# Six Goswamis of Vrindavan *The six great saints who developed Vrindavan and compiled devotional literature* ## Main Entry Points - [[index/entries/gosvami|Gosvāmī(s)]] - [[index/entries/gosvami-defined|Gosvāmī defined]] - [[index/entries/gosvamis-six|Gosvāmīs, Six]] - [[index/G#Gosvāmīs of Vṛndāvana, six|Gosvāmīs of Vṛndāvana]] - [[index/G#Gosvāmīs, Six, renunciation by|Six Gosvāmīs' renunciation]] - [[index/G#Gosvāmy aṣṭaka quoted on scriptures of Gosvāmīs|Gosvāmy aṣṭaka]] ## The Six Goswamis ### 1. Śrī Rūpa Gosvāmī #### Main Entries - [[index/entries/rupa-gosvami|Rūpa Gosvāmī (main entry)]] - [[index/entries/rupa-gosvami-cited|Rūpa Gosvāmī cited]] - [[index/entries/rupa-gosvami-quoted|Rūpa Gosvāmī quoted]] - [[index/R#Rūpa defined|Rūpa defined]] - [[index/R#Rūpa mañjarī|Rūpa mañjarī]] #### His Works - [[index/entries/bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu|Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu]] - [[index/entries/bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu-cited|Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu cited]] - [[index/entries/bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu-quoted|Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu quoted]] - [[index/B#Bhakti rasāmṛta sindhu cited on pure devotees|Bhakti rasāmṛta sindhu on pure devotees]] - [[index/B#Bhakti rasāmṛta sindhu quoted on liberated soul within material world|Bhakti rasāmṛta sindhu on liberation]] - [[index/B#Bhakti rasāmṛta sindhu, instructions in|Bhakti rasāmṛta sindhu instructions]] - [[index/entries/ujjvala-nilamani|Ujjvala-nīlamaṇi]] - [[index/entries/lalita-madhava-nataka|Lalita-mādhava-nāṭaka]] - [[index/entries/vidagdha-madhava|Vidagdha-mādhava]] - [[index/entries/vidagdha-madhava-quoted|Vidagdha-mādhava quoted]] ### 2. Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmī #### Main Entries - [[index/entries/sanatana-gosvami|Sanātana Gosvāmī (main entry)]] - [[index/entries/sanatana-gosvami-cited|Sanātana Gosvāmī cited]] - [[index/S#Sanātana Gosvāmī quoted|Sanātana Gosvāmī quoted]] - [[index/S#Sanātana Gosvāmī quoted on hearing from nondevotees|Sanātana on hearing]] - [[index/S#Sanātana defined|Sanātana defined]] - [[index/S#Sākara Mallika. See: Sanātana Gosvāmī|Sākara Mallika (former name)]] #### His Works - [[index/entries/brhad-bhagavatamrta|Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta]] - [[index/B#Bṛhad bhāgavatāmṛta quoted on Kṛṣṇa as unlimited|Bṛhad bhāgavatāmṛta on Kṛṣṇa]] - [[index/S#Sanātana Gosvāmī, Hari bhakti vilāsa by|Hari bhakti vilāsa (by Sanātana)]] - [[index/entries/hari-bhakti-vilasa|Hari-bhakti-vilāsa (main)]] - [[index/H#Hari bhakti vilāsa as Vaiṣṇava guide|Hari bhakti vilāsa as guide]] - [[index/H#Hari bhakti vilāsa cited on becoming Vaiṣṇava|Hari bhakti vilāsa on becoming Vaiṣṇava]] - [[index/H#Hari bhakti vilāsa quoted|Hari bhakti vilāsa quoted]] - [[index/H#Hari bhakti vilāsa quoted on brāhmaṇa initiation|Hari bhakti vilāsa on initiation]] - [[index/H#Hari bhakti vilāsa quoted on pure devotees|Hari bhakti vilāsa on pure devotees]] #### Related - [[index/R#Rājendra (follower of Rūpa and Sanātana)|Rājendra (their follower)]] - [[index/S#Shah, Nawab Hussain, Rūpa & Sanātana employed by|Nawab Hussain Shah (employer)]] ### 3. Śrī Jīva Gosvāmī #### Main Entries - [[index/entries/jiva-gosvami|Jīva Gosvāmī (main entry)]] - [[index/entries/jiva-gosvami-cited|Jīva Gosvāmī cited]] - [[index/entries/jiva-gosvami-quoted|Jīva Gosvāmī quoted]] - [[index/J#Jīva Gosvāmī cited on Kṛṣṇa conscious liberation|Jīva on Kṛṣṇa consciousness]] - [[index/J#Jīva Gosvāmī quoted on Lord & His incarnations|Jīva on incarnations]] #### His Works - [[index/entries/sat-sandarbha-bhagavata-sandarbha|Ṣaṭ-sandarbha]] - [[index/S#Sandarbha cited on madira|Sandarbha cited]] - [[index/S#Sandarbha quoted on desirelessness|Sandarbha on desirelessness]] ### 4. Śrī Raghunātha Dāsa Gosvāmī #### Main Entries - [[index/entries/raghunatha-dasa-gosvami|Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī (main)]] - [[index/R#Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī, Caitanyas advice to|Caitanya's advice to Raghunātha]] - [[index/R#Raghunātha (Caitanyas associate at Purī)|Raghunātha at Purī]] ### 5. Śrī Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī #### Main Entries - [[index/entries/raghunatha-bhatta-gosvami|Raghunātha Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī (main)]] ### 6. Śrī Gopāla Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī #### Main Entries - [[index/entries/gopala-bhatta-gosvami|Gopāla Bhaṭṭa Gosvāmī (main)]] - [[index/G#Gopāla Guru Gosvāmī|Gopāla Guru Gosvāmī]] ## Related Personalities ### Other Gosvāmīs - [[index/R#Raghunātha Gosvāmī (follower of Māmu Ṭhākura)|Raghunātha Gosvāmī (other)]] - [[index/R#Raghunātha Cakravartī|Raghunātha Cakravartī]] - [[index/R#Raghunātha Śiromaṇi|Raghunātha Śiromaṇi]] - [[index/R#Raghunātha Bhāgavata Ācārya|Raghunātha Bhāgavata Ācārya]] - [[index/G#Govinda Gosvāmī|Govinda Gosvāmī]] - [[index/G#Govindacandra Gosvāmī|Govindacandra Gosvāmī]] - [[index/G#Giridhara Gosvāmī cited on Āgnīdhras birth|Giridhara Gosvāmī]] ### Related Terms - [[index/G#Gosvāmī viddhi|Gosvāmī viddhi]] - [[index/S#Sanātana dhāma|Sanātana dhāma]] - [[index/entries/sanatana-dharma|Sanātana-dharma]] - [[index/S#Sanātana dharma defined|Sanātana dharma defined]] - [[index/S#Sanātana dharma system|Sanātana dharma system]] ## Places Associated with the Gosvāmīs - [[index/R#Rūpa nārāyaṇa River|Rūpa nārāyaṇa River]] - [[index/R#Rūpasāgara|Rūpasāgara]] - [[index/R#Rūpavatī River|Rūpavatī River]] ## Their Contributions ### Literature and Philosophy - Established the theology of Gaudiya Vaishnavism - Compiled devotional literature in Sanskrit - Created the science of bhakti-rasa - Systematized devotional practices ### Temple Worship - Established deity worship standards - Created temple regulations - Developed arcana procedures - Managed major temples in Vrindavan ### Vrindavan Development - Rediscovered lost holy places - Established temples and ashrams - Created pilgrimage routes - Made Vrindavan a spiritual center ## See Also - [[index/meta/gaudiya-literature|Gaudiya Literature]] - Their written works - [[index/meta/caitanya-associates|Caitanya Associates]] - Contemporary devotees - [[index/meta/vrindavan-area|Vrindavan Area]] - Where they lived - [[index/meta/acaryas|Ācāryas]] - Spiritual teachers - [[index/meta/devotees|Devotees]] - Great devotee examples --- *This index is under development. Additional entries from Śrīla Prabhupāda's books, lectures, conversations and letters will be added as the indexing work progresses.*