Prabodhananda Sarasvati was a
Gaudiya Vaishnava, and later
Radhavallabha
The Radha Vallabh Sampradaya is a Vaishnava Hindu denomination which began in 1535 at Vrindavan with the bhakti poet- sant Hith Harivansh Mahaprabhu (1502–1552). Harivansh's views are related to Krishnaism but emphasizes devotion to Radharani ...
,
sannyasi.
["identify Radha as the supreme Laksmi.."]
A
Telugu Brahmin from
Srirangam, Prabodhananda formerly followed
Sri Vaishnavism
Sri Vaishnavism, or the Sri Vaishnava Sampradaya, is a denomination within the Vaishnavism tradition of Hinduism. The name refers to goddess Lakshmi (also known as Sri), as well as a prefix that means "sacred, revered", and the god Vishnu, who ...
but was 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
Gopal Bhatta, priest of
Srirangam.
[ 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''.][ The dialog of this conversion is recorded in '' Chaitanya Charitamrita'', the 16th-century biography of Chaitanya by Krishna dasa Kaviraja.
Sometime after his conversion, Prabodhananda composed a text in praise of the sacred land of Krishna's birth, Vrindavan, ''Sri Vrndavana Mahimamrta''.
]
See also
*Gopal Bhatta Goswami
Gopala Bhatta Goswami (1503–1578) is one of the foremost disciples of the Vaishnava saint, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, and a leading historical figure in the Gaudiya Vaishnava school of Hinduism. He was part of a group of Vaishnava devotees known ...
* Vrindavan
References and notes
16th-century Indian poets
Sanskrit poets
Hindu poets
Indian male poets
Poets from Tamil Nadu
Devotees of Krishna
Indian Vaishnavites
Vaishnava saints
Gaudiya religious leaders
Bhakti movement
People from Tiruchirappalli district
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