Satyanarayana Dasa

Dr. Satyanarayana dasa
Dr. Satyanarayana dasa
Title	Babaji
Personal
Born	9 June 1954; Faridabad, Haryana
Religion	Vaishnavism
Nationality	Indian
Lineage	Gadadhara parivara
Sect	Gaudiya Vaishnavism
Notable work(s)	Sat Sandarbhas, Bhagavad Gita
Other names	Satyanarayana Dasa Babaji
Organization
Temple	Gaur-Gadadhara temple
Philosophy	Achintya Bheda Abheda
Senior posting
Teacher	Haridas Shastri
Based in	Vrindavan, India
Predecessor	Haridas Shastri
Post	Director of Jiva Institute
Website	Official Website of Jiva Institute

Dr. Satyanarayana Dasa (born 9 June 1954^[1]) is an Indian Gaudiya Vaisnava scholar and practitioner. Dasa is a polymath, holding a Ph.D. in Sanskrit from Agra University, a degree in Indian law from Agra University, a Bachelors of Technology in Mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology and a Masters of Technology in Industrial Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology.^[2] Currently based in India at the Jiva Institute, which he founded, Dasa has published numerous books and original papers in the field of Gaudiya Vaisnavism including translations and commentaries on the Sat Sandarbhas. His honors include an award from the President of India in 2012.^[3] Dasa has been called a leading living practitioner-scholar of Jīva Gosvāmin.^[4]

^ "Jiva Institute of Vedic Studies". learning.jiva.org. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
^ "Faculty - Vraja Institute". vrajainstitute.org. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
^ "President of India Honors Babaji Satyanarayan Dasa". www.chakra.org. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
^ Edelmann, Jonathan (2014). "Book Review of Jīva Gosvāmin. Śrī Bhagavat Sandarbha: God—His Qualities, Abode and Associates. Sanskrit Text with English Translation and Jīva-toṣaṇī Commentary. Translated and edited by Satyanarayana Dasa. Vrindavan, India: Jiva Institute of Vaishnava Studies". Journal of Dharma and Hindu Studies. 1 (1): 77–81.