sarva-Å›Ästre pravīṇa, kÄvya-prakÄÅ›a-adhyÄpaka
parama-vaiṣṇava, raghunÄtha-upÄsaka
sarva-Å›Ästre - in all revealed scriptures; pravīṇa - very learned scholar; kÄvya-prakÄÅ›a - of the famous book KÄvya-prakÄÅ›a; adhyÄpaka - a teacher; parama-vaiṣṇava - highly advanced devotee; raghunÄtha-upÄsaka - worshiper of Lord RÄmacandra.
RÄmadÄsa ViÅ›vÄsa was very learned in all the revealed scriptures. He was a teacher of the famous book KÄvya-prakÄÅ›a and was known as an advanced devotee and worshiper of RaghunÄtha [Lord RÄmacandra].
Commenting on the word parama-vaiṣṇava, ÅšrÄ«la Bhaktivinoda ṬhÄkura says that anyone who desires to merge into the existence of the Lord cannot be a pure Vaiṣṇava, but because RÄmadÄsa ViÅ›vÄsa was a great devotee of Lord RÄmacandra, he was almost a Vaiṣṇava. In those days, no one could distinguish between a pure Vaiṣṇava and a pseudo Vaiṣṇava. Therefore RÄmadÄsa ViÅ›vÄsa was known as a Vaiṣṇava because he worshiped Lord RÄmacandra.
