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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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Rupa | <!-- Most genealogy info shared on following pages, update all if possible: Rupa Goswami, Sanatana Goswami, and Jiva Goswami. --> | ||
His family lineage can be traced to [[Indian State]] of [[Karnataka]] and [[Naihati]] in the district of [[North 24 Parganas]] in present-day [[West Bengal]], [[India]]. The former generations according to ''Bhakti-ratnakara'':<ref>{{cite journal |author-first=Tamonashchandra Das |author-last=Gupta |year=1933 |title=Raja Ganesh |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.237259/page/n147/mode/1up |journal=University of Calcutta: Journal of the Department of Letters |publisher=Calcutta University Press |volume=XXIII |pages=2, 8}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author-last=Cakravarti |author-first=Sri Narahari |year=2009 |translator=Kusakratha dasa |editor=Grahila dasa |title=Bhakti-ratnakara |location=India |pages=33–42}}</ref> | |||
'''Sarvajna Jagatguru''' was a famous [[brahmana]], great scholar in all [[Vedas]], respected [[Yajurveda|Yajur]]-vedi of the Baradvaja caste, and king of [[Karnataka]] in [[South India]], adored by all other contemporary kings. Sarvajna's son, '''Aniruddha''', was spirited, famous, a proficient scholar of the Vedas, and a favorite of the reigning kings at the time. Aniruddha's sons, '''Rupesvara''' (eldest) and '''Harihara''', were well respected due to their virtuous qualities. Rupesvara was famed as a scholar of the scriptures, while Harihara became a master in the art and science of weapons. Both brothers inherited the administration of the state after their father died, but Harihara soon snatched all the power, causing Rupesvara and his wife to travel to Paulastha-desa, where Sikharesvara befriended him and convinced him to settle there. | '''Sarvajna Jagatguru''' was a famous [[brahmana]], great scholar in all [[Vedas]], respected [[Yajurveda|Yajur]]-vedi of the Baradvaja caste, and king of [[Karnataka]] in [[South India]], adored by all other contemporary kings. Sarvajna's son, '''Aniruddha''', was spirited, famous, a proficient scholar of the Vedas, and a favorite of the reigning kings at the time. Aniruddha's sons, '''Rupesvara''' (eldest) and '''Harihara''', were well respected due to their virtuous qualities. Rupesvara was famed as a scholar of the scriptures, while Harihara became a master in the art and science of weapons. Both brothers inherited the administration of the state after their father died, but Harihara soon snatched all the power, causing Rupesvara and his wife to travel to Paulastha-desa, where Sikharesvara befriended him and convinced him to settle there. | ||
Rupesvara's son, '''Padmanabha''', was a genius and easily learned the four Vedas making him famous. He had impeccable character and was genuinely absorbed in love of [[Jagannath|Lord Jagannatha]]. He left Sikharabhumi and settled on the bank of the [[Ganges]] in the village Navahatta (present-day [[Naihati]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]] | Rupesvara's son, '''Padmanabha''', was a genius and easily learned the four Vedas making him famous. He had impeccable character and was genuinely absorbed in love of [[Jagannath|Lord Jagannatha]]. He left Sikharabhumi and settled on the bank of the [[Ganges]] in the village Navahatta (present-day [[Naihati]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]]<ref name = "Mitra351">Mitra, Satishchandra (1914), ''Jashohar- Khulnar Itihas Vol.1'', p 351</ref>), where he had eighteen daughters and five sons. His five sons were '''Purusottama''' (eldest), '''Jagannatha''', '''Narayana''', '''Murari''', and '''Mukunda''' (youngest), where Purusottama and Mukunda were the best in experience and character. Mukunda's son, '''Kumara''', was a great brahmana and highly virtuous. He privately engaged in oblations and purificatory penances. Becoming very disturbed by family difficulties, he left the village Navahatta with his followers and settled in the village [[Chandradwip|Bakla Chandradvipa]] in [[East Bengal]] (now [[Bangladesh]]). He built a house in the village [[Faridpur District|Fateyabad]] in [[Jessore]] for the convenience of communications with devotees and traveling [[Vaishnavism|Vaishnavas]]. | ||
Among Kumara's many sons, '''[[Sanatana Goswami|Sanatana]]''' (eldest), '''Rupa''' (middle), and '''Vallabha''' (youngest) were the life of the Vaishnava community and great devotees, all three becoming well known for their academic genius and devotion, and | Among Kumara's many sons, '''[[Sanatana Goswami|Sanatana]]''' (eldest), '''Rupa''' (middle), and '''Vallabha''' (youngest) were the life of the Vaishnava community and great devotees, all three becoming well known for their academic genius and devotion, and eventually settling in the village Ramakeli in [[Gauda Kingdom|Gauda]] (present-day [[Maldah District|Maldah]], [[West Bengal]]<ref name = "Ray72">Ray, Shankarnath (1958), ''Bharater Sadhak Vol. 11'', p 72</ref>). The brothers were greatly inspired by [[Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]], who lived in [[Nadia district|Nadia]] (a district of present-day [[West Bengal]], [[India]]) at the time. Sanatana and Rupa eventually resigned from their ministerial (royal) posts and retired to help Chaitanya in his mission, eventually relocating to [[Vrindavan|Vrindavana]]. Vallabha, who was always happy in service, was initiated by Chaitanya and given the name '''Anupama''', and was known for his stoicism and neutrality in his detachment from worldly affairs. | ||
Alternatively, it is said that his ancestors migrated from [[Karnataka]] to [[Gauda Kingdom|Gauda]] and lived in the village Ramkeli, near [[Gauḍa (region)|Gauda]] for generations.{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}} | |||
===Birth=== | ===Birth=== | ||
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===First meeting with Chaitanya Mahaprabhu=== | ===First meeting with Chaitanya Mahaprabhu=== | ||
Rupa and his brothers were residents of Ramakeli ( in present-day [[Maldah District|Maldah]], [[West Bengal]]) and it was here, in 1514 CE, that they first met [[Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]]. The meeting changed their lives. After meeting them, Chaitanya gave them the names Rupa, Sanatana and Anupama.<ref>{{cite book |title=CC Madhya 1.208 |url=https://vedabase.io/en/library/cc/madhya/1/208/ |access-date=22 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Sanatana advised Mahaprabhu, {{ | Rupa and his brothers were residents of Ramakeli ( in present-day [[Maldah District|Maldah]], [[West Bengal]]) and it was here, in 1514 CE, that they first met [[Chaitanya Mahaprabhu]]. The meeting changed their lives. After meeting them, Chaitanya gave them the names Rupa, Sanatana and Anupama.<ref>{{cite book |title=CC Madhya 1.208 |url=https://vedabase.io/en/library/cc/madhya/1/208/ |access-date=22 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Sanatana advised Mahaprabhu, | ||
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|text=Dear Lord, you are going to Vrindavana with hundreds and thousands of people following You, and this is not a fitting way to go on a pilgrimage. | |||
|source=''[[Chaitanya Charitamrita]]'' 2.1.224<ref>{{cite book |title=Sri Caitanya-caritamrta: Madhya-lila 1.224 |url=https://vedabase.io/en/library/cc/madhya/1/224/ |access-date=22 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> | |||
}} | |||
===Second meeting with Chaitanya Mahaprabhu=== | ===Second meeting with Chaitanya Mahaprabhu=== | ||
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* [[Krishnology]] | * [[Krishnology]] | ||
== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
== | ==Bibliography== | ||
* Tirtha, Swami B.B., Sri Caitanya and His Associates, 2002, [http://www.mandala.org/ Mandala Publishing], San Francisco. {{ISBN|1-886069-28-X}} | * Tirtha, Swami B.B., Sri Caitanya and His Associates, 2002, [http://www.mandala.org/ Mandala Publishing], San Francisco. {{ISBN|1-886069-28-X}} | ||
* Mahayogi, Swami B.V., Lives of the Saints, translated from Gaura Parsada Caritavali, unpublished work. | * Mahayogi, Swami B.V., Lives of the Saints, translated from Gaura Parsada Caritavali, unpublished work. | ||
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[[Category:16th-century Bengali poets]] | [[Category:16th-century Bengali poets]] | ||
[[Category:Bengali Hindu saints]] | [[Category:Bengali Hindu saints]] | ||
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