Background
Born as the son of a wealthy landowner Govardhana Dasa from Saptagram, Raghunatha dasa is said to have showed a particular disinterest in everyday pleasures and an interest in more religious pursuits from a relatively young age.
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Raghunatha dasa Goswami
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Career
Together the Six Goswamis established the philosophical writings and records which became the theological basis of the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition. Among the six, Raghunatha dasa was renowned for his qualities of simplicity and renunciation. Eventually Raghunatha dasa escaped their home and made a journey to Jagannath Puri where he met his guru, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
His clothes included a simple torn cloth and a patchwork scarf.
In this connection Raghunatha dasa is quoted to have said:
Why should such a person act like a debauchee by trying very carefully to maintain his material body?"
Raghunatha Dasa Goswami served Chaitanya for sixteen years at Jagannatha Puri. After which he went to Vrindavan in c.1543-1544, where he lived for many years at a sacred lake known as Radha-kunda.
His bhajana-kutir, or place of worship, still exists there and is visited by many pilgrims to this day.
