Prabodhananda Sarasvati

Prabodhananda Sarasvati- one of the legendary Gaudiya Vaishnava and hitaharivamsa tradition sannyasis.[1] Originally from Srirangam of Sri Sampradaya tradition, converted to the path of devotion to Radha Krishna by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. When Chaitanya traveled through South India in 1509-10, he stayed at the house of Venkata Bhatta, the father of Gopala Bhatta, priest of Srirangam.[1] Venkata and his two brothers, Gopala's uncles Trimalla and Prabodhananda Sarasvati "were converted from their Sri Vaishnava faith in Lakshmi-Narayana as supreme to one in Radha Krishna" as Svayam bhagavan.[1] The dialog of this conversion is recorded in 16 c. Chaitanya Charitamrita biography by Krishna dasa Kaviraja.

Sometime after his conversion, Prabodhananda composed a text in praise of the Sacred land of Krishna's birth, Sri Vrindavana. The text is entitled 'Sri Vrndavana Mahimamrta'. Bhumipati Dasa has published a translated edition (with the Sanskrit text interwoven) through Ras Bihari Lal & Sons, in India, 2002. In Bhumipati's translation, he has collected various textual sources that reference Prabodhananda, and thus describes his person.

See also

Vrindavana

References and notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Brzezinski, J.K. (1992). "Prabodhananda, Hita Harivamsa and the" Radharasasudhanidhi". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London 55 (3): 472–497. doi:10.1017/S0041977X00003669. JSTOR 620194."identify Radha as the supreme Laksmi.."