Krishnananda Dutta Chaudhury

Krishnananda Dutta Chowdhury
কৃষ্ণানন্দ দত্তচৌধুরী
Bornc. 1490 AD
Andul
Died
c. 1570, Orissa, India
NationalityIndian
Other namesKrishnananda Dutta
CitizenshipIndian
SuccessorMadhav Ram and Kandarpa Ram Dutta Chaudhury
MovementKrishna Naam' Movement
Children2
FatherKamdev Dutta Chaudhury
FamilyThe feudal zamindar Dutta Chaudhury of Andul, West Bengal
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Krishnananda Dutta,[1] born as Krishnananda Dutta Chowdhury [2] (c. 1490-1570) in a Dutta Chowdhury family in Andul of the present-day Howrah district of West Bengal, India, was the 4th Chowdhury revenue collector (zamindar) there. He regularly organised kirtans at his kirtanana-mandapa located near by his home.[3]

The worshipped deity of Krishnananda.[4]

In ca.1514 CE Krishnananda was initiated to krsna-nama-mantra by Nityananda Prabhu in Andul. A few years later he took sanyas and went to Puri, carrying his deities— Radha-Madhava there.[5] At the request of the king of Aul he then moved to Chhoti village[6] in Kendrapara district in Odisha.

He was an ancestor of Kedar Nath Dutta (Srila Bhakti Vinoda Thakura) and Bimala Prasad Dutta (Shrila Bhakti Shiddhanta Saraswati Thakura). The deities which Krishnananda carried to Puri from Andul are now known as the 'Ancestral deities of Bhakti Vinod Thakur'.[7]

References

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  2. ^ "The Reappearance of Śrī Śrī Rādhā & Mādhava by Bhaktarūpa Dāsa". Issuu. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
  3. ^ "Dutta Chaudhuri Ancestry". 14 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Native Place of Śrīla Ṭhākura Bhaktivinoda - Chhoti Radha Madhava". www.chhotiradhamadhava.com. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  5. ^ Dhruba Dutta Chaudhury (2018-08-26). A Brief History Of The Deities Of Krishnananda.
  6. ^ "dr-fakir-mohan-maharaj-sri-sri-radha-madhava-choti". Issuu. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
  7. ^ "Native Place of Śrīla Ṭhākura Bhaktivinoda - Chhoti Radha Madhava". www.chhotiradhamadhava.com. Retrieved 2020-09-22.