Goonda (guṇḍa)—hired thug.Prabhupada ›Glossary›-G-›Goonda (gunda)-hired thug. Goonda (gunda)-hired thug. Link to this page: https://prabhupadabooks.com/glossary/g/goonda-gunda-hired-thug Previous: Goodness-See Modes of nature (Sattva-guna). Next: Gopala Bhatta Gosvami-one of the Six Gosvamis of Vrndavana, who directly followed Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu and systematically presented His teachings, born at the beginning of the 16th century near Sri Raṅgam in South India. He met Lord Caitanya as a child when the Lord stayed with his father, Vyenkata Bhatta, during the four-month rainy season. On the order of Lord Caitanya he journeyed to Vrndavana to join the other Gosvamis. While on pilgrimage he obtained twelve salagrama-silas. Later, a Damodara sila manifested Himself as the beautiful Radha-ramana Deity, Who is worshiped to this day with great eclat. Gopala Bhatta assisted Sanatana Gosvami in his writing.