7.2: After Lord Caitanya
Three selected highlights from the time between Lord Caitanya and Srila Prabhupada
The first book distribution mission
- Rupa, Sanatana, and Jahnavi-devi were concerned about the need for literary support in Bengal. Jiva arranged the mission.
- Syamananda Pandit, Narottama das Thakura, and Srinivasa Acarya were put in charge of a chest of holy books written by the Goswamis.
- They placed the chest in a cart pulled by four strong bullocks and took it to Bengal with ten armed guards escorting them.
Bhaktivinoda Thakura is renowned, among other things, for…
Re-establishing the respectability of the Vaishnava tradition- Determining the sites of holy places around Mayapura
- Authoring a large amount of Vaisnava literature
- Strengthening the organisation of the Vaisnava community for the purpose of conducting a unified preaching effort.
Bhaktisiddhanta expanded the preaching mission even more by…
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Challenging and defeating the influence of the smarta/caste brahmanas - Challenging and defeating the influence of the Mayavadis
- Establishing the Gaudiya-Matha with temples all over India
- Having sannyasis adopt the principles of yukta-vairagya and preach in the cities
- Sending out brahmacaris on harinam and magazine distribution
The disciplic succession connecting Srila Prabhupada and Lord Caitanya
Lord Caitanya
Rupa and Sanatana Goswamis
Jiva and Raghunatha das Goswamis
Krishnadas Kaviraja Goswami
Narottama das Thakura
Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura
Jagannatha das Babaji
Bhaktivinoda Thakura
Gaurakisora das Babaji
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura
A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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