The Gaudiya Vaisnava, generally, following the footsteps of Sri Caitanya
Mahaprabhu, they aspire to become one of the assistants of the gopis. There
are others also who like to be the assistants of the cowherd boys. So our
Gosvamis, Rupa Gosvami, sri rupa sanatana bhatta raghunatha, they were all
the assistants of the gopis. Gopi-bhava-rasamrtabdhi-lahari-kallola-magnau
muhur vande rupa-sanatanau raghu-yugau sri-jiva-gopalakau. These six
Gosvamis, rupa sanatana bhatta raghunatha sri jiva gopala bhatta dasa
raghunatha, they were all very, very big men, not ordinary men — ministers,
zamindars, learned scholars. They were not ordinary men. And they gave up
everything. Tyaktva turnam asesa-mandala-pati-srenim sada tucchavat. Just
like Rupa Gosvami, Sanatana Gosvami, he was, they were ministers in the
government of Hussain Shah. Raghunatha dasa Gosvami was the only son of his
father and uncle, very, very big zamindar, landholder. Twelve lakhs of
rupees’ income. Five hundred years twelve lakhs — twelve crores now. He was
so rich man. Similarly, Gopala Bhatta Gosvami, Srila Jiva Gosvami, they were
very, very learned. Jiva Gosvami was the nephew of Rupa Gosvami, very
learned scholar. So either scholar, rich men, big politician — all of them
gave up their occupational, material occupational duty and joined Sri
Caitanya Mahaprabhu in His sankirtana movement. So they were always absorbed
in the gopis’ activities, always thinking. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was
always thinking of Srimati Radharani’s activities, and the Gosvamis, they
were also thinking of the gopis’ activities. Gopis’ activities means to
assist Srimad-Radharani how to serve Krsna.
>>> Ref. VedaBase => Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-lila 1.16 — Mayapur,
April 9, 1975
(Srila Gopala Bhatta Gosvami’s Disappearance anniversary is upcoming)
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