"Steven Rosen's work admirably combines personal commitment with research into original sources. The Six Goswamis were crucial to the theological development of Chaitanya's devotional movement, and this series of biographical sketchs makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of the backgrounds they brought to this task" - Richard Davis, Professor of Religious Studies, Yale University.

"By presenting a handy conspectus of accounts relating to the Six Goswamis of Vrindavan, this book will help English-speaking readers understand what these men are held to have achieved and why they have been so venerated. It is the latest entry in a tradition of Indian hagiography that is centuries old, and notable for being composed by an American living in New York." - John Stratton Hawley, Professor of Religion, Barnard College, Columbia University.

"The Six Goswamis of Vrindavan is a monumental book... the only historical work on the subject. It will remain a precious gem in my collection and, no doubt, in the collection of others." - A.N. Chatterjee, Professor of History, Bhagat Singh College, Delhi University.

Foreword by Noroin J. Hein, Professor Emeritus of Comparative Religion, Yale University. Revised edition.
Librarian's note: an alternate cover edition