Srivasa Thakura (he lived at the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries) - a saint in the Gaudiya Vaisnava, one of the Five Aspects of God (Panita Tattva), considered to be the avatar of the sage Narada, one of the chief promoters of sankirtana and bhaktioga. Described as an example of a perfect devotee of Krsna. Curriculum vitae
He was born in the Brahmin family in Majapura (a replica of his family home is still there today). Until the age of 10 he was cruel, unholy and proud. Then the divine voice said that he was only a year old. From then on, Srivasa decided to dedicate the rest of his life to Krsna. However, God decided to incorporate into his body the soul of the sage Narada and Srivasa's resurrection, to help Krsna's incarnation in the person of Caitanya Mahaprabhu during his mission on Earth. Srivasa is an example of a devotee of God who reconciled the founding of a family with a spiritual mission (his wife was Malini). To him, the first Caitanya has revealed his divine nature, therefore Śrībā is defined as the first adi-bhakta of Caitanya-Gauranga. The family was friendly with the parents of Caitanya, and Malini helped her with his birth. In his youth, Caitanya set up the first sankirtana in the yard of the house of Shriwa. He also praised Siddhartha as his "spiritual father". Srivasa is considered as the founder of the "line of pure devotees of the Supreme Personality of Godhead."
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