Pratibha Goswami
DEEPEN YOUR RADHA-KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS
Pratibha Goswami
Beeing initiated by my grandfather in our Nitiananda family lineage, I am immersed in a rasik life, deeply devoted to Radhey-ju, and connected to the wisdom of many Braj saints. I did extensive studying of Shastra like Gita, and Srimad Baghavatam, gave many classes and translated rasik literature. In 2007, by the grace of my mentor Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj, I had a awakening experience, which intensified my vision.
800 Year Gaudiya Vaisnava Parampara
My family tree tracks back 800 years to Śrī Jayadeva Goswami. He wrote the poetic masterpiece, the Gita Govinda*. This description of the divine love of Radha and Krishna deeply moved even Lord Chaitanya (300 years later). Mahaprabhu listened to it regularly from Sri Ramray ji in ecstasy. Ramray ji is my forefather, a diksa deciple of Nitiananda.
* Bhaktivinoda Thakura noted that Mahaprabhu’s divine mood was already present in Sri Jayadeva’s heart before his earthly appearance.
Name
Year of Birth
All dates are years of birth in the Vedic calendar (Samvat). Samvat is a lunisolar system based on lunar months with solar adjustments and used mainly in India. It is roughly 57 years before western year counting (the Gregorian calendar which is strictly solar).
Śrī Jayadeva Goswami
His grandfather: Śrī Giridhari Ji / his mother: Śrī Hara-devIji / his father: Śrī Bhoja-devji
1165
Śrī Krishna Deva Prabhuji
1215
Śrī Govinda Deva Ācāryajī
1240
Śrī Mukunda Deva Ācāryajī
1270
Śrī Ananya Deva Ācāryajī
1295
Śrī Mādhava Ācāryajī
1320
Śrī Pradhumna Ācāryajī
1342
Śrī Balkrishna Prabhuji
1365
Śrī Mohanlalji
1390
Śrī Nanda-gopalji
1425
Śrī Gopal-lalji
1455
Śrī Guru Gopalji
1490
Śrī Gaura-gopalji
1515
Yogiraja Śrī Rāmraī Gosvāmī Ācāryajī
He was a dīkṣā disciple of Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu.
In Samvat 1555, Ramrai ji travelled from Lahore to Vrindavan, bestowed his mercy on wild animals, liberate them and made Vrindaban fearless so devotees can do bhajan freely. Ramrai ji expounded upon on Śrī Bramha Sutra (Vedanta) bhaśya & has composed/wrote Adi-Vani.
1540
Sri Candra Gopal Gosvāmī
1552
Śrī Radha-Gopal Prabhuji
1570
Śrī Keshava Ācāryajī Mahārāja
1592
Śrī Gopilalji
1616
Śrī Yadunath Ācāryajī
1645
Vraj-rai ji (also known as Giridhariji)
1690
Śrī Vrindavan-chandra Ācāryajī
1720
Śrī Vrajendra-chandraji
1745
Śrī Radhika-nathji
1770
Chote Brahma-gopalji
He established the Brahma-Puri Sanga
1801
Śrī Kalayan-rayji
1830
Śrī Chunilalji
1850
Śrī Nanda-kishor Chandraji
He received prasadam directly by Sri Banke Bihari. Has written Gopal-līlāmritam.
1872
Sri Vrij Kishore ji
He is the younger brother of Nad kishor ji.
1875
Sarva-bhauma Śrī Vasudevaji Mahārāja
1910
Śrī Priyatam-lal Prabhuji
1932
Acharya Sri Yamuna vallabh Goswami ji
Pratibha Goswāmī’s Guru & grandfather. He has written a commentary on Adi-Vani. Composed Śrī Vrindavan Vaibhava (glories of Vrindavan) and a commentary on Gītā-Govinda. He had three sons: Sri Devkinandan Goswami, Sri Govind vallabh Goswami, Dr. Bitthal Nath Goswami)
1960
Dr. Bitthal Nath Goswami
Present
Pratibha Gosvāmī
Present
Jigyasa Galhotra
Daughter of Pratibha Goswami, soaked in Madhurya bhaav.
Her brother is Kinnu (little gopal).
Present