Sub Topic: Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's
Mission
The guru parampara of the Gaudiya Vaisnava Sampradaya established the
link with the Brahma-Madhva Sampradaya. Thus, along with the other three sampradayas (Sri Sampradaya, Rudra Sampradaya and
Kumara Sampradaya) the Brahma Sampradaya teaches the Vedic culture to the
world. There are also a few points of these four sampradayas that were incorporated by Sri
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu into the Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya Sampradaya.
In the narration of Sri Navadvip-Dham-Mahatmya Srila Bhaktivinode Thakur
relates the time when Sri Nityananda Prabhu took Srila Jiva Gosvami on a tour.
Herein it is mentioned how Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu accepted two principles
from each of the four sampradayas and incorporated these into His own sampradaya. It is also mentioned that the four
principal acharyas of these four lineages later took
birth as Lord Chaitanya's devotees during His manifest lila:
Ramanuja of the Sri-Sampradaya preached the philosophy of dasya-rasa and visishta-advaita.
He was reborn as the gaura-bhakta named Ananta who lived near
Vallabhacharya's house. Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu accepted the following two
principles from the Laksmi-Sampradaya.
1.The concept of unalloyed devotion free from karma and jñana -ananya-bhakti.
2.Service to the devotees - bhakta-jana-seva.
Madhva of the Brahma-Sampradaya
preached the dvaita philosophy. The following points were
accepted from thissampradaya:
1.The complete defeat of the
Mayavadi philosophy - Keval-advaita-nirasana.
2.The worship of the deity of Krishna and understanding it to be eternal - krsna-murti-sevana.
Vishnusvami of the Rudra-Sampradaya
preached suddha-advaita philosophy. He was reborn as the
Gaura-bhakta named Vallabha Bhatta who perfected his own sampradaya by Gauranga's mercy. Sri Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu accepted the following from this sampradaya:
1.The sentiment
of total dependence
on Krishna - tadiya-sarvasva-bhava
2.The path of spontaneous devotional service - raga-marga.
Nimbarka of the Kumara-Sampradaya
preached dvaita-advaita philosophy. He was reborn as the
Gaura-bhakta named Keshava Kashmiri . Again, two points were accepted:
1.The need of taking exclusive shelter
of Radhika - ekanta-radhikasraya.
2.The exalted mood of the gopis' love for Sri Krishna - gopi-bhava.
Gopi-bhartuh pada-kamalayor dasa-dasanudasah
Krsnas guru Radha Ranis Vision (Every Jiva should serve Krsna)
Krsnas Mission to please Radharani (To teach every Jiva how to serve Him)
Gaura Bhakta Vrinda Ki Jai!