Krishna das Babaji

This article is not about the Krishna dasa Babaji of Ranabadi who died in 1865, nor the one of Navadvipa who died in 1919, nor the one of Radhakund who died in 1998.

Kṛṣṇa dāsa Bābājī Mahārāja (18th century), often Romanized Krishna das Babaji or similar, was a Vaishnava guru from Govardhana. His birth name is Batakṛṣṇa Kanango, and he is popularly known as Siddha Baba of Govardhana.

His father was Sanatana Kanango, of kanana caste. His mother was Jari, daughter of Mangaraja. He was taught bhajan by Vaishnava Carana dasa Babaji, from the lineage of Narottama Dasa.

He initiated Jagadananda Goswami and Madhusudana dasa Babaji. A festival is held on April 25 to commemorate his disappearance.

External links

• http://www.stephen-knapp.com/akincana_krishna_dasa_babaji_maharaja.htm
• https://archive.org/details/govardhana-siddha-baba-2005
• http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8547310771098760980
• Biographies of 1000 Vaishnavas