Career
He was part of a group of Vaishnava devotees known collectively as the Six Goswamis of, who were influential in establishing the philosophical basis of the Gaudiya tradition in formalised writings. Although of a young age he was given the opportunity to meet with Chaitanya and serve him over a number of months. Such was his love for the saint, that when Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was about to leave, Gopala Bhatta became upset, and for Gopala Bhatta"s sake, Chaitanya then agreed to stay a few more days.
According to Gaudiya tradition it was during this time that Gopala Bhatta had a spiritual vision in which Chaitanya Mahaprabhu revealed Himself as an avatar of Krishna, the supreme God.
There he met Rupa and Sanatana who accepted him as a brother. When Lord Chaitanya discovered that Gopala Bhatta was in, he was extremely pleased and sent some of his personal belongings to Gopala Bhatta, who worshiped them.
Mahaprabhu also sent a letter instructing Gopala Bhatta to help Rupa and Sanatana compile Vaishnava literature. Gopala Bhatta accepted this instruction as his life and soul, and he later also engaged his disciple Srinivasa Acarya in carrying the writings to Bengal.
Gopala Bhatta established the Radha Raman Temple in in 1542, his samadhi also exists within the temple complex.