# CC Family Tree

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<table><thead><tr><th>Personality</th><th width="237">Description</th><th>Original Identity</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Advaita Acarya</td><td>The Vaisnava leader in the Navadvip area who fervently prayed for Sri Caitanya to descend.</td><td>Maha Vishnu / Sadashiva</td></tr><tr><td>Gadadhara Pandita</td><td>The childhood companion of Sri Caitanya.</td><td>Srimati Radharani</td></tr><tr><td>Gopal Bhatta Goswami</td><td>The son of Vyenkata Bhatta, an aristocratic <em>brahmana</em> who met Sri Caitanya while He travelled in South India.</td><td>Guna Manjari</td></tr><tr><td>Govinda</td><td>The godbrother of Sri Caitanya who became His personal servant in Jagannatha Puri.</td><td>Bhangura (servant of Krishna)</td></tr><tr><td>Haridas Thakur</td><td>The <em>namacharya</em> – a celebrated Vaisnava who embodied pure chanting of the holy name.</td><td><p>Brahma </p><p>+ Prahlada</p></td></tr><tr><td>Isvara Puri</td><td>Disciple of Madhavendra Puri and the initiating spiritual master of Sri Caitanya.</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jagannatha Misra</td><td>The father of Sri Caitanya.</td><td>Nanda</td></tr><tr><td>Jiva Goswami</td><td>The nephew of Rupa and Sanatana, who was considered by many scholars to be the greatest philosopher India has ever produced.</td><td>Vilasa Manjari</td></tr><tr><td>Laksmipriya</td><td>First wife of Sri Caitanya</td><td>Rukmini</td></tr><tr><td>Madhavendra Puri</td><td>Considered the root of the Gaudiya <em>parampara</em>, his main disciples were Isvara Puri and Advaita Acharya</td><td><p>Kalpa-Vriksha </p><p>(Desire Tree)</p></td></tr><tr><td>Nityananda Prabhu</td><td>Was born in Ekachakra, and eventually joined Sri Caitanya in Navadvip when the <em>sankirtan</em> mission began.</td><td>Balaram</td></tr><tr><td>Pundarika Vidyanidhi</td><td>A disciple of Sri Madhavendra Puri, who became the guru of Gadadhara Pandita and an intimate friend of Svarupa Damodara.</td><td>Vrishabhanu</td></tr><tr><td>Raghunath Bhatta Goswami</td><td>The son of Tapan Mishra who met Sri Caitanya in East Bengal and eventually joined the Six Goswamis.</td><td>Rasa Manjari</td></tr><tr><td>Raghunath das Goswami</td><td>Was the emblem of renunciation who imparted knowledge of Sri Caitanya’s life to Krishnadasa Kaviraja Goswami.</td><td>Rati Manjari</td></tr><tr><td>Ramananda Raya</td><td>One of Sri Caitanya’s most intimate associates, who revealed the topmost conclusions of <em>bhakti</em>.</td><td>Arjuna, Visakha</td></tr><tr><td>Rupa Goswami</td><td>The leader of the Goswamis, who was known as the <em>rasacarya</em> – the authority on transcendental mellows and relationships</td><td>Rupa Manjari</td></tr><tr><td>Sachimata</td><td>The mother of Sri Caitanya.</td><td>Yashoda</td></tr><tr><td>Sanatana Goswami</td><td>The oldest of the Goswamis, who was formerly a high-ranking government minister and was later jailed for his devotion.</td><td>Lavanga Manjari</td></tr><tr><td>Srivas Thakur</td><td>The saintly Vaisnava who assisted Sri Caitanya in organising the daily <em>sankirtan</em> in Navadvip.</td><td>Narada Muni</td></tr><tr><td>Svarupa Damodara</td><td>An intimate <em>sannyasi</em> associate of Sri Caitanya, who acted as His personal secretary in the final days.</td><td>Lalita</td></tr><tr><td>Visnupriya</td><td>Second wife of Sri Caitanya</td><td>Bhu-Shakti (1 of the 3 Lakshmis)</td></tr><tr><td>Visvarupa</td><td>The brother of Sri Caitanya</td><td>Sankarshana</td></tr></tbody></table>