or Gurudeva is – ISKCON one can call their spiritual master, Guru Mahārāja or Gurudeva,to be one’s dīkṣā or sīkṣā-guru, and if one is accepting a guru in the heart, call him as Gurudeva.
07-June-2020 SRI DHAM MAYAPUR, INDIA