Honorific Prefix: | Sri Sri |
Prabhu Jagadbandhu | |
Honorific Suffix: | Sundar |
Religion: | Hinduism |
Birth Date: | 28 April 1871 |
Birth Place: | Murshidabad, Bengal Presidency, British India) |
Death Place: | Sri Angan, Faridpur, British India |
Founder: | Mahanam Sampradaya |
Philosophy: | Bhakti yoga |
Literary Works: | Sangkirtan Padamrta and other kirtan songs |
Prabhu Jagadbandhu was an Indian religious leader from Bengal. He spent much of his life meditating and preaching at the Sri Angan ashram in modern India and Bangladesh. His teachings inspired the founding of a Hindu revival movement in the last decade of the 19th century[1] and, later, the Mahanam Sampradaya, a monastic organisation. His devotees equate him with both Krishna and Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (himself regarded as Krishna incarnate).
Prabhu Jagadbandhu was born on 28 April 1871 in Murshidabad, Bengal Presidency, British India, to the family of a Sanskrit scholar. His birthday, on Sita Navami, is celebrated as Bandhu Navami. He was devout and always sung kirtans to Krishna and Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. He stressed the importance of God as a means of remembering and drawing close to the divine. He urged his followers to follow a life of avoiding temptation.[2]
Prabhu Jagadbandu summarised his teachings:[3]
Prabhu Jagadbandu composed eight books on the worship of God through kirtan: Shrimatisangkirtan, Shrimansangkirtan, Bibidhasabgit (the first three were printed together under the title of Sangkirtan Padamrta), Shrisangkirtan, Padavali, Shrishriharikatha, Chandrapat, Trikal, and Uddharana.
Prabhu Jagatbandhu College in Howrah, West Bengal, India, is named after him.