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Shri Chakradhar Swami | |
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| Born | Haripaladeva 1194, Marathi Vishwakosh, (born of Marathi Language) |
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| Known for | Expounded Mahanubhav |
| Honors | Sarvajna (Omniscient), Ishvara (God) |
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| Religion | Hinduism |
| Philosophy | Mahanubhav, Parmeshwar Bhakti |
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Chakradhara (Marathi: चक्रधर), also known as Sarvajna Shri Chakradhar Swami or Kunwar Haripaladeva[1] was an Indian Hindu saint and philosopher, who was the founder of Mahanubhava sect of Krishnaism. Shri Chakradhara advocated worship of the god Krishna and preached a distinct philosophy based on Bhakti. He was an exponent of the Dvaita philosophy within Hinduism.
Shri Chakradhara did not recognize caste distinctions, and distinguished only between the householder and recluses.[2] Some sources claim that Chakrapani Prabhu and Govinda Prabhu as the originators of Mahanubhava doctrine and Chakradhara as the first apostle who systematized Mahanubhava as a school of Bhakti philosophy.[3] Shri Chakradhara is considered as an avatar of Krishna by his disciples. his incarnation day is observed on the Tithi of Bhadrapada Shukla Dwitiya.
- ^ Shankar Gopal Tupule. A History of Indian Literature, Vol. 9, Part 4. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, 1979. p. 316
- ^ Shripad Dattatraya Kulkarni (1992). The Struggle for Hindu Supremacy. Shri Bhagavan Vedavyasa Itihasa Samshodhana Mandira. p. 63. ISBN 9788190011358.
Chakradhar Swami was against the use of Sanskrita even in religious rituals. He advocated worship of lord Krishna. He did not recognize caste distinctions, and like Buddha had only two others viz the householder and recluses.
- ^ R. C. Dhere, Chakrapani, Vishwakarma Sahityalay, 1977, pp. 211-213