Lokanatha
Gosvami was a contemporary of Sri Gauranga
Mahaprabhu. When Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu took sannyasa, Lokanatha came
to Vrindavana. While visiting the places of Krishna’s pastimes, while in the
village of Umaraa in the forest called Chatavana, Lokanatha Gosvami discovered
the Deity of Radha-Vinoda. Lokanatha’s samadhi is just north of the village of
Umaraa, on the bank of Kishori Kunda. The Deity of Radha-Vinoda was revealed to
him from this tank. Lokanatha Gosvami used to carry this Deity in a bag hanging
from his neck.
Lokanatha told Lord Gauranga
Mahaprabhu that he did not want
to take any disciples. Lord Gauranga
Mahaprabhu told him that he would take only one and that he would send
him to Lokanatha. When Narottama dasa came to Vrindavana, he was attracted to
be initiated by Lokanatha Gosvami. Lokanatha Gosvami refused the repeated
requests of Narottama to be initiated. Narottama acted as Lokanatha Gosvami
menial servant. Every night Narottama cleaned and swept the bhajan kutir of
Lokanatha, without his knowledge. He was finally pleased with Narottama and
accepted him as his only disciple.
Narottama dasa Thakur, Syamananda Prabhu and
Srinivasa Acarya, by the order of Jiva Gosvami, took the original manuscripts
of the Gosvami and brought them to Bengal to be copied. These devotees preached
the teaching of Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu where ever they went with great
enthusiasm. Visvanatha Cakravarti appeared in the Gaudiya Vaishnava line about
a hundred years later.
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