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Jiva Goswami (Sanskrit: जीव गोस्वामी, romanized: Jīva Gosvāmī; c. 1513 – c. 1598) 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.
Jiva Goswami. Appearing as the nephew of Shri Rupa and Sanatana Goswamis, Shri Jiva Goswami displayed all the charming features of a mahapurusa (divine person). He had lotus eyes, a high nose and forehead, broad chest, long arms, and a radiant golden body. (In the image: Shrila Jiva Goswami).
Shri Jiva studied under the local pandits, becoming proficient in grammar, poetry and rhetoric. Watching the expression of his great intellect, his teachers predicted that he would be a very saintly person. Later in his life, he composed a grammar in Sanskrit for the pleasure of the Lord.
Jīva Gosvāmī’s Sat Sandarbhas consist of six parts, each delving into a different aspect of the Bhāgavatam philosophy. First is the Tattva Sandarbha, which has two divisions. In the first division, Śrī Jīva sets forth the pramāṇas, or the epistemology of the personalist school.
Jiva Goswami was the only child of Sri Vallabha and nephew of Sri Sanatana Goswami & Sri Rupa Goswami. When Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu came to Ramakeli, Sri Jiva was blessed by having darsana of the Lord, though he was just a baby at the time.
Jiva Gosvami (1511-1608) was one of the most preeminent scholars of Vedanta Philosophy and a prolific saint of Vrindavan. He was an unusually brilliant student from childhood and left his home in Bengal at young age to study in Navadvipa and Benares, where he mastered the six orthodox systems of Indian philosophy before arriving in Vrindavan.
Feb 4, 2014 · Title: Sri Brahma Samhita (5th Chapter) with Commentary of Srila Jiva Goswami and English Purport
Jul 18, 2023 · The Sandarbhas are one of Jiva Goswami’s major works. Sandarbha literally means “stringing together”. In this case it is a literary composition consisting of series of prose sections mixed with verse mainly from the Srimad Bhagavatam.
Jiva Goswami – Biography. When Shri Gaurasundara came to Ramakeli, Shri Jiva was blessed by having darshana of His worshipable Lord, though he was just a baby at the time. Placing the dust of His lotus feet on the child's head, Mahaprabhu indicated him to be the future sovereign preceptor of the Gaudiya sampradaya.
Though Jiva Goswami was a prolific writer and his position as a leader of the Gaudiya Vaishnavas in the late 16th century is well-documented, there is little told about him that goes beyond either hagiography on the one hand or bare fact on the other.
