Haridāsa Gāyaka

Haridāsa Gāyaka · hari-dāsa gāyaka, “Haridāsa the singer”

Madhu has other meanings too: see all meanings of Madhu.

The Pratisarga Parva of the Bhavishya Purāṇa tells of Haridāsa Gāyaka as the knower of all the rāgas. It tells that Madhu, one of the seven beloved disciples of the brāhmaṇa Mukunda, was born again under this name and came to the court of Akbara, who was Mukunda reborn. He was a famous Vaishṇava, a follower of the mata of Madhvācārya.

Source: Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 4, Chapters 22–23

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 4, Chapters 22–23