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Ekadasee, Janmastami, Vamanadvadasi, Sri Ramanavami and Nrishingha Chaturdasi. And, in observing such fasting days, there is the consideration of  Beeddhaa , or overlapping of fasting days with other situations of the month, and how they are helpful in the advancement of devotional service. Lord Chaitanya instructed Sanatan Goswami that in every step he should give documentary evidence from the  Puranas . Also mentioned is how to establish the temples of the Lord, and the general behavior and symptoms of a Vaishnava, and the duties and occupation of the Vaishnava. Thus the Lord in summary explained all the details of writing books on Vaishnava regulative principles.
Sanatan Goswami was a great devotee of the Lord, and was directly instructed to spread the cult of  Bhakti  by writing many books. There is a description of him in  Chaitanya Chandrodaya , where it is said that Sanatan Goswami was one of the ministers of the Nawab Hussein government; in fact, he was the most important personality in the government. His brother, Rupa Goswami, was also a minister in the government, and both of them gave up the lucrative government service and became mendicants to serve the Supreme Lord. Within their hearts they are full of transcendental loving service, but externally they are just like ordinary mendicants, with a great liking for the cowherd boy of Vrindaban. Sanatan Goswami was very dear to all pure devotees of his time.