Dr. Sambidananda Das was an affectionate family disciple of Prabhupad Srila Bhakti Siddhanta saraswati Goswami Thakur, the illustrious founder of Sri Chaitanya Math and its branches Sree Gaudiya Maths. After his post-graduation he was sent by the founder along with a preaching party to London in the year 1934 where at the behest of the founder he made research on the comparative study of ‘Gaudiya Vaishnava Movement and its relation’. He submitted his thesis to the London University and got doctorate.
Somehow during his life time he could not publish his thesis in book form, now we could have the original manuscripts at our hands earlier. Anyhow after his demise his wife Smt. Mira Das handed over the Manuscript for publishing them as Math publication.
She also donated Rs. 15,000/- for this work for the 1st edition and now we bring out the 2nd edition.
Although this is a posthumous publication, it supplies very substantial material about the history & literature of the Gaudiya Vaishnavism and their relation to other Medieval Vaishnava Schools.
1 | A General Conception of Bhakti | 13 |
2 | Difference between Karma, Jnana and Bhakti | 15 |
3 | The Object of Gaudiya Vaishnavite Devotion | 27 |
4 | Krishna’s Lila | 29 |
5 | A Broad outline of the experience of Bhakti | 30 |
6 | The conception of Radha | 34 |
7 | History of Radha Krishna cult | 38 |
8 | The Representation of Radha-Krishna in Sculptural Art | 40 |
9 | An outline of the early history of the Vaishnavas before the time of Sri Chaitanya | 42 |
10 | Introduction of Krishna cult | 44 |
11 | Sources and background of Gaudiya Vaishnavism | 53 |
12 | Sources of Ecstatic Devotional Aspects of Gaudiya Vaishnavism | 53 |
13 | Krishnakarnamrita by Bilvamangala Lilashuka | 54 |
14 | Krishnakarnamrita & Gaudiya Vaishanavism | 60 |
15 | Subject matter of Krishnakarnamrita | 60 |
16 | Some Gaudiya commentaries on Krishnakarnamrita | 63 |
17 | Gita Govinda by Jayadeva | 64 |
18 | Vidyapati Thakura | 69 |
19 | His Date | 69 |
20 | Chandidas | 74 |
21 | Vadu Chandidasa | 76 |
22 | Socio-religious ritualistic background of Gaudiya Vaishnavism | 79 |
23 | Pancharatra Literature | 79 |
24 | The Gaudiya Vaishnavas and The Pancharatra Literature | 81 |
25 | Narada Pancharatra | 82 |
26 | Philosophical Background | 82 |
27 | Literature, Upanishadas and the Vedanta | 82 |
28 | The Gita | 83 |
29 | Data of the Gita | 84 |
30 | The Puranas | 89 |
31 | The Bhagavata Purana | 90 |
32 | Its Commentaries | 90 |
33 | The Gaudiya Commentaries | 91 |
34 | Data of Bhagavata | 92 |
35 | Vishnu Purana | 92 |
36 | Brahma Samhita | 92 |
37 | Its Commentaries | 93 |
38 | Philosophical background: Medieval Vaishnava Schools | 95 |
39 | The Madhva Sect | 96 |
40 | Sri Madhva’s Philosophical Teaching | 101 |
41 | The world in Madhva’s Philosophy | 104 |
42 | Madhva’s View on the caste of a Vaishnava | 107 |
43 | The Sri Vaishnava Sect of Ramanuja | 107 |
44 | Alvars | 109 |
45 | The age of the Sri-Vaishnav Acharyas | 110 |
46 | Ramanuja | 112 |
47 | The Philosophy | 118 |
48 | The Vishnusvami Sect | 125 |
49 | Vishnusvami’s Philosophical System | 134 |
50 | The Nimbarka Sect | 139 |
51 | Nimbarka’s Philosophy | 144 |
52 | Sridharaswami | 146 |
53 | Socio-Religious condition of Bengal in the 15th Century | 149 |
54 | Madhvendra Puri | 154 |
55 | Activities of the Disciples of Madhavendra Puri in Bengal | 158 |
56 | Biographies of Sri Chaitanya | 159 |
57 | Sri Chaitanya Charita Mahakavya by Murari Gupta | 160 |
58 | I Prakarana | 166 |
59 | Second Prakarana | 167 |
60 | Paramanandadasa Kavikarnapura and His Book Chaitanya Charita Mahakavya | 169 |
61 | Source of the Book | 174 |
62 | Its Summary | 175 |
63 | Chaitanya Chandrodaya Nataka | 177 |
64 | Gaura Ganoddesha Dipika | 180 |
65 | Alamkara Kaustubha | 180 |
66 | Its Commentaries | 180 |
67 | Ananda Vrindavana Champu | 181 |
68 | Sri Chaitanya Bhagavata by Sri Vrindavanadas Thakur | 181 |
69 | Chaitanya Charitamrita by Krishnadas Kaviraj Goswami | 195 |
70 | Date of its Composition | 203 |
71 | Arrangement of the Book | 205 |
72 | Its Commentaries | 206 |
73 | Sri Chaitanya Mangal by Sri Lochandas | 207 |
74 | Date of Commentaries | 209 |
75 | The Source of Chaitanya Mangal | 210 |
76 | Sri Chaitanyodayavali by Pradyumna Mishra | 213 |
77 | Gaura Kirshnodaya by Govindadeva | 213 |
78 | An Odiya Biography : Chaitanya Vilasa by Madhavadasa | 214 |
79 | The Source of the Book | 215 |
80 | Chaitanya Chandramrita by Prabodhananda Saraswati | 217 |
81 | Sri Nityananda Prabhu and His activities | 219 |
82 | Abhirama Dasa Thakura | 234 |
83 | Sundarananda Thakura | 234 |
84 | Kamalakara Pippalai | 235 |
85 | Gauridas Pandit | 236 |
86 | Paramesvaridas | 237 |
87 | Dhananjaya Pandit | 238 |
88 | Mahesh Pandit | 238 |
89 | Purushottam Pandit | 238 |
90 | Kala Krishnadas | 239 |
91 | Purushottam Nagar | 239 |
92 | Uddharana Datta Thakur | 240 |
93 | Sridhar | 240 |
94 | Sri Advaita | 240 |
95 | Advaita and Haridasa | 242 |
96 | Achyutananda | 248 |
97 | Krishna Mishra | 249 |
98 | Gopala | 249 |
99 | Schism among Advaita’s sons | 249 |
100 | Srivasa Pandit | 253 |
101 | Thakur Haridasa | 261 |
102 | Chandrasekhara Acharya | 270 |
103 | Pundarika Vidyanidhi | 270 |
104 | Satyaraj Khan and Ramananda Basu | 273 |
105 | Gadadharadas | 274 |
106 | Narahari, Madhava and Raghunandana of Srikhanda | 275 |
107 | Narahari Thakur | 275 |
108 | Narahari’s Literary Works | 277 |
109 | Namamrita Samudra | 277 |
110 | Bhajanamrita | 278 |
111 | Raghunandan | 278 |
112 | Govinda, Madhavan and Vasudeva Ghosh and their other brothers | 280 |
113 | Jagadananda Pandit | 282 |
114 | Vasudeva Datta and Mukunda | 282 |
115 | Sivananda Sen | 283 |
116 | Vasudeva Sarvabhauma | 284 |
117 | Gopinath Acharya | 286 |
118 | Kasi Mishra | 286 |
119 | Bhavanana Raya and his five sons | 287 |
120 | Ray Ramananda | 288 |
121 | Emperor Pratap Rudra of Orissa | 292 |
122 | Sikhi Maiti, Murari Maiti and their sister Madhavi | 295 |
123 | Chandrasekhar Vaidya | 295 |
124 | Svarupa Damodar | 296 |
125 | Gadadhara Pandit | 300 |
126 | Bhagavatacharya | 302 |
127 | Vallabha Bhatta | 303 |
Dr. Sambidananda Das was an affectionate family disciple of Prabhupad Srila Bhakti Siddhanta saraswati Goswami Thakur, the illustrious founder of Sri Chaitanya Math and its branches Sree Gaudiya Maths. After his post-graduation he was sent by the founder along with a preaching party to London in the year 1934 where at the behest of the founder he made research on the comparative study of ‘Gaudiya Vaishnava Movement and its relation’. He submitted his thesis to the London University and got doctorate.
Somehow during his life time he could not publish his thesis in book form, now we could have the original manuscripts at our hands earlier. Anyhow after his demise his wife Smt. Mira Das handed over the Manuscript for publishing them as Math publication.
She also donated Rs. 15,000/- for this work for the 1st edition and now we bring out the 2nd edition.
Although this is a posthumous publication, it supplies very substantial material about the history & literature of the Gaudiya Vaishnavism and their relation to other Medieval Vaishnava Schools.
1 | A General Conception of Bhakti | 13 |
2 | Difference between Karma, Jnana and Bhakti | 15 |
3 | The Object of Gaudiya Vaishnavite Devotion | 27 |
4 | Krishna’s Lila | 29 |
5 | A Broad outline of the experience of Bhakti | 30 |
6 | The conception of Radha | 34 |
7 | History of Radha Krishna cult | 38 |
8 | The Representation of Radha-Krishna in Sculptural Art | 40 |
9 | An outline of the early history of the Vaishnavas before the time of Sri Chaitanya | 42 |
10 | Introduction of Krishna cult | 44 |
11 | Sources and background of Gaudiya Vaishnavism | 53 |
12 | Sources of Ecstatic Devotional Aspects of Gaudiya Vaishnavism | 53 |
13 | Krishnakarnamrita by Bilvamangala Lilashuka | 54 |
14 | Krishnakarnamrita & Gaudiya Vaishanavism | 60 |
15 | Subject matter of Krishnakarnamrita | 60 |
16 | Some Gaudiya commentaries on Krishnakarnamrita | 63 |
17 | Gita Govinda by Jayadeva | 64 |
18 | Vidyapati Thakura | 69 |
19 | His Date | 69 |
20 | Chandidas | 74 |
21 | Vadu Chandidasa | 76 |
22 | Socio-religious ritualistic background of Gaudiya Vaishnavism | 79 |
23 | Pancharatra Literature | 79 |
24 | The Gaudiya Vaishnavas and The Pancharatra Literature | 81 |
25 | Narada Pancharatra | 82 |
26 | Philosophical Background | 82 |
27 | Literature, Upanishadas and the Vedanta | 82 |
28 | The Gita | 83 |
29 | Data of the Gita | 84 |
30 | The Puranas | 89 |
31 | The Bhagavata Purana | 90 |
32 | Its Commentaries | 90 |
33 | The Gaudiya Commentaries | 91 |
34 | Data of Bhagavata | 92 |
35 | Vishnu Purana | 92 |
36 | Brahma Samhita | 92 |
37 | Its Commentaries | 93 |
38 | Philosophical background: Medieval Vaishnava Schools | 95 |
39 | The Madhva Sect | 96 |
40 | Sri Madhva’s Philosophical Teaching | 101 |
41 | The world in Madhva’s Philosophy | 104 |
42 | Madhva’s View on the caste of a Vaishnava | 107 |
43 | The Sri Vaishnava Sect of Ramanuja | 107 |
44 | Alvars | 109 |
45 | The age of the Sri-Vaishnav Acharyas | 110 |
46 | Ramanuja | 112 |
47 | The Philosophy | 118 |
48 | The Vishnusvami Sect | 125 |
49 | Vishnusvami’s Philosophical System | 134 |
50 | The Nimbarka Sect | 139 |
51 | Nimbarka’s Philosophy | 144 |
52 | Sridharaswami | 146 |
53 | Socio-Religious condition of Bengal in the 15th Century | 149 |
54 | Madhvendra Puri | 154 |
55 | Activities of the Disciples of Madhavendra Puri in Bengal | 158 |
56 | Biographies of Sri Chaitanya | 159 |
57 | Sri Chaitanya Charita Mahakavya by Murari Gupta | 160 |
58 | I Prakarana | 166 |
59 | Second Prakarana | 167 |
60 | Paramanandadasa Kavikarnapura and His Book Chaitanya Charita Mahakavya | 169 |
61 | Source of the Book | 174 |
62 | Its Summary | 175 |
63 | Chaitanya Chandrodaya Nataka | 177 |
64 | Gaura Ganoddesha Dipika | 180 |
65 | Alamkara Kaustubha | 180 |
66 | Its Commentaries | 180 |
67 | Ananda Vrindavana Champu | 181 |
68 | Sri Chaitanya Bhagavata by Sri Vrindavanadas Thakur | 181 |
69 | Chaitanya Charitamrita by Krishnadas Kaviraj Goswami | 195 |
70 | Date of its Composition | 203 |
71 | Arrangement of the Book | 205 |
72 | Its Commentaries | 206 |
73 | Sri Chaitanya Mangal by Sri Lochandas | 207 |
74 | Date of Commentaries | 209 |
75 | The Source of Chaitanya Mangal | 210 |
76 | Sri Chaitanyodayavali by Pradyumna Mishra | 213 |
77 | Gaura Kirshnodaya by Govindadeva | 213 |
78 | An Odiya Biography : Chaitanya Vilasa by Madhavadasa | 214 |
79 | The Source of the Book | 215 |
80 | Chaitanya Chandramrita by Prabodhananda Saraswati | 217 |
81 | Sri Nityananda Prabhu and His activities | 219 |
82 | Abhirama Dasa Thakura | 234 |
83 | Sundarananda Thakura | 234 |
84 | Kamalakara Pippalai | 235 |
85 | Gauridas Pandit | 236 |
86 | Paramesvaridas | 237 |
87 | Dhananjaya Pandit | 238 |
88 | Mahesh Pandit | 238 |
89 | Purushottam Pandit | 238 |
90 | Kala Krishnadas | 239 |
91 | Purushottam Nagar | 239 |
92 | Uddharana Datta Thakur | 240 |
93 | Sridhar | 240 |
94 | Sri Advaita | 240 |
95 | Advaita and Haridasa | 242 |
96 | Achyutananda | 248 |
97 | Krishna Mishra | 249 |
98 | Gopala | 249 |
99 | Schism among Advaita’s sons | 249 |
100 | Srivasa Pandit | 253 |
101 | Thakur Haridasa | 261 |
102 | Chandrasekhara Acharya | 270 |
103 | Pundarika Vidyanidhi | 270 |
104 | Satyaraj Khan and Ramananda Basu | 273 |
105 | Gadadharadas | 274 |
106 | Narahari, Madhava and Raghunandana of Srikhanda | 275 |
107 | Narahari Thakur | 275 |
108 | Narahari’s Literary Works | 277 |
109 | Namamrita Samudra | 277 |
110 | Bhajanamrita | 278 |
111 | Raghunandan | 278 |
112 | Govinda, Madhavan and Vasudeva Ghosh and their other brothers | 280 |
113 | Jagadananda Pandit | 282 |
114 | Vasudeva Datta and Mukunda | 282 |
115 | Sivananda Sen | 283 |
116 | Vasudeva Sarvabhauma | 284 |
117 | Gopinath Acharya | 286 |
118 | Kasi Mishra | 286 |
119 | Bhavanana Raya and his five sons | 287 |
120 | Ray Ramananda | 288 |
121 | Emperor Pratap Rudra of Orissa | 292 |
122 | Sikhi Maiti, Murari Maiti and their sister Madhavi | 295 |
123 | Chandrasekhar Vaidya | 295 |
124 | Svarupa Damodar | 296 |
125 | Gadadhara Pandit | 300 |
126 | Bhagavatacharya | 302 |
127 | Vallabha Bhatta | 303 |