Damodara Deva

Damodardev (1488-1598) was sixteenth century Vaishnava saint from Ratnapitha, Hajo, Kamrup. Damodrdev was contemporary of Sankardeva and influenced litterateur's like Bhattadeva.^[2]

Early life

Damodardev's parents name were Sushila and Satananda from Hajo, Kamrup. At one point of time his family moved to Nalaca, Bardowa in present Nagoan district of Assam. Here his father made friendship with Sankardeva, another well known Ekasarana saint. Damodardev got his education along with his two brothers under Kalpacandra of Navadwip where they studied detailed grammar, derivations and usage of words, four Vedas, fourteen scriptures, Gita, Bhagavata Purana and other religious books. Invasions led his family to move back to Manikuta in Hajo. After some time he went to Barpeta bil with his father and settled in Chandravatipura.^[3]

Time with Sankardev and Sattra

After meeting Damodar, Sankardev asked him to recite Bhagavata in his Sattra for which Damodar replied "Yours is the land where tree of Bhakti can grow", this mark beginning of friendship between them. Sankara requested him to deal transactions with Brahmins as he himself as non Brahmin cannot do the same. Bhattadeva rendered Bhagavata and Gita into Assamese prose, raising Assamese prose to newer heights for which Damodara Deva given him the title "Bhagavata Bhattacharya".

See also

• Durgabar Kayastha
• Bhusana Dvija

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