VRINDAVAN DASA THAKURA – LIFE HISTORY – DIARY!
–> Vrindavan Dasa Thakura is an important acharya in Gaudiya Vaishnava Sampradhaya.
–> Because, he was the author of Sri Caitanya Bhagavatha another bonafide record like Sri Caitanya Caritamruta about the life of Sri Caitanya Maha Prabhu.
–> His book was written 1535 AD and it was named by him as Sri Caitanya Mangala in. But, Sri Locana dasa was also writing a book with the similar name. So, the work by Vrindavan Dasa Thakura was renamed as Sri Caitanya Bhagavatha.
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–> Birth Year: In the month of Vaishakh in 1429 of the Shaka era (1507 AD).
–> Birth Place: In the Mamcachi in Navadvipa in West bengal state, India. There is another view that he took birth in Kumarahatta, (Now called as Halisagar in West bengal).
–> Mother: Narayani, Niece of Srivasa Pandit, follower of Sri Caitanya (ie, daughter of Srivasa Pandit’s elder brother, Shrinalina Pandit).
–> Narayani was the same Kilimbika, who used to eat Krishna’s remnants, in Krishna Lila.
–> Narayani received Lord Caitanya’s mercy as He gave her his remnants.
–> When the Lord Caitanya displayed his divine form in the Mahaprakasha in Srivasa Angan, Narayani was just four years old, but the Lord made her intoxicated with the ecstasy of prema.
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–> Father: Vaikuntanatha Vipra, from Sylhet in East Bengal.
–> Vaikuntanatha Vipra died before his son Vrindavan Dasa took birth.
–> So, Narayani moved to SriVasa pandit’s home (Srivasa Angan) in Mayapur.
–> Diksha Guru of Vrindavan Dasa was Sri Nityananda Prabhu, associate of Sri Caitanya Maha Prabhu.
–> It is said that Veda Vyasa came as Vrindavan Dasa Thakur because Vrindavan Dasa Thakur recorded the life of Sri Caitanya in Sri Caitanya Bhagavatha calling Sri Caitanya as God Himself, not just an avatar.
–> It is said here like this in Caitanya Caritamrita 1.11.54-5:
“Vrindavan Das, the son of Narayani, wrote the Caitanya Mangala. Vedavyasa described Krishna’s life in the Srimad Bhagavatam and Vrindavan Das is the Vyasa of Caitanya-lila.”
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–> Caitanya Caritamrita 3.20.82:
“Vrindavan Das is the recipient of Nityananda’s blessings. He is the original Vyasa of Chaitanya’s pastimes”.
–> Though Vrindavan Dasa Thakur is believed to have written many books, his authorship is confirmed only in the case of Sri Caitanya Bhagavatha.
–> Sri Krishna das Kaviraj Gosvami, author of Sri Caitanya Caritamruta, writes about Sri Vrindavan Dasa Thakur in Caitanya Caritamrita 1.13.48-9:
“Vrindavan Das the authorized biographer of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and equal to Srila Vyasadeva. He has described the Lord’s pastimes in such a way as to make them sweeter and sweeter. I shall try as far as possible to fill in the accounts he left out out of fear of excessively enlarging his book”.
–> Vrindavan Dasa Thakur was very strict in condemning those who commit Vaishnava Aparatha. He says like this:
“Even after being told how objectionable it is, if someone still blasphemes the Vaishnavas, then I will kick him in the head.”
–> DISAPPEARANCE: Vrindavan Dasa Thakur’s disappearance day is not clearly known, but believed to be 1511 Shaka (1589 AD).
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