|| X. The Caritas ||

There is a custom, prevalent amongst the Vaisnavite devotees of Assam, especially in the Satras, to discuss or read a few chapters from the biography of their Guru. This custom is known as ‘carit-tolā’.

• Contents

  • carit tola - Narration of the Saint's Biography
  • The caritas or Hagiographies
  • The Situation Before the Advent
  • Birth and Childhood
  • The Saint as a Student
  • The Pursuit of Yoga, Cihna Yatra and the First Sarana
  • How Sankaradeva offered sarana
  • How Sankaradeva initiated Madhavadeva
  • The Story Behind the Ratnavali
  • The Construction of the Kirttana-Ghar by Madhavadeva
  • The Spirit of Camaraderie in the Satra