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Sarathi Shyama Dasa
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur Prabhupada, (February 6, 1874 – January 1, 1937, was a preacher of Gaudiya Vaishnavism throughout India in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. He was born as Bimal Prasad Dutta in the seaside pilgrimage town of Jagannath Puri, Orissa, India. His father was the Vaishnava scholar Bhaktivinoda Thakur, the first to present the teachings of Chaitanyite Vaishnavism to the English speaking world and was a notable Gaudiya Vaishnava Theologian.
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur Prabhupada was well known for having a fiery preaching spirit and especially acute intellect. By the time he was twenty-five years old, he had acquired an impressive reputation as a scholar of Sanskrit, mathematics, and astronomy. Editing the publication of an ancient astronomical treatise, Surya Siddhanta, won the title Siddhanta Sarasvati in recognition of his scholastic achievements.
One has to understand the secret of his divine birth. His father was praying desperately to Lord Jagannatha to send one who could help him in preaching the message of Lord Chaitanya. His birth and preaching activities were predicted in the Padma Purana long ago.
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur is also the spiritual master of world renowned A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
