Guest guest Posted September 23, 1999 Report Share Posted September 23, 1999 After 1750 A.D., the influence of the Hare Krsna Movement seemed to wane. Many sects of sahajiyas (cheap pseudodevotees) sprouted up, each claiming to be the true purveyors of Vaisnava-dharma (the religion of Lord Visnu or Krsna). Because of their bad character, the sahajiyas brought disrepute upon the pure movement of love of God begun by Caitanya Mahaprabhu. In the 1800's, an eternally perfect devotee of Krsna descended from the spiritual world to the material world to revive the Hare Krsna Movement and to initiate its expansion beyond the borders of India. This was Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura was born on Sunday, Sept. 2, 1838 in Biranagara (Ulagrama) in the Nadia district of Bengal. He was the seventh son of Raja Krsnananda Datta, a great devotee of Lord Nityananda. He was also known as the great grandson of Madana Mohana and the third son of his Godfather Anandacandra. He would be known as daitya-kulera prahlada (Prahlada in the family of demons). This was because Vaisnavism was not very much respected in his family; on his mother's side, there was no respect for Vaisnavism at all. He was named Kedaranatha Datta by his Godfather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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