Kṛṣṇa dāsa Bābājī Mahārāja (18th century), often Romanized Krishna das Babaji or similar, was a Vaishnava guru from Govardhana. His birth name is Batakṛṣṇa Kanango, and he is popularly known as Siddha Baba of Govardhana.

His father was Sanatana Kanango, of kanana

Kanana

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 caste

Caste

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. His mother was Jari, daughter of Mangaraja. He was taught bhajan

Bhajan

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 by Vaishnava Carana dasa Babaji

Vaishnava Carana dasa Babaji

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, from the lineage of Narottama Dasa

Narottama Dasa

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.

He initiated Jagadananda Goswami

Jagadananda Goswami

Jagadānanda Gosvāmī was a Vaishnava guru of Srngāravata, Vrndāvana. He was initiated by Krishna das Babaji, a famous Govardhana vesa-guru. He himself was the guru of the important Vaishnava leader Jagannatha dasa Babaji.-References:...

 and Madhusudana dasa Babaji

Madhusudana dasa Babaji

Madhusudana dasa Babaji was a Vaishnava. He was born to a Kulina family. He was initiated by Krishna dasa Babaji, and he himself initiated Jagannatha dasa Babaji as a Babaji.-References:*...

. A festival is held on April 25 to commemorate his disappearance.

External links

• http://www.stephen-knapp.com/akincana_krishna_dasa_babaji_maharaja.htm
• http://www.archive.org/details/govardhana-siddha-baba-2005
• http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8547310771098760980
• Biographies of 1000 Vaishnavas