Early History of the Vaishnava Faith and Movement in Bengal, from Sanskrit and Bengali Sources c7.s4.42

c7.s4.42

4 Of Gopāla Bhaṭṭa, son of Harivaṃśa Bhaṭṭa and author of the *Kṛṣṇa-vallabhā* commentary, two or three other works are known. That he was also an Alaṃkārika, interested in erotic Rasa-works, is clear from the fact that he also wrote a commentary, entitled *Rasika-rañjanī*, on Bhānudatta's *Rasa-mañjarī*. The second opening verse of this commentary states that its author Gopāla Bhaṭṭa was a Brahman of the Drāviḍa country (श्रीमद्गोपालभट्टेन द्राविडक्ष्मापवणा। क्रियते रसमञ्जरीटीका रसिकरञ्जनी॥), and the first of the two concluding verses, which is identical with the concluding verse of the *Kṛṣṇa-vallabhā* quoted above (श्रीमद् द्राविड०), gives the names of his father and grandfather On the other hand, the *Hari-bhakti-vilāsa*, which goes under the name of Gopāla Bhaṭṭa of the Caitanya sect, contains no such colophon or self-descriptive verse giving the