Madhavdev (Assamese: শৠৰী শৠৰী মাধৱদেৱ;
1489â€"1596) (Pron: ˈʃrɪ ˈʃrɪ ˈmÉ':dÉ™bËŒdeɪv) is an important
preceptor of the Ekasarana Dharma known for his loyalty to his guru,
Srimanta Sankardev as well as his artistic brilliance. Initially a
sakta worshipper, he was converted to Ekasarana Dharma by Sankardev
and became his most prominent disciple. He became the religious as
well as artistic successor of Sankardeva after the latter's death in
1568. He is known particularly for his book of hymns, the Naam Ghosa,
as well as a large selection of songs called Borgeets.Madhavdev was
born in May 1489 at Baligrama in Lakhimpur District of Assam to
Govindagiri Bhuyan and Manorama.[1] Govindagiri was a descendant of
Hari Bhuyan one of the Bhuyan's who accompanied Candivara (Sankardev's
forefather) in the 14th century as part of an exchange between
Dharmanarayana of Gauda and Durlabhnarayan of Kamarupa-Kamata.
Govindagiri became a Majinder at Banduka, (in Rangpur District, in
present-day Bangladesh) and established his family (wife and a son)
there. On the death of his wife, he migrated to Bardowa Nagaon
District, present-day Assam, and married Manorama of the Baro-Bhuyan
clan. But due to warfare between the Bara Bhuyans and the Kacharis he
became homeless and Harasinga Bora, an officer of the Chutia kingdom,
gave him shelter at Letekupukhuri where Madhavdev was born. Harisinga
Bora arranged for Madhavdev's early education at Narayanpur.A famine
induced the family to move again, and the family was given shelter by
a boatman named Ghagari Maji at Habung, a place near Dhakuakhana in
Lakhimpur district. Here Madhabdev's sister Urvasi was born. After
about 10 years at Habung, the family rowed down the Brahmaputra river
to Rauta-Tembuwani (present-day Bordowa), where Urvasi was married off
to Gayapani, a Bhuyan. Soon after, Madhabdev accompanied his father
back to Banduka (leaving behind his mother with his sister and
brother-in-law), where he continued his education under a teacher
named Rajendra Adhyapak. Here, Madhabdev became well versed in the
Tantras, Tarka-shastra, Purana and other literature associated with
Saktism. Soon after, his father Govindagiri died.
1489â€"1596) (Pron: ˈʃrɪ ˈʃrɪ ˈmÉ':dÉ™bËŒdeɪv) is an important
preceptor of the Ekasarana Dharma known for his loyalty to his guru,
Srimanta Sankardev as well as his artistic brilliance. Initially a
sakta worshipper, he was converted to Ekasarana Dharma by Sankardev
and became his most prominent disciple. He became the religious as
well as artistic successor of Sankardeva after the latter's death in
1568. He is known particularly for his book of hymns, the Naam Ghosa,
as well as a large selection of songs called Borgeets.Madhavdev was
born in May 1489 at Baligrama in Lakhimpur District of Assam to
Govindagiri Bhuyan and Manorama.[1] Govindagiri was a descendant of
Hari Bhuyan one of the Bhuyan's who accompanied Candivara (Sankardev's
forefather) in the 14th century as part of an exchange between
Dharmanarayana of Gauda and Durlabhnarayan of Kamarupa-Kamata.
Govindagiri became a Majinder at Banduka, (in Rangpur District, in
present-day Bangladesh) and established his family (wife and a son)
there. On the death of his wife, he migrated to Bardowa Nagaon
District, present-day Assam, and married Manorama of the Baro-Bhuyan
clan. But due to warfare between the Bara Bhuyans and the Kacharis he
became homeless and Harasinga Bora, an officer of the Chutia kingdom,
gave him shelter at Letekupukhuri where Madhavdev was born. Harisinga
Bora arranged for Madhavdev's early education at Narayanpur.A famine
induced the family to move again, and the family was given shelter by
a boatman named Ghagari Maji at Habung, a place near Dhakuakhana in
Lakhimpur district. Here Madhabdev's sister Urvasi was born. After
about 10 years at Habung, the family rowed down the Brahmaputra river
to Rauta-Tembuwani (present-day Bordowa), where Urvasi was married off
to Gayapani, a Bhuyan. Soon after, Madhabdev accompanied his father
back to Banduka (leaving behind his mother with his sister and
brother-in-law), where he continued his education under a teacher
named Rajendra Adhyapak. Here, Madhabdev became well versed in the
Tantras, Tarka-shastra, Purana and other literature associated with
Saktism. Soon after, his father Govindagiri died.
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