The Gaudia Vaisnava acaryas set examples of a life of preaching and Bhajan , deeper esoteric meditational life .

“In the final years of his life, Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur formally retired from his duties and preaching to immerse himself in secluded worship (nirjana-bhajan) and writing. During this period, he produced some of his most esoteric and spiritually profound literature, concentrating fully on deep meditation and devotional absorption.

His final decade was a masterclass in focused, internalized devotion. Key aspects of this period include:

• Secluded Worship & Daily Life: In 1908, he accepted the external dress of a babaji. He spent his final years engaged in intense worship and chanting, often residing at Bhakti Kuti in Jagannath Puri and Surabi Kunj in the Navadwip district.
• Deep Esoteric Writings: Rather than stopping his literary output, he pivoted from broad foundational texts to advanced, confidential devotional guidelines for practitioners. Notable works from this period include Bhajana-rahasya (1902), which serves as an intimate guide to devotional meditation, and Sva-niyama-dvadasakam (1907), a set of verses outlining daily vows and meditative practices.
• Delegating the Preaching: While he stepped back from public lecturing and traveling, the preaching mission did not end. He empowered his son, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakur, to take the lead in publicly propagating the teachings of Lord Chaitanya.
• Final Days: He left this world on June 23, 1914, at his Bhakti Bhavan residence in Calcutta, entering eternal pastimes exactly on the disappearance day of Sri Gadadha prabhu.”
• The Founder of ISKCON Srila AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada seemed to combine the two , his extensive bhajans and musical trancendental renditions are all recorded ,  his pure inner life occasionally came to the surface at times , but his preaching had to be done , his special mission had begun. He arrived in the USA as an older person and began extensive preaching till his last breath . These were all the arrangements of Krishna and Sri Caitanya Mahāprabhu . Prabhupada himself said, “Work hard preaching , bhajan life later .”This is the general life of the Vaisnava,  Mahāprabhu Himself preached extensively,  but became absorbed in an esoteric life in Jagganath Puri .www.thevedicspectator.com