Third Theme: Sri Jiva Gosvami remembers his gurus After offering homages to Sri Krishna and his Ista-devata, in the third section the author offers due respect to the preceptor saints Rupa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami. … Read More
Second Theme: The Master of Devotion, Caitanya Mahaprabhu In the first two sections, Jiva Gosvami describes Krishna Caitanya, stating that He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. To demonstrate this, he first uses a verse … Read More
The Tattva Sandarbha starts here: First Theme: Invoking and delimiting the main topic Sri Krishna jayati Thus begins, with this invocation that tends to evoke good wishes, the first section of the Tattva-sandarbha, which … Read More
Analysis of the writings Preserving tradition through a prolific literary production became his most important service. Even today, scholars are amazed by such and so much work. It is difficult to make a list of his … Read More
The writings The works of Jiva Gosvami that we know are: 1) Hari-namamrta-vyakarana, 2) Sutra-malika, 3) Dhatu-sangraha, 4) Krishnarcha-dipika, 5) Gopala-virudavali, 6) Rasamrta-sesa, 7) Sri Madhava-mahotsava, 8) Sri Sankalpa-kalpavrksa, 9) Bhavartha-sucaka-campu, 10) Gopala-tapani-tika, 11) Brahma-sanghita-tika (or … Read More
His fame spreads Attracted by the fame of Jiva Gosvami that spread more and more throughout India, in the year 1570 Emperor Akbar went to Vrindavana to meet him. Having been speechless before such wisdom and … Read More
Criticism of Jiva Gosvami There are those who try to defame Sri Jiva by criticizing some of his behaviors. These people do not know that the Acarya can also behave incomprehensibly to educate his disciples. Sometimes … Read More
Arrival in Vrindavana Sri Jiva had certainly not forgotten Nityananda Prabhu’s instruction to go to Vrindavana and live with his uncles. After a few years he felt a burning desire grow in him to join them; … Read More
Early life His father’s name was Vallabha, and he was the brother of Rupa and Sanatana. On the day Vallabha accepted Lord Caitanya’s initiation, he received the name Anupama. It is said that when the … Read More
The six Gosvamis of Vrindavana Those who have already entered the history of Gaudiya Vaisnavism know that in the early sixteenth century the Gosvamis were sent by Caitanya Mahaprabhu to Vrindavana, with the task of finding … Read More
Biography of Srila Jiva Gosvami Prabhupada Undoubtedly, Srila Jiva Gosvami Prabhupada is one of the most fascinating characters in the entire Vaishnava tradition. It is difficult not to dwell on him and feel admiration in … Read More
Introduction The original introduction was written by me on August 2, 1995. Today, more than 25 years after the first publication, I explain some points more clearly. In the early 90s, as far as I … Read More
Finally also in English the philosophical masterpiece of Sri Jiva Gosvami. The Tattva Sandarbha, the first of the six books that make up the Bhagavata Sandarbha Go buy it! Index Introduction 9 … Read More
The six sections that follow, i.e., the twelfth to the seventeenth theme, are meant to demonstrate that the Puranas, like the Vedas, are perfect scriptures and are in many ways superior to the Vedas. … Read More
In the first two sections, Jiva Gosvami describes Krishna Caitanya, stating that He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. To demonstrate this, he first uses a verse from Srimad-Bhagavatam and then his own. The … Read More
