159. KRSNADASA BABAJI (Ranabadi):

    According to Nityananda dasa Babaji Mahanta, Krsnadasa, whose real name 
was Krsnaprasada Cattopadhyaya, was born in the village of Mahammadpura, the 
capital of Raja Silaram in the district of Bankura.  His father Gokulacandra 
Cattopadhyaya was a servant of Sri Hare Krsna Raya.  Krsnadasa was also 
engaged in seva during his childhood.  When a proposal was made for his 
marriage Krsnadasa left home late at night and went to Vrndavana.  He spent a 
few days doing seva at Madanamohana Temple and then shifted to Ranabadi, which 
was at that time surrounded by dense forest.  There Krsnadasa built a kutir 
and engaged in bhajan.  He lived on madhukari, and those whose homes he 
visited were so fond of him that they requested him to visit them daily.  From 
the madhukari he collected, Krsnadasa kept enough for himself and whatever was 
left over he fed to the cows on his way back to the kutir.

    Because Krsnadasa went to Vrndavana in his childhood he never had the 
chance to go on pilgrimage.  Thus after 50 years in Vraja he desired to go on 
pilgrimage to visit the four dhamas.  At that time Sri Priyaji came to him in 
a dream and said, "You have taken shelter under My lotus feet in Vrndavana.  
Now you must not leave Vrajadhama, rather you should remain here and continue 
you bhajan and you will achieve your desired result.  It is not necessary for 
you to go elsewhere on pilgrimage."  However, Krsnadasa did not pay heed to 
his dream, thinking it to be his own mental concoction.  Thus he started out 
on pilgrimage as planned.

    After visiting several places Krsnadasa arrived at Dvaraka and decorated 
his body with signs of tapta-mudra as was the custom followed by the four 
Vaisnava sects whenever they visit Dvaraka.  This tapta-mudra, however, is not 
approved by the raganuga Vaisnavas of Vrndavana, although Haribhaktivilasa has 
...for such customs.  Krsnadasa accepted tapta-mudra following the advice of 
Haribhaktivilasa, yet he felt inwardly disturbed and lost his enthusiasm for 
pilgrimage.  Eventually he left Dvaraka and returned to Vrndavana.  

    On the night of Krsnadasa's return to Vrndavana he had a dream in which 
Srimati Radharani said to him, "By accepting signs of tapta-mudra at Dvaraka 
you have become a devotee of Satyabhama.  Therefore you have become unfit to 
live in Vraja, so you must go back to Dvaraka."  This time Krsnadasa could not 
ignore the significance of his dream and he was filled with grief.

    When Krsnadasa inquired from Siddha Babaji of Vraja and others they all 
echoed the words of Priyaji.  It is said that when Siddha Baba of Ranabadi 
returned from pilgrimage he went to see Siddha Baba of Govardhana, who was his 
close friend.  Siddha Baba embraced Krsnadasa and asked where he had been for 
so long.  Krsnadasa said that he had gone to Dvaraka and spread his palm to 
show that he held the tapta-mudra.  Upon seeing this Siddha Baba moved a 
little away from him and said with a deep sigh, "What luck!  From today I have 
lost the eligibility of touching you. You are the servant of the Supreme King 
and Queen while I remain the attendant of a milkmaid!"  Hearing this Krsnadasa 
was speechless, he offered his obeisances and left the place.

    Everyone that Ranabadi Baba (Krsnadasa) asked agreed that it was not 
possible to supersede the instructions of Priyaji.  In utter despair Siddha 
Baba went back to Ranabadi and in repentance gave up the intake of solid or 
liquid food.  He suffered greatly from his action and from the separation of 
Priyaji.  

    It is said that Siddha Baba remained in that state for a period of three 
months and afterwards the flame which burned within him began to show 
externally.  For three days his body slowly burnt to ashes.  Haridasa dasa 
heard Bihari dasa Vrajavasi, the constant attendant of Siddha Jagannatha dasa 
Babaji, narrate how that day Jagannatha dasa was present at Ranabadi.  Toward 
the small hours of the night Jagannatha dasa called Bihari dasa to find out 
what was happening pointing to a hut.  On inquiry Bihari dasa found out that 
the Ranabadi Baba was burning within the hut. Hearing this Jagannatha dasa 
said, "What a pity!  It is the fire of viraha!  It is the fire of viraha!"  
Saying this he rode on the shoulders of Bihari dasa to the spot and broke into 
the room.  There they saw that the fire had reached the throat of Ranabadi 
Baba but had not risen higher.  Jagannatha dasa asked Bihari dasa to fetch 
some cotton.  Groping in the dark Bihari found some cotton which he gave to 
Jagannatha dasa who twisted it in the shape of a wick.  As soon as Jagannatha 
dasa placed this wick on the head of Ranabadi Baba the flame leaped up and 
swallowed his entire body.  Even when the fire reached his chest Ranabadi Baba 
continued chanting the holy name.  As the Vrajavasis stood helplessly 
watching, Ranabadi Baba lifted his arms and said, "There will never be any 
suffering in your village, even if famine and epidemic rage everywhere else, 
your village will remain untouched."  His words have proven true to this day.  

    Upon hearing the news that Siddha Baba's body was in flames one local 
Muslim police officer and one Hindu Tehsildar arrived on the spot.  It is said 
that as the Muslim fellow approached Siddha Baba the fire went out, but when 
he moved aside the flame leaped up again.  Seeing this the Hindu Tehsildar 
arranged to bring lots of ghee and poured it on Siddha Baba's body. (His tomb 
stands in the posture which his body was burnt.)  Shortly after the ashes of 
the burnt body of Siddha Baba cooled down his Godbrother Premadasa Babaji 
arrived there and looking at the ashes said, "My brother!  How is it that you 
did not accept the wood that I brought to offer you.  Now I shall offer it to 
you."  As soon as Premadasa offered the wood on that heap of ashes the flame 
immediately arose again.  

    Vrajavasis strongly believe that whoever places a wish at the tomb of 
Siddha Baba surely it will be fulfilled.  This incident occurred around 1865 
AD.

    Siddha Baba commanded the local Vrajavasis to observe Ekadasi in the 
bright fortnight of Phalguna and to keep awake during Harivasara. Till today 
local Vrajavasis and even young children observe this occasion with special 
care, performing musical recitals of Bhagavad lila and drama.  His death 
anniversary falls on Amavasya of Pausa when the Vrajavasis there raise funds 
and feed Vaisnavas of caurasi krosa.

160. KRSNADASA BHUIAN:

    He was a disciple of Rasikananda prabhu. (Rasikamangala Pascima 14.133)

161. KRSNADASA BRAHMACARI:

    He was a resident of Vrndavana who belonged to Gadadhara sakha (CC. 
1.12.84).  When Srinivasa Acarya was on Vrndavana parikrama he met this 
Krsnadasa.  He was Indulekha in his past incarnation. (Bhaktiratnakara 4.368, 
13.317, Gauraganoddesadipika 164, Sakhanirnayamrta 46)

162  KRSNADASA CATTA:

    He was a disciple of Srinivasa Acarya.  His Sripata is at Faridpur village 
in the district of Nadia. (Karnananda 1)

163. KRSNADASA DASA:

    A Vaisnava poet who was a disciple of Visvanatha Cakravarti.  He 
translated into Bengali metrical verse Camatkar-Candrika, Madhurya Kadambini, 
Bhaktirasamrta Sindhu-vindu, Ujjvalanilamani.  It is said that he also 
translated Sri Gaurangalilamrta under the title Smaranamangala, which was 
published from Baharampur in 402 Caitanyavada.

164. KRSNADASA DASA:

    He composed Sri Krsna-vilasa with the bhanita of Krsna Kinkara.  He was 
the disciple of a Vaisnava named Gopala dasa.  He was the elder brother of 
Kasirama dasa, who translated the Mahabharata into Bengali.

165. KRSNADASA GUNJAMALI:

    He was born at Lahore, but at the age of seventeen, being drawn by Lord 
Gauranga, he abandoned his homeland and went to have darsana of the Gopala 
Deity at Govardhana, where he stayed with the sevaka of Madhavendra Puri.  
When Lord Caitanya visited Vrndavana, Krsnadasa surrendered at the feet of the 
Lord.  At the command of Lord Caitanya, Krsnadasa installed a Deity at Multan, 
and made his nephew and disciple, Banwaricandra, the Mahanta.  He also 
installed a Deity in Gujarat.  Through Krsnadasa's association numerous 
persons accepted the path of Vaisnavism.  Because Lord Caitanya presented him 
the gunjamala from His own neck, Krsnadasa was named Gunjamali.  He was the 
founder of the Bada Gaudiya Gadi.  Later he installed a Deity at Olamba 
village in Punjab and made Janardana Vipra the Mahanta of the Gadi.  Krsnadasa 
preached the glories of the holy name in many places. While visiting Sind he 
converted many Muslims into Vaisnavas.  Eventually he went to Vrndavana, where 
he lived until the end of his life.

166. KRSNADASA KAVIRAJA GOSVAMI:

    He was a famous Vaisnava poet, born in a vaidya caste in Saka 1482 (1560 
AD) at Jhamatpur in the district of Burdwan.  His parents were Bhagiratha and 
Sunanda.  His brother, Syamadasa, was a physician.  Krsnadasa's father died 
when he was only six years of age.  Thus Krsnadasa and his brother were 
brought up in the house of their paternal aunt.  From early childhood 
Krsnadasa displayed a strong inclination towards renunciation.  Upon reaching 
maturity he entrusted his brother with the responsibility of caring for the 
property and he dedicated himself completely to Harinama. One night he 
received a command in a dream from Lord Nityananda to go to Vrndavana.  Thus 
Krsnadasa went to Vrndavana, where he lived until the end of his life.  
Premavilasa 18 states that Raghunatha dasa Gosvami was his guru.  Krsnadasa's 
profound command over the Sanskrit sastras is apparent in his works CC, 
Govindalilamrta, and the 'Sarangarangada' tika of Krsnakarnamrta.  His CC. is 
a treasure cherished by all Vaisnavas.  His work called 'Svarupa varnava' was 
published in the Nityanandadayini Patrika.  Another title of the same work is 
'Svarupa Nirnaya' (Pathavadi ms. no. B 194).

    Premavilasa 13.94 says that upon hearing the news of the theft of the 
manuscripts which were sent to Gauda, Krsnadasa plunged into the Radhakunda.  
Karnananda 7 also states that Kaviraja Gosvami jumped into Radhakunda but did 
not die, he lived for sometime anxiously awaiting the news that the books were 
recovered.  He died after the disappearance of Dasa Gosvami, and his tomb 
stands near Radhakunda.  He was Ratnarekha in his past incarnation, although 
some say that he was Kasturi manjari.

169. KRSNADASA LAUDIYA:

    He was also known as Brahmacari.  He belonged to Advaita sakha and his 
past name was Raja Divyasimha (Premavilasa 24).  He translated Visnupuri's 
book Visnubhaktiratnavali into Bengali metrical verse.

170. KRSNADASA MISRA:

    He was the son of Advaita prabhu and belonged to Advaita sakha (CC. 
1.12.18).  According to Advaita Prakasa 11 he was born of Sitadevi in 1418 
Saka.  Around that time Sridevi also delivered a son who died shortly after 
birth. Seeing Sridevi's tears Sitadevi handed over her son, Krsnadasa, to 
Sridevi.

171. KRSNADASA PANDITA:

    He was a parsad of Nityananda Prabhu.  By the arrangement of Lord 
Caitanya, Krsnadasa accompanied Lord Nityananda on His preaching tour in 
Gauda.  On the way Krsnadasa underwent Gopalabhava (CBh. 3.5.232-240).

172. KRSNADASA PREMI:

    A resident of Vrndavana, he was a disciple of Bhugarbha Gosvami and one of 
those who commanded Krsnadasa Kaviraja to write CC. (CC. 1.8.69).  According 
to Sadhanadipika 1, Rupa Gosvami gave this Krsnadasa the charge of serving 
Govindaji.  Krsnadasa later passed it on to Haridasa Pandita.

173. KRSNADASA (RAMADASA) PUNJABI:

    A resident of Multan and member of the Kapoor family.  He later lived in 
Vrndavana.  Amongst his many disciples the following five are the most 
prominent: Gopala Ksatriya, Visnudasa, Radhakrsna Cakravarti, Govinda 
Adhikari, and Mukunda Gosvami (Bhaktiratnakara 2.464-71.  Krsnadasa 
constructed the temple of Madanamohana and adorned the Deity with various 
jewelry and arranged for offerings of the choicest food.

174. KRSNADASA PUROHIT:

    A resident of Gauda who belonged to the sakha of Srinivasa Acarya. 
(Premavilasa 20)

175. KRSNADASA RAJPUT:

    He lived at Akrurasthana near the Jamuna.  He received the grace of Lord 
Caitanya beneath the well-known tamarind tree of Vrndavana (CC. 2.18.76-83, 
88,173; Bhaktiratnakara 5.2234).

176. KRSNADASA SARKHEL:

    He was a brother of Suryadasa Pandita, resident of Saligrama, and belonged 
to Nityananda sakha (CC. 1.11.25).

177. KRSNADASA THAKURA:

    A disciple of Narottama Thakura (Premavilasa 20, Narottamavilasa 12).

178. KRSNADASA VAIDYA:

    He belonged to Caitanya sakha (CC. 1.10.109, Namamrtasamudra 232).

179. KRSNADASA VAIRAGI:

    He was a disciple of Narottama Thakura (Premavilasa 20, Narottamavilasa).

180. KRSNADASA VANI (VANI KRSNADASA):

    He was a resident of Vrndavana.  His name is mentioned along with other 
Vraja devotees who accompanied Rupa Gosvami for darsana of the Gopala Deity 
for one month during the time when the Deity was kept hidden from the Muslims.  
In Sadhanadipika 1, it is said that Rupa Gosvami gave the charge of 
Govindaji's service to this Krsnadasa, who later passed it on to Haridasa 
Pandita.

181. KRSNADASA VIPRA:

    A devotee of Lord Caitanya, whose Sripata was at Kheturi village.  When 
Narottama Thakura was a child he heard stories of Lord Caitanya from this 
Krsnadasa.  Thus some people refer to him as the 'Vidyaguru' of Narottama 
(Narottamavilasa 1.16).

182. KRSNADASI:

    She was the prostitute who was sent by Ramacandra Khan to tempt Haridasa 
Thakura.  By the grace of Haridasa she became a Vaisnavi and was later known 
as Krsnadasi. (See 'Haridasa Thakura')

183. KRSNADAYAL CANDRA:

    He was born in the Suvarna vanik caste at Panchtupi in the district of 
Murshidabad at the beginning of the 17th Saka century.  He was a devout 
Vaisnava and an accomplished Manoharasahi kirtana singer.  A local teacher 
named Krsnahari Hajra taught him singing.  In his childhood he studied 
sanskrit grammar and Srimad Bhagavatasastra under the Alankarik and 
Bhagavatasastra Visarad Ramakrsna Vidyabhusana of Muniadihi.  He had a close 
relationship with the renowned Pandita Ramsundar Tarkavagis of Dunobahara in 
the district of Birbhum.  The famous kirtana singer Advaita dasa Babaji of 
Vrndavana was a student of Krsnadayal. (See Mursidavad Katha 4.388)

184. KRSNADEVA ACARYA:

    He wrote the Vaisnava Smrti text titled Nrsimhaparicarya extracting 
information from Haribhaktivilasa.

185. KRSNADEVA RAYA:

    He was the King of Vijaynagar who married Jaganmohini devi (Tukka), the 
daughter of King Prataparudra.  He invaded the kingdom of King Prataparudra 
three/four times and occupied parts of it.  Prataparudra then entered into an 
alliance with Krsnadeva Raya offering his daughter in marriage along with the 
land south of the river Krsna as dowry.  

    Krsnadeva Raya ruled during the 15th century and was a patron of the arts.  
He also wrote books himself in Telugu and Sanskrit.  His most famous work 
Amuktamalyada, also known as Visnucittiya, is based on some Tamil Vaisnava 
tradition.  The plot of this story is about a girl who fell in love with the 
Deity and use to offer Him garlands which she had worn.  The priest, 
Visnucitta, was informed by the Deity in a dream to take the girl to Srirangam 
where she should marry the Deity.  This poem throws light on the 
socio-economic conditions of the period, although it is essentially a 
religious poem.  (See Ramakrishna G., Gayathri N. and Chattopadhyay, 
Dibiprasad ed. An Encyclopedia of South Indian Culture, Calcutta, K.P. Bagchi, 
1983, pp 237-238).

186. KRSNADEVA SARVABHAUMA:

    He was also known by the title 'Vedantavagisa'.  He was ordered by 
Visvanatha Cakravarti to accompany Baladeva Vidyabhusana to Galta at Jaipur in 
Saka 1628 (AD 1706) to participate in the debate questioning the authority of 
the Gaudiya Vaisnavas.  He wrote the tika on Baladeva's treatise 
Prameyaratnavali on Vedanta.  Amongst the Gaudiya Vaisnavas he is known as 
Sarvabhauma, although the concluding sloka of his tika Kantimala mentions the 
title 'Vedantavagisa'.  He also wrote a tika on Visvanatha Cakravarti's 
Krsnabhavanamrta Mahakavya, wherein the former presents an excellent analysis 
of analogies used by Visvanatha.  It is said that he wrote the tika on Rupa 
Gosvami's Vidagdhamadhava natakam.  In addition to this the concluding sloka 
of some manuscripts show that he also wrote the tika of Alamkara Kaustubha.

187. KRSNAGATI:

    He was the second son and a disciple of Rasikananda prabhu (Rasikamangala 
Pascima 14.27).  He went to Syamasundarpur where he served Sri Radha 
Vrndavanacandra.  He was the disciple (?) of Kisoradeva, one of the mahantas 
of the first twelve sakhas of Syamananda prabhu.  He was an erudite scholar 
and an accomplished singer.  His descendants still live at Syamasundarapur.

188. KRSNAGATI:

    He was the son born of the youngest wife of Srinivasa Acarya prabhu.

189. KRSNAGOVINDA DEVA:

    He was the middle son of Rasikananda prabhu. (See 'Krsnagati')

190. KRSNAHARI DASA:

    He was a disciple of Syamananda prabhu.  His Sripata was at Nrsimhapur 
(Premavilasa 20).

191. KRSNAHARI GHOSH:

    He was born in the village of Panchtupi in the district of Murshidabad 
early in the 16th century Saka.  He was an accomplished singer of Manoharasahi 
kirtan tradition.

192. KRSNAKAMAL GOSVAMI:

    He was born in Saka 1433 (1811 AD) at Bhajanghat in the district of Nadia.  
In his noble family there were luminaries such as the four parsadas of Lord 
Caitanya namely Kansari Sen, Sadasiva Kaviraja, Purusottama, and Kanu Thakura.  
His literary contribution is known to all.  He wrote eight dramas suitable for 
performance in folk theatre: 1. Svapnavilasa, 2. Nandaharana, 3. Divyonmada 
(Raiunmadini), 4. Vicitravilasa, 5. Bharatamilana, 6. Gandharvamilana, 7. 
Kaliyadamana, 8. Nimai-sannyasa.  His unique mixture of erudition, poetic 
ability, and musical talent in presenting the pastimes of Radha Krsna and 
Gauranga lila touched the hearts of thousands of audiences night after night.

193. KRSNAKANTA:

    This Vaisnava poet was more commonly known as Uddhava dasa.  He was a 
resident of Tenavaidyapura and a friend of Vaisnava dasa, the compiler of 
Padakalpataru.  He was highly skilled in composing Vrajvuli padas.  A total of 
twenty nine padas composed by him have been included in the Padakalpataru.

194. KRSNAKINKAR DASA:

    A resident of Rupapura who belonged to the sakha of Narahari Sarkara 
Thakura.  He installed the Deity of Sri Govindaraya.

195. KRSNAKISORA:

    He was a disciple of Syamananda prabhu at Sripata Gopivallabhpur. 
(Premavilasa 20)

196. KRSNAMANDALA:

    He was the father of Syamananda prabhu.  (See 'Syamananda')

197. KRSNAMISRA:

    He was the second son of Advaita Prabhu.  He was Karttikeya in his past 
incarnation.  Advaitaprakasa 12 states that when Lord Gauranga was studying 
the Vedas under Advaita Prabhu at Santipura, Krsnamisra offered bananas with 
Gauramantra.  Chastised by Sita devi, Krsnamisra told everything to Advaita 
Prabhu.

198. KRSNANANDA:

    He was a brahmana by caste and a parsad of Nityananda Prabhu.  He was the 
eldest son of Ratnagarbha.  His other two brothers were Jiva Pandita and 
Jadunatha Kavicandra.  (CBh. 2.1.297, Gauraganoddesadipika 164)

199. KRSNANANDA:

    He was the younger brother of Nityananda Prabhu (Premavilasa 20).

200. KRSNANANDA:

    He was a disciple of Rasikananda prabhu (Rasikamangala Pascima 14.132).

201. KRSNANANDA:

    He was a disciple of Rasikananda prabhu (Rasikamangala Pascima 14.144).

202. KRSNANANDA:

    He was a disciple of Rasikananda prabhu (Rasikamangala 14.152).

203. KRSNANANDA AVADHUTA:

    He belonged to the sakha of Abhirama Gosvami and had his residence at 
Dvipagrama.  This information is available from Pataparyatana.

204. KRSNANANDA AGAMBAGIS:

    He was the son of Mahesvara Acarya.  He wrote the book entitled 
Tantrasara.  Some say that he was a classmate of Lord Caitanya 
(Bhaktiratnakara 12.2187).  It is said that Krsnananda introduced the worship 
of the Mother deity according to tantric rites.

205. KRSNANANDA BHIAN:

    He was a disciple of Rasikananda prabhu (Rasikamangala Pascima 14.143).

206. KRSNANANDA DASA:

    He was a disciple of Syamananda prabhu (Rasikamangala Purva 1.120).

207. KRSNANANDA DATTA:

    He was the King of Kheturi and the father of Narottama dasa Thakura 
(Narottamavilasa 1-2).  His brother was Purusottama Datta.  According to 
Premavilasa Purusottama was the eldest.

208. KRSNANANDA ODHRA:

209. KRSNANANDA PURI:

210. KRSNANANDA VAIDYA:

    He was a poet and devotee of Lord Gauranga.  He was the third brother of 
Vaisnava poet Jagadananda (Bangabasa O Sahitya).

211. KRSNA PANDITA:

    He was an associate of Lord Caitanya, chief priest of Govindadeva, and a 
resident of Vrndavana (Narottamavilasa 2, Bhaktiratnakara 13.322).

212. KRSNAPRAMODA DASA:

    He was a Vaisnava poet (Bangiya Sahitya Sevaka).

213. KRSNAPRASADA CAKRAVARTI:

    He was a disciple of Gatigovinda prabhu (Karnananda 2).

214. KRSNAPRASADA DASA BABAJI:

    He was the bheka sisya of Siddha Nityananda dasa Babaji of Madanamohana 
Thakura of Vrndavana.  After receiving diksa he asked his guru with folded 
hands, "Please advise me how I should live."  Nityananda dasa Babaji replied, 
"You are a very simple man, you are not capable of studying the sastra or 
giving discourses on rasatattva siddhanta.  Can you do some noble service?"  
With humility Krsnaprasada replied, "Please advice me as you see fit."  
Nityananda dasa said, "You go and serve Galluji Maharaja.  You shall attain 
all perfection by serving him."

    Galluji Maharaja was the father of the deceased Radhacarana Gosvami, and 
among all the priests serving Radharamana this Galluji was the most devoted, 
generous, and indifferent to other's shortcomings.  Krsnaprasada went straight 
to him and immediately began serving him, as well as all the members of his 
family including the domestic helpers and animals.  During that time he was 
unable to chant japa as he was always carrying one child or another. Thus he 
constantly chanted aloud while standing up.  In this way Krsnaprasada served 
for twenty years.  When Galluji died Krsnaprasada left and on the request of 
many persons he took shelter at the Gopala Temple at Rasaghera in front of 
Radharamana Temple.  He stayed there for a period of two/three years and lived 
on madhukari.  Everyone addressed Krsnaprasada as 'Gudhidibaba' because as he 
walked he always held one corner of a thoroughly torn quilt while the rest of 
the heavy quilt dragged through the dust.  The purpose behind doing it was to 
make sure that this footprints were not left in the dust so that no one could 
pick up the dust from his feet after he had passed by.  

    Later he took a seat in Puchri near Govindakunda at Govardhana.  He spent 
a long time there and then shifted to Kamyavana.  Lying prostrate he offered 
his humble obeisances to all Vaisnavas and would not get up until the other 
devotee had risen.

215. KRSNAPRASADA GHOSH:

    He was originally from Patenda village in the district of Murshidabad.  
After his marriage he settled at his father-in-law's house in Durgapur near 
Siuri.  He followed the practice of composing one or two padas daily after his 
bath and before he took any food or drink.  Most of his compositions are lost 
as he wrote on Sal leaf, loose paper, etc.  The majority of his poems deal 
with Lord Nityananda (Bangiya Sahitya Sevaka).

216. KRSNAPRASADA THAKURA:

    He was the son and disciple of Gatigovinda prabhu (Karnananda 2).

217. KRSNAPRIYA:

    She was the daughter of Ganganarayana Cakravarti.  Mukunda dasa gave her 
the Govardhana sila served by Dasa Gosvami.  Rupa Kaviraja, a disciple of 
Krsnapriya, lost faith in her and finding no refuge in Vrndavana or 
Gaudamandala died of leprosy in the village of Khuria in Orissa 
(Narottamavilasa 13).

218. KRSNAPRIYA DEVI:

    The second daughter and disciple of Srinivasa Acarya (Karnananda 1).

219. KRSNAPUROHIT:

    A resident of Gauda and a disciple of Srinivasa Acarya (Karnananda 1).

220. KRSNA RAYA:

    A disciple of Narottama Thakura (Premavilasa 20, Narottamavilasa 12).

221. KRSNA SARANA:

    He is said to have composed the Viruda Kavya titled 'Sri Krsnavirudavali'.  
The vandana of Lord Caitanya and statements such as 'Sattamarupanusarini vani' 
show that he was a Gaudiya Vaisnava.  This book does not give any information 
regarding the poet's name, address, etc.  

222. KRSNA SIMHA:

    He was a disciple of Narottama dasa Thakura (Premavilasa 20, 
Narottamavilasa 12).

223. KRSNASUNDARA RAYA (RAYA PRABHU):

    He was born in a Varendra Kayastha family in the village of Udhuma in the 
district of Pabna.  He was a devout Vaisnava and a realized soul.  In his 
early life Krsnasundara held a top position in the royal estate of Kakina.  
Later, after hearing a lecture regarding the transient nature of this material 
world, Krsnasundara became detached from worldly life.  He looked upon his 
wealth and dear ones as belonging to the Supreme Lord.  When his only son, 
Syamasundara, died prematurely he did not shed a tear.  He left the corpse of 
his son for cremation and carried on with kirtana playing the drum.  Everyone 
was amazed by his behavior.  Addressing them he said: "Lord Caitanya sent 
someone to accompany me on the mrdanga but now He took him back.  What can I 
do?"

    Krsnasundara took diksa from Vaikuntha Gosvami, a descendant in the family 
line of Advaita Prabhu hailing from Mahisadera of the Nadia district.  He 
lived in solitude contemplating the Supreme Lord and chanting the holy name.  
No one ever saw him counting his japa on beads.  He never allowed anyone in 
his bhajan kutir during the time when he performed his daily rituals and 
chanted japa.  His bhajan consisted mostly of kirtana.  He derived great 
pleasure from nama-kirtana or lila-kirtana.

    Rajarsi, the reputed Zamindar of Tadas, sought spiritual guidance from 
Krsnasundara. Thus Krsnasundara went to the royal capital to impart spiritual 
knowledge.  However, finding that the mind of Rajarsi required cleansing in 
order to understand the subject matter, Krsnasundara told him: "Banamali 
(Rajarsi)! Let me leave now, but before I depart I would like to embrace you 
once."  After being embraced Rajarsi was filled with ecstatic emotions, tears 
fell from his eyes and his body shivered.  He requested Krsnasundara to please 
stay with him a little longer and teach him more about spiritual life.  Thus 
Krsnasundara spent a few more days with Rajarsi.

    On the Ekadasi night in the month of Vaisaka 1300 (1893 AD) the devotees 
who were late to attend the kirtana at Harivasara where chastised by 
Krsnasundara. He warned them: "You need not come to Harivasara in the future.  
Better that you live happily in family life along with your loved ones."  The 
devotees were perplexed about the meaning of this statement.
    
    The next day after bhoga was offered to the Deity of Radhavinoda the 
devotees partook of prasadam.  In the afternoon Krsnasundara read aloud from 
the Caitanya Caritamrta.  He read from the section regarding the liberation of 
Jagai and Madhai.  While reading he sighed deeply saying, "Alas! Such a sinner 
as I is unable to attain liberation."  The devotees then left.

    At night Krsnasundara had his meal and took a brief rest.  When he woke up 
he called his son Gaurababu and said: "Gaura, please bring all the devotees 
and let them begin kirtana, my final hour is approaching."  The devotees came 
and Krsnasundara said, "It seems that no one could be of any help to me!"  
Saying this he began chanting japa and asked that his body be carried into the 
courtyard facing Radhavinoda.  Soon his whole body became paralyzed, although 
his tongue continued to move chanting the holy name.  Sankirtana went on until 
the second quarter of the night when Krsnasundara, without suffering any 
death-related afflictions, passed away chanting the holy name.
	
224. KRSNAVALLABHA THAKURA:

    He was also known as Krsnacakravarti or Vallabha Thakura.  He was the 
first disciple of Srinivasa Acarya and his Sripata was at Deuli village near 
Vanavisnupur (Karnananda 1, Bhaktiratnakara 7.133).

225. KRSNAVALLABHA THAKURA (CAKRAVARTI):

    He was the grandson of Haridasacarya of Vrndavana and son of Gokuladasa or 
Gokulananda. His Sripata is at Kancanagadia.  He was a disciple of Srinivasa 
Acarya (Anuragavalli 7, Karnananda).

226. KRODHI VIPRA:

    His real name is unknown.  Bhaktiratnakara 12.3413 explains that Lord 
Caitanya performed kirtana behind closed doors in the house of Srivasa where 
only a few close associates were allowed.  Once this brahmana went there to 
see the performance of kirtana but when he was refused entry he cursed, 
tearing off his sacred thread.

227. KSETRANATHA TARKAVAGIS:

    A brahmana who lived at Rayan village near Burdwan.  He composed in 
Bengali verse a brief manual titled Vaisnavavratavidhana based on the theme of 
Haribhaktivilasa.

228. KSIRU CANDHURI:

    He was a disciple of Narottama dasa Thakura (Premavilasa 20).

229. KULADA BRAHMACARI:

    He was a disciple of Vijayakrsna Gosvami and wrote the book Sadgurusangha.

230. KULASEKHARA:

    The scion amongst Vaisnava kings, this Kulasekhara, King of Kerala 
composed Sri Mukundamalastotra consisting of 53 poems dealing with 
bhakti-rasa.  Venkatesa and Anandaraghava wrote tikas on this stotra.  
Kulasekhara's stotra can be found in CC. 2.13.78 and Bhaktirasamrtasindhu 
2.6.29.

231. KUMARADEVA:

	He was the father of Rupa and Sanatana Gosvami.

232. KUMBHAKARNA MAHENDRA:

    He was an authority on music.  He composed in sanskrit Sangita-mimansa, 
Sangita raja and 'Rasika priya' tika of the Gitagovinda.

233. KUMUDA CATTARAJA:

    He was a disciple of Acarya prabhu and his brother was Ramakrsna 
Cattaraja.  Kumuda's son Caitanya was married to Krsnapriya devi, the middle 
daughter of Srinivasa Acarya (Bhaktiratnakara 10.140, Karnananda 1).

234. KUMUDA KAVIRAJA:

    His name is found under the Nityananda sakha in CC. 1.11.51.  Some call 
him Mukunda Kaviraja.

235. KUMUDANANDA CAKRAVARTI:

    He was a Vaisnava from Vrndavana.  He was one of the devotees who 
encouraged Krsnadasa Kaviraja to write Caitanya Caritamrta (CC. 1.8.69).

236. KUMUDANANDA PANDITA:

    He was Gandharva gopa in his past incarnation (Gauraganoddesadipika 136).

137. KUMUDANANDA THAKURA:

    He was a disciple of Srinivasa Acarya (Karnananda 1).

138. KURMA VIPRA:

    He was a Vaidika brahmana whose Sripata was near the temple of Kurmadeva 
in South India (CC. 2.7.128).

139. KUSALA DASA:
    
    He was the brother of Advaita Prabhu, and the fifth son of Kuvera Pandita 
(Premavilasa 24).

140. KUTUVADDIN:

    He was a yavana dacoit who received the grace of Jahnava devi.  When 
Jahnava, the wife of Lord Nityananda, was on her way to Vrndavana this leader 
of dacoits attempted to attack her party of pilgrims.  However by the power of 
Jahnava the dacoits ran here and there through out the night, unable to find 
their victims.  In the early morning the dacoits realized what had happened 
and sought refuge at the feet of Jahnava (Premavilasa 9).

141. KUVERA:

	This was the name of Nityananda Prabhu in his earlier life.

142. KUVERA PANDITA:

    He was the father of Advaita Prabhu and served King Divyasimha as a 
minister. He wrote a book titled Dattakacandrika.  He married Nabhadevi, the 
daughter of Mahananda Vipra of Navagram.  Nabhadevi had six sons and one 
daughter.  Upon reaching adulthood all six sons left on pilgrimage.  During 
their tour four of the sons passed away.  The two who returned entered in 
married life at the request of their father.  The parents were deeply grieved 
at the loss of their sons and later moved from Lauda to Santipura.  Later 
Advaita Prabhu was born (Premavilasa 24).

