306 Sri-Caitanya-caritamrta

The place where Sri Rupa Gosvami and Sanatana Gosvami formerly lived has now
become a place of pilgrimage. It is generally known as Gupta Vrndavana, or hidden
Vrndavana, and is situated about eight miles south of Imrejabajara. There the fol-
lowing places are still visited: (1) the temple of Sri Madana-mohana Deity, (2) the
Keli-kadamba tree under which Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu met Sanatana Gosvami at
night and (3) Rdpasagara, a large pond excavated by Sri Rupa Gosvami. A society
named Ramakeli-samskara-samiti.was established in 1924 to repair the temple and
renovate the pond.

TEXT 85

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SUPT, Sa, aewewile Brite vee

tanra madhye rupa-sandtana—bada $akha
anupama, jiva, rajendradi upasakha

SYNONYMS

tafra—within that; madhye—in the midst of; rijpa-sandtana—the branch known as
Rapa-Sanatana; bada sakha—the big branch; anupama—of the name Anupama; jiva—
of the name Jiva; rdajendra-adi—and Rajendra and others; upasakha—their
sub-branches.

TRANSLATION

Among these branches, Rupa and Sanatana were principal. Anupama, Jiva Gosvami
and others, headed by Rajendra, were their sub-branches.

PURPORT

In the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika it is said that Srila Jiva Gosvami was formerly
Vilasa-mafijari gopi. From his very childhood Jiva Gosvami was greatly fond of
Srimad- Bhagavatam, He later came to Navadvipa to study Sanskrit, and, following
in the footsteps of Sri Nityananda Prabhu, he circumambulated the entire Navadvipa-
dhama. After visiting Navadvipa-dhama he went to Benares to study Sanskrit under
Madhusiidana Vacaspati, and after finishing his studies in Benares, he went to
Vrndavana and took shelter of his uncles, Sri Ripa and Sanatana. This is described
in the Bhakti-ratnakara. As far as our information goes, Srila Jiva Gosvami composed
and edited at least twenty-five books. They are all very celebrated, and they are listed
as follows: (1) Hari-namamrta-vyakarana, (2) Sitra-malika, (3) Dhatu-safgraha, (4)
Krsnarca-dipikd, (5) Gopala-virudavali, (6) Rasdmrta-sesa, (7) $r7 Madhava-mahotsava,
(8) Sri Sankalpa-kalpavrksa, (9) Bhavartha-sicaka-campi, (10) Gopala-tapant-tika,
(11) a commentary on Brahma-samhita, (12) a commentary on Bhakti-rasamrta-
sindhu, (13) a commentary on Ujjvala-nilamani, (14) a commentary on Yogasara-
stava, (15) a commentary on the Gdyatri-mantra as described in the Agni Purdna,
(16) a description derived from the Padma Purdna of the lotus feet of the Lord, (17)
