1. Goswamis of Vrndavan

2. Sanatan & Rupa

3. Two Brothers
Amara and Santosh Deva, prime minister & finance minister of Hussein Shah, Bengal, had written Chaitanya to deliver them
Met them at Ramakeli, a long detour from the way to Vrndavan
Krishna went to Druva not to give darshan, but to have Druva’s

4. Stormy night washerwoman, “Who could be out this night except a dog, thief, or slave of the king.”
Chain of iron or gold
Dog at beck & Call
Thief sells his life which God gave him.
Thought woman was “Yogamaya”

5. Left Service of Shah Distributed wealth
Met Chaitanya at Prayag as he was returning from Vrndavan
Said, Namo Maha Badanaya…

6. Ten Days - Dasasvamedha-ghata
Lived there for 10 days & taught Rupa & brother, Anupama, who passed away
Bhakti creeper
Adho sraddha

7. Vrndavan & Puri Subuddhi Roy took him around all 12 forests
Went to meet Sanatan at Kasi but they crossed each other, & he continued to Nilachala, where he stayed with Haridas Thakur

8. "The handwriting of
Rupa Gosvami is just
like rows of pearls,"

9. Wrote dramas in poetry Lalita Madhava & Vidagdha Madhava
Was an expert on Rasa
Got association of Svarup Damodar & Ramananda Roy
Wrote Priyah so ham…
Tunde tandavini….

10. After 10 months in Puri, returned in 1519
Met his brother & they both started writing, excavating & intense bhajana
Rupa looked after parties of arriving Bhaktas

11. Govinda Dev of Brajanabha
Buried in Yogapith, but Rupa couldn’t find, began calling out
Boy told “Gomatila” every day cow comes and pours milk on ground
Rupa wrote about the charm of Govinda
Smeran bhangi…

12. Govinda Dev 1590 Man Singh built it
Mansingh died in 1614 & for another 100 years Govinda was worshipped here, pilgrims came from all over

13. On the 7th floor there was burning ghee lamp
On the 7th floor there was burning ghee lamp. Aurangzeb could see it shining even from his residence in Agra.

14. Deity moved to Jaipur where Jai Singh built a temple in his palace, Chandramahal

15. Govindaji was brought to the city of Amber, near Jaipur, by Maharaja Jai Singh II to protect the Deity from destruction at the hands of the Muslim emperor about 1728 (some say 1735).
Maharaja Jai Singh created his "City of Victory," the city of Jaipur, as a dedication to Lord Govindaji. The temple is in a garden of the palace complex, and when the temple doors were opened, Maharaja Jai Singh in the past could see his beloved Deity from the royal quarters. Jai Singh's grandfather had originally constructed the Govindaji Temple in Vrindavan.

16. Sri Sri
Radha
Govindaji

17. Radha-Govinda Deity from Vrindavan is until today the real heart of the city of Jaipur.

18. Story that Radharani finally appeared to him, bringing feast for Sanatan
Tiger & Krishna
Shade & Radharani
Stories

19. Sri Rupa Goswami had many skills
Sri Rupa Goswami had many skills. In Karttik 1542 Sri Rupa, knowing Jiva's desire for the Deity, personally carved, installed and offered a small Deity of Damodar to his foremost disciple. 8’ inches high

20. Radha Damodar Temple

21. Final Days
Performed funeral of Sanatan 1554, went into his samadhi & never came out, passed away 1 month later
Sanatan gave a systematic philosophy of bhakti, Rupa gave the doctrine of rasa

22. Rupa Goswami Samadhi Mandir

23. Hamsadhutta, swan messenger to Mathura about love lorn Radha
Udhava Samdesa, Uddhave the messenger this time
Danakelikaumudi, one act play
Bhakti Rasamrta Sindhu
Ujjvalanilamani,
madurya
Laghubhagavat
amrta,
Upadeshamrta,
etc.
Wrote Countless Works

24. The End