seeing through the eyes of scriptures

glories of Sri Sri Gaura Gadai !

dear devotees
Dandavat pranams at your holy feet
Jaya Srila Prabhupada
All glories to my Gurudeva and our Guruvarga
All glories to all the associates of Lord Gauranga of whom Sri Gadadhara pandit is the formost (being Sri Radha Herself)

Song Name: Gadadhara Yada Param Sa Kila
Official Name: Sacinandana Vijayastakam
Author: Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura
Book Name: Stavamrta Lahari
Language: Sanskrit
LYRICS:
(1)
gadādhara yadā paraḥ sa kila kaścanālokito
mayā śrita-gayādhvanā madhura-mūrtir ekas tadā
navāmbuda iva bruvan dhṛta-navāmbudo netrayor
luṭhan bhuvi niruddha-vāg vijayate śacī-nandanaḥ
(2)
alakṣita-carīḿ harīty udita-mātrataḥ kiḿ daśām
asāv atibudhāgraṇīr atula-kampa-sampādikām
vrajann ahaha modate na punar atra śāstreṣv iti
sva-śiṣya-gaṇa-veṣṭito vijayate śacī-nandanaḥ
(3)
hā hā kim idam ucyate paṭha paṭhātra kṛṣṇaḿ muhur
vinā tam iha sādhutāḿ dadhati kiḿ budhā dhātavaḥ
prasiddha iha varṇa-sańghaṭita-samyag-āmnāyakaḥ
sva-nāmni yad iti bruvan vijayate śacī-nandanaḥ
(4)
navāmbuja-dale yad-īkṣaṇa-savarṇatā-dīrghate
sadā sva-hṛdi bhāvyatāḿ sapadi sādhyatāḿ tat-padam
sa pāṭhayati vismitān smita-mukhaḥ sva-śiṣyān iti
pratiprakaraṇaḿ prabhur vijayate śacī-nandanaḥ
(5)
kva yāni karavāṇi kiḿ kva nu mayā harir labhyatāḿ
tam uddiśatu kaḥ sakhe kathaya kaḥ prapadyeta mām
iti dravati ghūrṇate kalita-bhakta-kaṇṭhaḥ śucā
sa mūrcchayati mātaraḿ vijayate śacī-nandanaḥ
(6)
smarārbuda-durāpayā tanu-ruci-cchaṭā-cchāyayā
tamaḥ kali-tamaḥ-kṛtaḿ nikhilam eva nirmūlayan
nṛṇāḿ nayana-saubhagaḿ diviṣadāḿ mukhais tārayan
lasann adhidharaḥ prabhur vijayate śacī-nandanaḥ
(7)
ayaḿ kanaka-bhūdharaḥ praṇaya-ratnam uccaiḥ kiran
kṛpāturatayā vrajann abhavad atra viśvambharaḥ
yad akṣi patha-sañcarat-suradhunī-pravāhair nijaḿ
paraḿ ca jagad ārdrayan vijayate śacī-nandanaḥ
(8)
gato'smi madhurāḿ mama priyatamā viśākhā sakhī
gatā nu bata kiḿ daśāḿ vada kathaḿ nu vedāni tām
itīva sa nijecchayā vraja-pateḥ sutaḥ prāpitas
tadīya-rasa-carvaṇāḿ vijayate śacī-nandanaḥ
(9)
idaḿ paṭhati yo'ṣṭakaḿ guṇa-nidhe śacīnandana
prabho tava padāmbuje sphurad-amanda-viśrambhavān
tam ujjvala-matiḿ nija-praṇaya-rūpa-vargānugaḿ
vidhāya nija-dhāmani drutam urīkuruṣva svayam
TRANSLATION
1) One day, Gadadhara Pandita heard the following words: O Gadadhara! I saw the most extraordinary person on the road to Gaya. His form was very handsome, and He roared just like a thundercloud. His eyes rained tears as if they had become rain clouds, and He rolled about on the ground, His voice choked up in the ecstasy of love of God. All glories to that Lord, the son of Saci-devi.
2) Oh, what kind of extraordinary state has He attained? Although He is the leader of the scholars, He no longer delights in study. When He holds class, surrounded by his pupils, if He hears the sound "Hari", He begins to tremble. All glories to that Lord, the son of Saci-devi.
3) Once during class Lord Caitanya interrupted a pupil and asked, 'What are you saying? Instead of these verbs, you should constantly repeat the name of Krsna, the most famous of all worlds according to the Vedas. O students, without Krsna, what benefit can verbs give?' All glories to Lord Caitanya, the son of Saci-devi, who chants His own holy name in that way.
4) No matter what the particular topic of study was, He would smile and instruct His astonished grammar students in this way: 'O students, please place the two large eyes of Sri Krsna, which are as beautiful as two lotus petals, within your hearts, and please place His lotus feet within your hearts in the same way.' All glories to that Lord, the son of Saci-devi.
5) At other times, the Lord would say, 'O friend, where shall I go, and what shall I do to attain Lord Hari?' Who will show Him to Me? Please tell me who will help me in this way'. Speaking thus, the Lord ran here and there and rolled about on the ground. Their throats filled with grief, the stricken devotees called out to Him. In this way the Lord caused His mother Saci-devi, to faint. All glories to that Lord, the son of Saci-devi.
6) The reflection of the splendid beauty of the Lord is not attainable even by millions of Cupids, and with that splendor the Lord uproots the darkness of the ignorance of the age of Kali. Descending with the principal demigods, the Lord delighted the eyes of the residents of this earth planet. All glories to that effulgent Lord, the son of Saci-devi.
7) He is like a golden mountain that scatters jewels of pure love of God. Because of His great mercy He wandered on this earth planet. That Lord, known as Visvambhara, the maintainer of the universe, inundated His own universe with the currents of the Ganges river of tears of love of Godhead flowing from His eyes. All glories to that Lord, the son of Saci-devi.
8) Lord Krsna said to Uddhava: 'What is the condition of Srimati Radharani now that I have come to Mathura? Please tell me so that I may understand.' In order to fulfill His own desire, Lord Krsna, the son of the king of Vraja, has descended as Lord Caitanya to taste the mellows of His own devotional service
9) O Lord, O son of Saci-devi, O ocean of transcendental qualities, please place in Your abode all who read these eight verses and are full of faith in Your lotus feet. Please accept those readers whose intelligence is pure and who follow in the footsteps of the great devotees headed by Srila Rupa Gosvami, who are full of great love for You.

Lord Caitanya asked Sri Gadadhara Pandit where is Krsna my Prananath the Lord of my life , he answered that Krsna is in your heart ,Lord Caitanya tried to open His heart like Hanuman , Sri Gadadhara Pandit pacified Nimai Pandit and Mother Saci begged Sri Gadadhara Pandit to stay with her Nimai.

Here is an amazing video of Aindra Prabhu seeing the Mahamantra as Gaura Gadai : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgijdHkpcOA

Hare Krsna is refering to Radha Krsna , so Aindra Prabhu is stating that Hare Krsna is also non different from Gaura Gadadhara ,,, not everyone will understand , but for those who do all glories to them

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Srila Jiva Goswami explained the Mahamantra as Radha Krsna that is the important part but Radha Krsna is non different from Gaura Gadai:

http://nimaipandit.ning.com/…/blogs/the-maha-mantra-is-wors…

Seeing the Mahamantra as Gaura Nitai is not correct in pure siddhantic form .So we know Sri Gadadhara Pandit was with Lord Caitanya both in Navadvipa and also in Puri .

lets have a look at the Asta kaliya lila of Lord Caitanya by srila Visvanath Chakravati Thakura:

Song Name: Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhos Caranayor
Official Name: Sriman-Mahaprabhor Asta Kaliya Lila Smarana Mangala Stotram
Author: Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura
Book Name: Stavamrta Lahari
Language: Sanskrit

LYRICS:
(1)
śrī gaurāńga-mahāprabhoś-caraṇayor yā keśa-śeṣādibhiḥ
sevāgamyatayā sva-bhakta-vihitā sānyair-yayā labhyate
taḿ tan-mānasikīm smṛtiḿ prathayituḿ bhāvyāḿ sadā sattamair
naumī prātyahikaḿ tadīya-caritaḿ śrīman-navadvīpa-jām

(2)
rātry-ante śayanotthitaḥ sura-sarit snāto babhau yaḥ prage
pūrvāhne sva-gaṇair-lasaty upavane tair bhāti madhyāhnike
yaḥ pūryām aparāhnake nija-gṛhe sāyaḿ gṛhe ’thāńgane
śrīvāsasya niśā-mukhe niśi vāsan gauraḥ sa no rakṣatu

(3)
rātry-ante pika-kukkuṭādi-ninadaḿ śrutvā sva-talpotthitaḥ
śrī-viṣṇupriyayā samaḿ rasa-kathām sambhāśya santoṣya tāḿ
gatvā ’nyatra darāsanopari vasan svadbhiḥ sudhautānano
yo mātrādibhir īkṣito ’ti-muditas taḿ gauram adhyemy ahaḿ

(4)
prātaḥ svaḥ-sariti sva-pārṣada-vṛtaḥ snātvā prasūnādibhis
tāḿ sampūjya gṛhīta-cāru-vāsanaḥ srak-candanālańkṛtaḥ
kṛtvā viṣṇu-samarcanādi sa-gaṇo bhuktvānnam ācamya ca
dvitraḿ cānya-gṛhe sukhaḿ svapiti yas taḿ gauram adhyemy ahaḿ

(5)
pūrvāhne śayanotthitaḥ su-payasā prakṣālya vaktrāmbujaḿ
bhaktaiḥ śrī-hari-nāma kīrtana-paraiḥ sārdhaḿ svayaḿ kīrtayan
bhaktānāḿ bhavane ’pi ca sva-bhavane krīḍan nṛṇām vardhayaty
ānandaḿ pura-vāsināḿ ya urudhā taḿ gauram adhyemy ahaḿ

(6)
madhyāhne saha-taiḥ sva-pārṣada-gaṇaiḥ sańkīrtayad-īdṛśaḿ
sādvaitendu-gadādharaḥ kila saha śrīlāvadhūta prabhuḥ
ārāme mṛdu-marutaiḥ śiśiritair bhṛńga-dvijair-nādite
svaḿ vṛndā-vipinaḿ smaran bhramati yas taḿ gauram adhyemy ahaḿ

(7)
yaḥ śrīmān aparāhnake saha-ganais tais tādṛśaiḥ premavāḿs
tādṛkṣu svayam apy alaḿ tri-jagatām śarmāṇi vistārayan
ārāmāt tata eti paura-janatā cakṣuś-cakoroḍupo
mātrā dvāri mudekṣito nija-gṛham taḿ gauram adhyemy ahaḿ

(8)
yas tri-srotasi sāyam āpta-nivahaiḥ snātvā pradīpālibhiḥ
puṣpādyaiś ca samarcitaḥ kalita-sat pattāmbaraḥ srag-dharaḥ
viṣṇos tat-samayārcanaḿ ca kṛtavān dīpālibhis taiḥ samaḿ
bhuktvānnāni suvīṭikām api tathā taḿ gauram adhyemy ahaḿ

(9)
yaḥ śrīvāsa-gṛhe pradoṣa-samaye hy advaita-candrādibhiḥ
sarvair bhakta-ganaiḥ samaḿ hari-kathā-pīyūṣam āsvādayan
premānanda-samākulaś ca cala-dhīḥ sańkīrtane lampataḥ
kartuḿ kīrtanam ūrdhvam udyama-paras taḿ gauram adhyemy ahaḿ

(10)
śrīvāsāńgana āvṛto nija-ganaiḥ sārdhaḿ prabhubhyāḿ naṭann
uccais tāla-mṛdańga-vādana-parair gāyadbhir ullāsayan
bhrāmyan śrīla-gadādhareṇa sahito naktaḿ vibhāty adbhutaḿ
svāgāre śayanālaye svapiti yas taḿ gauram adhyemy ahaḿ

(11)
śrī-gaurāńga-vidhoḥ sva-dhāmani navadvīpe ’ṣṭa-kālodbhavāḿ
bhāvyāḿ bhavya-janena gokula-vidhor līlā-smṛter āditaḥ
līlāḿ dyotayad etad atra daśakaḿ prītyānvito yaḥ paṭhet
taḿ prīṇāti sadaiva yaḥ karuṇayā taḿ gauram adhyemy aham

TRANSLATION
1) The glories of the Lord's daily pastimes: Devotional service to the lotus feet of Sri Gauranga Mahaprabhu is far beyond the perception of Lord Brahma, Lord Siva, Lord Sesa-naga and the rest; but it is continually indulged in by the Lord's own devotees, and it is always available to other souls as well. Now I will begin my description of the process of manasi-seva (service to the Lord executed within the mind). This process is fit for continuous remembrance by the most virtuous sages. Therefore I offer my most respectful obeisances to the eternal daily life and pastimes of the Lord born in Navadvipa.

2) Brief description of his daily schedule: At the end of night (before sunrise), Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu gets up from His bed, stretches His body, talks with His wife and washes His face; (2) in the morning, He is massaged with oil and bathes in the celestial Ganges river, then worships Lord Vishnu; (3) in the forenoon period, He enjoys discussing topics about Lord Krishna with His devotees during visits to their homes; (4) at midday, He enjoys pastimes in the gardens on the bank of the Ganges; (5) in the afternoon, He wanders about the town of Navadvipa, sporting with all the residents; (6) at dusk, he returns home to worship Lord Vishnu and perform other rituals; (7) in the evening, He goes with His associates to the courtyard of Srivasa Pandita to chant the holy names and dance in ecstasy; (8) and at night, He returns home to go to sleep. May this Lord Gaura protect us all.

3) Period 1: pastimes at the end of the night: At the end of the night, upon hearing the pleasant sounds made by many birds such as the cuckoos, roosters, and others, Sri Gaura arises from His bed. With His wife, Sri Vishnu Priya, He discusses many topics concerning the transcendental mellows of Their mutual loving affairs, and thus They become very pleased. Then He gets up and goes to another room, wherein He sits upon a raised sitting place and is assisted by His devotees in washing His lotus face with nicely scented water. Thereafter, He very happily visits His mother, Sri Saci Devi, as well as other friends and relatives in the home. I meditate thus on the daily pastimes of Sri Gaura-sundara.

4) Period 2: morning pastimes: In the morning, after sunrise, the Lord goes with His associates to bathe in the Ganges river. While bathing, they also worship mother Ganges by offering flowers, incense and other presentations. After this, they come onto the bank of the river, where He is dressed with exquisite cloth and decorated with fresh flower garlands, sandalwood paste and other ornaments. Then they all return to His home in order to perform opulent worship of Lord Vishnu as well as other rituals, after which they partake of the foods which were offered to Lord Vishnu. After washing His hands and mouth, Lord Gaura goes into another room to rest very happily for awhile. I meditate thus on the daily pastimes of Sri Gaura-hari.

5) Period 3: forenoon pastimes: Upon the arrival of the forenoon period the Lord gets up from His nap and stretches His body. Then he washes His lotus face with sweetly scented water. Meeting with His devotees who are all very fond of chanting Sri Hari-nama-kirtana, He personally tastes and relishes the chanting of the holy names. Thus He sports, sometimes in the homes of various devotees and sometimes in His own home. It this way He increases the ecstatic pleasure of all the people of Nabadwip to limitless heights. I meditate thus on the daily pastimes of Sri Gaura-chandra.

6) Period 4: midday pastimes: During the midday period, Lord Caitanya continues to enjoy the performance of intensely enthusiastic chanting and dancing, surrounded by His own dear devotees such as the moon-like Advaita Acarya,Gadadhara Pandita, and the divine madman Srila Nityananda Prabhu. Afterwards, they all wander throughout the gardens and groves on the bank of the Ganges, where they enjoy the sweet cooling breezes from the river. Hearing the pleasant sounds of the bumblebees in those gardens, the Lord remembers His own ecstatic pastimes of Radha and Krishna as they are occurring simultaneously in His own forest of Vrndavana. I meditate thus on the daily pastimes of SriGauranga.

7) Period 5: afternoon pastimes: During the splendidly beautiful afternoon period, the Lord and His devotees become equally maddened in ecstatic love, and being ornamented like this, they expand every-increasing ripples of auspicious benefit for all the three worlds. In this mood, they leave the gardens and travel back toward His home. On the way, they satisfy the eyes of all the townspeople, just as the moon satisfies the cakora bird with its moonbeams. Reaching home, the Lord is lavished with loving attentions by His mother. I thus meditate on the daily pastimes of Gaura.

8) Period 6: sunset pastimes: At dusk, the Lord bathes with His dear friends in the river Ganges, who flows in three parts. They devoutly worship the Ganges by offering ghee lamps, flowers, and other articles. Afterwards, the Lord puts on fresh silken clothes and is adorned with flower garlands and other decorations. Then, He worships Lord Vishnu by performing the evening arati ceremony, offering ghee lamps and other articles. Afterwards, He and His friends partake of the foodstuffs and betel nuts that were offered to Lord Vishnu. I thus meditate on the daily pastimes of Lord Gaurasundara.

9) Period 7: evening pastimes: In the evening time, the Lord goes to the home of Srivasa Pandita, accompanied by Srila Advaita-chandra and other dear associates. Meeting with the multitude of devotees, He tastes and relishes the nectar of topics concerning Lord Hari and His mind becomes most agitated with the ecstasies of pure love of Godhead. Then, becoming very eager to relish the congregational chanting of the holy names of the Lord, He orchestrates the performance of intensely jubilant sankirtana which attains the summit of passionate glorification of the holy names. I thus meditate on the daily pastimes of Sri Gaura-sundara.

10) Period 8: midnight pastimes: Continuing well into the night, the Lord dances and dances in the courtyard of Srivasa, surrounded by His most intimate devotees. His most ecstatic singing is accompanied by His devotees who are expert in playing rhythms loudly on the mridanga drums. He wanders and dances with Sri Gadadhara Prabhu in the most astonishing way, througout the night, until just before dawn. Then He returns to His own home, where He retires to His bedchamber and falls asleep with His beautiful consort. I thus meditate on the daily pastimes of Sri Gaura-nataraja.

11) The benefit of reciting this prayer: Sri Gauranga, the Moon over Navadvipa, is manifest in His own abode during eight periods of each day and every day. His pastimes should be remembered by meditative devotees before they remember the pastimes of Sri Krishna, the Moon over Gokula. If someone lovingly reads or recites the Lord's eternal daily pastimes as they are illuminated in the ten verses of this prayer, then the Lord is immensely pleased with that person, by His own merciful compassion. I thus meditate on the daily pastimes of Sri Gaurachandra.

In Lord Krsnas Astakaliya lilas at night Krsna dances with Radha and the Gopis, in Gaura lila Krsna is Lord Caitanya and Radha is Gadadhara pandit and they do Sankirtana all night long chanting Hare Krsna .

Now with this in mind we should read Svapna Vilasamrta also by Srila Visvanath Chakravati Thakura this agais is from Stavamrta Lahari (translated by Kusakrata Prabhu ):

Song Name: Priya Svapne Drsta Saridina
Official Name: Sri Svapna Vilasamrtastakam
Author: Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura
Book Name: Stavamrta Lahari
Language: Sanskrit

LYRICS:
(1)
priye svapne dṛṣṭā saridina-sutevātra pulinaḿ
yathā vṛndāraṇye naṭana-paṭavas tatra bahavaḿ
mṛdaṇgādyaḿ vādyaḿ vividham iha kaścid dvija-maṇiḥ
sa vidyud-gaurāńgaḥ kṣipati jagatīḿ prema-jaladhau

(2)
kadācit kṛṣṇeti pralapati rudan karhicid asau
kva rādhe hā heti śvasiti patati projjhati dhṛtim
naṭaty ullāsena kvacid api gaṇaiḥ svaiḥ praṇayibhis
tṛṇādi-brahmāntaḿ jagad atitarāḿ rodayati saḥ

(3)
tato buddhir bhrāntā mama samajani prekṣya kim aho
bhavet so 'yaḿ kāntaḥ kim ayam aham evāsmi na paraḥ
ahaḿ cet kva preyān mama sa kila cet kvāham iti me
bhramo bhūyo bhūyān abhavad atha nidrāḿ gatavatī

(4)
priye dṛṣṭvā tās tāḥ kutukini mayā darśita-carī
rameśādyā mūrtīr na khalu bhavatī vismayam agāt
kathaḿ vipro vismāpayitum aśakat tvāḿ tava kathaḿ
tathā bhrāntiḿ dhatte sa hi bhavati ko hanta kim idam

(5)
iti procya preṣṭhāḿ kṣaṇam atha parāmṛṣya ramaṇo
hasann ākūta jñaḿ vyanudad atha taḿ kaustubha-maṇim
tathā dīptaḿ tene sapadi sa yathā dṛṣṭam iva tad
vilāsānāḿ lakṣmaḿ sthira-cara-gaṇaiḥ sarvam abhavat

(6)
vibhāvyātha proce priyatama mayā jñātam akhilaḿ
tavākūtaḿ yat tvaḿ smitam atanuthās tattvam asi saḥ
sphuṭaḿ yan nāvādīr yad abhimatir atrāpy aham iti
sphurantī me tasmād aham api sa evety anumime

(7)
yad apy asmākīnaḿ rati-padam idaḿ kaustubha-maṇiḿ
pradīpyātraivādīdṛṣad akhila-jīvān api bhavān
sva-śaktayāvirbhūya svam akhila-vilāsaḿ pratijanaḿ
nigadya premābdhau punar api tadāhāsyasi jagat

(8)
yad uktaḿ gargeṇa vraja-pati-samakṣam śruti-vidā
bhavet pīto varṇaḥ kvacid api tavaitan na hi mṛṣā
ataḥ svapnaḥ satyo mama ca na tadā bhrāntir abhavat
tvam evāsau sākṣād iha yad anubhūto 'si tadṛtam

(9)
pibed yasya svapnāmṛtam idam aho citta-madhupaḥ
sa sandeha-svapnāt tvaritam iha jāgarti su-matiḥ
avāptaś caitanyaḿ praṇaya-jaladhau khelati yato
bhṛśam dhatte tasminn atula-karuṇāḿ kuñja-nṛpatiḥ

TRANSLATION
1) Srimati Radharani said: Beloved, in a dream I saw a river shore like the Yamuna here. There were many expert dancers as in Vrndavana. There were mrdangas and other instruments. There was a brahmana jewel as splendid as lightning who was tossing the universe into an ocean of pure love.

2) Sometimes He calls out: "O Krsna!" and sometimes He sighs: "O Radha, where are You?" Sometimes He falls to the ground, sometimes He acts wildly, losing all composure, and sometimes He dances ecstatically with His loving associates. He has made all the residents of this world, from the blades of grass up to Lord Brahma, loudly call out the name of Krsna.

3) As I gazed at Him, My intelligence became bewildered. If He is my lover, where am I? If He is I, where is My lover? If He is My lover, where am I? As I slept, I became more and more bewildered.

4) Sri Krsna said: O inquisitive girl, when I showed You Narayana and My other forms You were not surprised. Why does this brahmana surprise You? Why does He bewilder You so You say "Who is He?"

5) After speaking these words to His beloved, the smiling lover, Krsna, touched His Kaustubha jewel. The jewel, understanding the Lord's intent, glowed and then showed all the same pastimes and all the moving and non moving entities She saw in Her dream.

6) Srimati Radharani reflected for a moment and said: Beloved, I know what is in Your heart now that makes You smile. You are He. What You have said and thought is now clear to Me, and therefore I think I am also He.

7) Making this Kaustubha jewel, which is so delightful to Us, shine in this way, You have revealed Yourself to all living entities. By Your own transcendental potency You will appear, display Your pastimes, teach everyone, and again plunge the world into the ocean of pure love.

8) In the king of Vraja's presence, the learned Vedic scholar Gargacarya said that You will appear with a yellow complexion. He did not lie. This dream of Mine is true. It is not an illusion. In this dream I have directly seen You.

9) If the bumble-bee of the reader's mind drinks the nectar of this Svapna-vilasamrta, then that intelligent reader will quickly awaken from the dream of materialistic doubt. Such a reader will attain Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He will sport in the ocean of pure love. He will attain the peerless mercy of the king of Vrndavana.

Hare Krsna
your servant
Paramananda das

Sri Sri Gaura Gadadhara at Srila Bhaktivinoda Thauras house in Navadvipa

here is a beautiful article by Nrsingha Maharaja former Jagat Guru Swami : http://gosai.com/writings/the-worship-of-gaura-gadadhara