The Gaudiya Vaisnava, generally, following the footsteps of Sri CaitanyaMahaprabhu, they aspire to become one of the assistants of the gopis. Thereare others also who like to be the assistants of the cowherd boys. So ourGosvamis, Rupa Gosvami, sri rupa sanatana bhatta raghunatha, they were allthe assistants of the gopis. Gopi-bhava-rasamrtabdhi-lahari-kallola-magnaumuhur vande rupa-sanatanau raghu-yugau sri-jiva-gopalakau. These sixGosvamis, rupa sanatana bhatta raghunatha sri jiva gopala bhatta dasaraghunatha, they were all very, very big men, not ordinary men — ministers,zamindars, learned scholars. They were not ordinary men. And they gave upeverything. Tyaktva turnam asesa-mandala-pati-srenim sada tucchavat. Justlike Rupa Gosvami, Sanatana Gosvami, he was, they were ministers in thegovernment of Hussain Shah. Raghunatha dasa Gosvami was the only son of hisfather and uncle, very, very big zamindar, landholder. Twelve lakhs ofrupees’ income. Five hundred years twelve lakhs — twelve crores now. He wasso rich man. Similarly, Gopala Bhatta Gosvami, Srila Jiva Gosvami, they werevery, very learned. Jiva Gosvami was the nephew of Rupa Gosvami, verylearned scholar. So either scholar, rich men, big politician — all of themgave up their occupational, material occupational duty and joined SriCaitanya Mahaprabhu in His sankirtana movement. So they were always absorbedin the gopis’ activities, always thinking. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu wasalways thinking of Srimati Radharani’s activities, and the Gosvamis, theywere also thinking of the gopis’ activities. Gopis’ activities means toassist Srimad-Radharani how to serve Krsna.>>> Ref. VedaBase => Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Adi-lila 1.16 — Mayapur,April 9, 1975
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