Lineage

— The Parampara

An unbroken chain since Mahaprabhu

The Shri Radharaman temple has been served by an uninterrupted parampara — a chain of teachers and seat-holders — from the time of Lord Shri Krishn Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Two distinct successions are preserved here: the Gaddi Parampara records those who have held the temple's seat (the gaddi); the Guru Parampara records the lineage of initiating teachers. Both trace their origin to Mahaprabhu through Shri Gopal Bhatt Goswami, the original sevait of Shri Radharaman Lal.

— The Shared Lineage

From Mahaprabhu to Shri Krishn Chaitanya Goswami

  1. 1Lord Shri Krishn Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
  2. 2Shri Gopal Bhatt Goswami
  3. 3Shri Damodar Das Goswami
  4. 4Shri Harinath Das Goswami
  5. 5Shri Sundar Das Goswami
  6. 6Shri Muralidhar Das Goswami
  7. 7Shri Bramhanand Das Goswami
  8. 8Shri Jivanlal Goswami
  9. 9Shri Radharaman Das Goswami
  10. 10Shri Gopilal Goswami
  11. 11Shri Madhusudan Goswami
  12. 12Shri Krishn Chaitanya Goswami

— Two Successions

The lineage divides after position 12

Gaddi Parampara

The temple's seat-holders.

  1. 13Shri Vishwambhar Goswami
  2. 14Shri Padmanabh Goswami
  3. 15Shri Chandan Goswami

Guru Parampara

The succession of initiating teachers.

  1. 13Shri Arvind Locan Goswami
  2. 14Shri Chandan Goswami

— Recent Acharyas

The faces of the parampara

Portrait of Shri Madhusudan Goswami
Shri Madhusudan Goswami
Portrait of Shri Krishn Chaitanya Goswami
Shri Krishn Chaitanya Goswami
Portrait of Shri Vishwambhar Goswami
Shri Vishwambhar Goswami
Portrait of Shri Padmanabh Goswami
Shri Padmanabh Goswami
Portrait of Shri Chandan Goswami
Shri Chandan Goswami

Shri Radharaman Temple

Location

Keshi Ghat, Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh 281121