Re: ARTICLE : Puraanas
Posted By Vijay Sadananda Pai (vijaypai@mridangam.rice.edu)
11 Jan 1997 03:25:11 GMT
In article <5b5v8r$it9$1@news.ececs.uc.edu>,
Vidyasankar Sundaresan <vidya@cco.caltech.edu> wrote:
>Finally, I read in a book titled "Hindu Castes and Sects" by J. N.
>Bhattacharya (of Nadiya), that Chaitanya received sannyasa from one
>Keshava Bharati of the advaita order. This sounded strange to me, as
>I've never seen this name invoked in any of the postings by Gaudiyas
>here. Is there any reference to a Keshava Bharati in the Caritamrita or
>some such work?
Yes, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu took sannyas from an advaitin named Keshava
Bharati; this is definitely discussed in the Caitanya Caritamrita. However,
Keshava Bharati is not considered Mahaprabhu's primary guru -- that would be
Isvara Puri, from whom Chaitanya Mahaprabhu took spiritual initiation and
instruction in Gaya before starting the world sankirtan movement.
>S. Vidyasankar
Yours,
Vijay
