Srivasa Pandita
A Comprehensive Guide to Śrī Vṛndāvana Dhāma
Overview
He belonged to the spiritual lineage of Lord Caitanya and was one of the Pancatattva. He is also known by the name "Srinivasa". In his past incarnation he was Narada Muni .
He was born at Srihatta. The kirtana-vilasa of Lord Gauranga was held at the house of Srivasa . There the Lord remained in a state of ecstatic trance for twenty-one hours, and all of the devotees witnessed His extraordinary pastimes. The following are references to the Lord's pastimes with Srivasa:
CC. 1.17.38-59 Incident with Gopala Capala CC. 1.1.147 Srivasa's dead son speaks CBh. 1.11.56 Skeptics feel irritated when the four brothers of Srivasa participate in kirtana CC. 2.13.92-95 Haricandana slapped in front of the chariot CC. 1.15.5 Lord Gauranga's daily dancing sessions in the house of Srivasa CC. 1.10.8-10 Srivasa migrates to Kumarahatta Dhyanacandra Gosvami's Paddhati 53,72 Dhyanamantra and Gayatri of Srivasa Pandita
According to Premavilasa 23, Vaidika brahmana Jaladhara Pandita of Srihatta lived with his family at Navadvipa. He had five sons namely, Nalina, Srivasa, Srirama, Sripati and Srinidhi (alias Srikanta). They had a residence at Kumarahatta and Navadvipa (Vaisnava Vandana of Jiva 81, Devakinandana 17, Vrndavanadasa 24)
Sri Vrndavana dasa has given a beautiful description of Srivasa in his Caitanya Bhagavat.
Srivasa, Srirama, Sripati and Srinidhi were four brothers. They were born in Srihatta, but later moved to Navadvipa on the bank of the Ganges. The four brothers regularly visited the house of Advaita Acarya where they chanted the holy name of the Lord and listened to discourses on Srimad Bhagavatam. They were also very intimately associated with Sri Jagannatha Misra. Amongst the four brothers, Srivasa Pandita was the foremost. Because he was a greatly exalted devotee, he could understand that Sri Krsna would be born in the house of Sri Jagannatha Misra. Malini devi, the wife of Srivasa, was very friendly with Saci devi and tried to satisfy her in every way.
At that time the Vaisnavas were acutely aware of the miserable effects of the age of Kali-yuga. Thus, in great anxiety they sorrowfully prayed for the mercy of the Supreme Lord. In answer to the prayers of His devotees, the Lord appeared in the house of Jagannatha MIsra in 1407 A.D. on the full-moon night in the month of Falguna.
At that moment the atmosphere was filled with the loud chanting of the holy name of Krsna, and innumerable auspicious omens were visible. Although living in Santipura, Advaita Acarya could understand that Sri Hari had come to the world, thus Srivasa and the other devotees became aware of this confidential knowledge. Sri Malini devi, wife of Srivasa, went to assist her dear friend Saci mata after the birth of her son.
Srivasa Pandita also visited the house of Sri Jagannatha Misra and dropped hints regarding the extraordinary nature of their divine child.
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