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Another article from Gadadhar Pran Das Thakur, the foremost defender and promoter of Gauranga Mahaprabhu's nāgara-bhāva upāsanā in the English-speaking world to this day. In this article, he illustrates the authenticity of Gaura-kāntā bhāva on the authority of Advaita Acharya's Stavarāja, which glorifies Gauranga's every limb and the mood underlying it. There could be no higher authority than Advaita Acharya. Gadadhar concludes by defending the legitimacy of Gaura-nāgara bhāva in Ṭhākur Bhaktivinoda's line, that of Rāmacandra Goswami and Vamshivadanananda Thakur. 

Chapter 27 Gadadhar and Gauranga's Yugal Upasana (Part 2): Their Rasātmikā Bhajan After giving some examples of Gaura and Gadadhar's bhāvāḍhya worship in the last chapter, when They relish the bhāvas of the Nabadwip and Vrindavan pastimes, let us now discuss Their internal rasātmikā worship. This mood awakens when Gadadhar and His close followers assume beautiful female forms to enjoy shringar rasamaya lilas (conjugal loving pastimes) with Gauranga—just as Krishna does with Radha and Her sakhis. In the beginning we had no idea (as is the case with most others) that this rasatmika mood is indeed an intrinsic part of Gaura lila. That was until we met a very special bhakta named Sachidulal Baba Das Babaji Maharaj. As an initiate in Gadadhar's parivar, in the lineage coming from Gadadhar's disciple, Kastha kata Jagannatha Das, he had an amazing story to reveal. But before telling about how we met this rare Vaishnava, and what we learned from him, it will h...

Gadadhar Praner Pran Gaura Gadadhara. In this chapter, Gadadhar Pran Prabhu explores some of the early poetry of the Gaudiya Vaishnava school that focuses on Gaura-Gadadhar worship. Please take note of the notes on Bengali pronunciation and transliteration HERE . Email gadadhar_das000@yahoo.co.in Chapter 26 Gadadhar and Gauranga's Yugal Upasana (Part I) After completing 25 chapters, now we come to our favorite topic—Gadadhar and Gauranga's yugal bhajan—which also happens to be Thakur Bhaktivinoda's life and soul—and the counterpart of Radha-Madhava's madhura upasana in Vraja. In this chapter some examples of their bhāvāḍhya worship will be given. Then in the next chapter we shall investigate what their rasātmikā worship entails. When we say bhāvāḍhya , this refers to the madhura bhavas of Nabadwip and Vrindavan that Gauranga and His bhaktas relish within their minds, when everyone remains in a male form. But when Gadadhar and his rasika bhakta...

I left Birnagar yesterday, a day early, because of worries that on Wednesday there will be a disruptive widespread politically motivated strike. This is an unpleasant feature of life in India. The other day I made a quick visit to see Gadadhar before leaving. On my return to Birnagar, I had a bit of an argument with Harigopal Dasji, since he and Gadadhar don't see eye-to-eye on many issues. As a matter of fact, it is quite clear that Gadadhar is a complete outlier. Nobody, not the Radha Kund guardians of Gaudiya Vaishnava orthodoxy, what to speak of the Gaudiya Math and ISKCON, and not even our own goṣṭhī leave any wiggle room on what is acceptable -- mañjarī bhāva in Golok Vrindavan is the only permissible goal, and kāntā-bhāva ( here and here ) and Gaura-nāgara bhāva are considered apasampradāyas , and no distinction is made between them and the Sahajiyās or Bauls.. Poor Gadadhar Pran is mad for Gaura in Nabadwip lila, the Gaura that was seen by the Nabadwip Nagari...