As a small child Jiva Goswami witnessed Lord Caitanya bestowing His mercy upon his uncles Rupa and Sanatana and on his father Anupam as well. He saw them manifesting the deepest, most genuine feelings of humility. The sight of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu showering His mercy upon them left a deep impression in his heart. From that moment this little boy enshrined the forms of Lord Caitanya and Lord Nityananda in the core of his heart and wished for nothing else but to follow in the footsteps of his uncles. Rupa, Sanatana and Anupama were willing to give up everything of this illusory world for the supreme reality of devotional service.
After returning from Bengal, Anupama passed away. Little Jiva was overwhelmed with grief and he immersed himself in serving his deities of Krishna- Balaram. .At night while sleeping, he would embrace Krishna and Balaram very tightly and cry, “when will I go to Vrindavan to join my uncles there.” This is how he spent his childhood.
– Radhanath Swami
An insightful article indeed!
This article highlights the importance of association in childhood that can make or break a person.
Nice article….Children should be given spiritual values right from their tender age…..
what a childhood, what a spiritual/devotee attachment
Srila Jiva Goswami had so intense love for Lord Krishna and Balarama from his very childhood. Radhanath Swami Maharaj has very beautifully described the strong feelings of love in little Jiva Goswami’s heart that it penetrates the reader’s heart.
Without insights from HH Radhanath Swami ….learning and understanding the Goswamis would have been impossible for me.
thank you maharaj for yatras.otherwise i could not have understood these pastimes of lord.
nice narration by HH Radanath Swami Maharaj. Thank you for sharing.
Very instructive article for every parent to give good values to their children……
Very nice article telling us the feelings of our great acharyas.
Children are most impressionable and should be inculcated with spiritual values.
Very nice article. Thank you very much for sharing the same.
Prahlad maharaj says in Shrimad Bhagavatam that every child must start devotional service right from when he/she enters his/her fifth year. Childhood incidents go deep into the heart of any child and that’s why if we inculcate nice qualities into children from fifth year of age, we can really give nice souls to the societies and the whole world. Various education initiatives started by Radhahath Swami are really helping the whole world.
Jiva Goswami is considered as one of the topmost scholars of modern times. Apart he is a great devotee of the Lord. Radhanath swami shares about his childhood pastimes.
All glories to Srila Jiva Goswami who gave us such a vast treasurehouse of spiritual wisdom.
Jiva goswami is really tremendous personality . He is the one who protected vrindavan from sahajiyas. Along with rupa goswami and sanatan goswami the pastimes of jiva goswami are heartening to soul. Thank you maharaj for this unique most pastimes that you are revealing us.