Gopala Champu

Srila Jiva Goswami in his book "Gopala Champu" describes the pastimes of Krishna from His appearance until His return to Goloka. Champu means a literary fusion of poetry and prose, showcasing the beauty of the work and verses, often used... with ambiguous meanings. Although Srila Kavi-karnapura in his work "Ananda Vrindavana Champu" also presented similar pastimes, the uniqueness of this book is that it describes how Krishna returned to Vraj after a long separation and married the gopis."Gopala Champu" narrates the deeds of Krishna, described in "Shrimad-Bhagavatam", but with an enhanced rasa. Jiva Goswami mentions that he wrote this book for the bliss of Radha and Krishna, and those who aspire to see Vraj and reach Goloka will attain these goals through this work.Srila Jiva Goswami often employs complex grammatical constructions and phrases. Srila Bhanu Swami used the Sanskrit text from the edition of Puri dasa (Ananta Vasudeva, a disciple of Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura, from 1947) for the translation.Thus, this narrative is alternately described by two boy-narrators in the assembly of Nanda Maharaja, Yashoda, Krishna, Balarama, Their friends, gopis, and other vrajavasi.By reading "Gopala Champu", one can easily penetrate the mood of Vraj, the mood of Krishna Himself, and His eternal companions by the mercy of Srila Jiva Goswami, who helps the reader to taste the incomparable sweetness of the nectar of Krishna's eternal pastimes.