Shri Roop Goswami, the direct seer of Sriradha-Krishna's Nikunjalila, poet, philosopher, principal disciple of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

- Vichar-Vithika-Devesh Mehta

One of the Shangoswami (six Goswami) sent by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in Vrindavan was Sri Rupagoswami Sriradha-Krishna's Nikunj Lila's seer, empiricist and poet who wrote it in sweet poetry. He was the younger brother of Sanatan Goswami. He was born in 19 AD. He left Grihasthashram at the age of 7. Then he lived in Vraja for 21 years. He is known as 'Bhakti-Rasacharya' as he is immersed in pure devotional service and has constant love for Bhagavatseva. He was a great lover of Gaurang i.e. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. And engaging in his devotional chanting. It was through Shri Roop Goswami that Chaitanya Mahaprabhu preached his devotional system and propagated and disseminated the necessary essence of all scriptures.

Shri Roop Goswami provided Upadeshamrut to point out devotional activities. So that the devotees can follow it. According to Shri Roop Goswami, the ultimate purushartha is love, its worship is Shri Radha-Krishna. The instrument of love is the fruit of devotion but that instrument is not produced by devotion. It is an ever-present, ever-present element. .

Lord Krishna has the instinct of the power of Haladi, which has been present since time immemorial. When the mind of the seeker becomes pure rather than performing the ritual of instrumental devotion, by the grace of Lord Krishna, the power form of Hladini, love, appears in her. Sadhan Bhakti Sadhya Bhakti is an incomplete and immature form of love bhakti. That is why sadhya bhakti-prem bhakti is the complete and mature form of sadhana bhakti. Is curable. Lord Krishna has love-service and means. Service to God performed in the form of devotional rituals like Shravankirtan etc.

There are two types of instrumental devotion. Vaidhi bhakti and raganuga bhakti. The seekers of Vaidhi bhakti perform bhajan, kirtan etc. with the help of Bhajan, Kirtan etc. for the purpose of escaping from the fear of scriptural prohibitions and worldly sorrows. While the seeker of raganuga bhakti worships Lord Krishna with the help of bhajan-kirtan etc. for the purpose of serving him due to his raga, love or attachment.

Srirup Goswami in his book 'Bhaktirasamrut Sindhu' has explained how love gradually rises.

The eight levels that the seeker has to cross before attaining love are- Shraddha, Satsang, Bhajan, Anartha Nivruti, Nistha, Ruchi, and Asakti or Rati.

Once when Shri Roop Goswami was living in Nandgaon. At that time, he was very sad because he did not have a direct vision of his beloved Radharani. The heat of his separation began to increase a lot. Honey stopped going. Missed eating and drinking. So the news came that his elder brother and Guru Shri Sanatan Goswami was coming to meet him. Shri Roop Goswami was worried about how he would arrange the reception and food for his elder. If there was grain and equipment in the house, feed them pudding. A few moments after he made this wish, a Vrajbala came to his hut and said, "I am bringing these grains, rice, milk, misri (sugar) etc.

Baba, what day did you go to Madhukari? Will be hungry I believe you have sent the goods. Make kheer or take the pie. ' Srirup Goswami's amazement did not go unnoticed. The same pudding stuff he wanted came. He made kheer and food and fed it when Sreesanth Goswami came. This miracle spoke to him. When he examined the baby, he found that she had been out of town for days. Then they both realized that Sakshat Radharani herself in the form of Vrajbala had given them all the material they had darshan! That's why the food and the pudding tasted so supernatural!