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'''Vishvanatha Chakravarti Thakur''' ({{IAST3|Viśvanātha Cakravarti Ṭhākura}}; {{circa}} 1626 – {{circa}} 1708) was a [[Gaudiya Vaishnavism|Gaudiya Vaishnava]] [[acharya]] born in the village of [[Debagram|Devagram]], which is now in the [[Nadia district]] of [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. His parents were [[Bengali Brahmins|Radhi Sreni ''brahmanas'']]. He also had two brothers named Rambhadra and Raghunatha.<br />
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His initiating guru was Sriyuta Krsnacarana Cakravarti of Saiyadabad, Murshidabad, who was fourth in the line from [[Narottama Dasa]]. Visvanatha Chakravarti resided with his guru for many years and composed many books during that time.<br />
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His studies of grammar, poetry and rhetoric were completed while he still lived at Nadia. There is a story that he defeated one conquering pandit while he himself was still only a student. From his childhood he was completely indifferent to household life. In order to keep him at home, his father had him married at a very young age. However, he finally renounced family life and came to live at [[Vrindavana]]. His family members tried to bring him back but were unsuccessful.<br />
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Sri Chakravarti Thakura took up residence with Mukunda Dasa, who lived in [[Krishnadasa Kaviraja]] Gosvami's bhajana kutir at [[Radha-kunda]]. There he very intently studied the books and letters of the Gosvamis and composed many commentaries on their writings.<br />
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He used to worship a [[murti|deity]] named Golokananda. He was also known by the pen name '''Harivallabha Das''', under which he wrote a number of Vaishnava songs.<br />
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He composed the following books on [[Gaudiya Vaishnava Theology]]:<ref>{{cite book|author=Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyaṇa Gosvāmī Mahārāja|title=Bhagavad-Gita|publisher=Gaudiya Vedanta Publications|year=2011|edition=Third|isbn=9781935428398}}</ref><br />
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*Vraja-riti-cintamani<br />
*Camatkara-candrika<br />
*Prema-samputa<br />
*Gitavali<br />
*Subodhini, a commentary on the Alankara-Kaustabha<br />
*Ananda-Candrika, a commentary on Ujjvala-Nilamani<br />
*A commentary on the [[Gopala Tapani Upanishad]]<br />
*Stavamrta-Lahri<br />
*Sri-Krishna-bhavanamrta-mahakavya<br />
*Sri Bhagavatamrta Kana<br />
*Sri Ujjavala-nilamani-kirana<br />
*Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu-bindu<br />
*Dana-Keli Kaumudi-tika<br />
*Sri Lalita-madhava-nataka-tika<br />
*Sri Caitanya-caritamrta-tika(incomplete)<br />
*Brahma-Samhita-tika<br />
*Sarartha-Varsini tika<br />
*Sarartha-darsini tika<br />
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He died on the [[Vasanta-pancami]] in the month of [[Magha (month)|Magha]].<br />
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