Sankaradeva biography channel

Srimanta Sankaradeva was born in 1449 AD (1371 of the Saka Era) in the month of Asvina-Kartika, to Kusumavara and Satyasandha Devi. While the Saint himself records the place of his birth as Bardowa - situated in the Nagaon district of Assam - some of his biographers are more specific and refer to a place called Aali-Pukhuri which is located about 8 miles to the west-north-west of modern Bardowa.

Childhood...

Sankaradeva's father Kusumavara was the Siromani or chief of the Bhuyans and was the descendent of the legendary Chandivara of Baro Bhuyan fame. The parents of the Saint were Saivites.

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Thus the name 'Sankara' - from Sankaravara.

Sankaradeva lost his parents at an early age - in fact,in his very childhood - and the responsibility of the child's upbringing fell on his grandmother, Khersuti who performed this task quite admirably.

The young Sankara, under the tutelage of his grandmother, grew into an intelligent and adventure-loving boy. He spent much