When Shri Ganga Narayana Chakravarti, a renowned brahmana, took initiation from Shri Narottama Dasa Thakura the smarta brahmanas became outraged. They complained to King Narasimha that the “audacious sudra,” Narottama Dasa, had brazenly initiated a brahmana into the fold of Gaudiya Vaishnavism. The king, the smartas, and the dig vijaya pandit (world class scholar) went to challenge and conquer the “upstart” Narottama Dasa.