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Swami Bhaktivedanta Sajjan

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Hare Krishna ! Jaya Srila Prabhupada Jaya Srila Gurudeva !!!Os Devotos de Krishna Ki Jay!

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Srimati Syamarani Dasi Hari Katha

Haribol !Jaya Sri Guru e Gouranga !!!!Srimati Syamarani Didi Ki Jaya!

 HG Syamarani dasi (Jadurani dasi ), famous for her unique and absolutely stunning bhakti art, will be visiting Vancouver from May 25 to June 6. She is going to be staying at Raghbir Prabhu's house in Surrey and here's her program schedule:

Art, music, culture and food for the soul !

  THURS May 26- Rupa Raghunath & Vrajadevi 

FRI May 27 - Rupa Raghunath & Vrajadevi 

SAT May 28- Raghbirji and Radha Priya

SUN May 29 - Stavyadeva Prabhu 

MON May 30 - Ashcroft BC @ Trilokanath Prabhu's

...TUES May 31 - Ashcroft BC @ Trilokanath Prabhu's

WED June 1- Hemant and Radhapriya home

THURS June 2 - Krsnapriya & Satya 

FRI June 3 - Raghbirji and Radha Priya 

SAT June 4- Hemant and Radhapriya 

SUN June 5 - Raghbirji and Radha Priya

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Sripad BV Vana Maharaj Hari Katha

TRANSCENDENTAL APARECIMENTO DE SRI RADHA RAMANA

Sri Radha-Ramana é a deidade de Sri Gopala Bhatta Gosvami, o recipiente da misericórdia de Sriman Mahaprabhu. Sri Bhatta Gosvami inicialmente realizava seva (serviço) para uma salagrama-sila. Uma vez, ele desejou intensamente decorar sua salagrama, sentá-La num balanço e balançá-La, e também serví-La de várias maneiras, assim como uma deidade. “Se ao menos essa sila tivesse braços e pernas como uma deidade:” ele pensou. Prabhu é muito generoso com Seus bhaktas. Para satisfazer o desejo desse bhakta, naquela noite Ele Se transformou na bela e atrativa deidade de Sri Radha-Ramana, que é curvada em três pontos. Sri Batta Gosvami O decorou com vários ornamentos, O balançou num balanço e O ofereceu bhoga-raga com muito amor.

Se alguém tiver o darsana das costas de Sri Radha Ramana, ele verá que se parece com uma salagrama-sila. Apesar da deidade ter apenas 12 polegadas, Ele é muito atrativo. O rosto de Sri Radha-Ramana é como o de Sri Govindaji, Seu peito é como o de Sri Gopinathaji e Seus pés de lótus são como os de Sri Madana-Mohanaji. Tendo Seu darsana, a pessoa recebe o benefício de ter darsana dessas três outras deidades.
De acordo com o livro Seva-prakatya, Radha Ramanaji Se manifestou da salagrama-sila em samvat 1599 (1543 D.C). Seu abhiseka aconteceu em Purnima no mês de Vaisakha (Abril-Maio) no mesmo ano. Não tem uma vigraha (deidade) de Sri Radhaji com Sri Radha-Ramanaji, mas uma gomati-cakra é adorada no altar ao Seu lado esquerdo. De acordo com uma injunção no Sri Hari-bhakti-vilasa, uma gomati-cakra é para ser adorada junto com uma salagrama-sila.

Próximo ao Sri Radha-Ramana Mandira, ao sul, está o samadhi de Sri Gopala Gosvami e o lugar onde Radha-Ramanaji manifestou. Diferente de outras deidades, Sri Radha-Ramanaji nunca deixou Vrindavana.

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Você deve ser igual Prahlada

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Lealdade é a chave para o sucesso espiritual

Srila Gurudeva :  Você conhece Prahlada Maharaj? Ele sempre tolerou seu pai, mesmo que seu pai quisesse te matar, Prahlada Maharaj sempre tolerou, mas Prahlada era muito forte. Você deve ser igual Prahlada, forte em bhakti,e esperar que as coisas mudam...

Jaya Srila Gurudeva !

Shri Radharaman appearance day is on 17th May 2011

 

Radhe Radhe !

by  Vaisnavacharya Chandan Goswami.

 I hope it meets you well. This year Shri Radharaman appearance day is on 17th May 2011.

Abhisheka will start by 9ish in the morning. In the evening Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's original cloth will be on display for every devotee to get the direct blessings with Harinaam Sankirtan.

You and your family, friends and relatives are cordially invited to join the most ecstatic moment where the Lord will be having bath with 2100 liters of milk. So be one of the witness of this divine festival and enjoy this very glorious day of Radharaman who is non different from Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. if you can't be in Vrindavan physically, please do participate. Your mind, meditation, devotion and participation are much more valuable to us.

He is the very smallest and cutest deity of Vrindavan, the King of Vrindavan. We should take advantage of this great opportunity to participate in this wonderful celebration.

Jai Radharaman!!

Radha Das
(temple.vrindavan@gmail.com)

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www.chandangoswami.com

p.s.- If you have missed out an offering or want to see the ecstatic abhishek video, please click here:-

http://www.shriradharaman.com/index.php?page=28
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"In the scriptures Vedas are the best, Amongst Holy places Ganga is the best, Donation of Cow is the best amongst other donations and There is no auspicious day like Vaishaakh Purnima (Shri Radha Raman appearance day)."
(Padma Puran)

One who takes bath, give donation and worship me on Vaishaakh Purnima (Appearance day of Sri Radha Raman) directly receive My (Krishn) mercy and fulfill his desires.
(Padma Puran and Hari Bhakta Vilas)

One who gives a water and cow in donation on this auspicious day goes near to Lord Krsna.
(Padma Puran)

If one offers a flower decoration to Sri Krishn & Radha, he gets the same fruit which comes by Rajsuya Yagya & Asva megh Yagya.
(Shkandha Puran, Vishnu-dharmottar & Hari Bhakti Vilas)

                                                   Shri Radharaman appearance Ki Jay !!!!

Appearance of Lord Nrsimhadeva

Sri Nrsimhadeva

                          Sri Nrsimha Caturdasi, the Holy Appearance of Lord Nrsimhadeva, 

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 vande 'ham sri guru varam sri rupanuga pravaram
vraja-rasa-rasikam ca narayanam tam prapanam

I worship (vande'ham) in humble submission (tam prapanam) Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayan Goswami Maharaja (narayanam), who is my best Spiritual Master (sri guru varam), the foremost member of the Rupanuga dynasty (sri rupanuga pravaram), and (ca) who is always relishing the mellows of Vraja (vraja-rasa-rasikam)
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                    vande 'ham sri guru varam sri rupanuga pravaram
                 vraja-rasa-rasikam ca narayanam tam prapanam

Adoro (vande’ham) em submissão humilde (tam prapanam) Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayana Goswami Maharaja (narayanam), que é meu melhor Mestre Espiritual (sri guru varam), o membro mais elevado da dinastia Rupanuga (sri rupanuga pravaram), e (ca) que está sempre saboreando as doçuras de Vraja (vraja-rasa-rasikam).

Jaya Srila Gurudeva !

BV Madhava Maharaj & Brajanath Prabhu Agenda na Costa Rica de 13 'a 22 Mayo 2011

Jaya Sri Guru  e Gouranga  Hare Krishna !Sandhu - Sanga  Ki Jay !Radhe Radhe !

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De 13 , 14,  15, y 16 en Gaudiya Math , 6pm y 7am (San Jose )

17 5PM Kirtan  y Hari Katha ( La  Floresta Montezuma)

18 5pm Anamaya Yoga Retreat ( Kabuya Montezuma )
18 Y 19 Temprano 7 AM Meditacion y Hari Katha ( La  Floresta Montezuma)

 19 y 20 5pm Yoga Spa Natural ( Santa Tereza ) - Kirtan end Hari Katha

21 de Mayo Celebracion Cumpleanos de Jacob  Karpio
junto con santos&Carlos Tapado  - Acro  Yoga

22- Inbio  Parque - 2pm
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El  Math   2256 8650

La Floresta -Claudia Tel  - 26 42 12 11

Anamaya Yoga - Sasha Dae  26 42 12 89

Yoga Spa Natural - Milagros Quesada 26 40 04 02

Vaishnav Festival Italia 2011

Sripad Vana Maharaja In Roma Capital da Itália

Seminario Vaishnava 2011 Home page

Vaishnavacharya Chandan Goswami en San Juan - Puerto Rico

San Juan Puerto Rico Miercoles 11/ 05
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Jay Jay Radha Ramana Haribol !

Sripad Vana Maharaja Hari Katha Tour In Sri Radha Shyamasundara Temple

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Radha Shyamasundara Temple, Stuttgart on Ustream

 

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Maha Festival Hare Krishna en Costa Rica by Sripad BV Madhava Maharaja

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Hari Nama Sankirtana Ki Jay ! Sri Ganga Mata Ki Jaya !!!Shakti Power Ki Jaya Jaya Srila Gurudeva !!!!

Gurudeva Tumare Jay Jay Ho !!!

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Ir para Templo de São Paulo

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Sri Nrisimha-chaturdashi

16/05/11 - segunda-feira

Gaura-chaturdashi. Sri Nrisimha-chaturdashi: Aparecimento de Sri Nrisimhadev. Jejum completo até depois do pôr-do-sol, então nenhum grão (anukalpa).

 

Divine Mothers Day

Mothers around the world will be spoilt by sumptuous brunches and expensive gifts this Mother’s day, all in appreciation of the irreplaceable role they play in the lives of their children. Mothers across India, however, are struggling for their child’s future.

 

A gift she'll cherish forever

Give a mother in India a gift she’ll cherish forever: her child’s education. This year for Mother’s Day, consider honoring your own mother by giving a poor mother in India the means to provide for her child’s education. With your help, the Golden Avatar Trust will continue to provide free education to underprivileged children in Navadvip, India! Nabanita and her mother live in this tiny three-room tin-roofed bamboo hut along with her two grandparents, father, sister and brother. Her mother works as a weaver making cotton sarees and lungis. Her parents’ low income is not sufficient to support the family of seven and provide all three children with basic education. Now with the support provided by the Golden Avatar School, Nabanita is making excellent progress in her studies with exam results that put her among the highest-ranking students in the region.

"Like a mother"

Dalia is the school’s founder and principal teacher and is like a mother to the school’s children. Her style of teaching is that of an affectionate mother. “I give them affection, because only by love one can teach. If they receive love from their childhood they will become lovable, and love others. If you don’t get love, how can you give love?”

It is Dalia’s life mission to help these children improve their chances at a better future by providing free education, often at her own expense. Make a gift in honor of your mother to help support this important school project. As our way of saying thank you, we will send your special mother a Mother’s Day e-card, letting her know you made a gift in her honor.

Thank you for celebrating Mother’s Day with the Golden Avatar Trust Education Initiative!

Click above to make a donation and fill in the details for your Mom’s card to be sent to, including your own personalized message.

Example subject: I just made a gift in your honor
Mother’s email address: ___
Message: This Mother’s Day, I made a gift in your honor to the Golden Avatar School, an organization dedicated to providing education and nutritional meals to underprivileged children in West-Bengal, India. If you’d like to learn more about their life-changing work, please visit www.goldenavatartrust.org.

Mega Festival Hare Krishna na Argentina - Sarb Dharma Centro de Yoga

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Discípulos De Srila BV Narayana Goswami Maharaja En Argentina
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Sri Gadadhara Pandita is Srimati Radhika

om ajnana timirandhasya jnananjana salakaya
caksur unmilitam yena tasmai sri gurave namah

O Gurudeva, you are so merciful. I offer my humble pranama unto you and am praying from the core of my heart that, with the torchlight of divine knowledge, you open my eyes which have been blinded by the darkness of ignorance.
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Sri Gadadhara Pandita is Srimati Radhika

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                     Gadai Gadai Gadai !Gadai Gouranga!!!Jaya Srila Prabhupada!Jaya Srila Gurudeva!

16th Annual New Braj Hari Katha Festival 2011

• New Braj festival 2011

We are happy to announce the upcoming
16th annual New Braj Festival 2011!

 June 8th to June 13th 2011
in Badger, CA

Join us for 6 full days of Hari Katha, spiritual activities, and wholesome fun
in the beautiful foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains.

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Local: New Braj, CA aka Badger, CA

Horário: quarta, 8 de junho de 2011 12:00
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16th Annual New Braj Hari Katha Festival 2011 
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Join us for 6 full days of Hari Katha, spiritual activities, and wholesome fun. We have the following preachers confirmed: Sripad Madhava Maharaj, Sripad Tirtha Maharaj, Srimati Uma Didi, Srimati Syamarani Didi, BV Vishnu Maharaj, plus many more.

-We are going to install a Puspa Smadhi for our beloved Srila Gurudeva Sri Srimad Bhaktivedanta Narayan Gosvami Maharaj.
-Come celebrate Anakut Maha Mahotsav, where countless different preparations have been offered to Giriraj Govardhan each year.

Throughout the festival there will be 1st class Hari Katha twice a day, excellent drama plays, rocking kirtans and bhajans, transcendental prasadam three times a day, slide shows, dance performances, morning walks, kids camp and activities, face painting, etc.

-pizza, cheesecake, cookies, drinks, etc.
-transcendental book table
-many different workshops

Jay Sri Radhe Jaya Srila Gurudeva ! Sri Sri New Braj Festival Ki Jay!

Hari Katha Srila Gadadhara Pandit's appearance day by Sripad Madhava Maharaja

Sripad BV Madhava Maharaja in Vancouver 02/05/11

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Yesterday was Srila Gadadhara Pandit's appearance day and Sripad Madhava Maharaja gave a very sweet and beautiful lecture on the glories and confidential reasons of his divine appearance at Ragbir Prabhu's house. Sri Sri Gaura Gadadhara ki jaya !

Sripad Madhava Maharaja Ki Jaya Jaya Srila Gurudevadadhara Pandit's appearance daySripad Madhava Maharajaa !

SRIMATE RADHIKA

http://www.bvml.org/SBSST/aosc.html

But Nityananda does not directly instruct in the confidential service of Krsna. Srimate Radhika is the guru of the inner circle of the servants of Krsna. Srimati, however, accepts the offer of service of only those souls who are specially favored by Nityananda and are deemed by Him to be fit for Her service. There is, therefore a most intimate relationship between the function of Nityananda and that of Srimati which is at once supplementary and inclusive of the former.

The guru admits to the service of Krsna. The next divine category is the bhakta or devotee. In this case also as in that of the guru, service of the divinity, which is the distinctive function of the bhakta, is not confined to him only. The servants have been divided into two classes viz., (1) servants other than consorts and (2) consorts. The guru has distinctive function as master. The servant has no distinctive function as master. This distinguishes the guru from the bhakta. The bhakta is also Godhead in the distinctive form of this servant to whom the guru manifests the divinity. The mercy of the bhakta enables the dissociable soul to receive the mercy of the guru. The guru and the bhakta are the inseparable divine counterparts of one another. The guru and the bhakta are thus two distinct entities forming the five categories. The avataras (descending divinities) are the third category. They have their distinctive functions in the maintenance and deliverance of jivas inclined to divine service. They have distinctive functions as master. The difference between the avataras and the divinity as master consists in this that the avataras are derivatives from the divinity possessing the plenary divine nature. The relation between the two is analogous to that between the original self-existing source-light and other shining lamps that have been lighted from the source. There is no substantive or magnitudinal difference between the two. But there is distinctiveness in function. The avataras have distinctive natures of their own. But the divinity is their common source possessing all their distinctive functions in a synthesis which distinguishes Him from the avataras without suffering any diminution of His divinity by the eternal parallel coexistence of the distinctive activities and personalities of the avataras as divinities.

Another divine category is the group of the divine manifestations. The manifestations are divine forms who are either identical with that of the divinity or of a distinctive nature. Krsna can appear simultaneously in the same form or in different forms to different persons and also simultaneously retain His own form. All these other forms are His own manifestations.

The fifth divine category is divine power. Divine power is the Predominated Moiety of the divinity who is Predominating, Whole. Sri Radhika is the predominated Counter-Whole of Sri Krsna. Sri Radhika has Her duplicates and constituents who are also of the nature of plenary powers of the divinity. She also directly serves Sri Krsna in an infinity of ways in Her countless distinctive plenary and secondary forms.

Radhe Radhe Radhe Jay Jay Jay Sri Radhe !!!!!

Gadadhara-Tattva

Parishads: Sri Gadadhara Pandit Goswami by Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Maharaja

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shri-radha-prema-rupa ya pura vrindavandeshvari
sa shri-gadadharo gaura-vallabhah panditakhyakah
nirnitah shri-Svarupair yo vraja-lakshmitaya yatha
pura vrindavane lakshmih shyamasundara-vallabha
sadya gaura-prema-lakshmih shri-gadadhara-panditah
radham anugata yat tal lalitapy anuradhika
atah pravishad esha tam gaura-candrodaye yatha

The incarnation of love who previously was the queen of Vrindavan, Radha, is now the beloved of Gaura named Srila Gadadhara Pandit. Svarupa Damodar himself indicated that he was Vraja’s goddess of fortune, the Lakshmi who was previously the beloved of Shyamasundara in Vrindavan. She today has become the goddess of fortune of love for Gaura and is known as Srila Gadadhara Pandit. Lalita, who is also known as Anuradha, is Radha’s closest friend and confidante. She has also entered into Gadadhara, as was shown in the play Chaitanya-candrodaya.
(Gaura-ganoddesha-dipika 147-150)

 

Gadadhara-tattva

 

gadadhara panditadi prabhura nija-shakti
tan sabhara carane mora sahasra pranati

Gadadhara Pandit and others are the lord’s own energies. I pay thousands of obeisances to their feet. (Chaitanya Charitamrita 1.1.41) “Chaitanya Mahaprabhu appears in six features, namely as the two types of guru, the devotees of the lord, the lord himself, his incarnation, his expansion and his energy. According to the principle of simultaneous oneness and difference, they are all identified with Chaitanya Mahaprabhu himself.”
(Anubhashya to Chaitanya Charitamrita 1.1.37-45)
She who was Radha in Krishna’s pastimes became Srila Gadadhara Pandit Goswami in Gaura’s lila. When Gaura manifests his identity with Narayan, his shaktis are his wives Lakshmipriya and Vishnupriya. When identifying with Krishna, his shakti is Srila Gadadhara Pandit Goswami.

païcatattvatmakam krishnam
bhakta-rupa-Svarupakam
bhaktavataram bhaktakhyam
namami bhaktashaktikam

I offer my obeisances to Krishna who appears in five features, as a devotee, as the expansion of a devotee, as an incarnation of a devotee, as the pure devotee and as the devotional energy. These five features all appeared with Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in his incarnation, and in their association, he joyfully performed the congregational chanting of the Holy Names. Though he appears in these five forms, there is in fact no difference between them. The distinctions arise due to his desire to relish different devotional flavors.
Sri Gauranga, Nityananda, Advaita, Gadadhara and Srivasa, etc., make up the Pancha Tattva and there is spiritually no difference between them. The supreme truth has unlimited different pastimes in order to relish the different tastes of transcendental relationship and thus he separates into these five forms as the form of devotee, the devotional manifestation, the devotional incarnation, the devotional energy and the pure devotee.

jaya jaya nityananda-gadadharera jivana
jaya jaya advaitadi bhaktera sharana All glories, all glories, to the life of Nityananda and Gadadhara!
All glories, all glories, to the shelter of all the devotees, headed by Advaita!

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami Thakur comments on words “the life of Gadadhara” as follows: “Srila Gadadhara Pandit Goswami is chief amongst the most intimate devotees of Sri Chaitanya. He is the fountainhead of the entire shakti-tattva and is thus present equally in Mahaprabhu’s lilas in Nabadwip and in Nilachala. His childhood home was in Nabadwip; later when he took sannyas, he went to live in Jagannath Puri, in a garden or tota by the seashore. Pure devotees who wish to enter into the madhura-rasa of worship to Radha and Govinda take shelter of Gadadhara Pandit and are known as Gauranga Mahaprabhu’s intimate devotees. Those devotees who are not so inclined take shelter of Nityananda Prabhu and engage in pure devotional service in his mood. Some of Mahaprabhu’s devotees, such as Narahari, were followers of Srila Gadadhara Pandit Goswami. They took refuge in him because they knew him to be his dearest associate and thus worthy of their service. Some devotees therefore call Chaitanya ‘the life of Nityananda’ while others called him ‘the life of Gadadhara.’”

Early Life

 

Gadadhara Pandit was born in the village of Beleti Gram in the Chittagong district of modern Bangladesh in a family of Varendra Brahmins in 1408 of the Shaka era (i.e., 1486 AD) on the dark moon day of the month of Vaishakh. His father was Madhava Mishra and his mother Ratnavati Devi. He also had a younger brother named Baninath. He belongs to the Kashyapa gotra. He lived in the village of Beleti until he was twelve and then moved with his family to Nabadwip. Srila Gadadhara Pandit Goswami was a brahmachari for his entire life. Isvara Puripada was very impressed by his indifference to the pleasures of the world and out of affection for him gave him instruction in his own work, Krishna-lilamrita.
While Mahaprabhu was delighting in his pastimes as a student, there was no scholar in the town of Nabadwip who was not afraid of entering into debate with him. Mahaprabhu would defeat one’s position and then show how the same position could be defended. Mukunda, Srivasa and others who knew the joys of the devotional sentiment were afraid of getting involved in such useless debates with Nimai Pandit and so they would avoid him. One day, Nimai Pandit saw Gadadhara and asked him to give the definition of liberation. Gadadhara answered according to the Nyaya school, that liberation consisted in the final eradication of all miseries (atyantika duhkha-nivritti). Nimai then proceeded to show how this definition was inadequate. The other devotees who were listening thought how wonderful it would be if such a brilliant scholar became a devotee. (Chaitanya Bhagavat 1.10)
When Mahaprabhu returned from Gaya and began to reveal the amazing transformations of love, all the devotees were astonished. Sriman Pandit was the first to see Mahaprabhu’s ecstatic symptoms and he reported this news to all the others who were overjoyed. When Mahaprabhu decided to reveal his true identity to the devotees, he told them to come to the house of Shuklambar Brahmachari. Gadadhara went to Shuklambar’s house but was discreet about his presence there, but when he saw Mahaprabhu become intoxicated with the power of the Holy Names and overcome by the sattvikas, he fainted. Mahaprabhu then said to him: “Gadadhara! You have such good fortune. From your early childhood, your mind has been fixed on Krishna’s lotus feet. Meanwhile, I have wasted my life in useless activities. Though I had obtained the great treasure of a human birth, by my misfortune, I made no use of it.” (Chaitanya Bhagavat 2.1)
Whenever Mahaprabhu became too overcome by his ecstasies, Gadadhara would calm him. One day, as Mahaprabhu was crying out in separation, “Where is Krishna? Where is Krishna?” Gadadhara said to him, “Your lord Krishna is hidden in your heart.” As soon as he heard this, Mahaprabhu began to claw at his chest, but luckily Gadadhara was able to stop him by holding his hands and calm him by saying, “Krishna will come shortly, be patient.” When Sachi saw how Gadadhara was clever in handling her son, she asked him to always stay by his side to protect him. (Chaitanya Bhagavat 2.2.198-210)

Gadadhara Takes Initiation from Pundarika

 

Once, Mahaprabhu was calling out the name of his dear associate, Pundarika Vidyanidhi, saying, “Pundarika, my father!” and crying. None of the devotees present were able to understand what Mahaprabhu meant. When they asked him, he told them about Pundarika Vidyanidhi and explained that he would shortly be coming to Nabadwip Mayapur. When Pundarika did come to Nabadwip, he played the role of a great sense enjoyer in order to dissimulate his greatness. Mukunda Datta was a former resident of Chittagong and knew Pundarika Vidyanidhi, who was formerly Radharani’s father Vrishabhanu, very well. One day, he told Srila Gadadhara Pandit Goswami that he wanted to introduce him to a very advanced Vaishnava and took him to Pundarika’s house. Mukunda introduced the two of them and Vidyanidhi happily engaged Gadadhara in conversation. Gadadhara, however, who had been indifferent to sensual pleasures since he was very young, began to have doubts about Pundarika Vidyanidhi when he saw the expensive furnishings by which he was surrounded, rich sheets as white as the foam of milk, perfumes in the air, the pan he chewed. Mukunda saw the doubt written on Gadadhara’s face and decided to reveal Pundarika’s true devotional nature to him. So he recited a verse in glorification of Krishna from the Bhagavat:

aho bakiyam stana-kala-kutam
jighamsayapayayad apy asadhvi
lebhe gatim dhatry-ucitam tato’nyam
kam va dayalum sharanam prapadye

How truly amazing! The sister of Bakasura, the evil Putana, was sent on a mission to kill Krishna. He drank the kalakuta poison that was mixed with her breast milk, and despite her evil intentions, awarded her the position of a wet nurse (as Ambika Kilimba in Goloka). Who is more merciful than he that I should take shelter of him? (SB 3.2.23) The instant that Pundarika Vidyanidhi heard this couplet, he began to cry, “Ha Krishna!” and fell to the ground in a faint. Extraordinary ecstatic symptoms began to show on his body. Srila Gadadhara Pandit Goswami was amazed to see this reaction and began to regret the offensive thoughts he had been having just moments before. Later, Mahaprabhu advised Gadadhara that the best way to become free of the offense was to take initiation from Pundarika Vidyanidhi, and so he became his disciple.

The Lord's Constant Companion

 

Srila Gadadhara Pandit Goswami was Mahaprabhu’s constant companion. He participated in Mahaprabhu’s water sports after the conversion of Jagai and Madhai, he acted in the play about Krishna lila in Chandrasekhara’s house, he observed the great epiphany (maha-prakasha) in Srivasa Angan; he was there when the Kazi was converted and when Mahaprabhu took sannyas; he accompanied Mahaprabhu to Puri where he joined him in cleaning the Gundicha temple, bathing in Narendra Sarovara, etc. At Chandrasekhara’s house, in the first act of the play about Krishna’s pastimes in Vrindavan that Mahaprabhu staged, Hari Das played the part of the village constable, Srivasa Pandit played Narada Muni and Mahaprabhu Rukmini. In the second act, Gadadhara also dressed as a woman, at which time Mahaprabhu said, “Gadadhara is a part of my Vaikuntha family.” Afterward, Mahaprabhu dressed as the primal energy and gave joy to everyone in the form of the mother of the universe; the devotees too glorified him with hymns addressed to the Divine Mother.

Gadadhara’s Kshetra-sannyas

 

Srila Gadadhara Pandit Goswami went to live in Puri as a kshetra-sannyasi. Mahaprabhu gave him the service of the Tota Gopinath deity and told him to live in the Yamesvara Tota, or garden. On one occasion, when Gadadhara heard that Nityananda had come to Puri, he invited him to come and take Tota Gopinath’s prasad. Nityananda accepted his invitation and brought some fine rice from Bengal as an offering for Gopinath. Gadadhara cooked the rice along with leaves and vegetables from the Yamesvara.garden, and when he was offering the foodstuffs to the deity, Mahaprabhu also appeared there, giving him great pleasure. The three of them joyfully took prasad together.
(Chaitanya Bhagavat 3.10) When Mahaprabhu wanted to go to Vrindavan, Ramananda Raya and Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya used all the means at their disposal to make him stay in Puri. On the third caturmasya after his departure from Nabadwip, all the Bengali devotees came to Puri with their wives to see him. After the Gundicha temple cleansing and the Rathayatra, the devotees returned home. As they were leaving, the devotees from Kulina village asked Mahaprabhu to describe the characteristics of a devotee. Mahaprabhu then described the differences between a Vaishnava, a more advanced Vaishnava and the most advanced Vaishnava.
(Chaitanya Charitamrita 2.16.69-75)
When Mahaprabhu showed even more determination to go to Vrindavan, the devotees finally gave him permission to leave after Vijaya-dashami. King Prataparudra gave a great deal of help to smooth his journey. When he crossed the Citrotpala River, Raya Ramananda, Mardaraja, Harichandana continued on in his company. Srila Gadadhara Pandit Goswami was unable to tolerate the idea of separation from the lord and also wished to remain with him, but Mahaprabhu reminded him of his vow to remain in Jagannath Puri and forbad him to go to Vraja. Gadadhara said to him, “Jagannath Puri is wherever you are. My vows to remain in Puri can go to hell.” Mahaprabhu again told him not to abandon his service to Gopinath. Gadadhara answered, “Seeing your lotus feet is worth a million services to Gopinath.”
When Mahaprabhu said, “If you abandon your duties to Gopinath, you will be at fault.”, Gadadhara answered that he was willing to take that responsibility, but he would not disturb Mahaprabhu by following alongside him, he would go alone to Bengal to see Sachi Mata. Other than Mahaprabhu’s intimate associates, no one is able to understand the extent of Gadadhara Prabhu’s devotion to Gauranga. Love on the path of spontaneous devotion is not easy to comprehend. Gadadhara was ready to abandon his vows, his service, everything for the sake of Mahaprabhu.
When they all arrived at Cuttack, Mahaprabhu called Gadadhara and said, “Your decision to break your vows and leave your service has been made a reality. If you come with me, that will make you happy. But do you want your own happiness or mine? It will make me unhappy if your vows to remain in Puri and to serve Gopinath are broken. If you want my happiness, return to Puri and take up your vows again. That is all I have to say.”
When he heard Mahaprabhu’s words, Gadadhara fell to the ground in a faint. Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya comforted him on Mahaprabhu’s order and then accompanied him back to Puri.

Gadai-Gauranga

 

Due to her amiable simplicity, Krishna’s wife Rukmini was not always able to understand his joking words and would become frightened. Like her, Gadadhara was also unable to always understand Mahaprabhu’s witticisms or his feigned indifference, all of which would disturb him. Srila Gadadhara Pandit Goswami was by nature simple and affectionate. On one occasion, Vallabha Bhatta came to see Mahaprabhu and the two were engaged in jocular conversation. When Mahaprabhu saw that Vallabha Bhatta was proud of his scholarship, he became somewhat distant from him and started to find flaws in everything that he said. Vallabha responded to Mahaprabhu’s indifference by starting to visit Gadadhara and making a show of attachment to him. Mahaprabhu did not particularly care for Gadadhara’s relation with Vallabha and began to demonstrate a certain coolness toward him also. This behavior made Gadadhara fear that Mahaprabhu would ostracize him and so he came and fell at his feet and started to cry. Mahaprabhu laughed and embraced Gadadhara. He said,
”I wanted to agitate you, but you did not become agitated. You said nothing in anger, but patiently bore everything. Your mind was not disturbed by my tricks. By remaining fixed in your simple nature, you have purchased me.” No one can describe the character of Gadadhara’s ecstatic love. Thus, Mahaprabhu has been given the name Gadadhara-prananatha, “Gadadhara’s life and soul”. No one can describe the lord’s mercy toward Gadadhara; thus people sing their names together: Gadai-Gauranga.
(Chaitanya Charitamrita 3.7.157-160)
Srila Gadadhara Pandit Goswami remained on this earth only eleven months after Mahaprabhu’s disappearance. In Bhakti-ratnakara, Narahari Chakravarti has described the terrible suffering of Gadadhara in Mahaprabhu’s separation. He remained alive only in order to be able to see Srinivas Acharya.
Repeating the name of Gaurasundara with his eyes closed, his sighs were as hot as flames. No one but the lord can know how Gadadhara Pandit suffered in the absence of Gauranga. His motionless body remained alive only so that he could bestow his mercy on Srinivas Acharya.
(Bhakti-ratnakara 3.142-4)

Srila Gadadhara Pandit Goswami disappeared at Puri on the dark moon day of Jyestha in 1456 of the Shaka era (1535 AD).

[Excerpted from "Sri Chaitanya: His Life & Associates" by Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Maharaj]

Sri Chaitanya: His Life & Associates

Excerpts from Sri Chaitanya: His Life & Associates

by Srila Bhakti Ballabh Tirtha Maharaja 

 

Sri Achyutananda    |    Sri Abhirama Thakur (Sri Rama dasa)    |    Srimad Advaita Acharya    |    Srila Baladeva Vidyabhushana
Sri Bhagavan Acarya    |    Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur    |    Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur's Unequalled Contribution
Sri Buddhimanta Khan    |    Sri Bijali Khan, the Pathan Vaishnava    |    Srila Bhugarba Goswami    |    Sri Chandrasekhara Acharya
Sri Damodar Pandit    |    Sri Devananda Pandit    |    Srila Dhananjaya Pandit    |    Sri Gadadhar Das    |    Sri Gadadhara Pandit Goswami
Sri Ganga das Pandit    |    Sri Ganga Mata Goswamini    |    Sri Srimad Gaura Kishora das Babaji    |    The Ghosh Brothers
Srila Gopal Bhatta Goswami    |    Srila Gopal Guru Goswami    |    Sri Gopinath Pattanayaka    |    Nama Acarya Srila Hari Das Thakur    |    Sri Ishan Thakur
Sri Isvara Puri    |    Sri Jagadananda Pandit   |    Sri Jagadisa Pandit    |    Srimati Jahnava Devi    |    Sri Jayadeva Gosvami
Srila Jiva Goswami    |    Sri Kali Das and Jharu Thakur   |    Sri Kaliya Krishna Dasa    |    Sri Kamalakar Pippalai
Kavi Karnapura (Sri Puri Das)    |    Srila Kashishvara Pandit   |    King Sri Prataparudra Deva    |    Srila Krishnadasa Kaviraja Goswami
Sri Kurma Vipra    |    Sri Locana Das Thakur   |    Sri Lokanatha Goswami    |    Sri Madhavendra Puri    |    Sri Mahesh Pandit
Sri Minaketana Ramadasa    |    Sri Murari Gupta   |    Sri Nandana Acharya    |    Srila Narahari Sarkar Thakura
Sri Narottama das Thakur    |    Srivas Pandit    |    Sri Paramananda Puri    |    Sri Paramesvari Dasa Thakur
Srila Prabhupada's Final Instructions    |    Srila Prabodhananda Saraswati    |    Sri Pradyumna Brahmachari    |    Sri Pradyumna Mishra   |    Sri Pundarika Vidyanidhi
Sri Purusottama Das Thakura    |    Sri Raghava Pandit    |    Srila Raghunandana Thakur   |    Srila Raghunatha Dasa Goswami
Srila Raghunatha Bhatta Goswami    |    Sri Raghupati Upadhyaya    |    Sri Ramacandra Kaviraja   |    Sri Ramachandra Puri
Sri Ramananda Raya    |    Sri Ranga Puri    |    Sri Rasikananda Deva Goswami    |    Sri Rupa Goswami's Siksha   |    Sri Sadashiva Pandit
Srila Sanatana Goswami    |    Sanoriya Vipra    |    Sri Saranga Thakur    |    Srila Shivananda Sen   |    Sri Shuklambara Brahmacari
Sri Shyamananda Pandit    |    Shikhi Mahiti    |    Sridhara Pandit    |    Srinivas Acarya    |    Srimati Sita Thakurani
Sri Subuddhi Raya    |    Sri Sundarananda Thakur    |    Swarupa Damodar Goswami    |    Sri Uddharana Datta Thakur
Sri Uddhava Das    |    Sri Vakresvara Pandit    |    Srila Vamshi das Babaji    |    Sri Vamsivadana Thakura    |    Sri Vasudeva Datta Thakur
Vasudeva Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya    |    Sri Vasudeva Vipra    |    Sri Viracandra Prabhu (Virabhadra)    |    Srimati Vishnupriya Devi
Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura    |    Sri Vrindavana Dasa Thakura Sri Chaitanya & Associates  Ki Jay! Srila Ballabh Tirtha  Gosvami Maharaja Ki Jay!
 

 

Sri Gadadhara Pandita Goswami

 http://www.bvml.org/VS/sgpg.html  Sri Gadadhar was the constant companion of Mahaprabhu from the time of their childhood. His father's name was Sri Madhva Misra and his mother's name Sri Ratnavati devi. They lived very near the house of Sri Jagannatha Misra in Mayapura. Ratnavati-devi thought of Saci-devi as her own sister, and always used to visit her. During their childhood, Sri Gaura Hari and Gadadhara would play together, sometimes at Mahaprabhu's house and sometimes at Gadadhara's house. They both studied together at the same school. Gadadhara was a few years younger then Nimai. Nimai couldn't remain without Gadadhara even for a moment and Gadadhara likewise couldn't stand to be separated from Nimai.
In the Gaur-ganoddesa-dipika, it is described that that person who in Vraja was the daughter of Sri Vrsabhanu Raja, namely Srimati Radharani, is now celebrated as Sri Gadadhara Pandita.
Sri Vasudeva Ghosa Thakura has written:

Agam agocar gora akhil brahma-par, veda upar, najane pasandi mati bhora Nitya-nityananda Caitanya Govinda Pandit Gadadhar Radhe Caitanya yugala-rupa kebol raser kup avatar sadsiva sadhe Antare nave-ghana bahire gaura tanu yugalrupa parkase Kahe Vasudeva Ghose yugal bhajan base janame janame rahu asa

"Lord Gaurasundara, who is beyond the perview of the scriptures, beyond the entire Brahman, and above even the Vedas, can never be known by the atheists whose intelligence is dull. Lord Nityananda is His eternal self. Lord Caitanya is Lord Govinda Himself and Pandita Gadadhara is none other than Sri Radha. The divine couple, who are present in Sri Caitanya, are a well of rasa. Advaita Acarya (Sadasiva) has prayed for His descent.
Within He is blackish but of a golden hue without, the manifestation of the divine couple. Thus Vasudeva Ghosa sings of the beauty of this divine couple - Sri Gaura-Gadadhara - in whose worship he has been completely subjugated. He prays that he will desire to serve them birth after birth."
In Sri Caitanya-caritamrta we likewise find:

Panditer bhav mudre kahan na jay gadadhar pran nath nam hoila jay panditer krpa prasad lehan na jay gadai gauranga kari sarvaloke gay

"The emotions and expressions of Pandita Gadadhara are not possible to describe. Another name of Lord Gauranga is the 'Lord of the life of Gadadhara.' Who can understand what mercy has been bestowed upon him? Their glories are sung by everyone as Gadai-Gauranga."
During the time when Sri Isvara Puri was present for a few months in Navadwipa at the house of Sri Gopinath Acarya, he taught Gadadhara from the book he had composed, Sri Krsna Lilamrta.
Gadadhara was from his very childhood very serene, patient, calm, quiet, fond of solitude and very renounced. Nimai Pandit during the time of His precocious youth would ask his fellow students meaningless, fallacious questions in logic. Gadadhara however, was not especially fond of this pastime, and therefore he sometimes used to remain at some distance from Nimai. But Nimai wouldn't allow him to get away. He would tell him - "Gadadhara! In a very short time I'll become such a Vaisnava that Lord Brahma and Lord Siva themselves will come to My door."
Sri Gadadhara Pandita was very affectionate towards Mukunda datta. Whenever any Vaisnava came to Navadwipa, Mukunda would inform Gadadhara and they would both go to have darsana. One time Pundarika Vidyanidhi came from Cattagram to Navadwipa and Mukunda invited Gadadhara to come along and meet him. Gadadhara was very excited to meet such a Vaisnava and thus the two of them happily set out together to take advantage of sadhu-sanga with the famous Pundarika Vidyanidhi.
However, when Gadadhara saw that Pundarika Vidyanidhi dressed and acted like a wealthy materialist, he lost whatever reverence he had previously felt even before speaking with him. Gadahara thought to himself, "How can a Vaisnava look and act as if he was so addicted to sense enjoyment?"
However, Mukunda knew the real character of Pundarika Vidyanidhi, and he could also sense the doubts in the mind of Gadadhara Pandita. Thus he recited some slokas from the Srimad Bhagavatam in a very sweet voice. When Pundarika Vidyanidhi heard his beautiful recitation of these slokas, in a fit of ecstasy he began to cry while calling, "Krsna, Krsna", and finally fainted dead away on the floor. [C.B. Mad 7.78-79].
Gadadhara now felt very remorseful in his mind. He thought to himself, "Because I have ignorantly considered this highly advanced soul to be an ordinary materialist, what an offense I have committed! In order that I might be saved from the reaction of this offense, I think the only solution is to accept initiation from him."
Gadadhara Pandita submitted his proposal to Mukunda, who presented it to Pundarika Vidyanidhi with a full account of the pandita's high qualifications. "Hearing this proposal, Pundarik became very happy. 'Providence has bestowed upon me a great jewel; certainly I will accept him. You shouldn't have any doubt about that. It is the result of many lifetimes of good fortune that one gets a disciple like this.'" [C.B. Madya 7.117-118]. On an auspicious day, Sri Gadadhara Pandita received the divine mantra from Pundarika Vidyanidhi.
Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, upon going to Gaya Dham, first began to manifest Krsna-prema. There he enacted the pastime of accepting the shelter of Sri Isvara Puri. After returning to His house He began to exhibit a new life.
Day and night He floated in the ocean of love of Krsna. Gadadhara, upon seeing the Lord showering of tears in love for Krsna, also began to cry in ecstatic love. From this time, Gadadhara Pandita was always at Mahaprabhu's side.
One day Sri Gadadhara brought some pan to Sri Gauranga, Who, in an exuberance of emotion asked him, "Gadadhara! Where is that beautiful blackish boy Who is dressed in yellow garments?" After asking this, He began to shed tears.
Gadadhara couldn't immediately think of what to say. He finally respectfully suggested, "He is in your heart." Hearing this, Mahaprabhu began to tear at his chest with his nails, but Gadadhara quickly grabbed his hands. Prabhu said to him, "Gadadhara! Let go of My hands. I cannot remain a moment more not seeing Krsna."
Gadadhara replied, "Just try to be a little patient and calm Yourself. Krsna will come any minute now." Hearing this, Mahaprabhu became somewhat composed.
Sacimata heard all this from a distance and then came running there. Being very pleased with Gadadhara, she declared, "Though He is just a boy, He is very intelligent. I am frightened to go before my son when He is in these moods. But Gadadhara has very cleverly pacified him."
"Sacimata told Gadadhar, 'Gadadhara! You must please remain with Nimai always. If you stay with Him then I won't have to worry."
One day, Sri Gadadhara, having heard that Mahaprabhu will speak Krsna-katha at Suklambara Brahmacari's house, went there and sat down inside. Meanwhile, Mahaprabhu arrived outside on the verandah and began to speak about Krsna to an audience of devotees there; Gadahara Prabhu listened from within the house. Soon Mahaprabhu became totally absorbed in the ecstacy Krsna-prema, which quickly spread to the assembly of devotees. For some time they continued to taste the mellows of love of Krsna together and then becalmed themselves.
Gadadhara, however, couldn't restrain his ecstacy. With his head bowed down, he continued to cry very loudly. Hearing his pitiful sobbing, Mahaprabhu inquired, "Who is crying within the room?" Suklambara Brahmacari replied, "Your Gadadhara."
Mahaprabhu exclaimed, "Gadadhara! You are so pious and virtuous. Since your very childhood you were so devoted to Krsna. My life has been wasted. Due to my previous evil activities I cannot get the association of the Lord of my life, Sri Krsna."
Saying this Prabhu embraced Gadadhara in great love.
When Mahaprabhu began His pastimes in Navadvipa, Gadadhara was his chief companion. Radha-Krsna of Vraja are now sporting on the banks of the Ganga as Gadai-Gauranga, and the cowherd boy-friends of Vraja are assisting in His pastimes of kirtana.
One day after roaming throughout the town of Navadwipa, Mahaprabhu came to a forest and seated Himself there. Then He began to remember His pastimes in Vraja. Mukunda began to sing the purva-vag (courtship) songs in a very sweet voice while Gadadhara collected some flowers from that forest and after stringing a garland placed it on Prabhu's neck. Previously, in the way that Sri Radha used to decorate Sri Krsna, Gadadhara began to dress Prabhu in that exact same manner. Some were singing beautiful songs, while others began to dance in a very graceful style. Then Sri Gaurasundara taking Gadadhara by His side seated Himself on a dias at the base of one tree, while Adwaita Acarya began to offer arati. Nityananda seated Himself on Prabhu's right side and Srivasa Pandita began to decorate everyone with flower garlands. Narahari was fanning that Divine couple with a whisk made from the tail hairs of forest cows. Suklambar decorated them all with sandalwood paste while Murari Gupta recited the premdhani. Madhava, Vasudeva, Purusottama, Vijaya, and Mukunda began to sing songs in the various ragas.
Then Prabhu closed his pastimes in Nadiya and as per his mother's request he took up his residence at Nilacala. Gadadhara also went there to live at this time. He engaged himself in the service of Sri Tota Gopinatha. Mahaprabhu would very often visit His dear friend Gadadhara and lose Himself in discussions on the topics of Sri Krsna. The temple of Sri Tota Gopinathji is located near the ocean at Yameshvar.
When Lord Caitanya traveled to Sri Vrindavana, Gadadhara, not being able to bear separation from Him, wanted to go also but Mahaprabhu reminded him of his vow of Ksetra-sannyasa (by which he was to remain constantly in Sri Ksetra in the service of Sri Gopinatha) and sent him back.
Sri Gadadhara Pandita would regularly recite Srimad Bhagavatam. Sri Gaurasundara, along with His associates, would listen.
After enacting His pastimes on this planet for forty-eight years, Sri Gaurasundara merged into the body of Sri Gopinathji, who was served by Sri Gadadhara Pandita.
In the diary of one Orissan devotee, Mahaprabhu is said to have first went missing inside the Gundica Mandira. Then the devotees began to comb the four directions in search of their Beloved Lord. Finally, outside of Tota Gopinatha Mandira, at Yameswar, the outer garment of Mahaprabhu was found lying on the ground. A slight crack which is still to be found near the right knee of Sri Gopinathji is the spot where Mahaprabhu is said to have entered the Deity.
His appearance is on the amavasya (new moon) of the month of Vaisakha.

smara gaura-gadadhara keli kalam
bhava gaura-gadadhara paksa caram
srnu gaura-gadadhara caru katham
bhaja godruma-kanon kunja-vidhum
[Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura]"Remember Gaura-Gadadhara during the time of Their pastimes, Meditate on Gaura-Gadadhar, the Divine couple, the par-excellence of beauty. Hear beautiful discussions on the topics of Gaura-Gadadhara, and worship them in the forest grove of Godruma, bathed in the light of the moon."

Gadai Gadai Gadai !!!!Radheee Jaya Srila Gurudeva !!!!Hare Krishna!!!!