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((Short description | Indian Gaudiya Vaishnava acharya: Baladeva Vidyabhushana))
((More citations needed|date=April 2018))'''Baladeva Vidyabhushana''' (also written ((IAST|Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa))) (((circa)) 1700 – 1793 AD) was an Indian [[Gaudiya Vaishnavism|Gaudiya Vaishnava]] [[acharya]] (religious teacher). Despite being renowned all over the world as the Gaudiya Vedanta Acarya, the scarcity of available authentic bio data has led misinformed authors to spread incorrect information about his life incidents. Early tradition and manuscripts point out that he was born in Utkala, or the present day [[Odisha]]. Yet there is no known historical evidence regarding either his exact birthplace or date, nor any reference to it in his works. Some believe that he was born in a village near [[Remuna]], [[Balasore]], where the famous temple of [[Khirachora Gopinatha Temple|Khirachora Gopinatha]] is located.<ref>((Cite web|url=http://gaudiyahistory.iskcondesiretree.com/srila-baladeva-vidyabhushana-2/|title=Srila Baladeva Vidyabhushana – Biography ((!)) Gaudiya History|website=gaudiyahistory.iskcondesiretree.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-27))</ref><ref>((Cite book |last=Orissa (India) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NjVuAAAAMAAJ |title=Orissa District Gazetteers: Baleshwar |date=1966 |publisher=Superintendent, Orissa Government Press |page=615 |language=en))</ref><ref name=":0">((Cite web |title=Baladeva Vidyabhusana ((!)) Gaudiya History |url=https://gaudiyahistory.iskcondesiretree.com/sri-baladeva-vidyabhusana/ |access-date=2023-07-02 |website=gaudiyahistory.iskcondesiretree.com))</ref><ref name=":1">((Cite book |last1=Dasgupta |first1=Surendranath |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=72k2wWrna-kC |title=A History of Indian Philosophy: Volume 4 |last2=Dasgupta |date=1922 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-04781-4 |page=438 |language=en))</ref><ref>((Cite book |last=Mahanidhi |first=Swami |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bpLXAAAAMAAJ |title=The Gaudiya Vaisnava Samadhis in Vrndavana |date=1993 |publisher=Mahanidhi Swami |page=62 |language=en))</ref><ref>((Cite book |last=BANERJEE |first=P. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hvCSDwAAQBAJ |title=THE LIFE OF KRISHNA IN INDIAN ART |publisher=Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting |isbn=978-81-230-3008-1 |page=78 |language=en))</ref> However, it is not clear what the source of this claim is, since those who defend this view have not presented any evidence to justify it.

Based on mere assumptions, some have recklessly put forth 1768 as the year of his disappearance. While his birth date is unknown, a document preserved at the Jaipur Archives dated the fourteenth day of the Bhadra month of Saṁvat 1850 (nineteenth of September, 1793 AD) describes his ceremony of condolence presided by King [[Pratap Singh of Jaipur]] (ruled 1778-1803 AD). On the basis of this evidence, some believe that it is unrealistic to assume that he was born much before 1700 AD. The earliest documents that mention Vidyabhusana belong to the 1740s.<ref>Burton A.P. (2000), "Temples, Texts, and Taxes: the Bhagavad-gita and the Politico Religious Identity of the Caitanya Sect", PhD thesis, Australian National University, pg. 83</ref>

Also according to oral tradition, at an early age he received a thorough education in grammar, poetry, rhetoric and logic, and went on a pilgrimage to various place in India. Among several misconceptions about his early life is the idea that he accepted ''sannyasa'' in the ''Madhva-Sampradaya.'' Contrary to this idea, there are no records of Vidyabhusana ever using a sannyasa title, nor was he ever referred to by a sannyasa name in any of the multiple period documents pertaining to him and the temples managed by him. Many of Caitanya Mahaprabhu's associates were sannyasis of various traditions and held names such as Puri, Bharati, and Sarasvati. There are no instances of any of his sannyasi followers giving up a sannyasa name, nor is this ethically acceptable either in the Gaudiya or in the Madhva traditions. According to Vidyabhusana's statement at the end of his Siddhanta-ratna, he had been a follower of the Madhva-sampradaya before becoming a follower of the philosophy of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu.  When he visited Jagannatha Puri (Odisha), he met Sri Radha-Damodara Deva, a grand-disciple of Sri Rasikananda Deva, with whom he discussed philosophy. Sri Radha-Damodara Deva explained the conclusions of [[Gaudiya Vaishnava Theology]] as expounded by Sri [[Caitanya Mahaprabhu]]. Moved by those teachings, Baladeva was initiated and began to study the [[Sat-sandarbhas]] of Sri [[Jiva Gosvami]].

In a short time he became experienced in Gaudiya Vaisnava philosophy. With his guru's permission and blessings, he moved to Sri [[Vrindavana]] ([[Vrindavan]]) to study these teachings under Sri [[Visvanatha Chakravarti]] Thakura. Baladeva fully accepted the Gaudiya Vaisnava philosophy and became a powerful exponent of this system.

His most important work is his commentary on the ''[[Brahma Sutras|Brahmasutra]]'', the ''Govinda-bhasya''. He has also written commentaries on the Upanishads and the Gita, among several other works.<ref name=":1" /> His first known work was a commentary on the Vedanta-sutra or Brahma-sutra, entitled Brahma-sutra-karika-bhasya.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.jiva.org/store/Brahma-sutra-karika-bhasyam-ONLY-available-in-USA-and-India-p96818320|title=Store ((!)) Jiva Institute of Vaishnava Studies|website=www.jiva.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-31))</ref> It was composed by Vidyabhusana under the order of King Sawai Jai Singh II (1688-1743 AD), as mentioned at the beginning and the end of the manuscript. The work is not dated, but from the available historical documentation, it can be inferred that it was written between 1730 and 1740 AD. This was the Vedanta commentary that Vidyabhusana wrote very quickly in order to appease the King and the opponents who belittled the Gaudiyas for not having a Brahma-sutra-bhasya. The much more famous Govinda-bhasya was a much later and more elaborate work, and its oldest known manuscript is dated Saṁvat 1815 (1758 AD).

Some claim that Baladeva received the title "Vidyabhusana" from the King or from the Ramanandis. However, the Karika-bhasya manuscript and his other earlier manuscripts are signed "Vidyabhusana." He may have received this title before joining the Gaudiyas, probably when he was a [[Dvaita Vedanta|Tattvavadi]] debater. Another of his earlier works was the Tattva-dipika,<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.jiva.org/store/Tattva-Dipika-p76426644|title=Store ((!)) Jiva Institute of Vaishnava Studies|website=www.jiva.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-31))</ref> also written under the order of Sawai Jai Singh II.

Some misinformed individuals also claim that the Govinda-bhasya was written at Galta, to which there is not the slightest evidence and which makes no sense at all, as according to documentary evidence, even during Sawai Jai Singh II Vidyabhusana was the Mahant of the New Govinda-deva Temple in Vrindavan as well as of his own temple in Jaipur, and the idea that he left his duties in both places to sit down in a temple of another sampradaya to write a commentary is nothing but absurd.

The earliest documents that mention Baladeva Vidyabhusana belong to the 1740s, therefore it is most unlikely that he had any participation in the Amer/Jaipur debates before the 1730s.

Other works include Siddhanta-ratnam (Govinda-bhasya-pithakam),<ref>((cite book |url=https://www.amazon.com/Siddhanta-ratnam-Introduction-Govinda-bhasya-Baladeva-Vidyabhusana-ebook/dp/B07SSF5L1L/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=ratnam&qid=1569167113&sr=8-3 |title = Amazon.com))</ref> Prameya-ratnavali, Siddhanta-darpana, Kavya-kaustubha, Vyakarana-kaumudi, Pada-kaustubha, Isadi-upanisad bhasya, Gitabhusana-bhasya, Sri Visnunama-sahasra-nama-bhasya, Sanksepa-bhagavatamrta- tippani, Tattva-sandarbha-tika, Stava-mala-vibhusana-bhasya, Nataka-candrika-tika, Candraloka-tika, Sahitya-kaumudi, Srimad-Bhagavata-tika (Vaisnavanandini).

==Commentary on Vedanta==
An important story attached to Sri Baladeva concerns his writing of the Vedanta commentary, his first known work. The Vaishnava sect known as [[Ramanandi sect]] allegedly complained that because the Gaudiya Vaisnavas had no commentary on the [[Vedanta Sutra]], they were not qualified to worship the Deity and therefore the worship should be turned over to them. They also objected to the worship of Srimati [[Radharani]] along with Sri [[Krishna]] because they were not authorized anywhere in the [[shastra]]s.

The Ramanandis informed King Sawai Jai Singh II at [[Jaipur]], [[Rajasthan]] who sent word to Vrindavana informing the devotees what had happened. At that time Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti was very aged so in his place, he sent his student, Sri Baladeva. Despite his strong arguments, the scholars in the assembly refused to accept anything other than a direct commentary on the sutra. Having no other recourse, Baladeva promised to present them with one. Sri Baladeva sought solace at Sri [[Govindaji]]'s mandira (temple) in Jaipur. Feeling aggrieved, he informed Sri Govinda of everything that had happened. Legend has it that the Lord came to Sri Baladeva that night in a dream and told him to write the Vedanta sutra. Invigorated, Sri Baladeva began to write, and quickly completed the task.

Impressed with the commentary, the Ramanandis expressed their desire to accept initiation from Sri Baladeva Vidyabhushana. However, he declined their request by stating that among the four authorized sampradayas, the Sri sampradaya was highly respectable and the foremost adherent of Dasya-bhakti (devotion in servitorship).

==In Vrindavan==
Returning from Jaipur to Vrindavana, Sri Baladeva presented the certificate of victory to Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura and narrated the events that had transpired. Cakravartipada bestowed his full blessings on Sri Baladeva. At this time, Sri Baladeva Vidyabhushana began to write a commentary on Srila Jiva Gosvami's Sat-sandarbha.

Sri Vijaya Govinda, residing at Gokulananda Mandira in Vrindavana, is said to have been worshiped by Baladeva Vidyabhushana personally. According to the opinion of some devotees, Sri Baladeva Vidyabhushana installed the large Deities Sri Radha-Syamasundara.

After the departure of Sri Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura Sri Baladeva Vidyabhushana became the next acharya of the Gaudiya Vaisnava sampradaya.

He had two well-known disciples, Sri Uddhava dasa and Sri Nanda Misra.

His samadhi is located on the back side of Sri-Sri-Radha-Shyamsundar Temple, Sevakunj, Vrindavan.

==See also==

* [[Nityananda]]

== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://www.vidyabhusanaproject.blogspot.com Baladeva Vidyabhusana Research Project]
* [https://vidyabhusanaproject.blogspot.com/2014/04/lecture.html Baladeva Vidyabhusana Life and Works]
* [https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22www.vidyabhusanaproject.blogspot.in%22&page=2 Baladeva Vidyabhusana Free PDFs]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070502232736/http://iskcon.com/about/parampara/baladeva_vidyabhusana.html Baladeva Vidyabhusana]

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