In 1977 Śrīla Mādhava Mahārāja graduated in Sanskrit with honours from the University of Kolkata. Thus, he is fluent in Bengali, Sanskrit and Hindi. This has allowed him to read and study the Vedas, Upaniṣads, Purāṇas, Itihāsas and later writings that comprise the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava canon in the original languages in which they were composed.
In March 2000 got Śrīla Mādhava Mahārāja the sacred order of sannyāsa, the highest level of a renunciant.
For nearly thirty years, Śrīla Mādhava Mahārāja has served continuously as the sevaka, or personal servant, of his instructing guru, Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja. Like his initiating guru, his instructing guru is also a Vaiṣṇava of the topmost calibre and a true guru, as described in the sacred texts of the tradition.
Śrīla Mādhava Mahārāja has dedicated the better part of his life to serving his guru directly as his sevaka. Thus, he has met all the requirements of a disciple, as set out in the Vaiṣṇava scriptures.
Śrīla Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja gave the title Vidyālaṅkāra, which means an ocean of knowledge, to Śrīla Mādhava Mahārāja, because of his expertise in his assisting Śrīla Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja with his books.
Śrīla Mādhava Mahārāja is author of a several books as is: Srila Gurudeva – The Supreme Treasure – 2 volumes; Principle of Sri Guru and Service to Sri Guru; Jaya Jagannatha – available in PDF format
Śrīla Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja: “I know that even in other Gauḍīya Maths, devotees have served their gurudeva whole-heartedly but no one has served their gurudeva whole-heartedly over three decades as Mādhava Mahārāja is serving me. I can never think even in my dream that someone can serve like him. He has crossed all the boundaries. I am indebted to him eternally. I am praying to my paramaradhyagurudeva Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Prajñāna Keśava Gosvāmī Mahārāja, all Gauḍīya gurū-parampara, all Vaiṣṇavas, associates of Śrīman Mahāprabhu and the Divine Couple and Their associates to all bestow their causeless mercy upon my Mādhava.”