Gaura
Gadadhara
Sometimes
the devotees of Gauranga have a twofold characteristic
within. One, participating in Krsna lila another
in Gaura lila. One in madhurya, another in audarya
. One confined into their own lila with Krsna, another
with the idea of distributing that to the public.
lila.
Amongst those fortunate souls, parisadas, servitors, there are three gradations. One more attracted to Krsna lila, another more attracted to Gaura lila and some in the middle position. But when one is in Gaura lila if his hankering comes to have the darsana of Krsna lila then of course Gaura-Gadadhara appears to him as Radha-Krsna. And when participating in Radha Krsna lila if sometimes he has got any will to have a conception of the figure Gaura lila, how it will come, then he says that Radha-Govinda is transformed into Gaura-Gadadhara.
In this way when inclination is to have the hankering for the service of a particular lila the lord Himself manifests Himself in that paraphernalia, that nature, to satisfy the inner will of the devotee giving room to that sort of service. A peculiar tendency of service arises at times in the heart of the devotee, the Lord appears in that way to receive, to fulfill his desire to receive his services in that way, in that form.
Gadadhara is wholly dedicated to Mahaprabhu. Gadadhara Pandita’s position, the part he played, was something like that of Radharani: Her heart stolen by Krsna, the empty body still standing. Radha-bhava-dyuti-suvalitam naumi krsna-svarupam, he was fully engrossed in the conception of Sri Gauranga. Gauranga took everything from him, so he had no other alternative; he was fully absorbed, captured completely by Him.
He was the expansion of Srimati Radharani Herself, yet his peculiar position was such: the Queen of Vrndavana, but now transferred to Navadvipa. His position had become just the opposite; he could not enter Vrndavana! He prayed for permission, but Mahaprabhu did not give it. He said, “No, stay and live here.” And he had to do so. Sri Gadadhara Pandita represents the predominated Moiety of the Whole. The Whole consists of predominating and predominated Moieties, and he represents the predominated half. He is one half of the Absolute Truth.
Gaura-Gadadhara Installation Talk: Lecture by Svami B. G. Narasingha available in MP3 Format.
Jagannatha / Gaura-Gadadhara arati song — Sung daily at Mangala arati.