Mānadāsa

Mānadāsa · māna-dāsa

The Pratisarga Parva of the Bhavishya Purāṇa tells that Piṅgalāpati was born in the house of a cobbler and became famous as Raidāsa, son of Mānadāsa. Raidāsa went to Kāśīpurī, defeated Kabīra in debate, came to Śaṅkarācārya, and, defeated by him, came to Rāmānanda and accepted discipleship.

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 4, Chapter 18