Bhaktivedanta Narayana Gosvami
From the book “Sri Vraja-maṇḍala-parikramā”:
Śrī Gadādhara Bhaṭṭa is, according to Bhakta-māla, a śikṣā disciple of Śrī Jīva Gosvāmī. He is accepted within the spiritual family lineage of Śrī Gadādhara Paṇḍita. Being expert in the art of singing, Śrī Gadādhara Bhaṭṭa received the title vāṇīkāra. This Śrī Gadādhara Bhaṭṭa served the deity of Śrī Madana-mohana [the second]. This temple lies in the Bhaṭṭa neighbourhood opposite the temple of Śrī Rādhā-Vallabha. At this place samāja (the singing of pastimes) is performed with great celebration. The deity here is very beautiful. There is a very old copy of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam in this temple.
Rajashekhara Dasa
From the book “Chaurasi-kosa Vraja Mandala Parikrama”:
In this temple one can see the pratibhu-murti of Lord Madana-Mohana that was originally installed in the year 1748. Later in 1819, this elegant sandstone temple, known locally as the ‘New Madana-Mohana Mandira’, was established. The term ‘pratibhu’ means the ‘replica Deity having the same spiritual potency as the original’.
