Prabhu Jagadbandhu

Prabhu Jagadbandhu was a religious leader of Bengal. He spent much of his life meditating and preaching in the Sri Angan Ashram in Faridpur District, British India. His teachings inspired the founding of a revival movement within Hinduism in the last decade of the 19th century and later the Mahanam Sampraday denomination. His devotees believe that he is Lord Sri Krishna and Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

Life and teachings
Prabhu Jagatbandhu was born on 28 April 1871 in Dahapara, Murshidabad or Gobindapur, Faridpur District, Bengal Presidency, British India to family of a Sanskrit scholar. His birthday on the auspicious day of Sita Navami is celebrated as Bandhu Navami. He was devout and would always sing the kirtans of Krishna and Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. He stressed the importance of God as means of remembering and drawing close to the divine. He urged the followers to follow the life of avoiding temptation.

His teachings were mainly based on-

1.Harinam

2.Brahmacarya

Once Prabhu Jagadbandu said

"Show kindness and compassion and do well to all creatures. Make a free gift of religion to all. Initiation in the hallowed name of Hari is the sure means of attaining salvation (i.e; deliverance from all agonies and sufferings). This is the secret of salvation. This is the secret of eternal good done to others."

Prabhu Jagadbandu composed eight books on the worship of God through kirtan: Shrimatisangkirtan, Shrimansangkirtan, Bibidhasabgit (the first three were printed together under the title of Sangkirtan Padamrta), Shrisangkirtan, Padavali, Shrishriharikatha, Chandrapat, Trikal, and Uddharan.