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Hare Krishna, Breifly a Gosvami is a person who has his senses under full control: the title of a person in the renounced order of life, sannyasa. (go-senses + svami-master) master of the senses. In the Nectar of Instruction, Srila Prabhupada writes. "The conclusion is that one who can control these six items—speech, mind, anger, tongue, belly and genitals—is to be called a svami or gosvami Svami means master, and gosvami means master of the go, or senses. When one accepts the renounced order of life, he automatically assumes the title of svami. This does not mean that he is the master of his family, community or society; he must be master of his senses. Unless one is master of his senses, he should not be called gosvami, but go-dasa, servant of the senses. Following in the footsteps of the six Gosvamis of Vrndavana, all svamis and gosvamis should fully engage in the transcendental loving service of the Lord. As opposed to this, the go-dasas engage in the service of the senses or in the service of the material world. They have no other engagement. Prahlada Mahäraja has further described the go-dasa as adanta-go, which refers to one whose senses are not controlled. An adanta-go cannot become a servant of Krishna."Any pure devotee is a gosvami in this broad sense whether they are in the order of sannyasa, or otherwise.Your servant,-Jagannatha dasa