

81.SISIR KUMAR GHOSH:

In the Saka era 1761 he was born in a respectable Zamindar family in the village of Magura in the district of Jessore. He was a Kayastha by caste, and his parents were Sri Harinarayana Ghosh and Amrtamayee. He had great respect for his mother and in
order to commemorate her memory, he established the Amrta Bazar Market and charitable school in his village.  In the beginning of his spiritual life he followed the path of jnana marga, but later his brother Hemanta babu inspired him to become an ard
ent follower of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Once his brother wrote him a letter saying that Sisir Kumar was the servant of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and He would make him do His work by any means.  Sisir Kumar became perplexed and asked his brother how he could come to identify Sri Caitanya.  Hi
s brother then advised him to read Prarthana and Premabhakticandrika.  In the book Prarthana, Sisir Kumar read a verse saying, "Gauranga bolite habe pulaka sarire" (you will experience ecstatic feelings in your body if you chant the name of Gauranga)
.  Since he did not experience anything after reading this verse, he asked his brother why he did not feel anything.  His brother replied that Sisir Kumar might not experience anything but others could certainly feel ecstasy. Sisir Kumar then began s
earching for such a person and eventually found one brahmana in the Hooghly district. From that time onwards he became a great Bhagavata and studied every available book on Sri Caitanya.

His entire life and behavior changed radically.  Being inspired with love and affection, he became almost mad in pursuit of eternal love for Gauranga.  Although he had formerly been a well known public figure, he now presented himself as the most hum
ble and ordinary person.  In the morning he used to walk bare foot, wearing very simple clothing, and chant the name of Sri Gauranga.  From that period he began collecting various manuscripts and in order to preach Gaura-bhajan he began to compile th
e book Amiya Nimai-Carita.  The first book he completed was Kalacand Gita.

Once he went to a marriage ceremony in Hooghly where he saw a painting of Sri Sri Nitai-Gaura and Sitanatha.  He became so overwhelmed upon seeing that painting that, like a child, he insisted upon having it.  Seeing his state of mind, the owner of t
he painting presented it to Sisir Kumar, who happily carried the painting to his house and handed it over to his mother and instructed her to worship it.  According to his intimate disciple, Sisir Kumar could not go in front of that painting because
whenever he glanced at it he would faint in ecstasy.  This painting is still kept on the 6th floor of the Amrta Bazar Patrika newspaper house.  This newspaper was originated by him and its previous name was Anandabazar Visnupriya.  This painting has
been printed in the edition of Kadaca, by Sri Murari Gupta.

Sisir Kumar Ghosh's Amiya Nimai-Carita inspired many persons to become ardent devotees of Sri Gauranga, and his English book Lord Gauranga helped many Westerners to understand and appreciate Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

82.SISU KRSNA DASA:

He was a disciple of Nityananda Prabhu and was known as Kanu Thakura.  (See "Kanai Thakura")

83.SITA DEVI:

She was the wife of Padmanabha Cakravarti and the mother of Srila Lokanatha Gosvami, the spiritual master of Narottama Thakura.

84.SITA THAKURANI:

Like Sri Saci devi, Sri Sita Thakurani was always absorbed in affectionate love for Sri Gaurasundara and was the well-wisher and competent advisor of Sri Saci and Sri Jagannatha Misra.  (GGD. 86, Premavilasa 24)

Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami has beautifully described Sri Sita Thakurani on the occasion of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's birth:  As soon as the boy was born, generous Sri Jagannatha Misra sent a man to Advaita Acarya at Santipura to inform him. Upon hear
ing the good news, Sri Advaita was overwhelmed with joy.  After taking bath in the Ganges and singing and dancing with Sri Haridasa Thakura, he sent his wife Sri Sita Thakurani to Navadvipa Mayapura.  Sitadevi, who is worshipable by the entire world,
 taking permission of her husband, went to see that topmost child with all varieties of gifts and presentations.  She brought different kinds of golden ornaments, including bangles, armlets, necklaces and anklets, as well as tiger nails set in gold,
waist decorations of silk and lace, nicely printed silken saris and a child's garment, also made of silk.  Many other riches, including gold and silver coins, were also presented to the child.  Riding in a palanquin covered with cloth and accompanied
 by maidservants, Sita Thakurani came to the house of Jagannatha Misra, bringing with her many auspicious articles such as fresh grass, paddy, gorocana, tumeric, kunkuma and sandalwood.  All these presentations filled a large basket.

When Sita Thakurani came to the house of Sacidevi, bringing with her many kinds of eatables, dresses and other gifts, she was astonished to see the newly born child, for she appreciated that except for a difference in color, the child was directly Kr
sna of Gokula Himself.  Seeing the transcendental bodily effulgence of the child, each of His nicely constructed limbs full of auspicious signs and resembling a form of gold, Sita Thakurani was very much pleased, and because of her maternal affection
, she felt as if her heart were melting.  She blessed the newly born child by placing fresh grass and paddy on His head saying, "May You be blessed with a long duration of life."  But being afraid of ghosts and witches, she gave the child the name Ni
mai.

On the day the mother and son took bath and left the maternity home, Sita Thakurani gave them all kinds of ornaments and garments and offered respect to Jagannatha Misra.  Sacidevi and Jagannatha Misra reciprocated by honoring Sita Thakurani, who the
n returned home feeling deep satisfaction within her mind.

On the occasion of the birth anniversary of the child, Sri Jagannatha Misra and Saci devi presented the revered Sri Sita Thakurani with valuable clothes and other gifts.  Sri Advaita Acarya had a house in Mayapura as well as Santipura. After the birt
h of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, on the request of Jagannatha Misra and Saci devi, Sri Advaita Acarya and his wife began to spend most of their time at their Mayapura residence.

Sri Saci devi highly respected Sri Sita Thakurani, who visited their house daily and advised Saci devi how to bring up Sri Gaurasundara.  Together they watched with delight as the divine child grew.

After some years the eldest son of Misra, Sri Visvarupa, left home and accepted sannyasa.  Saci and Jagannatha were overwhelmed with grief, as was the child Gaurasundara.  At that time Advaita Acarya and Sita devi consoled them and looked after the c
hild.  Malini devi, wife of Srivasa Pandita, also helped to bring up the child with great affection during that time.  Malini devi and Saci were very close friends.

Later in life, when the Lord returned from Gaya and disclosed His real identity, Sri Advaita Acarya and Sita Thakurani came from Santipura to Mayapura to worship the feet of Sri Gaurasundara.

Later, when Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu left home and set off for Vrndavana with the intention of accepting sannyasa, Sri Saci devi and Sita Thakurani were overwhelmed with grief and remained lying on the ground like as if dead for four days. Understandi
ng the distress of His relatives and devotees, the kind-hearted Gaurasundara was unable to go on to Vrndavana, and thus returned to Santipura.  Again Advaita Acarya and Sita Thakurani regained their lives.  After four days of fasting, Sri Caitanya Ma
haprabhu accepted the food cooked by Sri Sita Thakurani.  Before taking sannyasa, Gaurasundara used to perform kirtana along with Sri Nityananda Prabhu at the house of Advaita Acarya.  Sri Paremesvari dasa Thakura has given a beautiful description of
 these pastimes in his Padakalpataru.

After the Lord accepted sannyasa and remained in Jagannatha Puri, every year Advaita Acarya, Sri Sita Thakurani and their son Sri Acyutananda visited Him.  On these occasions Sri Sita Thakurani brought many of the Lord's favorite preparations, and wi
th great love, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu took the meals offered by her.  He respected her as if she and Saci mata were the same person.

Sita Thakurani had three sons, Acyutananda, Krsna Misra and Gopala Misra.  They were also ardent followers of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.  Sita Thakurani's father was Sri Nrsimha Bhadudi and her sister was Sri.  The two sisters were both manifestations
of Bhagavati Yogamaya.  Sri Sita Thakurani was the manifestation of Yogamaya--goddess Paurnamasi.  In Dvapara yuga, at the time of the birth ceremony of Sri Krsna, she was present in the house of Nanda and gave advice to Nanda and Yasoda.

85.SITALA THAKURA RAYA:

He was the disciple of Sri Narottama Thakura. (Premavilasa 2, Narottamavilasa 12)

86.SITANATHA DASA BABAJI:

He was an Odiya gopa whose character was very simple and broad-minded. He was not very learned and spoke only his native language throughout his life.  He lived in a hut on the northern side of the temple of Srinathaji at Govinda kunda. There he perf
ormed his bhajan, chanting the holy names with tears in his eyes.  Every day before dawn he got up and took his bath in Govinda kunda, thereafter he danced and performed kirtana in front of Giridhari for five hours at a stretch.  He would then worshi
p Tulasi devi and bathe her.  He then returned to the temple of Srinathaji and chanted prayers tearfully.  Every day at noon he went out in the heat for madhukari without any shoes or umbrella.  After doing madhukari he gave a little of his madhukari
 to every Vaisnava residing in the area and then returned to his hut.

He memorized many beautiful songs and everyone was overwhelmed with love upon hearing his sweet singing.  His daily routine was to take bath twice in Govinda kunda.  He took his first bath at 3:00 A.M..  When Sri Advaita Babaji told him that it was n
ot proper to take bath at that time, he replied, "I do not make any difference of the hour, whenever Srinathaji breaks my sleep, I get up and take my bath."  Even two or three days before his death, when he was completely bed-ridden, Advaita babaji s
aw that Sitanatha was still taking his bath in Govinda kunda in the early hours of the morning.

On the day of his death, Sitanatha asked Sri Advaita dasa to carry him in front of Srinathaji.  There he asked him to bathe him and to mark his body with tilak.  After that he requested Advaita dasa to bathe the Tulasi tree and to give him that water
.  He then inquired whether everyone had received the prasada of Srinatha.  As soon as Advaita dasa put the water which had bathed Tulasi into his mouth, Sitanatha took his last breath.  Because he had received the darsana of Sri Vrnda devi by worshi
ping Srimati Tulasi devi, he thus had great attachment for Tulasi devi.  It is said that whenever he watered a dry, almost dead Tulasi tree, the very next day it would be fresh and green.  Sitanatha used to sing the glories of Sri Radha-Krsna and Sri
 Vrnda in the Odiya language.

87.SITANATHA RAYA:

He was a devotee belonging to the Gaudiya Vaisnava sampradaya.  His guru was Krsnavallabha Gosvami.  He hailed from the village of Syamaganja which is located on the eastern side of the road to Magura about three miles from Mahammadpur (Bangladesh).
 The eldest son of Sitanatha, Syamasundara, built two Akhda's nearby in Ghospura village.  He installed the Deity of Lord Gauranga in one Akhda, and Deities of Giridhari, etc. in the other.

To the west of Kanaibajar village, in the forest, stands the house of "Darumaya Hare Krsna" (wooden Deity).  There a temple with five high steeples houses these Deities.  A stone plaque in the temple states that King Sitarama Raya, with the object of
 appeasing Lord Krsna, founded this temple in Jadupatinagara in 1625 Saka (1703 A.D.).  (Bharatavarsa Baisakha 1332 (1925 A.D.)

88.SIVABHAKTA BRAHMANA:

The name of this person is not known.  See CC. 1.17.99-100, CBh. 2.8.96-104.

89.SIVACARANA VIDYAVAGISA:

He criticized Narottama Thakura, but later was rectified and became his ardent devotee and disciple.  (Premavilasa 19)

90.SIVACARANA VIDYAVAGISA:

(same information as given above)

91.SIVAI ACARYA:

He was a resident of Goyasa and a disciple of Narottama Thakura.  He was the father of Harirama and Ramakrsna.  Before meeting Narottama, he was a strong Sakta.  (Narottamavilasa 10)

92.SIVAI DASA:

A Vaisnava poet, six of his poems are included in Padakalpataru.

93.SIVANANDA:

A Vaisnava poet, three of his poems are included in Padakalpataru.

94.SIVANANDA:

He belonged to the sakha of Lord Caitanya and was a resident of Orissa.  (CC. 1.10.135)

95.SIVANANDA CAKRAVARTI:

He was a disciple of Advaita Acarya Prabhu.  (CC. 1.8.70)

96.SIVANANDA CAKRAVARTI:

He belonged to the sakha of Gadadhara Pandita.  In Vrajalila he was Lavangamanjari (GGD. 183, Sakhanirnayamrta 20).

97.SIVANANDA CAKRAVARTI (DANTUR):

He belonged to the sakha of Lord Caitanya and was a devotee from Orissa.  "Dantur" could have been his title. (CC. 1.10.149)

98.SIVANANDA PANDITA:

His name is mentioned along with other devotees of Lord Caitanya in Orissa.  (Vaisnava Vandana of Jiva Gosvami 234, Caitanyamangala of Jayananda 29)

99.SIVANANDA SEN:

He was a Vaidya by caste.  In his past incarnation he was Vira Duti (GGD. 176).  His Sripata was located at Kumarahatta at Halisahara (Pata Paryatana).

Sivananda had three sons named Caitanyadasa, Ramadasa, and Paramanandadasa (Kavi Karnapura).  Sivananda was one of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu's intimate associates.  As directed by the Lord, he escorted the Gaudiya devotees to Nilacala every year, provi
ding them with food and lodging along the way.

During one pilgrimage to Nilacala a dog joined their party and Sivananda took personal care of him, even paying extra fare to allow the dog to across the river along with them.  One night Sivananda was detained for sometime and arrived at the camp la
te in the evening, only to find that the dog had not been given prasada and, despite a thorough search, the dog was nowhere to be found.  Thus Sivananda did not accept any food that night.

When their party arrived in Nilacala, they found the dog in the presence of the Lord.  The dog was eating some coconut given by the Lord and was chanting, "Krsna, Krsna."  Sivananda offered his humble obeisances at the feet of the dog and apologized.

On another occasion Sivananda was detained and thus accommodations for the party had not been made.  It was quite late at night and Lord Nityananda appeared to be restless and hungry, thus He said, "I am so hungry yet still there is no sign of Sivana
nda, therefore I curse his three sons to die." Hearing this Sivananda's wife began to cry.  When Sivananda returned and his wife informed him what had happened, he consoled her saying, "Why are you crying?  Let my three sons die if it is the desire o
f Lord Nityananda."  Sivananda then went before Lord Nityananda, who kicked him. Sivananda, however, was extremely happy and said, "Lord, at last I know that you have accepted this wretched soul as Your servant.

Vasudeva Datta was an extraordinarily generous man, thus he never saved any money.  Lord Caitanya therefore directed Sivananda as follows:  "You should become the accountant of Vasudeva and take charge of his expenses."

Once Lord Caitanya appeared within the body of Nakula Brahmacari at Ambika.  Upon hearing this Sivananda went to Ambika but instead of meeting Nakula, he remained hidden. Hoping to test the authenticity of Nakula brahmacari, Sivananda thought "If tha
t brahmacari calls me by name and speaks out my Istamantra, then I will be convinced that the omniscient Lord Gauranga has truly entered his body.  It happened as Sivananda desired; the brahmacari called him and spoke out his Istamantra.

Once Lord Caitanya, without manifesting Himself physically, partook of food presented by Nrsimhananda in the house of Sivananda.  Not having personally seen the Lord, Sivananda was uncertain of this incident.  However, the next year when visiting the
 Lord in Puri, Lord Caitanya mentioned the time which He had come to accept prasada at Sivananda's house, thus clearing up Sivananda's doubts.

Before writing his books Kavi Karnapura collected considerable information about Lord Caitanya's life from Sivananda.

The following are references to Sivananda given in CC:

1.20.52A close devotee of Lord Gauranga
1.10.52-53;Responsible caretaker of the Gaudiya devotees in their pilgrimage to Nilacala
2.1.129;      "
2.16.18-19;25-26;         "
3.2.160;3.10.11           "
2.15.98Directed by Lord Caitanya to guide all Gaudiya devotees to Nilacala
2.1.130;3.1.12-28Paid equal attention to a stray dog along the journey
2.15.94-97Directed by Lord Caitanya to take charge of Vasudeva Datta's accounts
2.16.203Lord Caitanya visits Sivananda's house on his way from Nilacala to Gauda
3.2.21-31Test of Nakula brahmacari
3.2.41-42;3.2.44-77Lord Caitanya partaking of food in a subtle form
3.6.178-180Letter from Govardhana dasa to Sivananda after the former's son, Raghunatha dasa, renounced home
3.6.242-244At Nilacala Raghunatha dasa was informed about his father's letter
3.6.245-253On return from Nilacala the messenger of Govardhana is informed about Raghunatha dasa's condition
3.6.255-258Govardhana sends money through messenger to Sivananda after learning about his son; Sivananda's advice to the messenger
3.6.139-148Sivananda's eldest son, Caitanyadasa, meets Lord Caitanya; the Lord invites Caitanyadasa and the latter also invites the Lord
3.12.17-31Receives grace showered by Lord Nityananda on the pretext of chastisement
3.12.43-48Lord Caitanya meets the three sons of Sivananda; mystery associated with the name of Puridasa, the youngest son
3.12.52Lord Caitanya directs Govinda to pass on the remnants of the Lord's food to the wife and sons of Sivananda as long as they stay at Nilacala
3.12.101-102Arrival of Jagadananda at Sivananda's house and preparation of herbal oil
3.16.60-70Grace showered by Lord Caitanya on Puridasa

(Further information from GPC):

Sivananda Sena utilized his entire property and wealth in the service of Hari-guru-Vaisnavas.  All his family members, including his friends, servants and three sons (Sri Caitanya dasa, Sri Rama dasa and Sri Karnapura), even his nephew Sri Vallava Se
na were great devotees of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.

Sri Sivananda lived in Kumarahatta, which is known as Halisahara.  The Deity Gaura-Gopala which was worshiped by him, is now at Kancrapada, one and a half miles away from Halisahara.

In GGD, Kavi Karnapura writes that Sivananda Sena was the associate of Sri Radha in Dvapara yuga and was known as Vira. Every year Sivananda took full responsibility for bringing the Gaudiya devotees to Puri on foot.  Once the devotees started their
journey on an auspicious day and on their way came to the house of Advaita Acarya at Santipura.  After spending one day there performing sankirtana, they went to the house of Sri Saci devi in Navadvipa, along with Advaita Acarya, his wife and his son
.  Mother Saci was living in distress due to separation from her son.  She offered her respects to the devotees, and after serving Sri Advaita Acarya and Sita devi, she began to weep in remembrance of Sri Gauranga.  After consoling her the devotees c
ontinued on their journey.


Though Mahaprabhu had advised Sri Nityananda Prabhu to preach and spread love of God, Nityananda set off with the devotees to meet Mahaprabhu.  Amongst the devotees were Sri Acaryaratna, Pundarika Vidyanidhi, Srivasa Pandita and his wife and brothers
, Vasudeva Ghosh, Govinda Ghosh, Madhava Ghosh, Murari Gupta Ojha, Sri Raghava Pandita, Narahari from Srikhanda, Gunaraja Khan and many others.  Sivananda Sena's wife and three sons also accompanied the party.  Many of the devotees brought along thei
r wives, who eagerly collected many varieties of food for the pleasure of Mahaprabhu.  Sivananda took charge of paying the fares and food of the devotees. Wherever they spent the night, they engaged in sankirtana.

One year Sri Sivananda, along with his first son Sri Caitanya dasa, came to Puri.  When Mahaprabhu asked Sivananda why he named the boy as such, Sivananda replied that he had been inspired from within.  One day, by his father's instruction, Caitanya
dasa invited Mahaprabhu to their house for prasada.  Mahaprabhu accepted the invitation and when He came to their house, Sivananda and his wife showed Him great respect and offered Him various types of food.  Being very pleased the Lord said, "Today
Caitanya dasa invited me." Caitanya dasa then placed various items such as curd, lemon, ginger, fry, salt, etc. in front of Mahaprabhu, who happily said, "This boy knows my mind, therefore I am very satisfied with his service."  With those words Maha
prabhu began eating with great pleasure and after finishing He gave the food left on His plate to Caitanya dasa.

After spending four months in the Lord's association, the devotees from Bengal were preparing to leave when Mahaprabhu told Sivananda that he should name his next son Puri dasa. Sivananda became very happy and with the blessings of Mahaprabhu, return
ed to Gauda.  After a few months a son was born and the astrologer gave him the name Paramananda.

The next year Sivananda and the devotees visited Puri. As usual Sivananda arranged for their boarding and food and the devotees eventually arrived in the presence of the Lord. Along with the devotees, Sivananda happily participated in singing and dan
cing before the Ratha of Sri Jagannatha Deva.

One day Sivananda and his wife came to Mahaprabhu and the little child fell down at the lotus feet of Mahaprabhu and fixed his eyes on the reddish feet of the Lord.  A bit amused, Mahaprabhu gently placed His toe in front of the little boy, who began
 to such the toe with great pleasure.  The devotees present were filled with joy and began chanting the holy name. This child later became the poet Kavi Karnapura Gosvami.

100.SIVARAMA CAKRAVARTI:

He was a disciple of Narottama Thakura.  First he was a dacoit in the gang led by Cand Raya, but later became a devout Vaisnava by the grace of Narottama Thakura.
101.SIVARAMA DASA:

He was a disciple of Narottama Thakura.  He may have been a Vaisnava poet.  (Premavilasa 19, Narottamavilasa 12)

102.SRI:

She was the wife of Advaita Prabhu.  In her past incarnation she was Yogamaya.  (GGD. 86)

103.SRICANDANA:

He was a disciple of Rasikananda prabhu.  (Rasikamangala Pascima 14.136)

104.SRICARANA:

He was a disciple of Rasikananda prabhu.  (Rasikamangala Pascima 14.108)

105.SRIDASA:

He was a disciple of Srinivasa Acarya and belonged to Sripata Kancanagadia (BRK. 12.19, 10.47).  Sridasa, Gokulananda and other devotees taught Bhaktisastra to the devotees and students of Srinivasa Acarya.  Sridasa's father was Haridasa Acarya, a no
ted resident of Vrndavana. Gokulananda was Sridasa's brother.  When Srinivasa Acarya was about to depart from Vrndavana for Gauda, Haridasacarya requested him to give spiritual initiation to his two sons. On the occasion of the disappearance celebrat
ion of Haridasa Acarya, his two sons accepted spiritual initiation in the presence of numerous devotees.  (See Karnananda)

106.SRIDASA MAHASOWARA:

He was the chief cook at the Jagannatha Puri temple. Kavikarnapura describes him as "Nisargabhakta"  (Caitanya Candrodayanatakam ed. Ramacandra Misra, Varanasi Caukhamba Sanskrit Series office 1366, Chapter 8, P. 258).  He was introduced to Lord Cait
anya by Sarvabhauma (CC. 2.10). Krsnadasa Kaviraja refers to him as "Jagannatha Mahasuara". He was a great devotee of Lord Jagannatha in Puri.

107.SRIDHARA:

He belonged to the sakha of Lord Nityananda (CC. 1.11.48).

108.SRIDHARA/SRIDHARA PANDITA/KHOLAVECA SRIDHARA:

(See file SRIDPAN.DOC)

109.SRIDHARA BRAHMACARI:

He belonged to the sakha of Gadadhara Pandita (CC. 1.12.79).  In his past incarnation he was Candralatika (GGD. 194, 199, Sakhanirnayamrta 5).

110.SRIDHARA SVAMI:

Several popular stories and traditions exist in association with the name of Sridhara Svami.  Some hold that he was from a brahmana caste in Gujarat or Maharastra (Bhaktamala 12), while some refer to him as a sannyasi belonging to the Advaita school
of philosophy (See introduction by Rajendranath Ghosh in Advaitasiddhi).  From Sridhara Svami's writings, however, it is clear that he was an ekadandi sannyasi of the Kevala Advaita-vadi sampradaya in Kasi (See the mangalacarana section of Atmaprakas
a tika 1.1.). He took up the task of modifying the Advaitavadi sampradaya (Bhavarthadipika 10.87, Mangalacarana 3)

Sridhara Svami was a worshiper of Nrsimha and his guru was Paramananda (Atmaprakasa tika 1.2).  The following are the titles of his works:

1.Commentary on the Bhagavad-gita called Suvodhini
2.Commentary on the Visnupurana titled Atmaprakasa
3.Commentary on Sanatsujatiya titled Balabodhini
4.Commentary on Bhagavatam titled Bhavarthadipika
5.Gitasaratika-Brahmasamvodhini (ms. no. 425, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona)
6.Vrajavihara Kavya; published in the compilation edited by Jivananda Vidyasagar
7.Slokas composed by him and included in Padyavali no. 15, 28, 43

Sridhara Svami's commentary on Srimad Bhagavatam (written between 1350 A.D. and 1450 A.D.) was approved by Lord Caitanya, who instructed others to write in harmony with Sridhara's commentary (CC. 3.7.129, 131).  Consequently both Sanatana Gosvami and
 Jiva Gosvami wrote according to Sridhara Swami's commentary.

At the request of his sampradaya, Sridhara wrote the Bhavarthadipika tika of Srimad Bhagavatam with Vedantabhasya, following loyally the earlier traditions.  In this tika 1.1.2 Sridhara upheld the eternal character of bhakta, bhakti, sastra and jiva
in support of Bhedabhedavada and the reality of the world.  While interpreting the concept of "projjit-kaitava" he refuted the pseudo-Buddhist views or the Kevaladvaitavada.  Sridhara cited evidence only from Sarvajnasukta 1.7.6 and 3.12.2 of Visnusv
ami out of the foremost four Sattvata (Vaisnava) Acaryas.  Sridhara Svami's other arguments are held as follows:

1.Visnupuranera tika:

6.16.13--Suddhadvaita has been analyzed in refuting
     Kevaladvaita.

2.Bhagavatam tika:

10.14.28-39--the eternal existence of Bhakti, Bhagavan and Bhakta

3.25.32--Relevance of mukti

10.87.31--Divine element in animate, inanimate, illusory objects

10.87.21--Denouncement of Nirbhedamukti and establishment of the eternal existence of sravana kirtana, etc, aspects of Bhakti.

Though Mayavadis hold Nirvisesa Brahman as Paratattva (Bhagavad-gita 14.27), Sridhara Svami upheld the eternal existence of the Deity, etc. in contrast to the Advaitavadis who do not acknowledge the eternal existence of the name, form, qualities, abo
de, associates (Bhavarthadipika 8.6.7-9, 10.87.2)

What deserves special mention here is that in the tika of Visnupurana in interpretation of the word "Acintya" he has highlighted the seed of Acintybhedabhedavada while explaining the root of the word with evidence.  (See Bhavarthadipika tika 11.22.10
; Bhagavad-gita 13.16)

111.SRIGARBHA:

A close associate of Lord Gauranga who accompanied the Lord during the performance of kirtana (CBh. 2.8.115, 2.9.5). In his past incarnation he was Mahapadmanidhi (GGD. 120-123, Vaisnava Vandana of Jiva 103, Devakinandana 31, and Vrndavanadasa 35).

112.SRIHARI ACARYA:

He belonged to the sakha of Gadadhara (CC. 1.12.84).  In Vrajalila he was born as Kalaksi (GGD. 196, 207, Sakhanirnayamrta 33, Caitanya Mangala of Jayananda 83)

113.SRIHARI PANDITA:
He is mentioned in Jayananda's Caitanyamangala P. 73.

114.SRIHARICARANA:

He belonged to the spiritual lineage of Advaita Prabhu (CC. 1.12.64).

115.SRIHARSA:

He belonged to the sakha of Gadadhara (CC. 1.12.85).  In his past incarnation he was Sukesini (GGD. 194, 201, Namamrtasamudra 129, Sakhanirnayamrta 25).
 
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