Gaurakisora Dasa Babaji

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Gaurakisora Dasa Babaji was a revered 19th–20th century Gaudiya Vaishnava saint and ascetic known for his intense renunciation and deep devotion to Krishna.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bhakti yogi ⓘ
Gaudiya Vaishnava saint ⓘ
Hindu ascetic ⓘ
associatedMovement early 20th-century Gaudiya Vaishnava revival ⓘ
associatedWith Mayapur ⓘ
Navadvipa ⓘ
Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s birthplace region ⓘ
centuryActive 19th century ⓘ
20th century ⓘ
commemoratedBy Gaudiya Vaishnava festivals and observances ⓘ
disciplicSuccessionRole diksha-guru of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura ⓘ
emphasized inner purity over social status ⓘ
sincere chanting over external show of religiosity ⓘ
guruOf Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura ⓘ
honorificSuffix Babaji Maharaj ⓘ
knownFor deep devotion to Krishna ⓘ
intense renunciation ⓘ
strict asceticism ⓘ
unconventional behavior ⓘ
legacy example of extreme vairagya (renunciation) ⓘ
inspiration for later Gaudiya Vaishnava renunciants ⓘ
lifestyle itinerant mendicant ⓘ
lifelong celibate ⓘ
philosophicalFocus bhakti to Radha and Krishna ⓘ
personal relationship with Krishna ⓘ
practice bhajan in seclusion ⓘ
constant chanting of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra ⓘ
severe austerities ⓘ
recognizedBy Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition ⓘ
regionActive Bengal ⓘ
Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to: South Asia
rejected institutional prestige ⓘ
material comfort ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
religiousTradition Gaudiya Vaishnavism ⓘ
spiritualIdeal complete dependence on Krishna ⓘ
constant remembrance of the divine names ⓘ
spiritualLineage Brahma–Madhva–Gaudiya Sampradaya ⓘ
linked to: Madhva Sampradaya
teacherOf Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura ⓘ
viewedAs mahabhagavata (exalted devotee) ⓘ
paramahamsa (supremely realized saint) ⓘ
virtue detachment from material possessions ⓘ
humility ⓘ
single-minded devotion ⓘ
worshippedDeity Krishna ⓘ
Radha ⓘ

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Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura → discipleOf → Gaurakisora Dasa Babaji ⓘ