Śrīmad Bhaktivinoda Carita

Śrīmad Bhaktivinoda Carita (‘The Life of Śrīmad Bhaktivinoda’) is an unfinished Bengali poem composed by Śrīla Kṛṣṇa Dāsa Bābājī, a direct disciple of Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura.
He was born in Jessore, East Bengal, in 1887, into a vaiśya family and was given the name Indra-candra. In his early childhood, his father suddenly renounced home, accepted sannyāsa, and departed for Rishikesh. Though still a boy, Indra-candra took full responsibility for maintaining his mother and two younger brothers.
Yearning to understand the true path of dharma, he set out on foot for Śrī Navadvīpa-dhāma, where he was blessed with the association of Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura. The Ṭhākura soon bestowed upon him hari-nāma and pañcarātrika-dīkṣā, and not long thereafter awarded him bābājī-veśa. Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dāsa Bābājī rendered continuous and intimate personal service to his revered gurudeva.
In 1915, just a year after Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura entered the eternal pastimes of Śrī Śrī Rādhā-Govinda, Śrīla Kṛṣṇa Dāsa Bābājī also departed from this world, at the young age of twenty-eight. His samādhi lies beside that of Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura at Svānanda-sukhada-kuñja in Godrumadvīpa. Not only was he deeply beloved by Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura, but also by his entire family – especially by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura and his disciples.
Before his departure, Śrīla Kṛṣṇa Dāsa Bābājī composed Śrīmad Bhaktivinda Carita, a poetic Bengali biography of Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura. He was able to complete seven chapters before leaving this world.

The translated chapters will be posted as they become available.