Tamal Krishna Goswami (IAST: Tamāla Kṛṣṇa Gosvāmī; June 18, 1946 – March 15, 2002), born Thomas G. Herzig in New York City, New York, United States, served on the International Society for Krishna Consciousness's Governing Body Commission from its inception in 1970.

[1] Born in Harlem, New York, he began associating with the Hare Krishna movement in 1968, and was accepted as a disciple by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda soon thereafter.

[3] Tamal Krishna Goswami maharaja left his body in a vehicular accident on 15 March 2002 at Phuliya in West Bengal, India.

[7] In this commentary, Bhaktivedanta Swami's discussions of Mohini-lila[8] especially as they relate to gender roles in verse 8.9.9[9] are analyzed and considered.

In the narrative, Mahabali Maharaja, king of the demons, had conquered the heavenly planets and driven out their rulers, the Ādityas – Aditi's children.