(comprehensive), The Thousand Holy Names of ... - Mandhata Global

Çré Viñëusahasranäma
Lord Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu, the originator of this lineage,
is none other than Kåñëa Himself incarnating in the mood of
His greatest devotee Çrématé Rädhäräëé: çré kåñëa caitanya
rädhä-kåñëa nähi anya. Çréla Svarüpa Dämodara Gosvämé, the
most confidential servant of Çré Caitanya Mahäprabhu, was the
spiritual master of Çréla Rupa Gosvämé. Çréla Raghunätha däsa
Gosvämé is the direct disciple of Çréla Rupa Gosvämé, and his
disciple is Çréla Kåñëadäsa Kaviräja Gosvämé, the author of Çré
Caitanya-caritämåta.
Çréla Kåñëadäsa Kaviräja Gosvämé accepted Çréla Narottama
däsa Öhäkura as his personal disciple. Narottama däsa Öhäkura
was the spiritual master of Çréla Viçvanätha Cakravarté
Öhäkura, who accepted Çréla Baladeva Vidyäbhüñaëa, the
original author of this version of Çré Viñëusahasranäma, as his
disciple. Viçvanätha Cakravarté Öhäkura also accepted Çréla
Jagannätha däsa Bäbäjé, the spiritual master of Çréla
Bhaktivinoda Öhäkura. Bhaktivinoda Öhäkura’s disciple was
Çréla Gaurakiçora däsa Bäbäjé, the spiritual master of Çréla
Bhaktisiddhänta Sarasvaté Gosvämé. Çréla Bhaktisiddhänta
Sarasvaté Gosvämé accepted as his direct disciple His Divine
Grace A.C. Bhaktivedänta Svämé Prabhupäda, the spiritual
master of the compiler of this edition. This edition of Çré
Viñëusahasranäma is therefore presented strictly in accordance
with the siddhänta or spiritual conclusion of the Gauòiya
Vaiñëava sampradäya.
Çréla Baladeva Vidyäbhüñaëa
Çréla Baladeva Vidyäbhüñaëa appeared in a village near the
city of Remunä, Orissa, in the late 1600s. Even though he was
born the son a vaiçya (farmer), in his youth he still received a
very thorough education in Sanskrit, rhetoric, logic and
scripture. In his youth he accepted sannyäsa in the Madhva
sampradäya, and staying in Jagannätha Puré, he quickly
became prominent in intellectual circles. His study of Çréla Jéva
Gosvämé's Sandarbhas made him a follower of Çré Caitanya
Mahäprabhu. He made a pilgrimage to the sacred sites of
Navadvépa, and spent the remainder of his life in Vrëdävana,
studying Çrémad-Bhägavatam and other Vaiñëava scriptures
14