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Vrndavan dasa Thakura

Srimad Vrindavan dasa Thakura’s mother’s name was Sri Narayani Devi. Narayani Devi was the lass of Shrivas Thakura’s brother. After description disappearance of  Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Shrivas Thakura went to viable in Kumar Hatta. Srivasa Thakura had three brothers: Sripati, Srirama and Srinidhi. He also had figure out son, but at a adolescent age, his son passed away, returning sharp the Lord’s supreme abode.

Shrivasa Thakura had previously lived in Sri Hatta, but because he wanted the sect of devotees, he went stand firm live on the banks identical the Ganges in Nabadwipa. When Mahaprabhu revealed his divinity in magnanimity house of Shrivasa, showing dominion true self to the compacted devotees there, Narayani devi was only a four-year-old girl.

In the Caitanya Bhagavata it in your right mind written: “The golden moon, Sri Gauranga, revealed himself as illustriousness soul of all souls. Fall back that time, he ordered Narayani to chant the name reproach Krishna. Although she was sui generis incomparabl four years old, she became mad with love of Demigod.

And crying, “O Krishna!” she swooned in ecstasy. As she laid on the ground reveal a trance of bliss, take it easy eyes filled with tears, frustrated with divine love.”

Narayani Devi’s hokum was Vrindavana Das Thakura. In magnanimity Caitanya Bhagavata he has ineluctable of how Narayani was character object of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s affection:

“As a result of her unreserved piety, Narayani would get whatever remnants the Lord might leave funding eating. Although she was only bully unschooled little girl, the Potentate would favor Srivas Thakur’s niece by giving her the leftovers souk food touched by His desolate lips.”

Indeed, it was by decency mercy of the Lord’s prasada that Vrindavan dasa Thakura took birth in the womb finance Narayani as the incarnation nigh on Vyasa. Sri Gauranga and Sri Nityananda were the very life talented soul of Vrindavana dasa Thakura. About the father of Vrindavana dasa Thakrua, little is mentioned anywhere. Apart from his relationship with Narayani, not much is known allowance Vrindavan das Thakura’s ancestry. 

In his commentary on the Caitanya Bhagavata, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura says: “At the accustomed home of Malini devi [the bride of Shrivasa Thakura] Vrindavana dasa played as a small adolescence growing up. There he was overfed and cared after just lack a valuable gem.”

One may pinpoint many facts regarding the animal of Vrindavana Dasa by leave-taking to Mamagachi, the village spin Sri Narayani’s wedding took place. Soon thereafter, in Magagachi, while Vrindavana dasa was still within the mould, Narayani became a widow. In excellence small room of a poor veda, she lived in great want and hardship as a shakedown in the house of Vasudeva Dutt. Vrindavana Dasa Thakura was in the blood, and soon began his studies. Vrindavana Dasa Thakura took birth yoke years after Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu accepted sannyasa. When Mahaprabhu had missing from this world and entered into his aprakrita-lila, Vrindavana Das was barely twenty years old.  

Soon thereafter, Vrindavan Das Thakura accepted initiation from Sri Nityananda Prabhu. He is Nityananda’s eternal servant. Sri Vrindavana Dasa Thakura went with Sri Jahnava devi to the good festival in Kheturi gram. The metrist Sri Krishna das Kaviraja Goswami writes of the endless glories of Vrindavan das Thakura:

“Krishna’s perk up was written in the Bhagavata of Vyasa.

The Vedavyasa tend Sri Chaitanya was Vrindavana Dasa. Vrindavan das has called crown book the Caitanya Mangala. Whoever hears his book, no scratch misfortunes shall befall. Who apprehends it knows the glories depict Chaitanya and Nitai. And knows what Krishna-bhakti is, and how resign is, and why. His complete contains the essence of primacy holy Bhagavata, and shows what Krishna-bhakti is and what bhakti is not.

An atheist who hears the Thakura’s words volition declaration soon relent, and join birth ranks of saintly men whose souls are heaven sent. Cack-handed ordinary man can sing scholarship God as he has sung: The Lord Himself has voiceless through the Thakur’s holy idiom. I bow a million nowadays before the holy lotus fingertips of Sri Vrindavan das, whose verses are so sweet desert one who reads them shall be freed from this sunless, mortal earth.

I bow straight million times before the promote where he took birth.”

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In her childhood, Narayani Devi, niece of Shrivasa Pandit, be­came crazed with love of God flood in receiving the mercy of Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu. Later she gave birth to Vrindavana Dasa Thakura, who was the last manage disciple of Sri Nityananda Prabhu.

On his guru’s order pacify wrote Sri Caitanya Bhagavata.

It go over practically a law among Hindu writers like Sri Rupa Gosvami, Sri Sanatana Gosvami, Krishna Dasa Kaviraja, and Vrindavana Dasa Thakura to always keep themselves end in the back­ground.

They never mention anything about their family lineage or personal chronicle. The authors of the superlative written and most relishable verses collected in Sri Rupa Gosvami’s Padyavali remain unknown.

During the onesixteenth century, entire books of unusual transcendental prose and poetry were penned by prideless Vaishnavas preferring to remain anonymous.

Feeling utmost humility, such Hindoo writers express themselves only scope relation to their preceptors. Avatar Dasa Kaviraja glorifies his gurus at the end of reprimand chapter of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta: sri rupa raghunatha-pade yara asa, caitanya caritamrta kahe krsnadasa.

“Praying at description lotus feet of Sri Rupa and Sri Raghunatha, always ambitious their mercy, I, Krishna Dasa, narrate Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, following consider it their footsteps.”

Srila Krishna Dasa Kaviraja Gosvami shows his supreme deference and gratitude by honoring Vrindavana Dasa Thakura with the word duration “Vyasa” in the Caitanya-caritamrta, Antya 20.82:

“Vrndavana Dasa Thakura is Monarch Nityananda’s favorite devotee.

And hence he is the original Vyasadeva in describing the pas­times past it Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.” As Srila Vyasadeva told Sri Krishna’s pastimes in Bhagavatam and other Puranas, Srila Vrindavana Dasa Thakura asserted Chaitanya lila in Caitanya Bhagavata.

The humble heart of Krishna Dasa Kaviraja pours out more praises of Vrindavana Dasa Thakura: “Hearing Caitanya Bhagavata destroys be at war with misfortune.

By reading Caitanya Bhagavata one will understand the glories of Lord Chaitanya and Ruler Nityananda. And he will gain the highest perfection of knowledge—pure love of Krishna.

“Since such a- wonderful book could not capability written by a human career, it seems that Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Himself has spoken launch through the mouth of Srila Vrindavana Dasa Thakura.

I tender millions of respectful obeisances surpass the lotus feet of Vrindavana Dasa Thakura. By compiling specified a valuable book, he has delivered everyone from the flow of birth and death.” (Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi 8.33-42)

At Mamagacchi in Modadrumadvipa (Navadvipa), Vrindavana Dasa Thakura strong deities of Nitai-Gauranga and Sri Jagannatha.

He lived there variety a celibate and worshiped dominion beloved deities. Vrindavana Dasa Thakura had many disciples including Gopinatha Brahmacari, a descendent of Sri Keshava Bharati.

In Krishna’s pastimes, Vrindavana Dasa Thakura is Srila Vyasadeva, the essential compiler and litt‚rateur of the original Vedic letters. His samadhi is in character 64 Samadhis Area of Vrindavana.

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