Sanatana Goswami wrote four important books in Sanskrit on Gaudiya Vaishnava philosophy. Brihat-bhagavtamrita (Skt. Great nectar of the Lord’s devotees) This work of 2,500 verses is divided into two parts. The first section explains the ontological hierarchy of the devotees of Krishna. The second section deals with the souls journey to the eternal realm of Krishna. Both sections are narrated as stories and are imbued with many esoteric aspects of Gaudiya Vaishnava philosophy. Sanatana also wrote his own commentary to this book. ...

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Sanatana Goswami, Sanatana Goswami - Sanatana’s Birth and Early Years, Sanatana Goswami - First meeting With Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Sanatana Goswami - Sanatana Meets Chaitanya in Benares, Sanatana Goswami - Sanatana in Vrindavana, Sanatana Goswami - Sanatana Goswami’s Literary Works, Sanatana Goswami - Bibliography

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Sanatana, or Amara as he was named at birth, was born in Jessore in East Bengal (present day Bangladesh) in 1488 as the son of Mukunda, the private secretary of the Sultan of Bengal, Jalaluddin Fateh Shah (ruled 1481-1487 CE). Sanatana was the eldest son of Mukunda and his younger brothers were Santosha (Rupa Goswami) and Srivallabha (Anupama). Sanatana and his brothers studied Nyaya (rhetortic) and Vedanta from the famous logician Vasudeva Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya. They also studied under the brother of Sarvabhauma, Madhusuda ...

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Sanatana Goswami, Sanatana Goswami - Sanatana’s Birth and Early Years, Sanatana Goswami - First meeting With Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Sanatana Goswami - Sanatana Meets Chaitanya in Benares, Sanatana Goswami - Sanatana in Vrindavana, Sanatana Goswami - Sanatana Goswami’s Literary Works, Sanatana Goswami - Bibliography

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Sanatana Goswami returned to Vrindavana where he enagaged himself in searching out the various holy spots there. He also established the worship of the Deity of Madana-mohana. Soon after discovering the Deity, a rich officer in the Moghul army named Krishna Dasa Kapura built a temple for Madana-mohan and this later became one of the seven principle temples of Vrindavana. Sanatana Goswami passed away in the year 1558 CE. His samadhi (tomb) ...

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Sanatana Goswami, Sanatana Goswami - Sanatana’s Birth and Early Years, Sanatana Goswami - First meeting With Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Sanatana Goswami - Sanatana Meets Chaitanya in Benares, Sanatana Goswami - Sanatana in Vrindavana, Sanatana Goswami - Sanatana Goswami’s Literary Works, Sanatana Goswami - Bibliography

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When there was religious upheaval, Mukunda's son, Kumaradeva, moved to Jessore. His sons were Santosha (Rupa), Amara (Sanatana) and Srivallabha (Anupama). On the demise of Kumaradeva, the three sons moved to Sakurma, near to the capital of Gaudadesa (Bengal) where they continued their studies. The three brothers studied the Nyaya-sastras (treatise on rhetoric) from the famous logician Vasudeva Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya and his brother Madhusudana Vidya ...

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Rupa Goswami, Rupa Goswami - Srila Rupa Goswami's Geneology, Rupa Goswami - Rupa Goswami's Early Life, Rupa Goswami - Rupa's Meeting with Chaitanya, Rupa Goswami - Rupa's Second Meeting with Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Rupa Goswami - Rupa Goswami In Puri, Rupa Goswami - Rupa Goswami in Vrindavana, Rupa Goswami - Rupa Goswami's Literary Contributions, Rupa Goswami - Bibliography

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Rupa and Sanatana remained in Vrindavana for the remainder of their lives. Their mood of renunciation and devotion was exemplary. Rupa uncovered various holy places associated with the pastimes of Krishna and rediscovered the famous deity of Govindadeva, which was originally installed and worshipped by Krishna's great-grandson, Maharaja Vajranabha. Rupa and Sanatana were intimately connected with other Vaishnava saints in Vrindavana such as Lokanatha Goswami, Bhugarbha Goswami, Gopala Bhatta Gosw ...

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Rupa Goswami, Rupa Goswami - Srila Rupa Goswami's Geneology, Rupa Goswami - Rupa Goswami's Early Life, Rupa Goswami - Rupa's Meeting with Chaitanya, Rupa Goswami - Rupa's Second Meeting with Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Rupa Goswami - Rupa Goswami In Puri, Rupa Goswami - Rupa Goswami in Vrindavana, Rupa Goswami - Rupa Goswami's Literary Contributions, Rupa Goswami - Bibliography

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Rupa Goswami wrote a number of books in Sanskrit on philosphy, poetics, drama and dramaturgy. The following is a list of some of the most well-known works of Rupa Goswami: Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu: (Skt. The Ocean of Nectar of Divine Love) Bhakti-rasamarta-sindhu can be considered to be one of the most important books in Gaudiya Vaishnavism. In this work, Rupa Goswami elaborately describes the gradations of bhakti from its lowest stage of sraddha (spiritual faith) up to its highest stage of maha-bhava (ultimate ecstasy in l ...

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Rupa Goswami, Rupa Goswami - Srila Rupa Goswami's Geneology, Rupa Goswami - Rupa Goswami's Early Life, Rupa Goswami - Rupa's Meeting with Chaitanya, Rupa Goswami - Rupa's Second Meeting with Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Rupa Goswami - Rupa Goswami In Puri, Rupa Goswami - Rupa Goswami in Vrindavana, Rupa Goswami - Rupa Goswami's Literary Contributions, Rupa Goswami - Bibliography

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Krishna Dasa Kaviraja wrote some short prayers in Sanskrit as well as two other major works in addition to the Chaitanya Charitamrita: Krishnadasa Kaviraja - 1 Chaitanya Charitamrita. The most definitive biography of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu Krishnadasa Kaviraja - 2 Sri Govinda-lilamrita. Govinda-lilamrita is a work explaining the daily pastimes of Krishna and his associates in Vrindavana. Krishnadasa Kaviraja - 3 Saranga-rangada kangada tika.

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Krishnadasa Kaviraja, Krishnadasa Kaviraja - Early Life, Krishnadasa Kaviraja - Instructions, Krishnadasa Kaviraja - Chaitanya Charitamrita Written, Krishnadasa Kaviraja - Krishna Dasa Kaviraja's Literary Achievements, Krishnadasa Kaviraja - 1 Chaitanya Charitamrita, Krishnadasa Kaviraja - 2 Sri Govinda-lilamrita, Krishnadasa Kaviraja - 3 Saranga-rangada kangada tika, Krishnadasa Kaviraja - Bibliography

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Krishna Chaitanya

The name received by Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu from His sannyasa-guru, Sri Keshava Bharati. See Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

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Mahaprabhu

supreme master of all masters; refers to Lord Chaitanya.

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Chaitanya-charitamrita, Sri

the biography and philosophy of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, written by Srila Krishnadasa Kaviraja Goswami.

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‘A gigantic spiritual personality,’ Srila Gurudeva pierced the fortress of impersonalist philosophy in Punjab, where he was first to introduce the Divine Love of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Tenth in the preceptorial line from Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Srila Gurudeva founded Sree Chaitanya Gaudiya Math organisation Institution in 1953 and established many large preaching centers. He wandered from village to village, travelling by foot and sometimes by oxcart, simply to brin ...

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Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj, Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj - His Early Life, Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj - Divine Vision, Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj - Taking Shelter of the Divine Master, Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj - Srila Prabhupad's Volcanic Energy, Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj - Taking Sanyasa, Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj - Acquiring Prabhupad's birth Place in Puri, Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj - His Preaching, Bhakti Dayita Madhav Goswami Maharaj - His Successor

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Saci (-devi)

The mother of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and wife of Jagannatha Mishra of Navadvipa.

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Saci-nandana

Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, “the darling son of Saci.”

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Gaura (Gauranga, Gaurasundara)

A name of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu meaning “golden.”

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Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya

A prominent scholar of Navya-nyaya logic and Vedanta who tried to instruct Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and then surrendered to Him. He is regarded as being in fact one of Lord Chaitanya’s closest eternal associates.

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Gaudiya Vaishnava sampradaya

The school of pure devotion to Radha and Krishna founded by Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and His followers. It formally descends from the Brahma-Madhva sampradaya through Lord Chaitanya’s initiation by Sri Ishvara Puri.

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Krishna Dasa Kaviraja Goswami (1496 -? CE) was the author of the Chaitanya Charitamrita, a hagiography on the life of the mystic and saint Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486 – 1533), who is considered by the Gaudiya Vaishnava school of Hinduism to be an incarnation of Radha and Krishna combined. There is scant information about the life of Krishna Dasa Kaviraja Goswami. Krishna Dasa was born in 1496 CE in a family of physicians in the village of Jhamatpur, within the district of Barddhaman, near Naihati in Bengal. His father was called Bhag ...

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Krishnadasa Kaviraja, Krishnadasa Kaviraja - Early Life, Krishnadasa Kaviraja - Instructions, Krishnadasa Kaviraja - Chaitanya Charitamrita Written, Krishnadasa Kaviraja - Krishna Dasa Kaviraja's Literary Achievements, Krishnadasa Kaviraja - 1 Chaitanya Charitamrita, Krishnadasa Kaviraja - 2 Sri Govinda-lilamrita, Krishnadasa Kaviraja - 3 Saranga-rangada kangada tika, Krishnadasa Kaviraja - Bibliography

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Navadvipa

Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s eternal abode, nondifferent from Krishna’s abode Vrindavana. On earth Navadvipa is manifest in the district of Nadia, West Bengal.

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Gambhira

a room in Jagannatha Puri where Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu would experience intense feelings of separation from Krishna.

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Haridasa Thakura

a great devotee of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu; known as the namacharya, the master who taught the chanting of the holy names by his own example.

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Dashashvamedha-ghata

The sacred bathing place at Prayaga where the Deity Madhava is worshiped. At this place Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu personally instructed Rupa Gosvami.

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