GOPALA GURU PARIVARA TILAK

GOPALA GURU
PARIVARA TILAK

Sri Gopala Guru Goswami was a disciple of Sri Vakreshwara Pandit. He was a brahmana from Utkala. From early childhood, he stayed with Vakreshwara Pandit under his care and guidance. Under the authority of Sri Svarupa Damodara and Raghunatha Dasa Goswami, he was instructed in the system of rasa and attained expertise in the rasik principles. At the place where Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu stayed at the house of Kashi Mishra, Vakreshwara Pandita later stayed. After Sri Vakreshwara Pandit passed away, Gopal Guru Goswami stayed at that place, where he installed the deities Sri Sri Radhakanta. He founded the tradition of Vakreshwara Pandita and Gopala Guru Parivara. The tilaka of this sect is has a ‘U’ shape mark applied with sandalwood paste.