In a purport of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, Srila Prabhupada worte : In the Gaura-ganoddessa-dipika (180) Sri Rupa Gosvami is described to be the gopi named Sri Rupa-manjari, In the Bhaktiratnakara there is a list of the books Sri Rupa Gosvami compiled. Of all his books, the following sixteen are very popular among Vaisnavas: (1) Hamsaduta, (2) Uddava-sandesa, (3) Krsna-janma-tithi-vidhi. (4 and 5) Radha-krsna-ganoddesa-dipika, Brhat (major) and Laghu (minor), (6) Stavamala, (7) Vidagdha-madhava, (8) Lalita-rnadhava, (9) Dana-keli-kaumudi, (10) Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (this is the most celebrated book by Sri Rupa Gosvami), (11) Ujjvala-nilamani, (12) Akshyata-candrtka, (13) Mathura-rnahima, (14) Padyavall, (15) Nataka-candrika and (16) Laghu-bhagavatamrta.
In his Sri Caitanya-caritamrta, the author, Srila Krsnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami has mentioned many verses from the Stava-rnala. One example is Madhya 13.206.
"In his prayer known as the Caitanyastaka, Srila Rupa Gosvarni has given a vivid description of the Lord's dancing before the car of Jagannatha." In the purport, Srila Prabhupada wrote:
"Srila Rupa Gosvami composed three prayers with the title Caitanyastka(…..) which are included in the book Stava-mala."
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