Vaishnava Carana dasa Babaji

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Vaiṣṇava Carana dāsa was a Vaishnava guru. A Vaidya by caste, his real name was Gokulananda Sen. His Sripata was located at Tena Vaidyapura about six miles from the subdivision of Katwa. He compiled the in 1718-1723 AD. He also wrote the preface for the .

He was the disciple of Radhamohana Thakura, a descendant of Srinivasa Acarya. His own disciples included . He was an accomplished musician and popularized the tradition known as "Tenar chap" or "Dhap".

He was the friend of a Vaisnava poet named Uddhava dasa (Krsnakanta Majumdar). Vaisnava dasa was present at the debate held in Bengal in 1708 AD (1115) wherein the superiority of svakiya or parakiya was discussed.

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