The Six Gosvamis
A Comprehensive Guide to Śrī Vṛndāvana Dhāma
Sri Chaitanya had many important followers. He Himself did not leave a large body of writing, very little in fact. Yet Sri Chaitanya did charge His followers with establishing the authenticity of His teachings to close disciples. He instructed them to write and publish books on the science of Krishna Consciousness.
The six most important followers, or disciples, were very renounced monks, who lived out their lives completely dedicated to Sri Chaitanya, practicing the tenets of Krishna Conscious life, constantly absorbed in hearing and chanting the Transcendental topics of Sri Krishna. They are known as the "Six Gosvamis"; Srila Rupa, Srila Sanatana, Srila Raghunatha dasa, Srila Raghunatha Bhatta, Srila Jiva, and Srila Gopal Bhatta.
All of them were accomplished scholars, some had government positions, yet after contacting the teachings of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu they renounced those material activities for the life of Krishna Consciousess, in order to dive deep into the nectarine ocean of love of Krishna.
Here in this section you can have the rare opportunity to associate with these Divine Souls. by hearing of their lives and teachings.
THE SIX GOSVAMI'S CHRONOLOGY
- 1486 Lord Caitanya appearance
- 1488 Sanatana Gosvami appearance
- 1489 Rupa Gosvami appearance
- 1495 Raghunatha dasa appearance
- 1503 Gopala Bhatta Gosvami appearance
- 1505 Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami appearance
- 1515 Sri Caitanya visits Vrndavana
- 1516 Rupa and Sanatana come to Vrndavana
- 1523 Jiva Gosvami appearance
- 1531 Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami comes to Vrndavana
- 1534 Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu disappearance
- 1535 Jiva Gosvami comes to Vrndavana
- 1542 Damodara Deity, first seva puja
- 1542 Radharamana Deity, first seva puja
- 1545 Jiva Gosvami buys land at Radha-Kunda
- 1552 Rupa Gosvami writes Nectar of Devotion
- 1558 Sanatana Gosvami disappearance
- 1558 Land at Radha-Damodara acquired
- 1564 Rupa Gosvami disappearance
- 1570 Emperor Akbar meets Jiva Gosvami in Vrndavana
- 1579 Raghunatha Bhatta disappearance
- 1580 Madana-mohana Temple opens
- 1590 Radha-Govinda Temple opens
- 1608 Jiva Gosvami disappearance
- 1670 Aurangzeb desecrates Vrndavana's temples
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