Translated by Prof William L. Smith[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…
[Adapted from https://atributetosankaradeva.org with thanks] 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 Subarna kundala jena nahike antara Tumi pashu-pakshi surasura…
by Dr. Sanjib Kumar BorkakotiSrimanta 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…
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…
Dr Sanjib Kumar BorkakotiArt is a way of expressing one’s ideas in aesthetically appealing forms. These include sculptures, paintings, masks, carvings, murals, illustrations etc. It was therefore quite natural that Srimanta Sankaradeva, the father of Assamese literature and culture used…
Dr Pona Mahanta The history of regular Assamese drama and theatre began with Srimanta Sankaradeva (1449-1568 AD). He wrote and produced plays nearly five centuries ago when classical Sanskrit drama was at a low ebb and when Shakespeare was not…
by Dr Sanjib Kumar Borkakoti The North East India was known for different ethnic conflicts when Srimanta Sankaradeva was born here in the fifteenth century. Those ethnic groups were Karbi, Ahom, Kachari, Chutiya, Naga, Manipuri…
Srimanta Sankaradeva founded a distinct and new philosophy, which had some unique characteristics. He founded a new Vaishnavite order within the Sanatana Dharma or Hinduism. The present author has named this philosophy as Vivartanavâda as it facilitates the elevation of the…