Gadadhara, Radharani, Satyabhama, Jagadananda, Chandravali, Rukmini

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Dina Prabhu wrote:

 

> Sri Gadaadhara Pandit who is the internal potency of the lord was an

> incarnation of Rukmini. Elsewhere I recall seeing that Sri Gadadhara is

> incarnation of Radharani. That is why I had thought Rukmini was

> 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.

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