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May 3, 2010 · Mathura Mahatmya: Srila Rupa Goswami's Glorification of Mathura BY: SUN STAFF May 03, 2010 — CANADA (SUN) — Text 108 tatraiva patala-khande parvati-prasnah uktodbhutas ca mahima mathuraya jatadhara muner bhuvo va saritah prabhavah kena va vibho krishnasya va prabhavo 'yam samyogasya pratapavan
Rupa Goswami. Rupa Goswami. Shrila Rupa Goswami took his birth in 1493 A.D. (1415, Sakabda), and disappeared at the age of 73 in 1564 A.D. (1486, Sakabda). He spent 22 years in householder life, followed by 51 years in Vrndavana. Rupa Goswami is known as bhakti-rasacarya, an expert in the tastes of pure devotional service.
Shrila Rupa Goswami's nephew, Jiva Goswami has explained in his Laghu Toshani that Rupa's descendants were of the Bharadvaja gotra and were learned in the Yajur Veda. A brahmana called Sarvajna was seventh in the ascending geneological line of Rupa Goswami and was known by the title 'jagadguru'.
Rupa Goswami was specifically commanded by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu to carry out two tasks: (1) to find and establish the lost ancient and original Deities of Lord Krishna as well as to re-discover and restore the holy places associated with His leela in Vrindavan, and (2) to write and preach Gaudiya Vaishnava theology.
Jiva Goswami ( Sanskrit: जीव गोस्वामी, romanized : Jīva Gosvāmī; c. 1513 – c. 1598) [1] [2] was an Indian philosopher and saint from the Gaudiya Vaishnava school of Vedanta tradition, producing a great number of philosophical works on the theology and practice of Bhakti yoga, Vaishnava Vedanta and associated disciplines.
Srila Rupa Goswami - Disappearance. In the conclusion of his Laghutosani Jiva Gosvami has given some biographical information in which he explains that Sarvajna is seventh in the ascending genealogical line from Rupa Gosvami. He was highly respected amongst the brahmanas of Karnataka, thus he was also referred to as "Jagadguru."
Rupa Goswami Page. śrī-caitanya-mano-'bhīṣṭam ́ sthāpitam ́ yena bhū-tale. svayam ́ rūpah ̣ kadā mahyam ́ dadāti sva-padāntikam “When will Srīla Rūpa Gosvāmī Prabhupāda, who has established within this material world the mission to fulfill the desire of Lord Caitanya, give me shelter under his lotus feet?.” BIOGRAPHY ...
