Rupa Goswami was a devotional teacher, poet, and philosopher of the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition.
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14 Facts About Rupa Goswami
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Rupa Goswami had impeccable character and was genuinely absorbed in love of Lord Jagannatha.
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Rupa Goswami left Sikharabhumi and settled on the bank of the Ganges in the village Navahatta, where he had eighteen daughters and five sons.
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Rupa Goswami built a house in the village Fateyabad in Jessore for the convenience of communications with devotees and traveling Vaishnavas.
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Sanatana and Rupa Goswami eventually resigned from their ministerial posts and retired to help Chaitanya in his mission, eventually relocating to Vrindavana.
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Rupa Goswami's sons were Santosha Bhatta, Amara Bhatta and Vallabha .
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Rupa Goswami became the Sultan's chief secretary, while Sanatana became the state revenue minister .
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At the Dasasvamedha Ghat, Chaitanya imparted instructions to Rupa Goswami and explained all the intricacies of the doctrine of Gaudiya Vaishnavism.
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Rupa Goswami was specifically commanded by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu to carry out two tasks: to re-locate and preserve the lost holy places of Vrindavana, and to write and preach Gaudiya Vaisnava theology.
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Rupa Goswami then sent Rupa Goswami to Vrindavana to carry out these orders.
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Rupa Goswami uncovered various holy places associated with the pastimes of Krishna and rediscovered the famous deity of Govindadeva, which was originally installed and worshipped by Krishna's great-grandson, Maharaja Vajranabha.
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Rupa Goswami departed from this world in 1564 CE and his samadhi is located in the courtyard of the Radha-Damodara temple in Vrindavana.
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In Gaudiya Vaishnava theology, Rupa Goswami is considered to be the incarnation of Rupa Manjuri, the foremost junior cowherd damsel who eternally serves Radha-Krishna under the guidance of Lalita.
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Rupa Goswami wrote a number of texts in Sanskrit on philosophy, poetics, drama and dramaturgy.
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