Sankardev's Unchallenged Innovation During His Time

During his stay at his birth place BorduwaThan Sankardev at the plea of his close associate and relatives had created ‘CihnaYJatra’ wherein numerous actors were used to display about famous characters of Bhagavad Gita in order to educate people on religious facts. This could be depicted as the world's first open-air theater. It comprised of dance, act and music to enliven the stage where each actors were endowed with particular costume that relates to the character. Much effort was given in visual effect such that it can drive everyone’s interest in holy percept that previously remained concealed in complicated words of Sanskrit. This ‘Cihna Yatra’ was Guru’s first step to give dimension to Bhauna where drama of mythological story was staged for public entertainment and still rules with pompous in Assam today. Soon when Bhauna popularity hit the mass then Sankardev came up with a new idea that is Sat (seven) Vaikuntha Citra (art) which could be stated to be his unique creation.

Sankaradev's another unique introduction was the 'Ankiya Naat. ' Another play that he had created was Bertolt Brecht where before the drama was rolled a Sutradhara (narrator) was introduced on stage to brief about it to enable people relate to the story.

Sankardev’s Challenge With Words To Minimize Ocean Of Spiritual Knowledge

This mountainous challenge was made by Guru Sankardev to simplify life in a balanced manner by combining rules of materialistic and spiritual strata’s to help enable one to receive the ultimate goal in this short lifetime.

Sankardev in his venture to establish a new concept to true devotion was started by researching multiple religious Hindu scriptures inscribed with words of God. During this research period he realized that in one’s lifetime only essential matters need to be concentrated. Since life is short and people have to set their concentration to complete family responsibilities before getting into spiritual life with deep religious bent to percept truth of holy concept. Guru Sankardev in this perspective worked day and night to create a simplified version of ‘Bhagavad Gita’. In this attempt to create one he concentrated the usages of words, sentence, phrases and quotes to help minimize matter with conceal of all essentials from the vast version of ‘Bhagavat Gita’. So that by reading this normal people who are rigorously involved in farming, cooking, building and other activities of life could follow holy words in the easiest way. This eventually will easily free them from being intertwined into extensive religious process bondage of life to achieve God’s realm. It was initially the Kirtan Puthi (Kirtan Book) he created  wherein it followed the combined version of Lord’s incarnation and preaching inclusive of Nam Ghukha  to it. Well Nam Ghukha is separately placed in the Manikut of Kirtan Ghar but is also found attached to Kirtan Puthi at the end. These were certain style formats established by Sankardev. The Nam Ghukha receives the highest prominence as it contains the absolute essence of Lord’s version in a simplified and crisp manner for easier understanding of truth in whole context.