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[Reproduced from https://atributetosankaradeva.org with thanks]
Hail Krishna, Vishnu Achyuta, the Supreme Lord.
Mounted on the shoulders of Garuda, he struck down his
enemy.
In his joyful lila the son of Devaki
carried off the parijata flower for the sake of his beloved.
Victory to Krishna.... more
Translated by Dr. Satyendranath Sarma
[Reproduced from https://atributetosankaradeva.org with thanks]
A complete translation of the above named play, minus its verse portions which are meant to be sung in appropriate rāgas, is given below. The verse portions are metrical renderings of the prose dialogue and Sutradhāra’s commentaries.... more
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Jaya Guru Sankara / sarva-gunākara /
yākeri nāhike upām:
Tohāri caranaka / renu satakoti /
bāreka karoho pranām.... more
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Chapter
'Haramohana' (2nd Kirttana)
Pada
Namo Namo Madhava vidhira vidhidata
Tumi Jagatara gati-mati pita mata
Tumi paramatma jagatara esha eka
Eku bastu nahike tumaka byatireka-9
Tumi karya karana samasta sarasara... more
by Gauri Sankar Borah
Lord Krishna must have been the first to use the word Sarana (lit., shelter) for initiation in Geeta (18/66). But we feel that Srimanta Sankaradeva's use and application of it was quite his own. It is as appropriate as it is unique. ... more
by Dr. Sanjib Kumar Borkakoti
Srimanta Sankaradeva (1449-1568 AD), the patron saint of the Assamese people was a social reformer besides being the founder of a new religious order Eka Sarana Nama Dharma. He used the tool of culture to preach his socio-religious ideology.... more
