Sankardeva’s Bhakti Movement

Abstract

Srimanta Sankardeva was the fifteen century socio-religious reformer who together with his great proficiency in art, philosophy and socio-cultural practices edified the inspiration of Bhakti Movement within the North-Eastern region of India. The North-Eastern a neighborhood of India could also be a gathering point of an outsized number of tribes and races since Millenniums. Srimanta Sankardeva, the Siromoni of the Bara Bhuyan dynasty initiated the Neo- Vaisnavism in Assam so on determine integrity among enormous diversity. Neo-Vaisnavism as a movement possesses a Pan-Indian outlook. it's basically a neighborhood of Indian Bhakti Movement which was initiated by Ramanuja around 11th century A.D. The deep knowledge of SrimantaSankardeva on Vedantin philosophy was prospered with the knowledge gathering from the pilgrimages throughout many holy places of India. SrimantaSankardeva preached Neo-Vaisnavismin order to determine integrity among enormous social, cultural and ethnic diversities of Assam and this attempt widened the sphere of this Indian Bhakti Movement. Neo- Vaisnavism is additionally referred to as Eka-Sarana- Nama-Dharma. With its strict monotheistic doctrine and practices Neo-Vaisnavism paved how for a peaceful and united society. the target of article is to spotlight on the social implications of Neo-Vaisnavism initiated by SrimantaSankardeva as a neighborhood of the good Bhakti Movement of Medieval India.