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Indian philosopher

Raghunatha dasa Goswami (1494–1586), a.k.a. Dasa Goswami, was a disciples of the Śrī Yadunandan-ācārya (see Vilāpa Kusumānjali, verse 4, Caitanya-Caritāmṛta Ādi chapter 12 and Antya 6) one of the apostle of the Vaishnava saint, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, the primary six of which were collectively known as the Six Goswamis of Vrindavan.

Together the Six Goswamis established the philosophical writings and records which became the theological basis of the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition.

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Among the six, Raghunatha dasa was renowned for his qualities of simplicity and renunciation.

Background

Born as the son of a wealthy Mahishya landowner Govardhana Dasa from Saptagram^[2] in Hooghly District of present-day West Bengal, Raghunatha dasa is said to have showed a particular disinterest in everyday pleasures and an interest in more religious pursuits from a relatively young age.

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