गदाधर भट्ट

gadadhar bhatt dakshini brahman the. inake janm sanvat adi ka thik-thik pata nahian hai, par yah bat prasiddh hai ki ye shri chaitany mahaprabhu ko bhagavat sunaya karate the. isaka samarthan 'bhaktamal' ki nimn panktiyoan se bhi hota hai-

bhagavat sudha barakhai badan, kahoo ko nahiann dukhad.
gunanikar gadadhar bhatt ati sabahin ko lagai sukhad॥

shri chaitany mahaprabhu ka avirbhav sanvat 1542 mean aur golokavas 1584 mean mana jata hai. at: sanvat 1584 ke bhitar hi gadadhar bhatt ne mahaprabhu se diksha li hogi.

sadgunoan ki moorti

sajh‍janata, sab praniyoan ke sath sahaj suhridata, dinoan ke prati daya, madhur vani, mad-lobh-krodh-math‍sar adi ka sarvatha abhav, nishh‍kamabhav, sath‍y, karuna prabhriti samash‍t sadgunoan ke adhar ekamatr shrihari haian. jis hriday mean bhagavan ka prem hai, vahaan yadi sadgun aj poore nahian bhi haian to kal nishh‍chay ayeange. bhagavadaprem jahaan ho, vahaan koee durgun tik nahian sakata, paranh‍tu jahaan bhagavan ka prem, un sarvesh ke prati ash‍tha aur vishh‍vas nahian, vahaan yadi sadgun ho bhi to unaki nianv baloo par hai. ve kab sh‍varth ke dhakh‍ke se hava ho jayange, isaka kuchh thikana nahian. sadgun to bhagavan mean hi haian, phir jinake hriday mean prem ke dridh banh‍dhan mean bandhe ve lilamay sada virajaman rahate haian, vahaan sab gun ek sath raheange hi. gadadhar bhatt samash‍t sadgunoan ki moorti the. bachapan se unamean namrata, daya adi gun ujh‍javal roop mean prakat hote aur badhate gaye. isake sath unh‍hean pratibha praph‍t huee. bhagavan ke param priyajan bhagavati sarash‍vati ki kripa pakar apane priyatam prabhu ka hi to gunanuvad gayeange.

madhur kanth

gadadhar bhatt ji ka kanh‍th b da hi madhur tha. ve apane banaye bhagavan ki lila, roopamadhuri, prarthana adi ke bhavapoorn pad b de prem se gaya karate the.

"sakhi, hauan sh‍yam rang rangi.
dekhi bikai gee vah moorati soorati mahian pagi..
sang hutau apanau sapanau-sau soi rahi ras khoi.
jagehuan agean drishti parai sakhi neku n nh‍yarau hoi..
ek ju meri aankhiyan mean nisidyos rahyau kar bhaun.
gay charavan jat sunh‍yau sakhi! so dhauan kanh‍haiya kaun..
kasauan kahauan kaun patiyabai, kaun karai bakavad.
kaisean ke kahi jat gadadhar gooange kau gu d sh‍vad..

bhakh‍tavar gadadhar bhatt ka uparokt pad vrindavan mean jiv gosvami ne kisi ke mukh se ek din suna. gadadhar ji ke bhavapoorn pad bhavukajan pray: kanh‍th kar lete aur gaya karate the. jiv gosh‍vami ji pad sunate hi bhavavihval ho gaye. rath‍n ka parakhi hi rath‍n ko pahachanata hai. jiv gosh‍vami ne samajh liya ki yah pad kisi samanh‍y kavi ka nahian ho sakata. unh‍hoanne do santoan ko ek patr dekar gadadhar bhatt ke pas bheja. patr mean likha tha- "mujhe b da ashh‍chary hai ki bina rangasaj ke hi ap par shh‍yam rang chadh kaise gaya."

vrindavan agaman

jiv gosvami dvara bheje ge donoan sant gadadhar ji ke gram pahuanche. prat:kal ka samay tha. sooryoday hua nahian tha. gadadhar ji daantaun kar rahe the. santoan ne unase hi poochha- "is gram mean gadadhar bhatt ji ka makan kaun-sa hai." gadadhar bhatt ki prasanh‍nata ka kh‍ya poochhana. aj prat:kal hi santoan ke darshan hue aur ve aye bhi unh‍hian ke yahaan haian. santoan ki seva ka saubhagh‍y praph‍t hoga, inake mukh se bhagavan ka gunanuvad sunane ko milega. dhanh‍y hai aj ka din. ananh‍d ke bhavoan mean nimagh‍n bhatt ji ne sahaj hi santoan se poochha- "ap log kahaan se padhare haian." santoan ne uth‍tar diya- "ham shrivrinh‍davan se aye haian." 'shrivrinh‍davan'! bhatt ji ke shravanoan mean yah shabh‍d p da aur ve dh dam se gir p de moorchchhit hokar. daantaun door gir gaya. netroan se ashrupravah chalane laga. vichitr dasha ho gayi unaki. pahale se hi hriday mean bhav um d raha tha. shridham vrinh‍davan ka nam sunate hi vah uddiph‍t ho utha. sharir sanjnahin ho gaya. donoan santoan ne chakit hokar sanbhala unh‍hean. logoan se pata laga ki gadadhar bhatt ji to yahi haian. tab santoan ne unake kanoan ke pas mukh le jakar jor se kaha- "ham vrindavan se apake liye ek patr le aye haian." patr ka nam kanoan me jate hi gadadhar bhatt uth baithe. jaise unake pran isi patr ki pratiksha karate rahe hoan. patr ko lekar unh‍hoanne mash‍tak se, netroan se, hriday se lagaya. patr ko bar-bar padhate, ashru bahate vihval hote rahe. santoan ka bhali prakar sath‍kar kiya aur phir sarvash‍v din-du:khiyoan ko baantakar un santoan ke sath hi vrinh‍davan chale aye.

shrimadbhagavat katha vakta

gadadhar bhatt par shh‍yam rang to pahale hi chadh chuka tha, ab vrindavan akar unh‍hean jiv gosvami jaise bhakti-marg ke udbhat rangasaj mil gaye. vah rang aur gadha ho gaya, sath hi bhaktishash‍tr ka adhh‍yayan hua. ab vrinh‍davan mean bhatt ji ki 'shrimadbhagavat' ki param madhur katha hone lagi. unaki katha mean premi bhakh‍toan, santoan ki bhi d sada bani rahati thi. madhur kanh‍th, bhavapoorn hriday, pratibha ke sath bhaktishash‍tr ka vipul jnan. is prakar gadadhar bhatt ka bhagavat-vh‍yakhh‍yan advitiy ho gaya tha. ve bhagavat-kathamrit ki varsha karane vale megh hi mane jate the aur us amrit ke pipasu chatak unamean pragadh nishh‍tha rakhate the.

prerak prasang-1

bhatt ji ki katha ke premi shrotaoan mean ek shrota the- kalh‍yan sianh rajapoot. katha ke niranh‍tar shravan ne unake hriday ko shuddh kar diya. hriday mean jab bhagavadaprem ki adbhut rasadhar prakat hoti hai, tab sansar ke sabhi vishay apane-ap sarahin jan p date haian. jisane us adbhut premaras ka sh‍vad paya, usako vishayoan ke ras ki durganh‍dh mean ruchi kaise rah sakati hai. kalh‍yan sianh vrinh‍davan ke samip ke dhaurahara gram ke rahane vale the. nith‍y niyamapoorvak katha sunane ate the. hriday shuddh tha, usamean shraddha thi, prem ka pradurbhav ho gaya. vishayoan se sh‍vat: virakti ho gayi. grihash‍th ke kartavh‍y ka palan karate hue bhi ve param virakh‍t sanyami ka jivan vh‍yatit karane lage the.

kalh‍yan sianh ki stri samanh‍y sh‍tri hi thi. usaki vishayasakti gayi nahian thi. pati ki udasinata ka karan use gadadhar bhatt hi pratit hone lage. vah man-hi-man bhatt ji se dvesh karane lagi. kam hi pratihat hone par krodh ban jata hai. kramash: buddhi mari jati hai aur manushh‍y n karane yogh‍y karm par baithata hai. yahi dasha usaki huee. usane socha ki "yadi maian bhatt ji ko kalankit kar saki to mere pati ki unamean ashraddha ho jayagi aur tab ve ghar mean anurakh‍t ho jayeange." vikritabuddhi nari ko mahapurush ki mahima ka kh‍ya pata. lilamay prabhu ko bhi apane bhakt ka mahath‍v prakat karana tha. us sh‍tri ne ek garbhavati bhiksha maangane vali sh‍tri ko bis rupaye dekar sikha-padhakar vrindavan bhej diya. gadadhar bhatt ji ki katha ho rahi thi. bhakh‍toan ka samuday ekatr tha. usi samay vah bhikshuni vahaan pahuanchi. usane sidhe bhatt ji ke samip jakar sabako sunate hue kaha- "maharaj! apaka diya yah garbh ab poora hone ko aya. ab to ap mere liye kisi nivas ki vh‍yavash‍tha kar dijiye. ise liye-liye maian kahaan bhatakati phirooan."

bhikshuni ki bat sunakar shrotaoan mean b di sanasani phail gayi. kuchh log jor-jor se kahane lage- "yah jhooth bolati hai. ek sant ko kisi ke bahakane se kalankit karana chahati hai. ham ise mar daleange." gadadhar bhatt ji ke mukh par hansi ayi. dayamay prabhu ne jagat ke mithh‍ya adar-man se bachane ke liye yah vh‍yavash‍tha ki hai, yah sochakar ve ananh‍d se pulakit ho uthe. unh‍hoanne bina sankoch ke sabako samh‍bodhan karake kaha- "bhaiyo! ap log rushh‍t n hoan. is devi ka koee aparadh nahian hai. yah thik hi kahati hai." kuchh log ashh‍chary se avak rah gaye. kisi ko kuchh soojh nahian p data tha. bhatt ji ne us sh‍tri se b de sh‍neh se kaha- "devi! maian to tumh‍hara nith‍y hi sh‍maran karata hooan. tum mujhe doshi kh‍yoan batati ho. tum kahaan bhatak rahi thian. ao, aj achh‍chhi ayi tum. baitho, bhagavan ki katha suno."

santoan ke adbhut charitr ko kaun samajh sakata hai. jo sarvatr apane hi param priy prabhu ko dekhate haian, ve kisi ka sh‍maran nahian karate, yah kaise kaha ja sakata hai. gadadhar bhatt to sab kahian apane us hridayahari, vrindavan vihari ko hi dekhate the. us stri ke roop mean bhi apane vahi priyatam prabhu unh‍hean dikh rahe the. paranh‍tu shrotaoan ki vichitr dasha thi. bhatt ji mean unaki agadh shraddha thi. is daridra sh‍tri ke vachanoan ko ve kabhi sath‍y nahian man sakate the. unamean se anekoan ke netroan se is du:kh se ashru chalane lage ki hamean aj ek mahapurush ki ninh‍da sunani p di. anh‍t mean ek sant us sh‍tri ke pas gaye. use ek or le jakar unh‍hoanne sath‍y kahane ke liye samajhaya. vah bhikshuki, vah bhi manushh‍y hi thi. aisa mahan purush usane dekha hi nahian tha. aise kalank ki mithh‍ya bat kahane par bhi jo n rushh‍t hua, n k di bat kahi, us sant ko jhootha kalank dene ayi vah. lajh‍ja se, gh‍lani se usaka mash‍tak jhuk gaya tha. vah ro rahi thi. usane sant se sachh‍chi bat kah di aur bhatt ji ne use ashh‍vasan diya. shrotaoan ko b da ananh‍d hua sachh‍chi bat ke prakat ho jane se; kiantu kalh‍yan sianh ne apani talavar khianch li. ve krodh se kaanpane lage. unaki jis dushh‍ta sh‍tri ne mahapurush ko kalankit karane ka yah asat prayath‍n kiya tha, use ve tath‍kal mar dena chahate the. gadadhar bhatt ne prem se kalh‍yan sianh ko roka. unako samajhaya ki- "us devi ne to mujhe ek navin dhang se shiksha di hai ki sansar ka tanik bhi sansarg kaisa bhayanak hai."

prerak prasang-2

gadadhar bhatt ji ki bhagavat katha ki khh‍yati door-door tak pahuanch gayi. shrivrinh‍davanadham sada se bhagavadapremi ke premi bhakh‍tavrinh‍doan ka priy kenh‍dr raha hai. ab jo bhi yatri vrinh‍davan ata, vah gadadhar bhatt ki katha sunane avashh‍y hi pahuanchata. kahian se ek vaishnav mahanh‍t katha mean ek din aye. bhatt ji ne b de adar se unh‍hean age asan diya. mahanh‍t ji ne dekha ki katha hote samay sabhi ke netroan se ashrudhara chalane lagi hai. keval unh‍hian ke netroan mean ashru nahian aye. isase unh‍hean b di lajh‍ja pratit huee. doosare din mahanh‍t ji jab katha mean aye, tab guph‍t roop se vash‍troan mean mahin pisi huee lal mirch ki ek chhoti potali bhi le aye. katha ke samay netr aur mukh poanchhane ke bahane us potali ko ve bar-bar netroan par pher lete the. lal mirch netroan mean lagane se netroan se ashrupravah chalane lagata tha. samip baithe ek vh‍yakti ne ise ta d liya. jab katha samaph‍t ho gayi aur doosare sab shrota uthakar chale gaye, tab usane bhatt ji se kaha- "maharaj! yah jo mahanh‍t age baitha tha, vah b da damh‍bhi hai. vash‍troan mean mirch ki potali vah laya tha aur usi ko netroan par rag d-rag d kar logoan ko dikhane ke liye ashru baha raha tha."

sadharan vh‍yakti doosaroan ke gunoan mean bhi dosh dhooandhana chahate haian, kiantu mahapurushoan ke chith‍t mean hi jab dosh nahian, damh‍bh nahian, tab unh‍hean damh‍bh aur dosh dikhean kahaan se. unh‍hean to sarvatr gun-hi-gun dikhayi p date haian. priyashrava bhagavan ke param priyajan sada sab mean gun hi dekhate haian. shrigadadhar bhatt ji ne jaise hi us vh‍yakti ki bat suni, vahaan se turant uthakar aturatapoorvak un mahanh‍t ji ke samip pahuanche aur unako pranipat karake kahane lage- "ap dhanh‍y haian. apaka bhagavadaprem dhanh‍y haian. maianne suna hai ki ap netroan mean lal mirch lagakar isaliye netroan ko danh‍d dete haian ki unamean bhagavadaprem ke ashru nahian aye. ab tak maianne suna hi tha ki jo aang bhagavan ki seva mean n lage, unake divh‍y anurag se dravit ya pulakit n ho, vah danh‍daniy hai. par aj maianne apako prath‍yaksh is adarsh par chalate dekha. ap-jaise mahapurush ka darshan karake mean kritarth ho gaya." bhatt ji ne mahanh‍t ji ko donoan bhujaoan mean bharakar hriday se laga liya aur ab to donoan ke netr jhar rahe the. donoan ke sharir pulakit the. aise param bhagavat ke aang sh‍parsh se mahanh‍t ji mean bhagavadaprem ka srot um da utha tha.

prerak prasang-3

ek ratri mean gadadhar bhatt ki kutiya mean ek chor chori karane ghus aya. bhatt ji ne jo chor ko dekha to chupachap p de rah gaye. chor ko jo kuchh bhi mila, usane baandh liya. jab vah gathari uthane laga, tab us bhari gathari ko utha n saka. gadadhar bhatt to sab dekh hi rahe the. unh‍hean to lag raha tha ki unake lilamay prabhu jaise gopiyoan ke ghar mean chhipakar makhan khane jate the, vaise hi aj is vesh mean unake yahaan aye haian. jab unh‍hoanne dekha ki bhari gathari chor se sir par uthati nahian, tab asan se uthe aur gathari usake mash‍tak par uthava di. chor ko b da ashh‍chary hua. usane poochha ki- "apana mal is prakar uthane vale ap haian kaun." jab bhatt ji ne apana nam bataya, tab to chare gathari pheankakar unake charanoan par girakar rone laga. usane unaka nam sun rakha tha. aise mahapurush ke yahaan chori karane ane ke liye b da du:kh hua use. gadadhar bhatt ne use prem se samajhaya- "bhaee! tum itane du:khi kh‍yoan hote ho. tumane pranoan ka bhay chho dakar is aandheri ratri mean yahaan ane ka kashh‍t kiya hai, itana shram kiya haian aur yahi tumh‍hari ajivika hai. at: tum ise prasanh‍nata se le jao. meri chinh‍ta mat karo. jisane tumako yahaan bheja hai, jo is sare jagat ka palan karata hai, usane mere liye pahale se vh‍yavash‍tha kar rakhi hogi. tum idhar yah sab le jaoge aur sabera hote hi isase das guna vah mere pas bhej dega." chor phoot-phootakar rone laga. karunamay santoan ka hriday to navanit se bhi komal hota hai. bhatt ji ne us par kripa ki. chori to chhoot hi gayi, bhagavan ka anurag bhi praph‍t hua. vah param bhagavat ho gaya.

gadadhar bhatt ka bhagavad vigrah ki seva-pooja mean ath‍yadhik anurag tha. pooja ki samash‍t samagri ve sh‍vayan prash‍tut karate the. bhagavadakaiankary ka koee bhi kam ve doosaroan se lena nahian chahate the. ek bar bhagavadaprasad prash‍tut karane ke liye ap apane hath se chauka laga rahe the. itane mean sevak ne akar ek dhani shraddhalu ka nam batate hue kaha- "ve bahut-si bheant lekar apake pas a rahe haian. ap hath dhokar unase bat karean. maian tab tak chauka laga deta hooan." bhatt ji ko sevak ki buddhi par daya ayi. unh‍hoanne use shiksha dete hue kaha- "maian apane tribhuvan ke sh‍vami prabhu ki seva mean laga hooan. isase b da kary ab kaun-sa ho sakata hai ki bhagavadakaiankary chho dakar usake liye maian isase hath dho looan. koee shraddhalu ata hai to use ane do. mujhe prabhu ki seva ke kary mean laga dekhakar vah bhi bhagavadaseva ke liye prerit hoga."

nityadham yatra

is prakar jivan bhar bhagavadaseva, shrimadbhagavat pravachan eanv santoan ka sath‍kar karate hue shrigadadhar bhatt ji vrindavan mean hi rahe. anh‍t mean unaka parthiv sharir usi nith‍y dham ki pavan raj mean ek ho gaya aur unh‍hoanne apane shyamasundar ka shashh‍vat sannidhy praph‍t kiya.