Authorized Sri Caitanya Saraswata Parampara

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> Would there be any evidence to the effect that Gaurakisora and

> Bhaktivinoda are Svarupa Damodara and Gadadhara Pandit respectively? I've

> never heard the first claim before, though I'm familiar with the second

> one. We pray "gaura-sakti svarupaya" to Bhaktivinoda Thakura, but being

> "gaura-sakti svarupaya" does not mean being Gadadhara Pandit himself.

>

> > At that time the Supreme Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu sent two of His

> > most confidential servants to take birth in this world. These two

> > confidential servants were Swarupa Damodara and Gadadhara Pandita who

> > appeared as Gaura Kisora dasa Babaji and Bhaktivinoda Thakura

> > respectively.

 

Srila BR Sridhara Maharaja (Srila Prabhupada's godbrother) corroborated

Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati making this determination in his book

"Follow the Angels". I quote:

 

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Gadadhara Pandita disappeared on amavasya, during the dark moon.

Bhaktivinoda Thakur also passed away under the dark moon. [srila

Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswait Prabhupada] has written, 'gadadhara din dhari

paiyaca gaurahari'. Prabhupada noted something common to Bhaktivinode

Thakura and Gadadhara Pandita, that they disappeared on the same day. In

this connection Bhaktivinoda Thakura received the grace of Sri Gauranga.

Bhaktivinoda is favourite of His; Prabhupada has revealed this.

In another place he wrote that the eternal pastimes are always going

on in Navadvipa-dhama. Sometimes they are underground, invisible to us, and

sometimes on the surface. Nitya-lila always is visible to us. Now, suddenly,

there two personalities have come to the surface, Gadadhara Pandita and

Svarupa Damodara. Both have come. Svarupa Damodara came as Gaura Kisora and

Gadadhara Pandita came as Bhaktivinoda Thakura. This is not to be given

expression in any and every place. This is concealed truth, not to be

expressed everywhere and anywhere. This is the fact: they are always here,

continuing their own function, their participation in the lila of Gauranga.

Sometimes it is underground, sometimes over-ground, but it is always

difficult to recognize them.

Prabhupada wrote, "I suddenly found Svarupa Damodara as Gaura

Kisora, and Gadadhara Pandita as Bhaktivinoda Thakura--they most graciously

gave me that sort of vision. I could see them as two parsadas, the eternal

companions of Gauranga. I found that." It is mentioned in the conclusion to

his Caitanya Caritamrta Anubhasya, "Here, in Navadvipa-dhama, the eternal

pastimes are going on continuously; only those who have got that deep vision

can perceive it."

 

gadhadhara mitra-vara, sri svarupa damodara,

sada kala gaura-krsna yaje

jagatera dekhi' klesa, dhariya bhiksuka-vesa,

aharahah krsna-nama bhaje

sri gaura icchaya dui, mahima ki kava mui,

aprakrta parisada-katha

prakata haiya seve, krsna-gaurabhinna-deve,

parakasya katha yatha tatha

 

Prabhupada says, "It is very difficult to perceive the sweet will of Sri

Gauranga, but it we can lift ourselves to that level, we see that Svarupa

Damodara Gosvami and Sri Gadadhara Pandita are always engaged in their

service here in Navadvipa. Sometimes it is suppressed and sometimes it is

appearing on the surface. In that plane all is going on by the sweet will of

Sri Gauranga, without any restriction. But now I find that those two have

appeared on the surface as Srila Gaura-Kisora dasa Babaji and Srila

Bhaktivinoda Thakura. I have seen it with my own eye of divine serice. But

this is not to be advertised, not to be given publicity anywhere and

everywhere; people will laugh at it. But this is my heartfelt conclusion."

We are the children of a limited soil, we are children of the

limited aspect of the world. Many things are impossible for us. We are

accustomed to think that everything is impossible. Only that with which I

have acquaintance in my little experience is possible, other things are all

impossible. We are trained to think like that. But if we think about the

Infinite, it is just the opposite. Anything and everything may be possible,

bad or good. In the transcendental world, the goodless, the sweetness has no

end. And there are different gradations.

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("Divine Vision", in "Follow the Angels" pp. 169-171)