Srila Srinivasa Acarya
Life & Pastimes
Foremost disciple of Gopala Bhatta Goswami and Jiva Goswami. Together with Narottama Dasa Thakura and Syamananda Pandita, he transported the sacred Goswami literature from Vrindavan to Bengal and converted King Birhambir of Vanavisnupura.
Teachings & Siddhanta
Codified the deep mood of longing for the Six Goswamis of Vrindavan, teaching that genuine residence in Vrindavan requires emulating their supreme renunciation and ecstatic absorption in Harinama.
Major Canonical Works
- Sri Sad-Goswamy-ashtakam (The Eight Glorious Prayers to the Six Goswamis)
- Commentaries and preservation of Goswami treatises
Observances in the Vaishnava Calendar: Appearance on Srila Srinivasa Acarya -- Appearance · Disappearance on Srila Srinivasa Acarya -- Disappearance