History of Classical Sanskrit Literature c19.s4.8

c19.s4.8

**220. Rupa**¹² was born in 1490 A.D. He was a scion of the Goswāmī line and Kumāra was his father. Vallabha and Sanatāna were his brothers. His sixth ancestor Aniruddha was a Raja of Karnat about Saka 1338. His family was immensely rich. Rūpa and Sanātana were made the prime ministers of Hosen Sahara, Emperor of Gauda.¹ By nature, of a religious disposition, they were attracted by the teachings of the reformer Caitanya,² and gave up home to become ascetics. Their greatness as religious teachers is described in the Vaisnava literature of Bengal.³ Rūpa passed away in 1563 A.D.⁴