History of Indian Philosophy

SR No.: 007593
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Surendranath Dasgupta
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Year: 1922
Total Pages: 2517
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 125 MB

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394 Caitanya and his Followers
(CH. Mr Stirling, in his History of Orissa (published in 1891), says of him that he had marched with his army to Rameswaram and took the famous city of Vijayanagara; he had also fought the Mahomedans and prevented them from attacking Puri. Caitanya's activities in Puri date principally between 1516 and 1533. Rāmānanda Ray was a minister of Pratāparudra, and at his intercession Caitanya came into contact with Pratāparudra, who became one of his followers. The influence of Caitanya together with the conversion of Pratäparudra produced a great impression upon the people of Orissa, and this led to the spread of Vaişņavism and the collapse of Buddhism there in a very marked manner.
During the time of Caitanya, Hussain Shaha was the Nawab of Gaur. Two Brahmins, converted into Islam and having the Mahomedan names Sakar Malik and Dabir Khas, were his two high officers; they had seen Caitanya at Ramkeli and had been greatly influenced by him. Later in their lives they were known as Sanātana and Rūpa; they distributed their riches to the poor and became ascetics. Rūpa is said to have met Caitanya at Benares, where he received instruction from him; he wrote many Sanskrit works of great value, e.g., Lalita-mādhava, Vidagdhamādhava, Ujjvalanilamaņi, Utkalikā-vallari (written in 1550), Uddhava-dūta, Upadeśāmsta, Kārpanya-puñjikā, Gangāştaka, Govindavirudāvali, Gaurāngakalpataru, Caitanyāștaka, Dāna-keli-kaumudi, Nātakacandrikā, Padyāvali, Paramārtha-sandarbha, Prīti-sandarbha, Premendu-sāgara, Mathurū-mahimā, Mukundamuktā-ratnāvalī-stotratikā, Yūmunāsțaka, Rasāmsta, Vilāpa-kusumāñjali, Brajavilāsastava, Sikşādaśaka, Samkṣepa Bhāgavatūmyta, Sadhana-paddhati, Stavamālā, Hamsa-dūta-kāvya, Harināmāmsta-vyākarana, Harekrsna-mahāmantrārtha-nirūpaņa, Chando'stādaśaka.
Sanātana wrote the following works: Ujjvala-rasa-kanā, Ujjvalanilamani-tīkā, Bhakti-bindu, Bhakti-sandarbha, Bhāgavata-kramasandurbha, Bhāgavātamặta, Yoga-śataka-vyākhyāna, Vişnu-toșiņā, Haribhakti-vilāsa, Bhakti-rasāmặta-sindhu. Sanātana had been put in prison by Hussain Shah when he heard that he was thinking of leaving him, but Sanātana bribed the gaoler, who set him at liberty. He at once crossed the Ganges and took the ascetic life; he went to Mathurā to meet his brother Rūpa, and returned to Puri to meet Caitanya. After staying some months in Puri, he went to Bệndāvana. In the meanwhile Rūpa had also gone to Puri and he also