Friday June 27th - The glories of Gadadhāra Pandita

Lochan das Thakur das
Jun 27
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Haribol dear friends, this Friday, local seasoned devotee, His Grace Vishnu das prabhu will talk one of the important personalities in the path of Bhakti Yoga - Sri Gadadhara Pandit.

Sri Chaitanya, Nityananda, Advaita, Gadadhara, and Srivasa are the Panchatattva or Five Absolute Truths. They incarnated as five people in the late 15th century and propagated the chanting of the Hare Krishna mantra and the widespread practice of devotion to Lord Krishna. These five features all appeared with Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (the Golden Avatar of Krishna) 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.

jaya sri-krishna-chaitanya

prabhu nityananda

sri-advaita gadadhara

shrivasadi-gaura-bhakta-vrinda

"I offer my obeisances unto the Supreme Lord, [(Krishna)], who is nondifferent from His features as a devotee [(bhakta-rūpa; Chaitanya)], devotional incarnation [(svarūpakam; Nityananada)], devotional manifestation [(bhaktāvatāram; Advaita)], pure devotee [(bhaktākhyam; Srivasa)], and devotional energy [(bhakta-śaktikam; Gadadhara)]." — Chaitanya Charitamrita Adi 1.14