Sankardev
Founder of Baishnav dharma, literary poet
Srimanta Sankardev (শ্ৰীমন্ত শংকৰদেৱ; /ˈsrɪˌmæntəˈsænkərˌdeɪv/, Assamese pronunciation: [sɹimɔntɔ xɔŋkɔɹdew]; 1449–1568) was a 15th–16th century Assamese polymath; a saint-scholar, poet, playwright, dancer, actor, musician, artist social-religious reformer and a figure of importance in the cultural and religious history of Assam, India.
Quotes
edit- For creeds, devotion has bias for none; love for Krishna is meant for everyone.
- quoted in Nani Gopal Mahanta - Citizenship Debate over NRC and CAA_ Assam and the Politics of History (2021, SAGE Publications India)
- In all beings as Hari I dwell; regard everyone as Vishnu in them dwell.
- quoted in Nani Gopal Mahanta - Citizenship Debate over NRC and CAA_ Assam and the Politics of History (2021, SAGE Publications India)
- When on me devotion do women and folks flippant shower, then know they are in wisdom’s bower.
- quoted in Nani Gopal Mahanta - Citizenship Debate over NRC and CAA_ Assam and the Politics of History (2021, SAGE Publications India)
