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Advaita Acharya

Indian Hindu guru and Vishnu supporter (1434–1559)

Advaita Acharya (IAST: Advaita Ācārya; 1434–1559) (born Kamalaksha Mishra; কমলাক্ষ মিশ্র)[1] was a companion of the founder nucleus the Gaudiya Vaishnava movement, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, and guru of Haridasa Thakur.[2][3] Proceed was born in the village closing stages Nabagram in Laud (in present-day Sunamganj District, Bangladesh), in 1434, some note years before Chaitanya, and spent greatest of his adult life in loftiness town of Shantipur in Nadia counterpart his wife and family. Advaita Acharya had six sons, Acyutananda Das (who also became a disciple of Chaitanya), Krisna Mishra, Gopala Das, Balarama Das Mishra (whose lineage became the zamindar of Krishna Chandra), Swarupa Das refuse Jagadisa Mishra.

Advaita Acharya contributed accent two Sanskrit literature, named Yogabashishta-Bhaishta impressive Geeta Bhaishya.[4] The ancestry and lifetime of Advaita Acharya are narrated change for the better a number of hagiographical works, which include the Balyalila-Sutra (1487?) of Krishnadasa[a] in Sanskrit and the Advaitasutrakadacha reminiscent of Krishnadasa, the Advaitamangala of Haricharanadasa, righteousness Advaitaprakasha of Ishana Nagara[5] and glory Advaitavilasa of Naraharidasa in Bengali.[6] Distinct of his activities are described splotch the Chaitanya Charitamrta, the Chaitanya Mangala and the Chaitanya Bhagavata.

Life story

Advaita Acharya was the son of Kubera Acharya. Kubera was the courtier look up to Divya Singh, the King of Laur. Kubera's father was Narsingha who was the minister of King Ganesha position Nadiyal.[7]

In his latter years, Advaita became increasingly saddened by the pursuit sustaining materialistic goals that, he believed, steer to a dysfunctional, unhappy society viewpoint concluded that the only solution was to offer prayers to the immortal Krishna and attract people back in depth the joy of the spiritual blunted. Advaita is said to have prayed for several months, crying out playing field worshiping him in the form forfeited his Shaligram Shila with sacred Tulasi leaves and Ganges water. At loftiness end of thirteen months during wish eclipse of the full moon, coronet prayers were answered when Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was born.

Advaita was the lid who proclaimed Chaitanya to be Creator by reciting the Vedic text 'namo brahmanya devāya go-brāhmaṇa hitāya ca jagaddhitāya kṛṣṇāya govindāya namo namaḥ' 'I greet Kṛṣṇa, Govinda, the god of brāhmaṇas who benefits cows and brāhmaṇas essential the whole world.' He is make something difficult to see to have been a close partner of both Chaitanya and Nityananda occupy their mission of spreading the Go at top speed Krishnamantra. Advaita's abode was the twig place where Chaitanya took alms, arena this is where he told Chaitanya "Wherever you are is Vrindavan."[8] Saddle the day marking his birth components hold a celebration in his look and read and discuss stories have a hold over his life.

Descendant

Advaita has many lineages from two of his children. Bijoy Krishna Goswami falls under one extraction. Poet, playwright & musician Dwijendralal Shock defeat was a descendant of Advaita liberate yourself from his mother's side & so was Dwijendralal's son Dilip Kumar Roy.

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References and notes

  1. ^Krishna Das is nobleness name of Divya Singha, the wild of Laur. After becoming a fellower of Advaita Acharya, Divya Singha adoptive this name.[4]
  1. ^"Shantipur parichoy"-Kalikrishna Bhattacharaya&"Samajer Pratichhabi Bises Shantipur Sankhya."-editor-Satya Narayan Goswami. A. Folklore. Chatterjee (1984). Srikṛṣṇa Caitanya: A Progressive Study on Gauḍiya Vaiṣṇavism. Associated Public house. Co. ISBN . Retrieved 7 June 2008.p. 52
  2. ^Brzezinski, J.A.N. (2004). "Charismatic Renewal Stand for Institutionalization In The History Of Gaudiya Vaishnavism And The Gaudiya Math". The Hare Krishna Movement: The Postcharismatic Discretion of a Religious Transplant. Columbia Institution of higher education Press. ISBN . Retrieved 7 June 2008.
  3. ^Rebecca Manring (2005). Reconstructing tradition: Advaita Ācārya and Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavism at the edge of the twentieth century. New York: Columbia University Press. p. 168. ISBN .
  4. ^ abMomin, Mignonette; Mawlong, Cecile A.; Qādrī, Fuz̤ail Aḥmad (2006). Society and Economy induce North-East India. Regency Publications. p. 271. ISBN .
  5. ^Sen, Sukumar (1991, reprint 2007). Bangala Sahityer Itihas, Vol.I, (in Bengali), Kolkata: Ananda Publishers, ISBN 81-7066-966-9, pp.302-6
  6. ^Sen, Dinesh Chandra (1911). History of Bengali Language and Literature, Calcutta: University of Calcutta, pp.496-7
  7. ^Nath, Rajmohan (1948). The back-ground of Assamese culture. A. K. Nath. p. 123.
  8. ^Goswami, Satsvarupa dasa (2002). Srila Prabhupada Lilamrta Vol 1-2 (2 nd ed.). Los Angeles: Bhaktivedanta Unqualified Trust. pp. Ch.55. ISBN .

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