Thursday, 06 February 2025 [Mayapur, West Bengal, India time]

Disappearance Day of Śrīpāda Madhvācārya

“Śrīla Madhvācārya, the original ācārya for those who belong to the Mādhva-Gauḍīya-sampradāya”

(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.1.40 >> Purport | 1975 Edition)

“This Mādhva-Gauḍīya-sampradāya is also known as Brahma-sampradāya because the disciplic succession originally began from Brahmā. Brahmā instructed the sage Nārada, Nārada instructed Vyāsadeva, and Vyāsadeva instructed Madhva Muni or Madhvācārya.

(Krsna Book – Introduction | 1970 Edition)

“Among the four Vaiṣṇava ācāryas, who are all accepted by the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas, Śrī Rāmānuja Ācārya appeared in the southern part of Andhra Pradesh at Mahābhūtapurī, Śrī Madhva Ācārya appeared at Pājakam (near Vimānagiri) in the district of Myāṅgālora, Śrī Viṣṇusvāmī appeared at Pāṇḍya, and Śrī Nimbārka appeared at Muṅgera-patana in the extreme south.”

(Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta » Adi-līlā 1.19 » Purport | 1974 Edition)

“Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu accepted the chain of disciplic succession from Madhva Ācārya,”

(Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta » Adi-līlā 1.19 » Purport | 1974 Edition)

“Śrī Madhva Ācārya is also known as Śrī Gauḍa-pūrṇānanda, and therefore the name Mādhva-Gauḍīya-sampradāya is quite suitable for the disciplic succession of the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas. Our spiritual master, Oṁ Viṣṇupāda Śrīmad Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Mahārāja, accepted initiation in the Mādhva-Gauḍīya-sampradāya.”

(Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta » Adi-līlā 1.19 » Purport |1974 Edition)

For more in-depth information about Śrīpāda Madhvācārya, you can refer to Srila Prabhupada’s purport in Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita, Madhya Lila, 9.245 [Read here]: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CG1WSv_TsAw5sgj6Zjc2sCuR8tCXVzRK/view?usp=drivesdk