Santa Das Kathiababa

Santa Das Kathiababa
File:Santa Das Kathiababa in 1906.jpg Santa Das Kathiababa at Vrindavan
Personal
Born	Tarakishore Sharma Chowdhury (1859-06-10)10 June 1859 Sylhet, Habiganj, Bamai, Bangladesh.
Died	8 November 1935(1935-11-08) (aged 76) Kathiababa ka sthan, Gurukul Road, Vrindavan.
Religion	Hinduism
Nationality	Indian
Parents	Shri Harkishore Chowdhury (father) Srigirijasundari Devi (mother)
Religious career
Guru	Ramdas Kathiababa
Website	srikathiababa.org

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Santa Das Kathiababa (10 June 1859 – 1935; pre-ashram name Tarakishore Sharma Chowdhury) was a Hindu monk Nimbarka Sampradaya who is the former prime minister of the present Prayag Kumbh Mela. A yogi and monk of the order of Ramdas Kathiababa, the first mahant of Bengal, he was a philosopher, writer and 18th-century Hindu guru.

Quotation

Katharatna Malika

"Goddesses like Kali, Durga etc. bowed down as Narayani. Vaishnava's Ishta Vishnu is all-pervading. Goddess Kali is not different from him. All manifest forms are forms of Vishnu. All will be punished with this wisdom. Goddess Kalika herself is Visvodari, what is her food? He is capable, therefore he has no problem in taking flesh and blood. Vaishnavas will not despise him because he eats meat. You can take prasad of other fruits.

Don't forget to chant Nitya Bhagwat Naam. Be that as it may, chant the mantra every day. In that all your wrongdoings will be destroyed"

Early life

Tara Kishore Chowdhury's father, Zamindar Harkishore Chowdhury, was a prominent zamindar of Habiganj in Greater Sylhet. 7-year-old Tara Kishore Chowdhury was admitted to an English school built by the zamindar's father, Harkishore Chowdhury. At an early age, the motherless teenager used to listen to the stories of Ramayana, Mahabharata and Puranas from his grandmother every evening and his love for scriptures was evident from childhood. After completing his primary education, Kishore Chowdhury secured the first position in the entire Assam province in the entrance examination in 1874 from the Sylhet Government High School. The British Government awarded him the gold medal. 20 rupees scholarship from Assam government for good result in entrance exam. Later Tarakishore Chowdhury joined Calcutta Presidency College for higher education. From there he passed BA in first class. Graduated from Calcutta University in 1885 with an MA in Philosophy and a degree in Law. In 1885 he returned to his native Sylhet

Innings

Joined the Sylhet Bar to practice law. After staying in Sylhet for four years, he returned to Kolkata. Joined Kolkata High Court to practice law. His fame spread in Kolkata High Court. After Sir Rasbihari Ghosh the best lawyer of the Kolkata High Court, lawyer Tarakishore Chowdhury's place was. Narayan's daily service was held at the Calcutta home. Needy students and other relatives of Sylhet district used to get shelter in his house. He used to arrange employment, business, lodging, tuition for the people of Sylhet district in Kolkata city.

Asceticism

On August 24, 1894, he went to Vrindavan with his wife and returned from there to devote himself to religious work. On June 12, 1897, he established Jandi in Vrindavan. Tara Kishore Chowdhury wrote many scriptures. In 1912, the British Government appointed him as Attorney General of Calcutta High Court He is the first Bengali Attorney General of Calcutta High Court. He used to send all the money he received to Vrindavan.

Monasticism

Appointed as Judge of Calcutta High Court in August 1915. He did not join the post of judge. In 1915, he abandoned the profession of thirty years of advocacy and left for Vrindavan. He donated all the houses and wealth of the city of Calcutta to the people. Many debtors pay off their debts. From Calcutta city to Vrindavan the train fare was not even.

End of life

Janmabhoomi donated all his properties to temples and schools and colleges in Habiganj, Bangladesh. After becoming a monk in Vrindavan, his name was Santadas Babaji. After Maharaj came to Vrindavan, no one ever saw him sleep, he was always in a state of meditation. He died on November 8, 1935

External links

• Media related to [[commons:|]] at Wikimedia Commons
• Baba Charitable Trust Vrindavan Video on YouTube

Reference

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