INTRODUCTION
Vaishnava Charan Das Babaji (19th century) was a great saint and the author of “Srimad Bhagavad Sastra”. He was a great disciple of Ram Das Babaji and served him in a proper manner at Pathabari Ashram in Baranagar, Kolkata. Sri Vaishnava Charan Das Babaji was well versed in Vedanta, Sanskrit and contains great knowledge in Hindu Scriptures. He has done lot of spiritual service at the Pathabari Ashram by conducting religious discourses on Bhagavatham, Bhagavat Gita and Ramayan. He was an ardent devotee of Lord Krishna, and invoked the spirit of chanting Krishna’s names in the minds of the people. He used to distribute Lord Krishna’s Prasad to the devotees at his ashram after the performance of puja. He also published a spiritual magazine at his ashram.
His famous disciple was Srimad Madhavananda Das Babaji who was also a well-educated scholar and contains good knowledge in Hindu religious texts. Similar to his guru, he was specialised in Sanskrit language and taught it to others. He used to conduct bhajans on Lord Krishna, and delivered the message of Lord Krishna in a simplistic manner. Both Vaishnava charan and his disciple madhavanadha were great religious figures and played a major role in propagating the lectures on Lord Krishna amongst the people.
WORKS
1. Paramartha Katha
2. Srimad Bhagavata Tatvatarangini
3. Sidhanta Ratnam
IMPORTANCE
Sri Vaishnava Babaji has changed the bad people into good ones through his divine powers. He controlled his senses and become a holy saint. He got very good qualities and considers everyone as the incarnations of Lord Krishna. He removed various problems from the life of his devotees and showed great kindness on them. He never scolded or showed angriness over others. He was greatly honoured by his followers and considers him as their great guru.
Let us worship the holy saint and be blessed.
“OM SRI VAISHNAVA CHARAN DAS BABAJI NAMAHA”
“OM SRI MADHAVANAND DAS BABAJI NAMAHA”
“JAI KRISHNA”
WRITTEN BY
R.HARISHANKAR