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… Continue reading Radhanath Swami on Childhood Impressions
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Radhanath Swami on Rupa Goswami in Puri
Rupa Goswami came to Vrindavan and met Subuddhi Raya. He took Rupa Goswami to the twelve forests of Vrindavan. Later Rupa Goswami went to Puri with the hope of meeting Sanatana Goswami, but Sanatana Goswami went by one road and Rupa Goswami went by another and they missed each other. In Puri Rupa Goswami stayed at Haridas Thakur’s siddha bakula. They never even attempted… Continue reading Radhanath Swami on Rupa Goswami in Puri
Radhanath Swami on Sambandha Jnana
The Madan Mohan deity is the sambandh deity. Sambandha means our relationship with Krishna. Lord Caitanya began His teachings to Sanatana Goswami with this simple principle – jivera swarupa hoya krishnera nitya dasa. We are not this body; we are the eternal soul. Qualitatively, we are non-different from Krishna, but quantitatively Krishna is the complete whole and we are just an infinitesimal part.… Continue reading Radhanath Swami on Sambandha Jnana
Radhanath Swami on Sanatana Goswami
Preaching Sanatana Goswami would travel from one village to another. When he would come to a village, all the people would greet him with tears of affection. Children in the village saw him as a father, elders saw him as their son and people of his age saw him as a friend. They would say, “please come to our homes.” And when… Continue reading Radhanath Swami on Sanatana Goswami
Lokanath Goswami in Khadiravan
Shrila Lokanath Goswami was first amongst the Goswamis to be sent to Vrindavan from Bengal by Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu for fulfilling His mission of excavating the lost pastime places of Vrindavan and to establish the temples of worship in Vrindavan. Lokanath Goswami would stay in a secluded place on the banks of Kishori Kunda in… Continue reading Lokanath Goswami in Khadiravan
Rupa and Sanatana Goswami at Kamyavan
Srila Rupa Goswami and Sanatana Goswami were prominent amongst the famous six Goswamis of Vrindavan. They were disciples of Lord Shri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and under His direction they excavated many of the lost places of Krishna’s pastimes in Vrindavan. Once they were living in Kamyavan and continuously discussing the divine subject matters of the pastimes… Continue reading Rupa and Sanatana Goswami at Kamyavan
Excavation of Radha Kunda and Shyam Kunda
Generally it is noted that after the great spiritual personalities wind up their pastimes in this material world, the places associated with them are lost to the world in due course of time. The Lord then arranges these places to re-manifest to the world through His pure loving devotees, in order to reveal to the… Continue reading Excavation of Radha Kunda and Shyam Kunda
