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Sri Advaita Acharya’s Appearance Day

  Sri Advaita Acharya’s Appearance Day February 02, 2022 In honor of the Appearance day of Advaita Acharya we share this short biography of the live and pastimes of this great vaisnava acharya. Sri Advaita Acharya was born in 1434 in Nabagram, Bengal to Sri Kubera Pandit and Srimati Nabha devi. They were originally inhabitants of Nabagram village near Sri Hatta, but later moved to Santipura on the banks of the Ganga. When Sri Advaita Acharya made His appearance in this world, Srila Madhavendra Puri, Sri Ishvar Puri,  Sachi Mata and Sri Jagannatha Mishra also made their advent. Sri Advaita Acharya was a disciple of Srila Madhavendra Puri and is one of the chief figures amongst the Panchatattva – Sri Krishna Chaitanya, Prabhu Nityananda, Sri Advaita, Gadadhara and Srivasa. Sri Advaita Acharya studied the Vedas and other scriptures under a scholar named Santacharya in Phulavati village near Santipura, where He was awarded the title ‘Acharya’. Before the appearance of Sri Gauranga...

Sri Advaita Acharya

Appearance day of Sri Advita Acharya 07- 2-2022 ( Fasting till Noon) 🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁 All over the world the glories of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Nityananda Prabhu are sung. However, without Sri Advaita Acharya Prabhu, also known as Gaur Ana Thakur, He who brought Gaura to this world, there would be no Mahaprabhu. Sri Advaita Acharya was the first among the associates of Lord Chaitanya and He appeared on our earth some 50 & 60 years before Sri Chaitanya’s own advent. Sri Advaita Acharya is recognized as a combined incarnation or expansion of Sri Maha Vishnu and Sri Sadashiva, Lord Shiva in Golok dham. In Chaitanya Charitamrita, Srila Krishnadas Kaviraj Goswami quotes the following evidence from the diary of Swarupa Damodar to describe the ontological principle of Advaita Acharya: maha-vishnur jagat-karta mayaya yah srijaty adah tasyavatara evayam advaitacarya ishvarah advaitam harinadvaitad acaryam bhakti-shasanat bhaktavataram isham tam advaitacaryam ashraye Maha Vishnu is the ...