# Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava Literature *Writings of the Gauḍīya ācāryas* Total entries: 23 ## Caitanya Mahāprabhu's Teachings **Śikṣāṣṭaka** - Eight verses of instruction: - Only work by Caitanya Himself - Essence of all devotional teaching - Glorification of the holy name ## Biographies of Caitanya **Caitanya-caritāmṛta** by Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja: - Most authoritative biography - Three divisions: Ādi, Madhya, Antya - Deep philosophical discussions - Intimate pastimes **Caitanya-bhāgavata** by Vṛndāvana dāsa Ṭhākura: - Earlier biography - Three khaṇḍas: Ādi, Madhya, Antya - Focus on early pastimes ## Works of the Six Gosvāmīs **Rūpa Gosvāmī:** - **Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu** (The Nectar of Devotion) - Science of bhakti-rasa - **Ujjvala-nīlamaṇi** - Conjugal mellows - **Lalita-mādhava** - Drama - **Vidagdha-mādhava** - Drama - Many other works **Sanātana Gosvāmī:** - **Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta** - Spiritual journey - **Hari-bhakti-vilāsa** - Vaiṣṇava practices - Dignāga commentary on Tenth Canto **Jīva Gosvāmī:** - **Ṣaṭ-sandarbha** - Six philosophical treatises - **Gopāla-campū** - Krishna's pastimes in prose and poetry - Many commentaries **Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī:** - **Stava-mālā** - Prayers and meditations - **Manaḥ-śikṣā** - Instructions to the mind **Gopāla Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī:** - Contributed to Hari-bhakti-vilāsa **Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī:** - Commentary on Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (lost) ## Later Ācāryas **Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja:** - Caitanya-caritāmṛta (masterpiece) - Govinda-līlāmṛta **Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura:** - Prema-bhakti-candrikā - Many songs and prayers **Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura:** - Commentaries on Bhāgavatam and Gītā - Mādhurya-kādambinī - Rāga-vartma-candrikā **Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura:** - Jaiva-dharma (novel) - Kalyāṇa-kalpa-taru - Harināma-cintāmaṇi - Many other works ## All Related Entries - [[index/entries/bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu-cited|Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu cited]] - [[index/B#bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu cited on pure devotees|Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu cited on pure devotees]] - [[index/entries/bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu-quoted|Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu quoted]] - [[index/B#bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu quoted on liberated soul within material world|Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu quoted on liberated soul within material world]] - [[index/entries/caitanya-bhagavata-cited|Caitanya-bhāgavata cited]] - [[index/C#caitanya-bhāgavata cited on devotees|Caitanya-bhāgavata cited on devotees]] - [[index/entries/caitanya-bhagavata-quoted|Caitanya-bhāgavata quoted]] - [[index/C#caitanya-bhāgavata quoted on kṛṣṇa consciousness worldwide|Caitanya-bhāgavata quoted on Kṛṣṇa consciousness worldwide]] - [[index/C#caitanya-bhāgavata quoted on devotees perceiving lords incarnations|Caitanya-bhāgavata quoted on devotees perceiving Lords incarnations]] - [[index/C#caitanya-bhāgavata quoted on education, perfection of|Caitanya-bhāgavata quoted on education, perfection of]] - [[index/entries/caitanya-caritamrta-cited|Caitanya-caritāmṛta cited]] - [[index/entries/caitanya-caritamrta-quoted|Caitanya-caritāmṛta quoted]] - [[index/N#nectar of devotion|Nectar of Devotion]] - [[index/N#nectar of devotion as auspicious|Nectar of Devotion as auspicious]] - [[index/N#nectar of devotion cited on transcendental symptoms|Nectar of Devotion cited on transcendental symptoms]] - [[index/entries/nectar-of-devotion-the|Nectar of Devotion, The]] - [[index/entries/ujjvala-nilamani|Ujjvala-nīlamaṇi]] - [[index/entries/siksastaka|Śikṣāṣṭaka]] - [[index/S#śikṣāṣṭaka cited|Śikṣāṣṭaka cited]] - [[index/S#śikṣāṣṭaka prayers|Śikṣāṣṭaka prayers]] - [[index/entries/siksastaka-quoted|Śikṣāṣṭaka quoted]] - [[index/S#śikṣāṣṭaka quoted on ecstatic symptoms|Śikṣāṣṭaka quoted on ecstatic symptoms]] - [[index/S#śikṣāṣṭaka quoted on pure desire to serve kṛṣṇa|Śikṣāṣṭaka quoted on pure desire to serve Kṛṣṇa]] ## Related Categories - [[index/personalities/six-goswamis|Six Goswamis]] - [[index/personalities/caitanya-associates|Caitanya's Associates]] - [[index/concepts/rasa-theory|Rasa Theory]] - [[index/concepts/bhakti-stages|Bhakti Stages]]