Srila Bilvamangala Thakura
Life & Pastimes
Renowned poet-saint whose heart was completely captured by the youthful beauty and playful mischief of child Krishna. Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu personally hand-copied his Sri Krsna-karnamrta in South India and cherished it in Puri.
Teachings & Siddhanta
Exemplified spontaneous, ecstatic attachment (raga-marga) where the devotee yearns exclusively for the visual and auditory darshana of Sri Krishna in the groves of Vrindavan.
Major Canonical Works
- Sri Krsna-karnamrta (Nectar to the Ears of Krishna)
- Govinda Damodara Stotra
- Bilvamangala-stava
Observances in the Vaishnava Calendar: Appearance on Bilvamangala Thakura -- Disappearance · Disappearance on Bilvamangala Thakura -- Disappearance