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Sri Sri Gaura Nitai
Sri Sri Gaura Nitai of Path Bari
"Gaura-Nitai can be established anywhere, and it is simple to worship Them. Simply chant before Their Lordships. He doesn't mind that you haven't decorated very nicely, but if you chant and dance, He is very pleased." (Srila Prabhupada)
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur appreciated the manifestation of Krishna's mood in Lord Caitanya in His dealings with Sri Gadadhara Prabhu. Sri Gadadhara was so meek and submissive that the Lord sometimes remarked to His confidential associates, "Gadadhara is My consort in the spiritual world." Indeed, Gadadhara Prabhu's spiritual emotions for Lord Caitanya are described as suddha gadha bhava rukmini-devira ("pure, deep ecstatic love in the mood of Rukmini-devi") in Antya 7.144 of Sri Caitanya-caritamrta. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur thus worshiped Sri Sri Gaura-Gadadhara Deities in his bhajana. Here is an example of an internal flavor of attraction in an advanced devotee for a confidential feature of Lord Caitanya's pastimes. But this is not a subject matter for preaching. Lord Caitanya's preaching pastimes are relished in Sri Sri Gaura-Nitai worship, as seen in ISKCON temples around the world. This mode of Deity worship is performed to inspire the public at large to engage in harer-nama-sankirtan. But in any case, the worship of Sri Gaura-Gadadhara by the pure devotee has nothing to do with the rasabhasa of the gauranga-nagaris.
(Suhotra Prabhu - Apasampradayas)
SRI GADADHARA PANDIT IS AN INCARNATION OF SRIMATI RADHARANI, LALITA-DEVI AND LORD HARI HIMSELF.
GADADHARA, THE INCARNATION OF RADHARANI HAD THE SUBMISSIVE MOOD OF RUKMINI, BECAUSE THIS SUBMISSIVE MOOD WAS FAVOURABLE FOR GADADHARA PANDIT'S SERVICE TO LORD CAITANYA
(Gaura Ganodesa Dipika)