Kesava Bharati
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Sri Kesava Bharati was a member of the Sankarite renunciate order.
He bestowed sannyasa
on Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
when the latter requested it.
In the Sri-Gaura-Ganoddesa-dipika of Kavi-karnapura, Kesava Bharati is listed as the reincarnation
of Sandipani Muni.
He bestowed sannyasa
Sannyasa
Sannyasa is the order of life of the renouncer within the Hindu scheme of āśramas, or life stages. It is considered the topmost and final stage of the ashram systems and is traditionally taken by men or women at or beyond the age of fifty years old or by young monks who wish to renounce worldly...
on Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was a Vaishnava saint and social reformer in eastern India in the 16th century, believed by followers of Gaudiya Vaishnavism to be the full incarnation of Lord Krishna...
when the latter requested it.
In the Sri-Gaura-Ganoddesa-dipika of Kavi-karnapura, Kesava Bharati is listed as the reincarnation
Reincarnation
Reincarnation best describes the concept where the soul or spirit, after the death of the body, is believed to return to live in a new human body, or, in some traditions, either as a human being, animal or plant...
of Sandipani Muni.