DEVOTEE SHANKARA DEVA
Although
Shankara Deva is not associated with the city of Puri specifically, he was a
very sincere devotee of
Sri Jagannatha and he introduced the celebration of
Ratha Yatra in the village of Satrusala on the border
between Bengala and
Assam, where he lived.
Shankara
Deva was born on Vijaya Dasami in 1449, at Baradua in Assam. His father was
Kusumabare and his mother was Satyasandha. At the age of 31 he received the
visit of Jagadisha Mishra from Varanasi, who asked him to teach him the
Bhavartha Dipika by Sridhara Svami. He wrote Oresa Varnana, a collection of 21
songs in Assamese language. His preaching comprised the necessity of
association with genuine devotees (satsanga), congregational chanting of the
Holy Name (sankirtana) and the recitation of Srimad Bhagavata Purana (bhagavata
patha). While in Assam, he initiated the king Nara Narayana as his disciple.
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