Disappearance of Srila Madhavacharya February 13, 2019

Disappearance of Srila Madhavacharya, Wednesday, February 13, 2019 in California USA

Today is the disappearance day of Sri Madhvacarya, who is the sampradaya-acharya of our Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya Vaisnava Sampradaya.

Srila Prabhupada: “Srila Madhvacharya is the original acharya for those who belong to the Madhva-Gaudiya-sampradaya.” (Srimad Bhagavatam, 6.1.40.Purport)

"This Madhva-Gaudiya-sampradaya is also known as the Brahma-sampradaya because the disciplic succession originally began from Brahma. Brahma instructed the sage Narada, Narada instructed Vyasadeva, and Vyasadeva instructed Madhva Muni, or Madhvacharya…” (Krishna Book, Introduction)

CC Adi 1.19 Purport – the devotees of Orissa are called Udiyas, the devotees of Bengal are called Gaudiyas, and the devotees of southern India are known as Dravida devotees. As there are five provinces in Aryavarta, so Daksinatya, southern India, is also divided into five provinces, which are called Pancha-dravida. The four Vaisnava acharyas who are the great authorities of the four Vaisnava disciplic successions, as well as Sripada Sankaracharya of the Mayavada school, appeared in the Pancha-dravida provinces. Among the four Vaisnava acharyas, who are all accepted by the Gaudiya Vaishnavas, Sri Ramanuja Acharya appeared in the southern part of Andhra Pradesh at Mahabhutapuri, Sri Madhva Acharya appeared at Pajakam (near Vimanagiri) in the district of Mangalore, Sri Visnusvami appeared at Pandya, and Sri Nimbarka appeared at Mungera-patana in the extreme south.Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu accepted the chain of disciplic succession from Madhva Acharya, but the Vaishnavas in His line do not accept the tattva-vadis, who also claim to belong to the Madhva-sampradaya.

To distinguish themselves clearly from the tattva-vadi branch of Madhva’s descendants, the Vaishnavas of Bengal prefer to call themselves Gaudiya Vaishnavas. Sri Madhva Acharya is also known as Sri Gauda-purnananda, and therefore the name Madhva-Gaudiya-sampradaya is quite suitable for the disciplic succession of the Gaudiya Vaishnavas. Our spiritual master, Om Vishnupada Srimad Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Gosvami Maharaja, accepted initiation in the Madhva-Gaudiya-sampradaya. (CC Adi 1.19 Purport)