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Sankardeva was born at Alipukhuri, near Bordowa in the present district of Nagaon, in the year 1449. He lost his parents early in life and was brought up by his paternal grandmother.
He started schooling at the age of 13 and seemed to have completed it by the age of 17 in 1470. He was a child prodigy who showed his intellectual brilliance at an early age. Soon thereafter he got married. However, three years later his wife passed away leaving behind a daughter whom he married off in 1481. Then he set out on a pilgrimage to North India to seek wisdom and knowledge. In his pilgrimage, he is supposed to have met the famous saint Kabir of North India as well as many sages and wise men. On his return from pilgrimage, Sankardeva married again, and began his second phase of life.
Soon after his return from pilgrimage, Sankardeva got settled in Majuli Island and started preaching his new faith called Bhagavati Vaishnav Dharma. He stood against the meaningless rites and rituals of the day and preached a simple faith to the people. The principal point of his new faith was the “Ek Sharaniya Naama Dharma,” i.e., chanting of the name of one god devotedly.
For him the worship of the idols of numerous gods and goddesses were unnecessary as the same supreme soul exists in all human beings. He taught that devotion, not salvation is the aim of all human life. He also opposed vehemently all class distinctions and man-made social barriers. Ultimate emphasis was placed on singing and reciting of Bhajans.
He started schooling at the age of 13 and seemed to have completed it by the age of 17 in 1470. He was a child prodigy who showed his intellectual brilliance at an early age. Soon thereafter he got married. However, three years later his wife passed away leaving behind a daughter whom he married off in 1481. Then he set out on a pilgrimage to North India to seek wisdom and knowledge. In his pilgrimage, he is supposed to have met the famous saint Kabir of North India as well as many sages and wise men. On his return from pilgrimage, Sankardeva married again, and began his second phase of life.
Soon after his return from pilgrimage, Sankardeva got settled in Majuli Island and started preaching his new faith called Bhagavati Vaishnav Dharma. He stood against the meaningless rites and rituals of the day and preached a simple faith to the people. The principal point of his new faith was the “Ek Sharaniya Naama Dharma,” i.e., chanting of the name of one god devotedly.
For him the worship of the idols of numerous gods and goddesses were unnecessary as the same supreme soul exists in all human beings. He taught that devotion, not salvation is the aim of all human life. He also opposed vehemently all class distinctions and man-made social barriers. Ultimate emphasis was placed on singing and reciting of Bhajans.
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