Bhattadev

Bhattadev was a Brahman (Brahmin) Sakta Scholar. His actual name was Baikuntha Nath Bhattacharya. He was born in a place called Barnagar in Barpeta district of Assam. His father Chandra Bharati was also a scholar. After a defeat in a debate with Damodardev a follower of SriSri Sankardev he decided to devote himself to vaishnavism and at the advice of SriSri Sankardev, Damodardev gave him the Dikkha of Bhagawati Vaishnab Dharm. Thus Damodarve became his Guru. At the advice of Guru Damodardev, Bhattadev translated Dwadas Skandha Bhagawat in prose. But what had happened to that big translation work of Kotha Bhagawat till now it is not known. Then at the request of Guru Damodardev, he wrote a shorter version of the Bhagawat known as Kotha Bhagawat.
As per Achharya P C Roy and Dr. Suniti Kumar Chatterjee Bhattadev’s Kotha Bhagawat should be placed second in and as the world’s best. Bhattadev is regarded as the first Assamese Prose Writer

Katha Bhagawat
Katha Geeta
Satwat Tantra-said to be written by Bhattadev
Prasanga Mala-said to be written by Bhattadev
Bhakti Ratnawali-said to be written by Bhattadev
Nandotsav-said to be written by Bhattadev
Bishnu Sahasra Naam- said to be written by Bhattadev
Saran Sangrah-said to be written by Bhattadev
Bhakti Vivek
Bhakti Saar
Bhagawat Adhikaran
Saran Maalika

Birth: 1558
Death: