Gosvami, Gosvāmī: 4 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Vaishnavism
Languages
1. Marathi
2. Kannada
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Introduction:

Gosvami means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

Source: ISKCON Press: Glossary

Gosvāmī (गोस्वामी).—A person who has his senses under full control: the title of a person in the renounced order of life, sannyasa. (go-senses + svamī-master) master of the senses.

Source: Pure Bhakti: Bhagavad-gita (4th edition)

Gosvāmī (गोस्वामी) refers to “(1) One who is the master of one’s senses, detached from material elements (2) One in the renounced order of life”. (cf. Glossary page from Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā).

context information

Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

gōsvāmī (गोस्वामी).—m S One who has his passions under subjection. See the popular form gōsāvī.

context information

Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Gōsvāmi (ಗೋಸ್ವಾಮಿ):—

1) [noun] the master or possessor of a cow or cows.

2) [noun] a man who has subdued his worldly passions; a religious or yogic mendicant.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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