Gadadhara,
Radharani, Satyabhama, Jagadananda, Chandravali, Rukmini
Dina Prabhu wrote:
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Sri Gadaadhara Pandit who is the
internal potency of the lord was an
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> incarnation of Rukmini. Elsewhere I recall seeing that Sri Gadadhara
is
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> incarnation of Radharani. That is why I had thought Rukmini was
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> Radharani's expansion.
FROM THE QUOTES GIVEN BELOW FROM LALITA
MADHAVA (LM), GAURA GANNODESA DIPIKA (GGD) & CC, WE CAN GIVE THE ANSWER TO
THIS QUESTION AS PER THE FOLLOWING: SRI
GADADHARA PANDIT IS AN INCARNATION OF SRIMATI RADHARANI, LALITA-DEVI & LORD
HARI HIMSELF (GGD). HE DISPLAYS THE SUBMISSIVE MOOD LIKE THAT OF RUKMINI BUT HE
IS NOT THE INCARNATION OF RUKMINI (CC & GGD). THE INCARNATION OF RUKMINI IN
CAITANYA LILA IS SRIMATI LAKSMIPRIYA DEVI (GGD). SATYABHAMA'S INCARNATION IN
GAURA LILA IS JAGADANANDA PANDIT (GGD). IT REMAINS UNDISPUTED AS PROVED FROM
LALITA MADHAVA (QUOTED BELOW) THAT RADHARANI EXPANDED AS SATYABHAMA &
CHANDRAVALI AS RUKMINI IN DVARKA LILA (LM). WHY GADADHARA, THE INCARNATION OF
RADHARANI HAD THE SUBMISSIVE MOOD OF RUKMINI, THE INCARNATION OF CHANDRAVALI IS
ACINTYA & IT MAY BE BECAUSE THIS SUBMISSIVE MOOD WAS FAVOURABLE FOR
GADADHARA PANDIT'S SERVICE TO LORD CAITANYA.
From Lalita Madhava by Srila Rupa
Goswami, Act 10:
A Voice From Behind the Scenes: (quoting
Krsna's speech in Text 24) "My beloved Radha is known in this palace as
Satyabhama, the daughter of King Satrajit. Her limbs are splendid, beautiful,
and fragrant. Her cheeks are illuminated by the splendor of Her earrings. O
Nava-vrnda, My heart yearns to see Her."
Lalita: (struck with wonder) Noble lady,
I have heard that Rukmini is in truth My dear friend Candravali. Is it true?
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GGD BY Kavi Karnapura
147. Srimati Radharani, who is the
personification of pure love for Lord Krsna and who is the queen of Vrndavana,
appeared as Sri Gadadhara Pandita, who was very dear to Lord Caitanya.
148-150 Srila Svarupa Damodara Gosvami
has also confirmed that the goddess of fortune, who appeared in Vrndavana and
was very dear to Lord Krsna, has now appeared as Sri Gadadhara Pandita, who is
filled with love for Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Lalita-gopi always follows
Srimati Radharani, and therefore she is known as Anuradha (Radha's follower).
When Srimati Radharani appeared as Gadadhara Pandita, Lalita followed her,
entering the body of Gadadhara Pandita. Therefore, Gadadhara Pandita is the
incarnation of both Srimati Radharani and Lalita-gopi. This is described in the
following statement of Caitanya-candrodaya-nataka.
151. "Gadadhara, the best of the
brahmanas, is the incarnation of both Srimati Radharani and Lalita-gopi. These
two are the transcendental potencies of the Lord, and since the Lord is in one
sense not different from His potencies, it may be said that He is present
wherever His potencies go. For this reason it may be said that Lord Hari is
also present in the body of Gadadhara Pandita. Gadadhara is therefore the
incarnation of three persons: Srimati Radharani, Lalita-gopi, and Lord
Hari."
152. Some say that Dhruvananda
Brahmacari is the incarnation of Lalita-gopi. This opinion is also correct, for
Lalita-gopi appeared as both Gadadhara Pandita and Dhruvananda Brahmacari.
153. By His own will Lord Caitanya
appeared in this world in three different forms at the same time. In the same
way Srimati Radharani appeared as Gadadhara Pandita.
45. The same person who formerly
appeared as Janaki-devi and Rukmini-devi appeared during Lord Caitanya's
pastimes as Srimati Laksmipriya, the daughter of Vallabhacarya.
51. The person who appeared in Lord
Caitanya's pastimes as Jagadananda Pandita was actually an incarnation of
Srimati Satyabhama-devi. What devotee can say otherwise?
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nijesu
radhikatmata-vapuh-prakasanagraham
Among his confidential associates, he
reveals his actual form as Srimati Radharani.(From text 6 of Sri Gadadharastaka
by Srila Svarupa Damodara Gosvami)
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Cc Antya 7.142
Jagadananda Pandita's pure ecstatic love
for Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was very deep. It can be compared to the love of
Satyabhama, who always quarreled with Lord Krsna (vamya svabhava).
TEXT 143
Jagadananda Pandita was accustomed to
provoking loving quarrels with the Lord. There was always some disagreement
between them.
TEXT 144 Gadadhara Pandita's pure
ecstatic love for Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu was also very deep. It was like that
of Rukminidevi, who was always especially submissive to Krsna.
TEXT 145
Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu sometimes
desired to see Gadadhara Pandita's affectionate anger, but because of his
knowledge of the Lord's opulences, his anger was never invoked.
PURPORT Joking with Rukminidevi in
Dvaraka, Krsna once advised her to accept another husband because He was unfit
for her. Rukminidevi, however, unable to understand His joking words, took them
very seriously and immediately fell to the ground in fear of separation from
Him. In the pastimes of Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, Jagadananda Pandita was
always in disagreement with the Lord like Satyabhama, whereas Gadadhara Pandita
was always awed by the Lord's opulence and was therefore submissive to the Lord
under all circumstances.
TEXT 146
For this purpose Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
sometimes showed His apparent anger. Hearing of this anger inspired great fear
in the heart of Gadadhara Pandita.
TEXT 147
Previously, in krsna-lila, when Lord
Krsna joked with Rukminidevi, she took His words seriously, and fear awoke
within her mind.
TEXT 148
Vallabha Bhatta was accustomed to
worshiping the Lord as child Krsna. Therefore he had been initiated into the
Bala-gopala mantra and was thus worshiping the Lord.
TEXT 149
In the association of Gadadhara Pandita,
his mind was converted, and he dedicated his mind to worshiping Kisora-gopala,
Krsna as a young boy.
TEXT 150
Vallabha Bhatta wanted to be initiated
by Gadadhara Pandita, but Gadadhara Pandita refused, saying, "The work of
acting as a spiritual master is not possible for me.
Text 151
"I am completely dependent. My Lord
is Gauracandra, Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. I cannot do anything independently,
without His order.