Gaurakisora Dasa Babaji

Gaurakisora Dasa Babaji (IAST: Gaura-kiśora dāsa Bābājī; 1838–1915) is a well-known acharya from the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism, and is regarded as a Mahatma or saint by followers of his lineage. During his lifetime Gaurakisora Dasa Babaji became famous for his teachings on the process of Bhakti Yoga and for his unorthodox avadhuta like behaviour as a sadhu, or babaji in Vrindavan.

Gaurakisora Dasa Babaji
Personal
Born
Vamśi Dāsa

17 November,[1] 1838
Vagyana town,
Faridpur District,
Bengal,
British Raj
Died17 November,[1] 1915 (aged 77)
Mayapur,
Nabadwip District,
Bengal,
British Raj
ReligionHinduism
Known forbeing considered a Gaudiya Vaishnava saint
Religious career
GuruJagannatha Dasa Babaji
HonorsAcharya;
propagator of Gaudiya Vaishnavism

He was born on 17 November 1838[1] in a simple mercantile family in the village of Vagyana, near to Tepakhola in the district of Faridpur, part of modern-day Bangladesh. After the death of his wife when he was thirty years old, he accepted the life of a Babaji in the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition under the tutelage of Jagannatha Dasa Babaji, after meeting the latter's disciple, Bhagavat Dasa Babaji. He became a mendicant, staying in the holy cities of Vrindavan and Navadwip, deeply absorbed in singing and chanting the sacred names of Radha and Krishna (Bhajan).

In 1900's, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura declared that he took unorthodox or non vedic initiation from Gaurakisora Dasa Babaji through his photo and in dream. With the name 'Varsabhanavi devi dayita Dasa'. This remains the all time controversial topic of modern Gaudiya Vaishnavism.

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References
  1. «Srila Gaura Kishora Babaji Maharaja», at Gosai (Sri Narasingha Chaitanya Ashram) website.
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