“Lord Brahma is the guru of Narada Muni, who is the guru of Vyasadeva, and Vyasadeva is the guru of Madhvacarya. Thus the Gaudiya-Madhva-sampradaya is in the disciplic succession from Narada Muni. The members of this disciplic succession–in other words, the members of the Krsna consciousness movement–should follow in the footsteps of Narada Muni by chanting the transcendental vibration Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare. Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare...”
“In the later age the Brahma Sampradaya was handed down through Madhva Acarya; in this Madhva Acarya disciplic succession came Isvara Puri. This Isvara Puri was accepted as Spiritual Master of Lord Caitanya. Therefore, we being in disciplic succession of Caitanya Mahaprabhu, we are known as the Madhva Sampradaya. And because Lord Caitanya appeared in Bengal, which country is called Gaudadesa, our Sampradaya party is known as Madhva Gaudiya Sampradaya.”
“So we belong to the Gaudiya-sampradaya. Gaudiya means... Gauda-desa is called Bengal. There are panca-gauda... Bengal is also Gauda, and the Vaisnavas belonging to Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu’s cult, they are called Gaudiya-Vaisnava, Bengali Vaisnava... Caitanya Mahaprabhu happened to be a Bengali, but He belonged to the Madhva-sampradaya.”
“The lotus feet of Madana-mohana is my everything. I have taken shelter of Madana-mohanaji. That is my everything. That is Vaisnava feeling. They think the lotus feet of Krsna as their only possession.”
“Worship in separation is considered by the Gaudiya-Madhva-sampradaya to be the topmost level of devotional service. According to this conception, the devotee thinks of himself as very poor and neglected by the Lord.”
“Unless one is connected to the disciplic succession of Madhavendra Puri, there is no possibility of awakening the symptoms of ecstatic love.”
“In the Gaudiya-sampradaya, therefore, the Gosvamis, they did not write any comment on the Vedanta-sutra... because they accept that there is already natural perfect commentary written by the same author, Vyasadeva, the Srimad-Bhagavatam. Bhasyam brahma-sutranam.”
“But sometimes back, in Jaipur, there was a challenge... So Baladeva Vidyabhusana, with the order of Govindaji at Jaipur, he wrote the commentary on Brahma-sutra. That name is Govinda-bhasya. So the Gaudiya-Brahma Sampradaya, they have got also commentary on Brahma-sutra. That is required.”
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1238–1317 CE
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Seed of Bhakti
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1486–1534 CE
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1838–1914 CE
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1874–1937 CE
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"One who has taken possession, at least one who is allowed to take possession of the lotus feet of Madana-mohana, is not very easy thing. If Krsna gives him the facility..."