SRI GADADHARA PANDITA GOSWAMI

Sri Gadadhara was the constant companion of Mahaprabhu from the time of their
childhood. His father's name was Sri Madhva Misra and his mother's name Sri
Ratnavati-devi. They lived very near the house of Sri Jagannatha Misra in
Mayapura. Ratnavati-devi thought of Saci-devi as her own sister, and always
used to visit her.

During their childhood, Sri Gaura Hari and Gadadhara would play together,
sometimes at Mahaprabhu's house and sometimes at Gadadhara's house. They both
studied together at the same school. Gadadhara was a few years younger then
Nimai. Nimai couldn't remain without Gadadhara even for a moment and Gadadhara
likewise couldn't stand to be separated from Nimai.

In the Gaura-ganoddesa-dipika, it is described that that person who in Vraja
was the daughter of Sri Vrsabhanu Raja, namely Srimati Radharani, is now
celebrated as Sri Gadadhara Pandita. Svarupa Damodara has written in his
diary: avani sura bavah sri panditakhyo jatindrah / sa khalo bhavati Radha
Srila Gauravataro.

Sri Vasudeva Ghosa Thakura has written:

Agam agocar gora akhil brahma-par, veda upar, najane pasandi mati bhora
Nitya-nityananda Caitanya Govinda Pandit Gadadhar Radhe Caitanya yugala-rupa
kebol raser kup avatar sadsiva sadhe Antare nave-ghana bahire gaura tanu
yugalrupa parkase Kahe Vasudeva Ghose yugal bhajan base janame janame rahu asa

"Lord Gaurasundara, who is beyond the perview of the scriptures, beyond the
entire Brahman, and above even the Vedas, can never be known by the atheists
whose intelligence is dull. Lord Nityananda is His eternal self. Lord Caitanya
is Lord Govinda Himself and Pandita Gadadhara is none other than Sri Radha.
The divine couple, who are present in Sri Caitanya, are a well of rasa.
Advaita Acarya (Sadasiva) has prayed for His descent. Within He is blackish
but of a golden hue without, the manifestation of the divine couple. Thus
Vasudeva Ghosa sings of the beauty of this divine couple - Sri Gaura-Gadadhara
- in whose worship he has been completely subjugated. He prays that he will
desire to serve them birth after birth."

In Sri Caitanya-caritamrta (Antya 7.163) we likewise find:

panditer bhav mudre kahan na jay gadadhar pran nath nam hoila jay panditer
krpa prasad lehan na jay gadai gauranga kari sarvaloke gay

"The emotions and expressions of Pandita Gadadhara are not possible to
describe. Another name of Lord Gauranga is the 'Lord of the life of
Gadadhara.' Who can understand what mercy has been bestowed upon him? Their
glories are sung by everyone as Gadai-Gauranga."

During the time when Sri Isvara Puri was present for a few months in Navadvipa
at the house of Sri Gopinath Acarya, he taught Gadadhara from the book he had
composed, Sri Krsna Lilamrta.

Gadadhar panditere apnar krt/punthi parayan nam krsna lilamrta

[C.B. Adi 11.100]

Gadadhara was from his very childhood very serene, patient, calm, quiet, fond
of solitude and very renounced. Nimai Pandit during the time of His precocious
youth would ask his fellow students meaningless, fallacious questions in
logic. Gadadhara however, was not especially fond of this pastime, and
therefore he sometimes used to remain at some distance from Nimai. But Nimai
wouldn't allow him to get away. He would tell him - "Gadadhar! In a very short
time I'll become such a Vaisnava that Lord Brahma and Lord Siva themselves
will come to My door."

Sri Gadadhara Pandita was very affectionate towards Mukunda Datta. Whenever
any Vaisnava came to Navadvipa, Mukunda would inform Gadadhara and they would
both go to have darsana. One time Pundarika Vidyanidhi came from Cattagram to
Navadvipa and Mukunda invited Gadadhara to come along and meet him. Gadadhara
was very excited to meet such a Vaisnava and thus the two of them happily set
out together to take advantage of sadhu-sanga with the famous Pundarika
Vidyanidhi.

However, when Gadadhara saw that Pundarika Vidyanidhi dressed and acted like a
wealthy materialist, he lost whatever reverence he had previously felt even
before speaking with him. Gadahara thought to himself, "How can a Vaisnava
look and act as if he was so addicted to sense enjoyment?"

However, Mukunda knew the real character of Pundarika Vidyanidhi, and he could
also sense the doubts in the mind of Gadadhara Pandita. Thus he recited some
slokas from the Srimad-Bhagavatam in a very sweet voice. When Pundarika
Vidyanidhi heard his beautiful recitation of these slokas, in a fit of ecstasy
he began to cry while calling, "Krsna, Krsna", and finally fainted dead away
on the floor. [C.B. Mad 7.78-79].

Gadadhara now felt very remorseful in his mind. He thought to himself,
"Because I have ignorantly considered this highly advanced soul to be an
ordinary materialist, what an offense I have committed! In order that I might
be saved from the reaction of this offense, I think the only solution is to
accept initiation from him."

Gadadhara Pandita submitted his proposal to Mukunda, who presented it to
Pundarika Vidyanidhi with a full account of the Pandita's high qualifications.
"Hearing this proposal, Pundarika became very happy. 'Providence has bestowed
upon me a great jewel; certainly I will accept him. You shouldn't have any
doubt about that. It is the result of many lifetimes of good fortune that one
gets a disciple like this.'" [C.B. Madhya 7.117-118]. On an auspicious day,
Sri Gadadhara Pandita received the divine mantra from Pundarika Vidyanidhi.

Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, upon going to Gaya Dham, first began to manifest
Krsna-prema. There he enacted the pastime of accepting the shelter of Sri
Isvara Puri. After returning to His house He began to exhibit a new life.

Day and night He floated in the ocean of love of Krsna. Gadadhara, upon seeing
the Lord showering of tears in love for Krsna, also began to cry in ecstatic
love. From this time, Gadadhara Pandita was always at Mahaprabhu's side.

One day Sri Gadadhara brought some pan to Sri Gauranga, Who, in an exuberance
of emotion asked him, "Gadadhara! Where is that beautiful blackish boy Who is
dressed in yellow garments?" After asking this, He began to shed tears.

Gadadhara couldn't immediately think of what to say. He finally respectfully
suggested, "He is in your heart." Hearing this, Mahaprabhu began to tear at
his chest with his nails, but Gadadhara quickly grabbed his hands. Prabhu said
to him, "Gadadhara! Let go of My hands. I cannot remain a moment more not
seeing Krsna."

Gadadhara replied, "Just try to be a little patient and calm Yourself. Krsna
will come any minute now." Hearing this, Mahaprabhu became somewhat composed.

Sacimata heard all this from a distance and then came running there. Being
very pleased with Gadadhara, she declared, "Though He is just a boy, He is
very intelligent. I am frightened to go before my son when He is in these
moods. But Gadadhara has very cleverly pacified him."

mui bhoye nahi painu sammukhe noite sisu hoi kemon prabodhila bhalo mate.

[C.B. Mad 2/210]

"Sacimata told Gadadhara, 'Gadadhara! You must, please, remain with Nimai
always. If you stay with Him then I won't have to worry."

One day, Sri Gadadhara, having heard that Mahaprabhu will speak Krsna-katha at
Suklambara Brahmacari's house, went there and sat down inside. Meanwhile,
Mahaprabhu arrived outside on the verandah and began to speak about Krsna to
an audience of devotees there; Gadadhara Prabhu listened from within the
house. Soon Mahaprabhu became totally absorbed in the ecstacy of Krsna-prema,
which quickly spread to the assembly of devotees. For some time they continued
to taste the mellows of love of Krsna together and then becalmed themselves.

Gadadhara, however, couldn't restrain his ecstacy. With his head bowed down,
he continued to cry very loudly. Hearing his pitiful sobbing, Mahaprabhu
inquired, "Who is crying within the room?" Suklambara Brahmacari replied,
"Your Gadadhara."

Mahaprabhu exclaimed, "Gadadhara! You are so pious and virtuous. Since your
very childhood you were so devoted to Krsna. My life has been wasted. Due to
my previous evil activities I cannot get the association of the Lord of my
life, Sri Krsna."

Saying this, Prabhu embraced Gadadhara in great love.

When Mahaprabhu began His pastimes in Navadvipa, Gadadhara was his chief
companion. Radha Krsna of Vraja are now sporting on the banks of the Ganga as
Gadai-Gauranga, and the cowherd boyfriends of Vraja are assisting in His
pastimes of kirtana.

One day after roaming throughout the town of Navadvipa, Mahaprabhu came to a
forest and seated Himself there. Then He began to remember His pastimes in
Vraja. Mukunda began to sing the purva-vag (courtship) songs in a very sweet
voice while Gadadhara collected some flowers from that forest and after
stringing a garland placed it on Prabhu's neck. Previously, in the way that
Sri Radha used to decorate Sri Krsna, Gadadhara began to dress Prabhu in that
exact same manner. Some were singing beautiful songs, while others began to
dance in a very graceful style. Then Sri Gaurasundara taking Gadadhara by His
side seated Himself on a dias at the base of one tree, while Advaita Acarya
began to offer arati. Nityananda seated Himself on Prabhu's right side and
Srivasa Pandita began to decorate everyone with flower garlands. Narahari was
fanning that Divine couple with a whisk made from the tail hairs of forest
cows. Suklambar decorated them all with sandalwood paste while Murari Gupta
recited the premadhvani. Madhava, Vasudeva, Purusottama, Vijaya, and Mukunda
began to sing songs in the various ragas.

Then Prabhu closed his pastimes in Nadiya and as per his mother's request he
took up his residence at Nilacala. Gadadhara also went there to live at this
time. He engaged himself in the service of Sri Tota Gopinatha. Mahaprabhu
would very often visit His dear friend Gadadhara and lose Himself in
discussions on the topics of Sri Krsna. The temple of Sri Tota Gopinathji is
located near the ocean at Yameshvar.

When Lord Caitanya traveled to Sri Vrindavana, Gadadhara, not being able to
bear separation from Him, wanted to go also but Mahaprabhu reminded him of his
vow of ksetra-sannyasa (by which he was to remain constantly in Sri Ksetra in
the service of Sri Gopinatha) and sent him back.

Sri Gadadhara Pandita would regularly recite Srimad Bhagavatam. Sri
Gaurasundara, along with His associates, would listen.

Then one might ask a question, if Lord Chaitanya is Radha and Krsna
combined, where is the necessity for the appearance of Gadadhara Pandit?

The answer to this is that it has been explained that Mahaprabhu is Krsna in
search of the loving sentiment of Radha for Krsna. Sri Gadadhara Pandita
represents that bhava personified, and thus he has appeared to be at the
side of Mahaprabhu to assist him in his search. In this explanation,
Gadadhara gives his unalloyed love to Lord Gauranga willingly.

It has also been explained that Krsna has stolen the bhava of Radha and
appears as Mahaprabhu, Radha Krsna combined.  Gadadhara represents that
which is left of Radha after Krsna steals her bhava.  The mood is that
seeing that neither Sri Radha nor Sri Krsna appear on the purnima tithi
(full moon), but when The Divine couple combine as Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu,
this appearance in the world occurs on the Purima in Navadvipa.

Sri Gadadhara pandit appears on the new moon and leaves the world on the
same day. New moon means no moon - dark moon or Amavasya tithi. He also
appeared in a land that is desert-like, dry and vacant in contrast to the
lush Ganga basin of Navadvipa.

All of this indicates the condition of the heart or nature of Sri Gadadhara.
He is thus feeling empty, and lets everyone know about it too. It is said
that what remains in him is the bhava of Rukmini, who is Radha's expansion
in Dvaraka. Thus his surface mood in Gaura lila is like that of a dakshine
(right wing) gopi rather than a vama (left wing) gopi (Vama type is little
aggressive in nature, and fights with the lover). However, to prove
Gadadhar's dedication as right-wing He is submissive to the extreme (daksina
type tolerates everything whatever comes, only with a defensive attitude he
stands. That is daksina path, that is as in Srimati Rukmini Devi. So when
the spirit of Radharani of that opposing nature was drawn out by Mahaprabhu,
then what remains is compared like that of Rukmini, as a passive seer,
without any power to assert, only onlooker. Onlooker and bearing everything,
a very pitiable condition. The idea is to awaken kindness and sympathy from
everyone).

"What is he and what is she and what is her position now. And how her lover
has taken up everything from her, looted everything from her, leaving her as
a beggar wandering in the street. So much looted. Radharani when looted to
such a degree by Krsna, that becomes Gadadhara, the pitiable figure. The
wealth of course cannot go forever. She is the proprietor, owner cannot be
far off. After a long time, that must come to her again, one day. And those
that are helping her in her day of distress, they will get how much
remuneration at that time. When she will get back all property."

Just as in Vraj Srimati Radharani is the Queen and proprioter of everything,
so Gadadhara is master of everything, but still here He has given everything
to His master, and thus in one sense He is empty. This mood of His being
empty is unique, he is playing in such a way, as His part or play, as
Gadadhara Pandita. His is the highest position of self-sacrifice.

"Nimai Pandita showed His character as an aggressor, impertinent, and an
extraordinary genius. Gadadhara Pandita was just the opposite. He had some
natural inclination, that was in His submission and total dedication towards
Nimai Pandita. And Nimai Pandita also had some special attraction for
Gadadhara Pandita. But Gadadhara Pandita could not face Nimai Pandita
directly. Some sort of shyness He felt about Nimai Pandita. So, this is what
we know about Gadadhara Pandita. Gadadhara Pandita had very intimate
relationship with Mahaprabhu, in which the acaryas, Swarupa Damodara, Rupa,
Sanatana, Kaviraja Goswami, Raghunatha Dasa, all of them, could see
Radharani and Rukmini both in his personality, and according to that we can
try to understand him."

It is true that Gauranga Mahaprabhu is Vrajendranandana Krsna, within Him,
as is the case with svayam bhagavan Krsna, all of His expansions are
present. Thus as Gaura-Narayana He consorts with Rukmini in Her appearance
as Laksmipriya devi. Furthermore, just as Vrajendranandana Krsna never
leaves Vrndavana, similarly Sacinandana Gaura Krsna never leaves Navadvipa
Dhama.

Thus the lila of Mahaprabhu in Puri, which is representative of Dvaraka, is
imbued with aisvarya (opulence) not found in Nadiya (Bengal). Indeed this
aisvarya is said to have weighed heavily on Gadadhara Pandita and influenced
His loving sentiment of bhava. Srila Krsna dasa Kaviraja Goswami says of
Gadadhara in Puri Dhama that because He was influenced by aisvarya-jnana of
Gauranga, He was, as Srila Prabhupada comments further, always submissive
(daksina-nayiki). He could not be angered by Mahaprabhu even when Mahaprabhu
tried to anger Him and see the mood of Radha (vama-nayiki) in Him.

Krsna dasa Kaviraja pointed out that even as Krsna in the form of Mahaprabhu
tried to anger Gadadhara (Radha) He could not draw out this sentiment from
Him because he maintained a temperament like that of Rukmini's
(daksina-nayiki) due to the fact that Mahaprabhu had already stolen the
vama-nayiki aspect of Radha from him. Indeed, Svarupa Damodara Goswami asked
Gadadhara why He did not reproach Mahaprabhu and instead tolerated
Mahaprabhu's criticisms of Him. To this Gadadhara replied, prabhu svatantra
sarvajna-siromani tanra sane 'hatha' kari,--bhala nahi mani, "The master is
independent. He is the topmost omniscient person. If I speak on an equal
level with Him, this will not be good for Me."

The above opinion is one that is shared by the late Om Visnupada Bhakti
Pramode Puri Goswami. In his book, 'Heart of Krsna' that contains a series
of articles originally written in Bengali during the manifest presence of
Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura, Puri Goswami Maharaja states, "That
which is left over after the bhava and luster of Radha has been plundered by
Krsna is Gadadhara Pandita."

It is stated that no one loves Lord Gauranga more than Sri Gadadhara. Yet
even though He takes much abuse and neglect from Gauranga, still He cannot
leave Him. His necessity and dependency is very great. The understanding is
that without Mahaprabhu She/He is transcendentally incomplete, thus He/She
wants to get His/Her bhava back from Krsna to again become complete, the
complete united whole Radha-Krsna. To unite Gaura with Gadadhara (Radha
Krishna) is the highest ideal of Gaudiya Vaisnavism.

The worship of Gaura-Gadadhara is in madhurya-rasa so is not for the
kanistha adhikari on the beginning stages of devotional service where one
strives to follow the principles and avoid offences, rather this is for
advanced devotees who are already steady (nistha) in Krsna consciousness and
getting a genuine taste (ruchi). Then in transcendental view They are
worshipped like Radha and Krishna. Thus Sri Gadadhara pandit is like Sri
Radha standing next to the Gaura (Krsna) who has stolen Her/His bhava
(love), and She wants it back. When They are united, then the divine couple
Radha-Krsna/Gaura-Gadadhara are present. Sometimes the devotees will see
them as Radha-Krsna, and sometimes as Gaura-Gadadhara according to that pure
devotee's mood. Bhaktivinoda Thakura has written an arati song for
Gaura-Gadadhara describing Radha-Krsna. This is the internal reality. It is
all very esoteric and not to be imitated. Who can understand such wonderful
and intimate pastimes, thus we use ordinary terms to try to explain them but
these mellows are not ordinary.

 When Vakresvara pandita came to live at Puri, he would accompany Sri
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, Advaita Acharya and other devotees to Tota Gopinath to
hear Gadadhara Pandit give discourses on the Bhagavatam.
One should hear the book Bhagavatam from the devotee Bhagavatam.

One who thinks, "I understand the Bhagavatam" does not really know the
Bhagavatam's central meaning. On the other hand, an ignorant person who
takes shelter of the Bhagavatam will directly perceive its meaning. The
Bhagavatam is pure love, it is the incarnation of Krishna himself. It
recounts Krishna's most intimate activities. After recounting the Vedas and
the Puranas, Vedavyasa felt unsatisfied, but as soon as the Bhagavatam
manifested on his tongue, his mind was immediately satisfied. (Chaitanya
Bhagavata 3.3.514-8)

gadadhar pandit prabhu age bosi pare bhagavat - sudha dhale rasi rasi

[B.R. 3/107]

After enacting His pastimes on this planet for forty-eight years, Sri
Gaurasundara merged into the body of Sri Gopinathji, who was served by Sri
Gadadhara Pandita.

nyasi siromani cesta bujhe sadya kar? akasmat prithini karila andhakar
pravesila ei gopinatha mandire hoila adarsan, punah na aila bahire

[B.R. 8.356-357]

In the diary of one Orissan devotee, Mahaprabhu is said to have first went
missing inside the Gundica Mandira. Then the devotees began to comb the four
directions in search of their Beloved Lord. Finally, outside of Tota Gopinatha
Mandira, at Yameswar, the outer garment of Mahaprabhu was found lying on the
ground. A slight crack which is still to be found near the right knee of Sri
Gopinathji is the spot where Mahaprabhu is said to have entered the Deity.

His appearance is on the amavasya (new moon) of the month of Vaisakha.

smara gaura-gadadhara keli kalam
bhava gaura-gadadhara paksa caram
srnu gaura-gadadhara caru katham
bhaja godruma-kanon kunja-vidhum

[Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura]

"Remember Gaura-Gadadhara during the time of Their pastimes, meditate on
Gaura-Gadadhara, the Divine couple, the par-excellence of beauty. Hear
beautiful discussions on the topics of Gaura-Gadadhara, and worship Them in
the forest grove of Godruma, bathed in the light of the moon."

----
Gadadhara Pandita (also known as Pandita Prabhu and Gadai) was included
amongst the Pancatattva.  He was born of Madhava Misra and
Ratnavati-devi in 1486 AD., on the new moon day of Vaisaka (Apr-May), in
the village Beliti.  However, according to Jayakrsna dasa's article "Sri
Caitanya-Parisada-Janmasthana-Nirnaya", published in the Sahitya Parisat
Patrika 4, 1377 BS, Gadadhara hailed from Srihatta.  Whereas Premavilasa 24,
records his birth place at Chittagong.  His younger brother was Vaninatha.
In past incarnations Gadadhara was Radhika and Lalita.

A brahmana of the Varendra clan and Kasyapa gotra, Gadadhara, at the age of
thirteen, migrated with his parents to Navadvipa to stay at his maternal
uncle's house, nearby the residence of Jagannatha Misra. Some say that a
wealthy person of Kandipura, named Suraraja, was instrumental in bringing
Gadadhara from Beliti to Navadvipa.  Gadadhara remained a bachelor throughout
his life. He received mantra from Pundarika Vidyanidhi.

Gadadhara was a constant companion of Lord Gauranga and always read the
Srimad-Bhagavatam to Him.  After the Lord took sannyasa and went to Nilacala,
Gadadhara also went with Him. Gadadhara passed away in Puri on the new moon
day in the month of Jaistha (May-June) in 1534 AD. at the age of forty-seven,
eleven months after the disappearance of Lord Caitanya.

Lord Caitanya wrote a sloka in His own handwriting on the personal copy of
Gadadhara's Gita. According to Sadhanadipika 9, Gadadhara composed
Premamrtastotra.

In the biographies of Lord Caitanya, Gadadhara has been referred to in the
following places:

1. Gadadhara Pandita as Isa-sakti, Cc. 1.1.41, 1.4.227, 1.6.48.
2. Meeting with Isvarapuri and others at Navadvipa, and study of Isvarapuri's
   book entitled Krsnalilamrta, CBh. 1.11.99-100.
3. Gadadhara faints to hear the kirtana sung by Lord Gauranga at the house of
   Suklamvara, CBh. 2.1.56-108.
4. Arguments with Lord Gauranga on Nyaya, CBh. 1.12.20-27.
5. Gadadhara's counsel to Advaita Prabhu to abstain from witnessing the
   worship performed by Lord Gauranga, CBh. 1.12.126-142.
6. Viraha-stricken Lord Gauranga comforts Gadadhara, CBh. 2.2.202-209.
7. Betel-leaf offered to Lord Gauranga, CBh. 2.6.65, 2.20.27, 2.22.19.
8. Doubts creeping into Gadadhara's mind when seeing Pundarika in the attire
   of an aristocrat, and Mukunda's explanation to clear these doubts, then
   Gadadhara receiving diksa, CBh. 2.7.44-112.
9. Gadadhara' s reaction upon seeing Nityananda Prabhu without garments, CBh.
   2.11.23, 2.13.159.
10. Water sports with Lord Gauranga after the conversion of Jagai and Madhai,
    CBh. 2.13.341.
11. Gadadhara dancing as a gopika in the drama staged at the house of
    Candrasekhar, CBh. 2.18.101-116.
12. Gadadhara stands on the left of Lord Gauranga at the dance-recital
    celebrating the conversion of the Kazi, CBh. 2.23.211, 491.
13. In constant association with Lord Gauranga, CBh. 2.24.31.
14. Receiving the command in the house of Lord Gauranga to offer Visnu puja,
    CBh. 2.25.91.
15. Gadadhara with reference to sannyasa, CBh. 2.28.44.
16. Gadadhara residing in the same house with Lord Gauranga on the night
    before the Lord took sannyasa, CBh. 2.26.166-171.
17. Gadadhara as a companion of Lord Caitanya after sannyasa, CBh. 2.28.104,
    3.1.52.
18. Gadadhara accompanies Lord Caitanya to Nilacala, CBh. 3.2.35.
19. Gadadhara staying with Lord Caitanya at Nilacala, CBh. 3.3.228-231.
20. Ksetra sannyasa, CC. 2.1.252.
21. Meeting with Nityananda Prabhu at Tota Gopinatha and Lord Caitanya,
    Nityananda Prabhu, and Gadadhara enjoying their meals, CBh. 3.7.112-164.
22. Water sports in Narendra-sarovara, CBh. 3.8.122.
23. Reference to the subject of siksa from Lord Caitanya, CBh. 3.10.22-27.
24. Gadadhara's recital of Srimad Bhagavatam on the bank of the
    Narendra-sarovara, CBh. 3.10.22-26.
25. Gadadhara's refusal to give diksa when Vallabha Bhatta attempts to coax
    him, CC. 3.7.86-148.
26. "The life and soul of Gadadhara Pandita" and "The Lord Gauranga of
    Gadadhara Pandita," CC. 3.7.163-164.
27. Gadadhara argues with Lord Caitanya upholding the view that service to
    Lord Caitanya is the supreme duty, CC. 2.16.130-143.
28. Gadadhara's reaction in separation of Lord Caitanya, Bhaktiratnakara
    3.135-143.
29. Meeting with Srinivasa Acarya, Bhaktiratnakara 3.147-152.

Also see Dhyanacandra Gosvami's Sri Gauragovindarcana Paddhati for details
regarding Sri Gadadhara Mantra, Dhyana, Gayatri, and Sri Gaura Gadadhara
Mantra.  Texts 37-44 of the above text notes the existence of Gadadhara image
on the left of Lord Gauranga at Yogapitha as extracted from
Caitanyarcana-candrika.

The following are the `astakas' composed on Gadadhara Pandita:

1. By Sanatana Gosvami
2. By Rupa Gosvami
3. By Svarupa Gosvami
4. By Lokanatha Gosvami
5. By Bhugarbha Gosvami
6. By Paramananda Gosvami
7. By Sivananda Cakravarti

Other writings on Gadadhara Pandita are as follows:

1. Sri Sri Gauragadadharastaka,  a) by Acyutananda, b) Nayanananda Misra.
2. Rati-janaka-dvadasa-namastotra, by Sarvabhauma
3. Astottarasatanama stotra, by Sarvabhauma
4. Sakhanirnayamrta, by Jadunatha
5. Premamrtastotra, by Gadadhara Pandita

Further references from CC:

Adi 10.15,p.; 10.40p.; 12.90; 12.91; 17.301,p.;

Madhya 3.6,p.; 15.183,p.; 16sum.; 16.130; 16.131; 16.132; 16.136; 16.137, p.;
16.138; 16.142; 16.143; 16.147; 16.255; 16.278; 16.279; 16.280; 16.282;
16.284; 16.286; 16.287;

Antya 7.144; 7.145,p.; 7.146; 7.149; 7.150; 7.153-154; 7.155; 7.157; 7.159;
7.163; 7.164; 7.166; 7.170,p.; 7.171; 8.90-91.


Sri Gadadharastakam by Srila Svarupa Damodara Gosvami

Text 1
sva-bhakti-yoga-lasinam sada vraje viharinam
hari-priya-ganagragam cacisuta-priyecvaram
saradha-krsna-sevana-prakacakam mahacayam bhajamy aham
gadadharam supanditam gurum prabhum

I worship the greatly learned and exalted spiritual master, Srila Gadadhara
Prabhu, who appears very splendid, engaged in the Lord's devotional service.
He always performs pastimes in Vraja, where he is very prominent among the
gopis, who are very dear to Lord Hari. Lord Caitanya, the Son of Saci is the
dear Lord of Gadadhara Prabhu, who is preaching the service of Radha and
Krsna.

Text 2
navojjvaladi- bhavana-vidhana-karma-paragam
vicitra-gaura-bhakti-sindhu-ragga-bhagga-lasinam
suraga-marga-darsakam vrajadi-vasa-dayakam bhajamy
aham gadadharam supanditam gurum prabhum

I worship the greatly learned spiritual master, Srila Gadadhara Prabhu. He
is expertly absorbed in meditation on the nine rasas of devotional service,
beginning with ujjvala-rasa (conjugal love), and he dances in the waves of
the amazing ocean of devotional service to Lord Caitanya. He preaches the
path of raganuga-bhakti (spontaneous devotional service), and He is a fit
person to attain residence in the transcendental land of Vraja.

Text 3
sacisutagghri-sara-bhakta-vrnda-vandya-gauravam
gaura-bhava-citta-padma-madhya-krsna-vallabham
mukunda-gaura-rupinam svabhava-dharma-dayakam bhajamy
aham gadadharam supanditam gurum prabhum

I worship the greatly learned spiritual master, Srila Gadadhara Prabhu. The
best of those who are devoted to the lotus feet of Lord Caitanya, the Son of
Saci-devi, offer respecful obeisances to him and treat him with great
importance, and he is very dear to Lord Krsna, Who is seated in the middle
of the lotus flower which is his heart, assuming His golden form of Caitanya
Mahaprabhu. He preaches that Lord Mukunda has assumed the golden form of
Lord Caitanya, and he returns the living entities to their constitutional
position as servants of the Lord.

Text 4
nikunja-sevanadika-prakasanaika-karanam sada
sakhi-rati-pradam maha-rasa-svarupakam
sadacritagghri-pankajam sariri-sad-gurum varam bhajamy
aham gadadharam supanditam gurum prabhum

I worship the greatly learned and exalted spiritual master, Srila Gadadhara
Prabhu. It is only because of him that the truth of the exalted devotional
service performed by the intimate associates of Krsna in the forests and
groves of Vrndavana has been revealed. He is preaching the ecstatic love
attained by the gopis, and he is indeed a personification of the mellows of
devotional service. The saintly devotees take shelter of his lotus feet, and
he teaches the truth of spiritual life to the living entities.

Text 5
mahaprabhor maha-rasa-prakasanagkuram priyam sada
maha-rasagkura-prakacanadi-vasanam mahaprabhor
vrajagganadi-bhava-moda-karakam bhajamy aham
gadadharam supanditam gurum prabhum

I worship the greatly learned spiritual master, Srila Gadadhara Prabhu. He
is very dear to Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu, and it is as if he had sprouted
from the manifestation of the Lord`s ecstatic love. He is always adorned
with the garments of ecstatic love of Godhead, and He delights Lord Caitanya
Mahaprabhu by arousing in the Lord the ecstatic emotional love experienced
by the gopis of Vraja.

Text 6
dvijendra-vrnda-vandya-pada-yugma-bhakti-vardhakam
nijesu radhikatmata-vapuh-prakacanagraham
asesa-bhakti-sastra-siksayojjvalamrta-prabam bhajamy
aham gadadharam supanditam gurum prabhum

I worship the greatly learned spiritual master, Srila Gadadhara Prabhu, who
expands the mellows of devotional service and whose lotus feet are
worshipped by the kings of the brahmanas. Among his confidential associates,
he reveals his actual form as Srimati Radharani. He distributes the nectar
of the ecstatic mellow of the gopis conjugal love, strictly following the
instructions of all the devotional scriptures.

Text 7
muda nija-priyadika-svapada-padma-sindhubhir
maha-rasarnavamrta-pradesta-gaura-bhaktidam
sadast-sattvikanvitam nijesta-bhakti-dayakam bhajamy
aham gadadharam supanditam gurum prabhum

I worship the greatly learned spiritual master, Srila Gadadhara Prabhu. With
delight he is giving the devotional service of Lord Caitanya which reveals
the nectarean ocean of the most exalted mellows of devotional service, along
with the nectar flowing from the lotus feet of the gopis, headed by Srimati
Radharani, who is most dear to Krsna. Gadadhara Prabhu is decorated with the
eight transcendental ecstatic symptoms of sattvika-bhava,and he is
distributing devotional service to his worshippable Lord Krsna.

Text 8
yadiya-riti-raga-ragga-bhagga-digdhamanaso naro `api
yati turnam eva narya-bhava-bhajanam tam
ujjvalakta-cittam etu citta-matta-catpado bhajamy aham
gadadharam supanditam guram prabhum

I worship the greatly learned spiritual master, Srila Gadadhara Prabhu. Even
a conditioned soul, whose mind becomes anointed by the colorful waves of
spontaneous devotional service as delineated by Srila Gadadhara Prabhu,
quickly attains the highest level of devotional service. He becomes like a
maddened bumble bee whose mind is anointed with the mellow of ujjvala-rasa
(conjugal love).

Text 9
maha-rasamrta-pradam sada gadadhara-astakam pathet tu
yah subhaktito vrajaggana-ganotsavam
saci-tanuja-pada-padma-bhakti-ratna-yogyatam labheta
radhika-gadadharagghri-padma-sevaya

"These eight verses glorifying Srila Gadadhara Prabhu distribute the nectat
of the most exalted mellow of devotional service, and they are like a
festival for the gopis of Vraja. If one regularly reads these verses and
serves the lotus feet of Srila Gadadhara Prabhu, who is an incarnation of
Srimati Radharani, then he will become qualified to attain the jewel of pure
devotional service for the lotus feet of Lord Caitanya,the son of Sacidevi."