some time later, Chandsai too came with the saint. Sankardev frequented the capital for more than 20 years and enjoyed unstinted royal patronage for the first time. End He made arrangements with Madhavdev and Thakur Ata and gave them various instructions at Patbausi and left the place for the last time. He set up his home at Bheladonga in Kochbehar. During his stay at Kochbehar, Maharaja Naranarayana expressed his wish to be initiated. Sankardev was reluctant to convert a king and declined to do so. (According to one of the biographers Ramcharan Thakur) A painful boil; a visha phohara – had appeared in some part of his body and this led to the passing away of the Saint. Thus, in 1568, after leading a most eventful life dedicated to enlightening humanity; the Mahapurusha breathed his last – after four months of his last stay at Bheladonga– at the remarkable age of 120 years. Literary works in the Koch kingdom Bhagavata tales, not from Book X Bali-chalana (Book VIII) Anadi-patana (Book III, Vamana-purana) Bhagavata tales from Books X, XI, XIII Kirtan-ghosa (Jarasandha yudha, Kalayavana badha, Mucukunda-stuti, Syamanta-haran, Naradar-krishna-darsan, Vipra-putra-anayana, Daivakir-putra-anayana, Veda-stuti, Lilamala, Rukminir-prem-kalah, Bhrigu-pariksha, srikrishnar-vaikuntha-prayana, Chaturvimsati-avatar-varnana, Tatparya) Gunamala Section i Renderings of Bhagavata Purana Bhagavata X (Adi) Bhagavata XI (with material from Books I and III) Bhagavata XII Bhagavata I Bhagavata II Bhagavata IX (lost) Kurukshetra (Book X, Uttarardha) Nimi-nava-siddha-samvada From Ramayana Ramayana, Uttara-kanda Lyrics Borgeets Totaya Bhatima Doctrinal treatise Bhakti-ratnakar Drama (Ankia Naat) Kali-daman Keli-gopal Rukmini-haran Parijat-haran Ram-vijay Visual Art Vrindavani vastra – parts of this work are preserved in London. Ekasarana Sankardev preached pure devotion (bhakti) to Krishna consisting primarily in the singing (kirtan) and listening to (sravan) of his deeds and activities. Ekasarana follows the dasya attitude (bhava) of worship in which the devotee considers himself to be a servant of God. In contrast to other Vaishnava schools, Radha is not worshiped along with Krishna. The people who practice his religion are referred to variously as Mahapurushia, Sarania and Sankari. Srimanta Sankardev started a system of initiation (Sarana) into his religion. He caused a huge social revolution by fighting against the caste discrimination prevailing at that time. He initiated people of all castes and religions, including Muslims. After initiation, the devotee is expected to adhere to the religious tenets of Ekasarana consisting in worship to one God, Krishna, and offering devotion to him, forsaking completely all forms of