

NO.  NAME                                                  SOURCE

G. 1.GADADHARA                                             GVA
G. 2.GADADHARA                                             GVA
G. 3.GADADHARA BHATTA                                      GVA,CCU
G. 4.GADADHARA BHATTA                                      GVA
G. 5.GADADHARA BHASKARA                                    GVA
G. 6.GADADHARA DASA (DASA GADADHARA)                       GVA,CCU,GPC
G. 7.GADADHARA DASA                                        GVA
G. 8.GADADHARA DASA                                        GVA
G. 9.GADADHARA PANDITA GOSVAMI                             GVA,CCU,GPC
G. 10.GAJAPATI PRATAPARUDRA DEVA                           GVA,GPC
G. 11.GAJENDRA MATHURA DASA                                GVA
G. 12.GALIMA                                               GVA
G. 13.GANDHARVA KUMUDANANDA                                GVA
G. 14.GANDHARVA RAYA                                       GVA
G. 15.GANDHARVAVARA KHAN                                   GVA
G. 16.GANESA CAUDHURI                                      GVA
G. 17.GANESA RAJA                                          GVA
G. 18.GANESA RAYA                                          GVA
G. 19.GANGADASA                                            GVA
G. 20.GANGADASA                                            GVA
G. 21.GANGADASA                                            GVA
G. 22.GANGADASA                                            GVA,CCU
G. 23.GANGADASA DATTA                                      GVA
G. 24.GANGADASA NIRLOMA                                    GVA
G. 25.GANGADASA PANDITA                                    GVA,CCU,GPC
G. 26.GANGADASA RAYA                                       GVA
G. 27.GANGADHARA BHATTACARYA                               GVA
G. 28.GANGADHARA DASA                                      GVA
G. 29.GANGA DEVI                                           GVA
G. 30.GANGA DEVI                                           GVA
G. 31.GANGAGOVINDA SIMHA                                   GVA
G. 32.GANGAHARI DASA                                       GVA
G. 33.GANGAMANTRI                                          GVA,CCU
G. 34.GANGAMATA GOSVAMINI                                  GVA,GPC
G. 35.GANGANARAYANA CAKRAVARTI                             GVA
G. 36.GANGANARAYANA (RAMA) CAUDHURI                        GVA
G. 37.GARUDA                                               GVA,CCU
G. 38.GARUDA AVADHUTA                                      GVA,CCU
G. 39.GARUDA PANDITA                                       GVA,CCU
G. 40.GATIGOVINDA (GOVINDAGATI)                            GVA
G. 41.GAUDAPURNANANDA CAKRAVARTI                           GVA
G. 42.GAURACARANA DASA BABAJI (SIDDHA)                     GVJ
G. 43.GAURADASA (GAURAMOHANA)                              GVA
G. 44.GAURADASA BABAJI                                     GVJ
G. 45.GAURAGANADASA                                        GVA
G. 46.GAURAGOPALA                                          GVA
G. 47.GAURAGOVINDANANDA BHAGAVATASVAMI                     GVJ
G. 48.GAURAGUNANANDA THAKURA                               GVA
G. 49.GAURAKISORA DASA BABAJI                              GVJ,GPC
G. 50.GAURAKISORA SIROMANI                                 GVJ
G. 51.GAURANGA                                             GVA
G. 52.GAURANGA DASA                                        GVA
G. 53.GAURANGA DASA                                        GVA
G. 54.GAURANGA DASA                                        GVA
G. 55.GAURANGA DASA                                        GVA
G. 56.GAURANGA DASA BABAJI                                 GVJ
G. 57.GAURANGA DASA GHOSALA                                GVA
G. 58.GAURANGA DASA VAIRAGI                                GVA
G. 59.GAURANGA DASI                                        GVA
G. 60.GAURANGA PRIYA                                       GVA
G. 61.GAURANGAVALLABHA                                     GVA
G. 62.GAURASUNDARA DASA                                    GVA
G. 63.GAURIDASA                                            GVA
G. 64.GAURIDASA KIRTANIA                                   GVA
G. 65.GAURIDASA PANDITA                                    GVA,CCU,GPC
G. 66.GAURIMOHANA DASA                                     GVA
G. 67.GHANASYAMA                                           GVA
G. 68.GHANASYAMA                                           GVA
G. 69.GHANASYAMA                                           GVA
G. 70.GHANASYAMA CAKRAVARTI (NARAHARI DASA)                GVA
G. 71.GHANASYAMA DASA                                      GVA
G. 72.GHANASYAMA DASA                                      GVA
G. 73.GHANASYAMA DASA                                      GVA
G. 74.GIRIDHARA DASA                                       GVA
G. 75.GIRIDHARA DASA                                       GVA
G. 76.GIRIDHARA DASA                                       GVA
G. 77.GIRIDHARA DASA                                       GVA
G. 78.GIRIDHARI DASA BABAJI                                GVJ
G. 79.GIRIDHARI DASA BABAJI (Navadvipa)                    GVJ
G. 80.GITAPATHI BRAHMANA                                   GVA
G. 81.GOKULA CAKRAVARTI                                    GVA,CCU
G. 82.GOKULA DASA                                          GVA
G. 83.GOKULA DASA                                          GVA
G. 84.GOKULA DASA                                          GVA
G. 85.GOKULA DASA                                          GVA
G. 86.GOKULA DASA (GOKULANANDA)                            GVA
G. 87.GOKULA DASA MAHANTA                                  GVA
G. 88.GOKULANANDA VAIRAGI                                  GVA
G. 89.GOKULANANDA                                          GVA
G. 90.GOKULANANDA                                          GVA
G. 91.GOKULANANDA DASA (GOKULA KAVINDRA)                   GVA
G. 92.GOKULANANDA DASA CAKRAVARTI                          GVA
G. 93.GOKULANANDA SENA                                     GVA
G. 94.GOPALA                                               GVA,CCU
G. 95.GOPALA                                               GVA
G. 96.GOPALA                                               GVA
G. 97.GOPALA                                               GVA
G. 98.GOPALA                                               GVA
G. 99.GOPALA ACARYA                                        GVA,CCU
G. 100.GOPALA ACARYA                                       GVA
G. 101.GOPALA ACARYA                                       GVA
G. 102.GOPALABHANJA RAYA                                   GVA
G. 103.GOPALA BHATTA GOSVAMI                               GVA,GPC
G. 104.GOPALA BHATTACARYA                                  GVA
G. 105.GOPALA BHUINYA                                      GVA
G. 106.GOPALA CAKRAVARTY                                   GVA
G. 107.GOPALA CAKRAVARTY                                   GVA
G. 108.GOPALA CAKRAVARTI                                   GVA
G. 109.GOPALA DASA                                         GVA,CCU
G. 110.GOPALA DASA                                         GVA
G. 111.GOPALA DASA                                         GVA
G. 112.GOPALA DASA                                         GVA
G. 113.GOPALA DASA                                         GVA
G. 114.GOPALA DASA                                         GVA
G. 115.GOPALA DASA                                         GVA
G. 116.GOPALA DASA                                         GVA
G. 117.GOPALA DASA                                         GVA
G. 118.GOPALA DASA                                         GVA
G. 119.GOPALA DASA                                         GVA
G. 120.GOPALA DASA                                         GVA
G. 121.GOPALA DASA                                         GVA
G. 122.GOPALA DASA                                         GVA
G. 123.GOPALA DASA ADHIKARI                                GVA,CCU
G. 124.GOPALADASA BAHADURA                                 GVA
G. 125.GOPALADASA THAKURA                                  GVA
G. 126.GOPALA DATTA                                        GVA
G. 127.GOPALA HODA                                         GVA
G. 128.GOPALA KSATRIYA                                     GVA
G. 129.GOPALA MANDALA                                      GVA
G. 130.GOPALA MISRA                                        GVA
G. 131.GOPALA MISRA                                        GVA
G. 132.GOPALA NARTAKA                                      CCU
G. 133.GOPALA PURI                                         CCU
G. 134.GOPALA SADIPURIA                                    CCU
G. 135.GOPALA SIMHA                                        GVA
G. 136.GOPALA THAKURA                                      GVA
G. 137.GOPALA VALLABHA                                     GVA
G. 138.GOPALA GURU                                         GVA,CCU
G. 139.GOPALAKRSNA PATTANAYAKA                             GVA
G. 140.GOPENDRA ASRAMA                                     GVA
G. 141.GOPICARANA DASA                                     GVA
G. 142.GOPIDASA                                            GVA
G. 143.GOPIJANAVALLABHA                                    GVA
G. 144.GOPIJANAVALLABHA                                    GVA
G. 145.GOPIJANAVALLABHA                                    GVA
G. 146.GOPIJANAVALLABHA DASA                               GVA
G. 147.GOPIJIVANA                                          GVA
G. 148.GOPIKANTA                                           GVA,CCU
G. 149.GOPIKANTA ACARYA                                    GVA
G. 150.GOPIKANTA DASA                                      GVA
G. 151.GOPIKANTA MISRA                                     GVA
G. 152.GOPIKRSNADASA                                       GVA
G. 153.GOPIKRSNADASA                                       GVA
G. 154.GOPINANDALALA                                       GVA
G. 155.GOPIMOHANA                                          GVA
G. 156.GOPIMOHANA DASA                                     GVA
G. 157.GOPINATHA                                           GVA
G. 158.GOPINATHA                                           GVA
G. 159.GOPINATHA                                           GVA
G. 160.GOPINATHA ACARYA                                    GVA,CCU,BMO
G. 161.GOPINATHA ACARYA (PASUPATI or GOPINATHA THAKURA)    CCU
G. 162.GOPINATHA PATTANAYAKA                               GVA,CCU,GPC
G. 163.GOPINATHA PUJARI                                    GVA
G. 164.GOPINATHA SIMHA                                     GVA,CCU
G. 165.GOPINATHA THAKURA                                   GVA
G. 166.GOPINATHA VASU                                      GVA
G. 167.GOPINATHADASA PATTANAYAKA                           GVA
G. 168.GOPIRAMANA                                          GVA
G. 169.GOPIRAMANA CAKRAVARTI                               GVA
G. 170.GOPIRAMANA CAKRAVARTI                               GVA
G. 171.GOPIRAMANA CAKRAVARTI                               GVA
G. 172.GOPIRAMANA KAVIRAJA                                 GVA
G. 173.GOPIRAMANA DASA VAIDYA                              GVA
G. 174.GOPIVALLABHA                                        GVA
G. 175.GORACAND DASA BABAJI                                GVJ
G. 176.GORAI KAZI                                          GVA
G. 177.GOSAIN DASA                                         GVA
G. 178.GOSAINDASA PUJARI                                   GVA
G. 179.GOVARDHANA BHANDARI                                 GVA
G. 180.GOVARDHANA BHATTA                                   GVA
G. 181.GOVARDHANA DASA                                     GVA
G. 182.GOVARDHANA DASA                                     GVA
G. 183.GOVARDHANA DASA                                     GVA
G. 184.GOVINDA                                             GVA
G. 185.GOVINDA                                             GVA
G. 186.GOVINDA                                             GVA
G. 187.GOVINDA                                             GVA
G. 188.GOVINDA                                             GVA
G. 189.GOVINDA                                             GVA
G. 190.GOVINDA                                             GVA
G. 191.GOVINDA ACARYA                                      GVA
G. 192.GOVINDA ACARYA                                      GVA
G. 193.GOVINDA ACARYA                                      GVA
G. 194.GOVINDA ADHIKARI                                    GVA
G. 195.GOVINDA ADHIKARI                                    GVA
G. 196.GOVINDA BHADUDI (BARUDI)                            GVA
G. 197.GOVINDA BHAKATA                                     GVA
G. 198.GOVINDA BHANJA                                      GVA
G. 199.GOVINDA DASA                                        GVA
G. 200.GOVINDA DASA BABAJI MAHARAJA                        GVJ
G. 201.GOVINDA DASI                                        GVA
G. 202.GOVINDA DATTA                                       GVA
G. 203.GOVINDA DEVA KAVI                                   GVA
G. 204.GOVINDA DVIJA (See `SUGRIVA MISRA')                 GVA,CCU
G. 205.GOVINDA GHOSH                                       GVA,CCU
G. 206.GOVINDA GOSVAMI                                     GVA
G. 207.GOVINDA KARMAKARA                                   CCU
G. 208.GOVINDA KAVIRAJA                                    GVA
G. 209.GOVINDA KAVIRAJA                                    GVA,CCU,GPC
G. 210.GOVINDA PURI                                        GVA,CCU
G. 211.GOVINDARAMA                                         GVA
G. 212.GOVINDARAMA RAJA                                    GVA
G. 213.GOVINDA RAYA                                        GVA
G. 214.GOVINDA RAYA                                        GVA
G. 215.GOVINDANANDA                                        GVA,CCU
G. 216.GOVINDANANDA CAKRAVARTI                             GVA
G. 217.GOVINDANANDA THAKURA                                GVA
G. 218.GUMPHANARAYANA                                      GVA
G. 219.GUNAMANJARI                                         GVA
G. 220.GUNANANDA GUHA                                      GVA
G. 221.GUNANIDHI                                           GVA,CCU
G. 222.GUNARAJA KHAN (MALADHARA VASU)                      GVA
G. 223.GUNARNAVA MISRA                                     GVA
G. 224.GUPTA BEJHA                                         GVA
G. 225.GURUCARANA DASA                                     GVA
G. 226.GURUDASA BHATTACARYA                                GVA
G. 227.GURUPRASADA SENGUPTA (PRASADA DASA)                 GVA


G. 1. GADADHARA:

A devotee from Barahanpura, he installed the Deity of Lalvihari (Bhaktamala 25.3)

G. 2.GADADHARA:

He was a disciple of Syamananda Prabhu and belonged to Sripata Gopiballavpura. (Premavilasa 20)

G. 3.GADADHARA BHATTA:

He was Rangadevi in a past incarnation (Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika 165). His Sripata is located at Hanumanpura in Andhra Pradesh.

G. 4.GADADHARA BHATTA:

He was a disciple of Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami.  Gadadhara Bhatta composed the work entitled Mohinivani.  According to Bhaktamala 23, he was a pious, warm-hearted, sober person and his talks on Srimad-Bhagavatam were very lucid.  It is said that Jiva
 Gosvami was so overjoyed to hear a pada composed by Gadadhara that he dispatched two of his messengers to deliver a letter to Gadadhara at his native village containing the following sloka:

anaradhya radhapadambhijarenumanasritya
vrndatabim tatpadankam,
asambhasya tadbhavagambhiracittam kutah
syamasindhoh rasasyavagahah?

The messengers arrived at Gadadhara's village and happened to meet Gadadhara, who was having his morning bath.  Assuming that Gadadhara was a local resident, they inquired where they could find the residence of Gadadhara.  When Gadadhara asked the me
ssengers where they had come from, they replied "Siramora Vrndavanadhama."  Simply by hearing the name of Vrndavana, Gadadhara was filled with ecstacy and fell unconscious.  When he regained consciousness the messengers, being convinced of the identi
ty of Gadadhara Bhatta, handed over Jiva Gosvami's letter.  After touching the letter to his forehead, Gadadhara read the contents and immediately thereafter rushed to Vrndavana.  There he met Jiva Gosvami and ultimately surrendered himself at the fe
et of Raghunatha Bhatta. (See Namamrtasamudra)

G. 5.GADADHARA BHASKARA:

His Sripata was at Dainhata, where his family descendants continue to live and worship a beautiful stone Deity which they installed there.

G. 6.GADADHARA DASA (DASA GADADHARA):
See file GADADTHA.DOC
G. 7.GADADHARA DASA:

He was a resident of Vrndavana (Vaisnavavandana 70).

G. 8.GADADHARA DASA:

He hailed from the village Ganisimha close to Indrani on the bank of the river Bhagirathi in the neighborhood of Agradvipa.  Gadadhara stayed with his father, Kamalakanta dasa, in Puri.  His elder brother, Kasirama, translated the Mahabharata into Be
ngali.  Krsnadasa was Gadadhara's other brother.

Around 1778 AD., while staying at the village of Makhanpur in the district of Puri, Gadadhara wrote the book entitled Purusottama Mahatmya (later named Jagat mangala).  Therein he sings the praises of Lord Gauranga at the very beginning of the book,
which leads one to believe that he was a devotee of Lord Gauranga.  In this book Gadadhara presents a collection of Puranic evidence in support of the divinity of Lord Gauranga and concludes the book by noting the merits accrued from devotion to Lord
 Gauranga.

G. 9.GADADHARA PANDITA GOSVAMI:
See file Gadapan.doc

G. 10.GAJAPATI PRATAPARUDRA DEVA:

An independent King of Orissa who belonged to the disciple-line of Lord Caitanya (See "Prataparudra Deva").  According to Sakhanirnayamrta he descended from the disciple-line of Gadadhara Pandita.  He was Indradyumna in his past incarnation.  GVA men
tions the following references:

1. Preparation for his meeting with Lord Caitanya, Cc.                         2.11.59
2. Meeting with the devotees of Gauda, Cc. 2.11.236.
3. Critical condition just prior to the meeting and later the actual     meeting Cc. 2.12.5, 52.

G. 11.GAJENDRA MATHURA DASA:

He was a disciple of Rasikananda Prabhu (Rasikamangala Pascima 14.134).  GVA questions if this is a combined name representing two persons.

G. 12.GALIMA:

In Cc. 1.10.112 his name his mentioned, but no further information is available on him.  It is not known for certain whether Galima was a title or the name of a particular person.

G. 13.GANDHARVA KUMUDANANDA:

He has been described as "Dasama Gopala" in some books and as "Upagopala" in others.  He was originally from Chittagong and his Sripata was at Dainhat village in the district of Burdwan, where he installed the Deity Rasikaraja.  This Sripata, however
, is no longer in existence.  The Pathavadi is presently located within a local householder's compound.  The Deity Rasikaraja is now served by Gosvami's descending from the family of Ramacarana Cakravarti of Dainhat village.

G. 14.GANDHARVA RAYA:

He was a disciple of Narottama Thakura. (Premavilasa 20, Narottamavilasa 12)

G. 15.GANDHARVAVARA KHAN:

He was a devotee of Lord Gauranga. His real name was Govinda Vasu and he lived at Siakhala in the Hugli district.  Gandharvavara was a senior royal employee in the court of Emperor Hussain Shah, and his brother, Purandara Khan, was the Prime Minister
 in the same court.

G. 16.GANESA CAUDHURI:

He was a disciple of Narottama Thakura. (Premavilasa 20, Narottamavilasa 12)

G. 17.GANESA RAJA:

He was the Zamindar of Bhaturia Pargana in north Bengal.  During the reign of Azam Shah, the King of Gauda, Ganesa was the head of the department of Revenue and Administration.  It is quite likely that the appointment of Padmanabha, a renowned schola
r and the great-grandfather of Rupa and Sanatana, as a very high official at the royal court, was arranged by Ganesa.

Narasimha Nadial, the grandfather of Advaita Prabhu, migrated from Srihatta to Ramakeli and after acquiring profound knowledge in the Sanskrit and Persian languages, also joined the council of ministers under Ganesa. After the death of Emperor Azam,
his son, Hamza Shah, ascended the throne, followed by Azam's grandson, Samsuddin.  Hamza and Samsuddin, however, were both mere tools in the hands of Ganesa, who actually wielded the power. Eventually, in 1407 AD., under the guidance of Narasimha, Ga
nesa arranged to have Samsuddin eliminated and afterwards ascended the throne of Gauda himself (Valyalilasutra, Advaitaprakasa 1).  The royal court of King Ganesa included, among others scholars, Padmanabha and Narasimha.  During that period Kavi Kri
ttivasa received a court award. (Bangabhasa-O-Sahitya 4th ed. p. 130-131)

G. 18.GANESA RAYA:

He was a disciple of Narottama Thakura. (Premavilasa 20)

G. 19.GANGADASA:

He was a companion of Nityananda Prabhu and the youngest of the three sons of Caturbhuja Pandita of Radha desa.  Visnudasa and Nandana were the other two brothers of Gangadasa.  He lived at Navadvipa and CBh. mentions that Nityananda Prabhu stayed at
 their house (Cc. 1.11.43).  In Krsnalila he was Durvasa.

G. 20.GANGADASA:

He was a disciple of Rasikananda Prabhu. (Rasikamangala Pascima 15.118, 149)

G. 21.GANGADASA:

He was a disciple of Rasikananda Prabhu. (Rasikamangala Pascima 15.118, 149)

G. 22.GANGADASA:

Gangadasa was a brahmana by caste and a resident of Anadi. (See Vaisnavavandana by  Sri Jiva, Devakinanadana, and Vrndavana)

G. 23.GANGADASA DATTA:

He was a disciple of Narottama Thakura. (Premavilasa 20, Narottamavilasa 12)

G. 24.GANGADASA NIRLOMA:

He lived at Nilacala and belonged to the disciple-line of Lord Caitanya (Cc. 1.10).  In his Caitanyamangala p. 12 Jayananda mentions the names of two devotees as Kata Gangadasa and Bhagai Gangadasa.  It is stated that Lord Caitanya, in a playful mood
, named a dog after Gangadasa.

G. 25.GANGADASA PANDITA:

He belonged to the lineage of Lord Caitanya (Cc. 1.10).  In Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika 53 it is stated that Gangadasa was Sandipani in a past incarnation.  It is said that the sage Vasistha, the guru of Ramacandra (of Ayodhya), manifested in Gangadasa.
Gangadasa lived in Navadvipa where he was a teacher of Lord Gauranga.

The following are the biographical references relating to Gangadasa Pandita:

1.As a favorite teacher of Lord Gauranga, CC. 1.10.29.
2.Lord Gauranga studying Sanskrit grammar under Gangadasa, CC. 1.15.5.
3.Joy of Gangadasa when witnessing the supernatural power of Lord Gauranga, CBh. 1.8.31-37.
4.Gangadasa cheers, blesses and advocates for a proper interpretation of the events he heard of Lord Gauranga, CBh. 2.1.120-284.
5.Meeting with Nityananda Prabhu at the house of Gangadasa, CBh. 2.8.25.
6.Rescue of Gangadasa at "Ferry-ghat", CBh. 2.9.109-120.

(See also Sri Caitanya-caritamrta Kavya 3.3. of Karnapura;  Sri Krsna Caitanya-caritamrta 1.9.1. of Murari; Caitanyamangala p. 18 of Jayananda.)

G. 26GANGADASA RAYA:

He was a disciple of Narottama Thakura. (Premavilasa 20)

G. 27.GANGADHARA BHATTACARYA:

He was the father of Srinivasa Acarya.  Later Gangadhara came to be known as Caitanyadasa. (See "Caitanyadasa Bhattacarya")

G. 28.GANGADHARA DASA:

He was a disciple of Syamananda Prabhu. (Rasikamangala Purva  1.79)

G. 29.GANGA DEVI:

This Ganga Devi was the mother of Pundarika Vidyanidhi and wife of Banesvara Brahmacari. (See "Pundarika Vidyanidhi")

G. 30.GANGA DEVI:

Ganga was the daughter of Nityananda Prabhu.  She married a brahmana from Jirat named Madhava Cattopadhyaya. Ganga's son was named Gopivallabha, whose family-line became well-known in Jirat as the Gosvami-line descending from Gangadevi.

She was highly advanced in spiritual life, so much so, that Abhirama Gosvami failed to harm her even after offering his humble obeisances to her twelve times.  This convinced Abhirama that Ganga devi was extremely powerful, thus he composed the "Sri
Gangastotra" consisting of 20 slokas.

CCU notes that Devakinanadana in his Vaisnavavandana does not mention Ganga separately but right at the end of the book he refers to Madhavacarya, the husband of Ganga devi.  Sri Jiva's Vaisnavavandana refers to Ganga on pages 55-60.  Krsnadasa Kavir
aja mentions the name of Virabhadra in Cc. but omits Ganga totally.  BBM wonders whether the long-drawn out dispute between the family-line of Ganga and that of Nityananda Prabhu had surfaced at the time when Cc. was being written.

G. 31.GANGAGOVINDA SIMHA:

The founder of the royal family of Kandi (Mursidavad), Gangagovinda acted as the chief adviser (or Dewan) of Lord Hastings.  He was a great Vaisnava and an ardent devotee of Lord Caitanya.  He became so amazed and inspired upon seeing the virtuous ch
aracter of Siddha Totarama that he bequeathed his entire property to his grandson, Lalababu, and left for Navadvipa accompanied by a few hundred Vaisnavas.  In Navadvipa Gangagovinda pioneered the task of re-locating the site where the ancestral hous
e of Lord Gauranga originally stood.  Many local residents, who had personally seen the house of Lord Gauranga, were still alive at that time. After gathering the relevant information from them and corroborating it with authentic evidence, the actual
 location of Lord Gauranga's house was identified.  This place, which is in the neighborhood of Navadvipa, was called Ramacandrapura.

On first Agrahayana 1199 BS (Dec-Jan 1792 AD.) Gangagovinda built a temple which was more than sixty feet high, there he introduced the worship of Deities; Govinda-Gopinatha-Krsna-Madanamohana.  This temple was still in existence in 1819 but disappea
red sometime in 1821 AD., due to erosion caused by the river Ganges.

He also built a Tola house for the benefit of the students.  There he provided the students with money and clothing for their maintenance at the beginning of each month.  Apart from rendering service to the Panditas of Navadvipa, he also arranged for
 giving meals to Vaisnava sages and pilgrims. (See "Navadvipa-Mahima" pp 407-408.)

G. 32.GANGAHARI DASA:

He was a disciple of Narottama Thakura. (Premavilasa 20)

G. 33.GANGAMANTRI:

A resident of Orissa who belonged to the lineage of Gadadhara (Cc. 1.12).  According to Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika 196 and 205 he was Candrika in a past incarnation.  Gangamantri was also known as Mamuthakura or Srikanthabharana (Cc. 1.12.80).  However,
Yadunatha dasa states in Sakhanirnayamrta 11, that Mamuthakura was a different person.

G. 34.GANGAMATA GOVAMINI:

She was the only daughter of King Naresanarayana of Puntiya in the district of Rajsahi (now in Bangladesh).  During her childhood she was called Saci.  She was endowed with a religious temperament from youth and within a short time Saci became conver
sant with Vyakarana, Kavya and various scriptures.  When Saci grew up, her beauty and grace charmed everyone.  However, Saci felt no attraction for any man however handsome or wealthy he may be.  Her heart belonged to her Madanagopala.  When she came
 to know that her parents were concerned about her marriage, Saci very firmly told them that she would never marry a mortal being.  The king and queen were so disturbed by their daughters decision that they both passed away, leaving Saci to shoulder
the responsibility of running the royal administration.  She performed her royal duties for some time, but after a short while she set out on a pilgrimage, leaving the royal administration in the charge of her relatives.

Saci could not find peace of mind anywhere.  Finally in her search for a sat-guru, she came to Puri.  She felt inspired after spending a few days there and then left for Vrndavana.  There Saci had the good fortunate to meet Haridasa Pandita, an arden
t devotee of Gaura-Nitai and a disciple of Ananta Acarya.  Saci fell prostrate at the feet of Haridasa and with tears in her eyes prayed for his refuge.

Haridasa tested Saci's conviction; "Since it is not possible for a princess to practice bhajana in Vrndavana without relinquishing all worldly possessions, it would be better for you to go back and perform your bhajana at your own house."
Although Saci understood the significance of Haridasa's remark, she did not pay and heed to his words and instead, continued performing her bhajana with great renunciation.  Gradually she gave up wearing costly garments and refrained from using any o
rnaments.  One day Haridasa said to Saci, "If you can give up your sense of pride, dignity, and fear and go out in Vraja with a begging bowl (madhukari), then and then only the divine grace shall be showered upon you."

Saci was very pleased to hear Haridasa's advice and from then on went out regularly on madhukari, covering herself with only a tattered garment. Despite being dressed as vairagi, when she went from door to door in Vraja, her graceful appearance led p
eople to believe that she was not a common woman.  Saci gradually became very thin and looked emaciated. Nevertheless, she went on with her daily routine; bathing in the Yamuna, cleaning the temple yard, parikrama, attending arati and religious disco
urses.

Seeing Saci meticulously carrying out his instructions, Haridasa became compassionate towards her.  One day he called Saci before him and said:  "Although you are a princess, your personal sacrifice and devotion to Krsna has pleased me greatly.  You
may prepare yourself to receive mantra diksa right now."  Thus Saci devi was initiated in Radha Krsna mantra from Haridasa on the thirteenth day of the bright fortnight in the month of Chaitra, and thereafter devoted herself fully to the service of g
uru and Govinda.  Everyday she attended discourses on Gosvami sastra given by Haridasa and listened with rapt attention.  Within a short period of time, to everyone's pleasure, Sacidevi became thoroughly conversant with Gosvami-siddhanta.

Around that time Laksmipriya, an ardent devotee of Haridasa who was known to regularly chant Harinama three lakhs daily, arrived in Vrndavana. Under Haridasa's instructions, Laksmipriya and Sacidevi began regularly practicing bhajana at Radhakunda.
They also performed Govardhana parikrama together daily.  When Haridasa was convinced of Saci's purity in bhajana and total devotion, he called her one day and instructed her to move to Puridhama to perform her bhajana there and to preach the teachin
gs of Lord Caitanya among the respectable residents of Puri.

By the time she arrived at Puri the majority of Lord Caitanya's companions had disappeared from the world.  In Puri Saci devi lived and performed her bhajana in the dilapidated house of Sarvabhauma Pandita.  Of all the Deities worshipped during Sarva
bhauma's time only the Damodara salagrama still remained there.  Everyday Sacidevi would recite from Srimad Bhagavatam in the presence of the respectable residents of Puri.  Very shortly she became well-known as an accomplished commentator of Srimad
Bhagavatam.

One day Mukunda-deva, the Maharaja of Puri, came to hear Saci devi's recital from Srimad-Bhagavatam.  He was very impressed by her speaking and felt inspired to offer her something as a token of his appreciation.  That very night Lord Jagannatha appe
ared to the Maharaja in a dream and commanded him to award Saci devi a site close to Sveta-ganga. Accordingly, Mukunda-deva met Saci devi the following morning, explained his dream, and requested Saci to accept his humble offering of the land near Sv
eta-ganga. At first Saci devi declined, but later, in consideration of the command of Lord Jagannatha, and repeated requests of the Maharaja, Saci devi accepted the offer and the land was eventually turned over to her.  Incidentally, the fact that Sa
ci devi was a princess by birth was generally known to the people of Puri.

Once Saci devi expressed her desire to take a bath in the Ganges on the auspicious day of Varuni.  However, she gave up the idea as it was her guru's order that she stay at Sriksetra.  That night Lord Jagannatha appeared in her dream and said, "Saci,
 do not worry, on the day of Varuni you take your bath in Sveta-Ganga, the Ganges will flow to meet you at your bathing place."

When the auspicious day came Saci devi went out alone at midnight to take a dip in Sveta-Ganga.  As soon as she touched the water, Saci felt herself being swept away by swelling waves, similar to that of the Ganges. Saci devi was carried along in the
 current until she finally found herself inside the private restricted bathing place within Lord Jagannatha's temple premises.  Therein Saci devi saw herself amidst thousands of people of Puri taking bath in great joy while the chanting of hymns fill
ed the air.

Hearing unusual sounds emanating from within the temple, the security staff of the temple woke up.  The Maharaja was informed of the incident and under his order the temple door was opened. To everyone's surprise they found the well known reader of S
rimad Bhagavatam, Saci devi, standing alone inside the temple.  The sevaka pandas of the temple suspected that she had intended to steal the ornaments of Lord Jagannatha, although some others thought the idea of Saci devi being a thief was incredible
.  Ultimately, Saci devi was taken away and locked up in prison.  Saci devi, completely oblivious to the external circumstances, simply chanted Krsna nama happily.

Very late that night Maharaja Mukunda-deva saw Lord Jagannatha in a dream.  This time the Lord angrily commanded him:  "It is I who brought the Ganges, under My feet, in order to enable Saci to take a bath in the Ganges as she desired.  Go and releas
e Saci immediately.  Also you, along with your priests and pandas, pray at her feet for forgiveness and receive mantra-diksa from her."

Early the following morning Maharaja took his bath and went to Saci devi. After releasing her from prison he fell prostrate at her feet, begging for mercy.  He explained his dream to her and sought refuge at her feet.  In compliance with the Lord's w
ish, on the next auspicious day Saci devi gave Mukunda, and numerous priests, Radha Krsna mantra diksa.  From that day Saci devi came to be known as Gangamata Gosvamini.

As a token offering to his guru, Maharaja Mukundadeva expressed his desire to donate some land to Gangamata.  At first she declined to accept any material gift, but after repeated humble requests from Mukundadeva, Gangamata had to relent.  She permit
ted the Maharaja to offer certain items and nothing else; two vessels full of mahaprasada of Lord Jagannatha for the Vaisnavas to relish, one vessel of vegetable, one piece of cloth first offered to the Lord, and 160 paise.  These items were to be se
nt to the Matha of Gangamata daily after the noon offering.  This custom is still continued today.
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