Early History of the Vaishnava Faith and Movement in Bengal, from Sanskrit and Bengali Sources c7.s4.52

c7.s4.52

On the *Hari-bhakti-vilāsa* there is a Sanskrit commentary, named *Digdarśanī*, which is attributed to Sanātana Gosvāmin; but there is also the tradition that the original work itself was composed, not by Gopāla Bhaṭṭa, but by Sanātana. The story of its origin, as given by Narahari Cakravartin, relates¹ that the idea of composing a Vaiṣṇava Smṛti originated in the mind of Gopāla Bhaṭṭa, but the work was actually composed by Sanātana in Gopāla's name. Manohara-dāsa also believes² that Sanātana wrote the work itself, but Gopāla Bhaṭṭa was responsible for the illustrative passages culled from