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rāmadāsa, kavicandra, śrī-gopāladāsa
bhāgavatācārya, ṭhākura sāraṅgadāsa
rāmadāsa, kavicandra, śrī-gopāladāsa
bhāgavatācārya, ṭhākura sāraṅgadāsa

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rāmadāsa—Rāmadāsa; kavicandra—Kavicandra; śrī gopāladāsa—Śrī Gopāla dāsa; bhāgavatācārya—Bhāgavatā Ācārya; ṭhākura sāraṅgadāsa—Ṭhākura Sāraṅga dāsa.

rāmadāsa — Rāmadāsa; kavicandra — Kavicandra; śrī gopāla-dāsa — Śrī Gopāla dāsa; bhāgavata-ācārya — Bhāgavata Ācārya; ṭhākura sāraṅga-dāsa — Ṭhākura Sāraṅga dāsa.

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La septuagésima tercera rama del árbol original fue Rāmadāsa, la septuagésima cuarta fue Kavicandra, la septuagésima quinta fue Śrī Gopāla dāsa, la septuagésima sexta fue Bhāgavata-Ācārya, y la septuagésima séptima fue Ṭhākura Sāraṅga Dāsa.

The seventy-third branch of the original tree was Rāmadāsa, the seventy-fourth was Kavicandra, the seventy-fifth was Śrī Gopāla dāsa, the seventy-sixth was Bhāgavata Ācārya, and the seventy-seventh was Ṭhākura Sāraṅga dāsa.

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Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura escribe en su Anubhâsya: «En el Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā (203) se dice: “Bhāgavata-Ācārya escribió un libro titulado Kṛṣṇa-prema-taraṅgiṇī, y era el devoto más amado de Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu”. Cuando el Señor Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visitó Varāhanagara, ahora un suburbio de Calcuta, estuvo en casa de un brāhmaṇa muy afortunado, que era un gran erudito en literatura bhāgavata. En cuanto este brāhmaṇa vio a Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, comenzó a leer el Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Cuando Mahāprabhu oyó su explicación, en la que exponía el bhakti-yoga, inmediatamente quedó inconsciente en éxtasis. Más tarde, el Señor Caitanya dijo: “No he oído nunca una explicación tan hermosa del Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Por tanto, te nombro Bhāgavata-Ācārya. Tu única obligación es recitar el Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. Tal es Mi instrucción”. Su verdadero nombre era Raghunātha. Su monasterio, que está en Varāhanagara, a unos seis kilómetros al norte de Calcuta, a orillas del Ganges, aún existe, y lo dirigen unos discípulos iniciados del fallecido Śrī Rāmadāsa Bābājī. Pero en la actualidad, no está tan bien organizado como cuando vivía Bābājī Mahārāja.

Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura writes in his Anubhāṣya, “In the Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā (203) it is said, ‘Bhāgavata Ācārya compiled a book entitled Kṛṣṇa-prema-taraṅgiṇī, and he was the most beloved devotee of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu.’ When Lord Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu visited Varāhanagara, now a suburb of Calcutta, He stayed in the house of a most fortunate brāhmaṇa who was a very learned scholar in Bhāgavata literature. As soon as this brāhmaṇa saw Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, he began to read Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. When Mahāprabhu heard his explanation, which expounded bhakti-yoga, He immediately became unconscious in ecstasy. Lord Caitanya later said, ‘I have never heard such a nice explanation of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. I therefore designate you Bhāgavata Ācārya. Your only duty is to recite Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. That is My injunction.’ His real name was Raghunātha. His monastery, which is situated in Varāhanagara, about three and a half miles north of Calcutta on the bank of the Ganges, still exists, and it is managed by the initiated disciples of the late Śrī Rāmadāsa Bābājī. Presently, however, it is not as well managed as in the presence of Bābājī Mahārāja.

«Otro nombre de Ṭhākura Sāraṅga dāsa era Sārṅga Ṭhākura. A veces, también le llamaban Sārṅgapāṇi o Sārṅgadhara. Residía en Navadvīpa, en el barrio llamado Modadruma-dvīpa, y solía adorar al Señor Supremo en un lugar retirado a orillas del Ganges. No estaba aceptando discípulos, pero la Suprema Personalidad de Dios le estaba inspirando desde dentro repetidas veces para que lo hiciera. De manera que una mañana decidió: “Al primero que vea, haré de él mi discípulo”. Al ir a la orilla del Ganges a tomar su baño, vio por casualidad un cadáver que flotaba en el agua, y lo tocó con los pies. Esto hizo que el cuerpo volviese inmediatamente a la vida, y Ṭhākura Sāraṅga dāsa le aceptó como su discípulo. Más tarde, este discípulo se hizo famoso como Ṭhākura Murāri, y su nombre se asocia siempre con el de Śrī Sāraṅga. Su sucesión discipular aún está en la aldea de Śar. Hay un templo en Māmagācchi que se dice haber sido comenzado por Sāraṅga Ṭhākura. Allí, no hace mucho, se erigió un nuevo templo ante un árbol bakula, y ahora lo dirigen los miembros de la Gauḍīya Maṭha. Se dice que la dirección del templo es ahora mucho mejor que antes. En el Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā (172) se afirma que Sārṅga Ṭhākura fue anteriormente una gopī llamada Nāndīmukhī. Algunos devotos dicen que fue anteriormente Prahlāda Mahārāja, pero Śrī Kavi-karṇapūra dice que su padre, Śivānanda Sena, no acepta esa hipótesis.»

“Another name of Ṭhākura Sāraṅga dāsa was Śārṅga Ṭhākura. Sometimes he was also called Śārṅgapāṇi or Śārṅgadhara. He was a resident of Navadvīpa in the neighborhood known as Modadruma-dvīpa, and he used to worship the Supreme Lord in a secluded place on the bank of the Ganges. He was not accepting disciples, but he was repeatedly being inspired from within by the Supreme Personality of Godhead to do so. Thus one morning he decided, ‘Whomever I see I shall make my disciple.’ When he went to the bank of the Ganges to take his bath, by chance he saw a dead body floating in the water, and he touched it with his feet. This immediately brought the body to life, and Ṭhākura Sāraṅga dāsa accepted him as his disciple. This disciple later became famous as Ṭhākura Murāri, and his name is always associated with that of Śrī Sāraṅga. His disciplic succession still inhabits the village of Śar. There is a temple at Māmagāchi that is said to have been started by Sāraṅga Ṭhākura. Not long ago, a new temple building was erected in front of a bakula tree there, and it is now being managed by the members of the Gauḍīya Maṭha. It is said that the management of the temple is now far better than before. In the Gaura-gaṇoddeśa-dīpikā (172) it is stated that Sāraṅga Ṭhākura was formerly a gopī named Nāndīmukhī. Some devotees say that he was formerly Prahlāda Mahārāja, but Śrī Kavi-karṇapūra says that his father, Śivānanda Sena, does not accept this proposition.”