Srila Jiva Gosvami

Srila Jiva GosvamiThis book describes the unprecedented life and teachings of Srila Jiva Gosvami. It is a must read for all Gaudiya Vaisnavas' wanting to understand Caitanya Mahaprabhu and the Gosvamis' of Vrndavan. Upon hearing the name of Srila Jiva Gosvami, the hearts of the Vaisnavas dance in joy. By Mahaprabhu's desire, Srila Jiva Gosvami appeared to bestow mercy upon all the jivas. His dissemination of bhakti siddhanta is unparalleled. Therefore, he is known as

This book describes the unprecedented life and teachings of Srila Jiva Gosvami. It is a must read for all Gaudiya Vaisnavas' wanting to understand Caitanya Mahaprabhu and the Gosvamis' of Vrndavan.

Upon hearing the name of Srila Jiva Gosvami, the hearts of the Vaisnavas dance in joy. By Mahaprabhu's desire, Srila Jiva Gosvami appeared to bestow mercy upon all the jivas. His dissemination of bhakti-siddhanta is unparalleled. Therefore, he is known as the tattva-acarya of the Gaudiya sampradaya. At all times, he was under the discipline and care of Sri Rupa and Sanatana Gosvami.

Sri Jiva Gosvami studied all the bhakti-sastras under the tutelage of Sri Rupa Gosvami. He then became recognized in the Gaudiya sampradaya as the foremost acarya in tattvasastra. After coming to Vraja, Jiva Gosvami never left.

While residing in Vrndavana, he composed 25 granthas. He also proofed, copied, and preserved the books of the Gosvamis. He wrote a book called Harinamamrta-vyakarana. In this book, Srila Jiva Gosvami uses Sanskrit grammar to glorify the Supreme Lord Sri Hari. He wrote the Sat-sandarbhas, which embody sambandha, abhideya, and prayojana-the knowledge of relationship between the soul, nature, and God, and the process and goal. Of the six Sandarbhas, the first three, Tattvasandarbha, Paramatma-sandarbha, and Bhagavat-sandarbha, delineate sambandha-tattva. The Krsna-sandarbha and Bhaktisandarbha embody abhideya-tattva, the process. And the Pritisandarbha embodies prayojana-tattva, a description of the ultimate goal of life. Srila Jiva Gosvami also wrote the Gopalacampu and Madhava-mahotsava, as well as many other books and commentaries.

The Sat-sandarbhas of Srila Jiva Gosvami are unprecedented jewels in this world. By thoroughly studying the Sat-sandarbhas, every part of the Vedanta will be known.

Srila Jiva Gosvami manifested Sri Radha-Damodara in Vraja and he connected everyone's hearts to the lotus feet of the Divine Couple. Yasoda Mata bound Damodara, and Jiva Gosvami Prabhu bound everyone to Sri Radha-Damodara. We pray to Srila Jiva Gosvami for his mercy and for the eternal service of Sri Sri Radha-Damodara.