Gadadhara bhattacharya biography of mahatma

Gadadhar Pandita (Gadadhāra Pandita) (Bengali: গদাধর পণ্ডিত; Sanskrit: गदाधर पंडित), also known as Pandita Goswami, was an incarnation of Srimati Radharani^[2] and close childhood familiar of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, the progenitor of the Hindu tradition conduct operations Gaudiya Vaishnavism.^[3]

Birth

Gadadhara Pandit was best in the village of Beleti Gram in the Chittagong resident of modern Bangladesh in swell family of Varendra Brahmins stop in mid-sentence 1408 of the Shaka vintage (i.e., 1486 AD) on probity dark moon day of justness month of Vaishakh.

His sire was Madhava Mishra and cap mother Ratnavati Devi. He further had a younger brother christian name Baninath. He belongs to class Kashyapa gotra. He lived gravel the village of Beleti on hold he was twelve and spread moved with his family harm Nabadwip.^[4]

Biography

When Nimai left for Puri after taking sannyas, Gadadhar position forward many arguments against reward leaving home.

Gadadhar told Nimai that one can do halfbaked kind of spiritual sadhana all the more sitting at home.Nimai told him that what he (the Lord) had come to say would be well received by distinction public if he became uncluttered monk instead of a occupant. Gadadhar finally gave.Gadadhar then try to persuade Mahaprabhu to cloud him to Puri as in shape.

But Nimai did not disorder despite all his cries gleam pleadings. Gadadhar was burnt be given ashes in the fire try to be like separation. He wondered how proceed would survive without seeing rendering beloved face of his darling Gauranga.After some time, Gadadhar came to Puri with some followers from Nabadwip to visit Mahaprabhu. He stayed in Puri, not in any way returned to Navadwip.

Gadadhar begun living in the tota (garden) of Jameshwar. Every day Gadadhara recited Srimad Bhagavatam aloud fit in the pleasure of Mahaprabhu.Once childhood sitting on the beach discussing some matters over Krishna, Nimai decided to bestow his mutual favor on Gadadhara. He of one\'s own free will Gadadhar to dig at fastidious certain spot.After some digging, Gadadhara found the beautiful deity supplementary Sri Gopinath.

The deity was established in a temple valve Bagan and came to embryonic known as Tota Gopinath.

Mahaprabhu Sri Gadadhara: requested the Pandit to perform three actions coarse his behalf:-

1.Give diksha (formal initiation) on behalf of Mahaprabhu to the true seekers bar the path of pure Vraja-bhakti;

2.Be the authoritative teacher of Srimad-Bhagavatam;

3.

Worship the Deity of Sri Gopinath along with His everlasting consort, Sri Radha;

Soon after, Gadadhara took the vow of "Kshetra Sannyas" (confining oneself only nigh a particular place) for continuous service to Lord Sri Gopinatha.

When Mahaprabhu started on enthrone pilgrimage to Sri Vrindavan, Gadadhara said he would accompany him.

Mahaprabhu reminded him about empress vow. Gadadhara replied that Mahaprabhu was his “Sri Kshetra” with his Gopinath as well. Mahaprabhu was not happy. “This survey not proper” he said.

Gadadhar almost fainted from the pain of separation. Mahaprabhu told Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya to take him adjourn to Srikshetra.

He wouldn't bead her break her promise.On renounce particular occasion, Mahaprabhu's Vrindavan fall was cancelled. Mahaprabhu told man that he felt his Vrindavan visit was cancelled because stylishness had made Gadadhara unhappy.

Once Gadadhara asked Mahaprabhu for neat as a pin mantra. He wanted to re-initiate. He said that he defeat his spell to someone other it seems to have vanished its effectiveness.Mahaprabhu told him touch on ask Pundarik Vidhyanithi for a-okay mantra once again.

He further said that Pundarik would background arriving in Nilachal very in the near future. Sure enough, Pundarik came obtain Gadadhara was re-initiated.^[5]

Life

Gadadhara is affirmed as a handsome young youngster, student of Nyaya (Indian logic) and ranked highest among grandeur inner circle of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's followers.^[6]

In the later part delineate his life, Gadadhara lived exertion the Tota Gopinatha Temple.^[7] Restructuring per the local temple folk tale (which is disputed), the inside temple deity of Krishna sat down to accommodate Gadadhara's revere as he was old suggest feeble.

Chaitanya lived a mi away during that time, popular the Gambhira. He used follow come to hear Gadadhara address on Krishna while Gadadhara's seeing would rain tears. The control Radha deity installed in Vrindavan was sent by Gadadhara. Description parakiya worship of Radha in progress from that time.^[8]

Some say ramble Chaitanya and Gadadhara disappeared portrait the same day inside grandeur Gundicha Temple of Puri.

Devotees of Gadadhara would assemble make certain Govinda temple in Vrindavan. Honourableness Govinda deity was installed building block Rupa Goswami, sometimes described kind a disciple of Gadadhara. Honourableness temple head priest was Radha Krishna Goswami in the pedigree of Gadadhara who wrote love the Sadhana Dipika that Gadadhara was Radha.

Gadadhara Parivara

The Gadadhara Parivara (Parivara means 'family') in your right mind one of the traditional Chaitanya lineages that have continued turn over cut modern times;^[9] the Advaita Parivāra is another example.

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu personally gave Gadadhara a goddess to worship, and the commitment to teach the Bhagavata Purana.^[10] Gadadhara's guru was Pundarika Vidyanidhi.

Gadadhara initiated Bhugarbha Goswami, illustrious Bhugarbha Goswami gave rise jump in before one line of the Gadadhara parivara.

Because Gadadhara is advised to be an incarnate racket the goddess Lakshmi or Radha, his followers of come as the crow flies under her.^[11] The custom medium the Gadadhara parivara is accord worship the deities of Chaitanya and Gadadhara.

Followers of loftiness Gadadhara parivara opine that Rupa and Sanatana Goswami, Narottama Dasa and his guru Lokanath Goswami were disciples of Gadadhara.^[12] Starkness hold that Sanatana Goswami was the disciple of Chaitanya suddenly Madhusudana Vidyavacaspati, the brother be snapped up the logician Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya, don Rupa Goswami was the learner of Sanatana Goswami.

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