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sange gopala-bhatta, dasa-raghunatha
raghunatha-bhatta-gosani, ara lokanatha
SYNONYMS
sange—with Rupa Gosvami; gopala-bhatta—Gopala Bhatta; dasa-raghunatha—Raghunatha dasa Gosvami; raghunatha-bhatta-gosani—Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami; ara—and; lokanatha—Lokanatha dasa Gosvami.
When Rupa Gosvami stayed at Mathura, he was accompanied by Gopala Bhatta Gosvami, Raghunatha dasa Gosvami, Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami and Lokanatha dasa Gosvami.
PURPORT
Sri Lokanatha Gosvami was a personal associate of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and a great devotee of the Lord.
He was a resident of a village named Talakhadi in the district of Yasohara in Bengal.
Previously he lived in Kacnapada.
His father’s name was Padmanabha, and his only younger brother was Pragalbha.
Following the orders of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Sri Lokanatha went to Vrndavana to live.
He established a temple named Gokulananda.
Srila Narottama dasa Thakura selected Lokanatha dasa Gosvami to be his spiritual master, and he was his only disciple.
Because Lokanatha dasa Gosvami did not want his name mentioned in Caitanya-caritamrta, we do not often see it in this celebrated book.
On the E.B.R.
Railroad, the Yasohara station is located in Bangladesh.
From the railway station one has to go by bus to the village of Sonakhali and from there to Khejura.
From there one has to walk, or, during the rainy season, go by boat to the village of Talakhadi.
In this village there are still descendants of Lokanatha Gosvami’s younger brother.