The Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Paramparā - The Disciplic Succession - Parampara
The following are the teachers that taught the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, this is the same knowledge yet another line, as there are many, as the one given by Srila Prabhupada in Bhagavad-gita:
Evaṁ paramparā-prāptam imaṁ rājarṣayo viduḥ (Bhagavad-gītā 4.2). This Bhagavad-gītā As It Is is received through this disciplic succession:
1. Kṛṣṇa
2. Brahmā
3. Nārada
4. Vyāsa
5. Madhva
6. Padmanābha
7. Nṛhari
8. Mādhava
9. Akṣobhya
10. Jaya Tīrtha
11. Jñānasindhu
12. Dayānidhi
13. Vidyānidhi
14. Rājendra
15. Jayadharma
16. Puruṣottama
17. Brahmaṇya Tīrtha
18. Vyāsa Tīrtha
19. Lakṣmīpati
20. Mādhavendra Purī
21. Īśvara Purī, (Nityānanda, Advaita)
22. Lord Caitanya
23. Rūpa, (Svarūpa, Sanātana)
24. Raghunātha, Jīva
25. Kṛṣṇadāsa
26. Narottama
27. Viśvanātha
28. (Baladeva), Jagannātha
29. Bhaktivinoda
30. Gaurakiśora
31. Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī
32. A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
The Paramparā as described in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam.
1. Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa (Ananta-śeṣa)
Speaking from the very bottom of the universe, He originally spoke the essential purport of the Bhāgavatam to Sanat-kumāra. (ŚB 3.8.7)
2. Sanat-kumāra
Appeared about 155 trillion years ago as the first son of Lord Brahma and appears as a 5-year-old, and is the leader of the Kumāras. He traveled down to the nether regions and received the message directly from Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa. (ŚB 3.8.3)
3. Sāṅkhyāyana Muni
Sanat-kumāra, when inquired of by Sāṅkhyāyana Muni who is pāramahaṁsya-mukhyaḥ - the chief of all transcendentalists, explained Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam as he had heard it from Saṅkarṣaṇa. (ŚB 3.8.7)
4. Parāśara Muni & Bṛhaspati
Sāṅkhyāyana Muni spoke this directly to Vyasadeva's father (Parāśara) and the guru of the demigods (Bṛhaspati) in a sacred assembly.
5. Maitreya Muni
Parāśara Muni, being so advised by the great sage Pulastya, spoke this Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam to Maitreya. (ŚB 3.8.9)
6. Vidura
Maitreya Muni finally recites this exact cosmic lineage to Vidura on the banks of the Ganges during the onset of the Kali Yuga. (ŚB 3.8.9)
The following is the Disciplic Succession - Paramparā as written down by Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa.
Śrī Prameya-ratnāvalī, Chapter 1, Verses 5 and 6
written by Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa
Verse 5
सम्प्रदायविहीना ये मन्त्रास्ते निष्फला मताः ।
अतः कलौ भविष्यन्ति चत्वारः सम्प्रदायिनः ॥
sampradāya-vihīnā ye
mantrās te niṣphalā matāḥ
ataḥ kalau bhaviṣyanti
catvāraḥ sampradāyinaḥ
sampradāya-vihīnāḥ — those who are devoid of a bona fide disciplic succession; ye — those which; mantrāḥ — sacred sound vibrations received via initiation; te — all of them; niṣphalāḥ — without result; matāḥ — are recognized as; ataḥ — for this reason; kalau — in the age of Kali-yuga; bhaviṣyanti — there will manifest; catvāraḥ — four; sampradāyinaḥ — founders of the lineage.
Translation
Any mantra that does not descend through an authorized disciplic succession is considered useless. Therefore, in the age of Kali, divine individuals will appear to establish these authorized disciplic successions.
श्रीब्रह्मारुद्रसनका वैष्णवा क्षितिपावनाः ।
चत्वारस्ते कलौ भव्या ह्युत्कले पुरुषोत्तमात् ॥
śrī-brahma-rudra-sanakā
vaiṣṇavā kṣiti-pāvanāḥ
catvāras te kalau bhavyā
hy utkale puruṣottamāt
Synonyms
śrī — Goddess Lakṣmī-devī (representing the Śrī Sampradāya); brahma — Lord Brahmā (representing the Brahma Sampradāya); rudra — Lord Śiva (representing the Rudra Sampradāya); sanakāḥ — Sanaka Kumāra and the four Kumaras (representing the Sanaka Kumāra Sampradāya); vaiṣṇavāḥ — devotees of Lord Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa; kṣiti-pāvanāḥ — purifiers of the earth (kṣiti — earth; pāvanāḥ — purifiers); catvāraḥ — these four; te — they; kalau — in the age of Kali; bhāvyāḥ — are to be manifested; hi — certainly; utkale — in the land of Utkala (modern-day Odisha); puruṣottamāt — out of Puruṣottama-kṣetra (Jagannātha Purī).
Translation
The founders of these four Vaisnava sampradayas are Lakṣmī (Śrī), Brahmā, Rudra (Śiva), and Sanaka Kumāra, and the acaryas of these four Vaisnava sampradayas will manifest their ultimate spiritual purpose out of the holy city of Puruṣottama in Oḍiśā - Jagannātha Purī.
रामानुजं श्रीः स्वीचक्रे मध्वाचार्यं चतुर्मुखः ।
विष्णुस्वामिनं हरौ च निम्बादित्यं चतुःसनः ॥
rāmānujaṁ śrīḥ svīcakre
madhvācāryaṁ caturmukhaḥ
viṣṇusvāminaṁ harau ca
nimbādityaṁ catuḥsanaḥ
Synonyms
rāmānujam — Śrī Rāmānujācārya; śrīḥ — Goddess Lakṣmī-devī; svīcakre — accepted; madhvācāryam — Śrī Madhvācārya; caturmukhaḥ — the four-faced one: Lord Brahmā; viṣṇusvāminam — Śrī Viṣṇusvāmī; harau — Lord Śiva (Rudra); ca — and; nimbādityaṁ — Śrī Nimbārkācārya (Nimbāditya); catuḥsanaḥ — the four Kumāras (headed by Sanaka).
Translation
Lakṣmī-devī accepted Rāmānuja; Brahmā accepted Madhvācārya; Rudra accepted Viṣṇusvāmī; and the four Kumāras accepted Nimbāditya to lead their respective disciplic successions.
तत्र गौडीय-सम्प्रदायो मध्व-मनुगतोऽतः सर्वैरेव स संप्रदायः स्वीकृतः ।
tatra gauḍīya-sampradāyo madhva-manugato'taḥ sarvair eva sa sampradāyaḥ svīkṛtaḥ
Synonyms
tatra — among these; gauḍīya-sampradāyaḥ — the Gaudiya lineage (the tradition of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu); madhva-anugataḥ — follows in the footsteps of Madhvācārya; ataḥ — therefore; sarvaiḥ — by all (other traditions); eva — certainly; saḥ — that; sampradāyaḥ — disciplic succession; svīkṛtaḥ — is accepted as fully authorized.
Translation
Among these, the Gauḍīya disciplic succession follows in the footsteps of Madhvācārya. Therefore, this lineage is fully accepted and recognized as authorized, by all other traditions.
श्रीकृष्ण-ब्रह्म-देवेर्षि-बादरायण-संज्ञकान् ।
मध्व-श्रीपद्मनाभाक्ष-नृहरि-माधवान् क्रमात् ॥
śrī-kṛṣṇa-brahma-deveṛṣi-
bādarāyaṇa-saṁjñakān
madhva-śrī-padmanābhākṣa-
nṛhari-mādhavān kramāt
Synonyms
śrī-kṛṣṇa — Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa; brahma — Lord Brahmā; deveṛṣi — the seer among the demigods (Nārada Muni); bādarāyaṇa — Śrīla Vyāsadeva; saṁjñakān — known by these names; madhva — Śrī Madhvācārya; śrī-padmanābha — Śrī Padmanābha Tīrtha; akṣa — lotus-eyed; nṛhari — Śrī Nṛhari (Narahari) Tīrtha; mādhavān — Śrī Mādhava Tīrtha; kramāt — in succession.
Translation
In chronological order, the disciplic succession descends from Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa to Lord Brahmā, to the great celestial sage Nārada Muni, to Śrīla Vyāsadeva (Bādarāyaṇa), to Śrī Madhvācārya, to the lotus-eyed Śrī Padmanābha Tīrtha, to Śrī Nṛhari Tīrtha, and to Śrī Mādhava Tīrtha.
अक्षोभ्य-जयतीर्थ-श्रीज्ञानसिन्धु-दयानिधीन् ।
विद्यानिधिं राजेन्द्रं च जयधर्म मुनिं तथा ॥
akṣobhya-jayatīrtha-śrī-
jñānasindhu-dayānidhīn
vidyānidhiṁ rājendraṁ ca
jayadharma muniṁ tathā
Synonyms
akṣobhya — Śrī Akṣobhya Tīrtha; jayatīrtha — Śrī Jayatīrtha; śrī-jñānasindhu — Śrī Jñānasindhu Tīrtha; dayānidhīn — Śrī Dayānidhi Tīrtha; vidyānidhim — Śrī Vidyānidhi Tīrtha; rājendram — Śrī Rājendra Tīrtha; ca — and; jayadharma — Śrī Jayadharma Tīrtha; munim — the sage; tathā — as well as.
Translation
The lineage then descends through Śrī Akṣobhya Tīrtha, Śrī Jayatīrtha, Śrī Jñānasindhu Tīrtha, Śrī Dayānidhi Tīrtha, Śrī Vidyānidhi Tīrtha, Śrī Rājendra Tīrtha, and the great sage Śrī Jayadharma Tīrtha.
पुरूषोत्तम-ब्रह्मण्य-व्यासतीर्थांश्च संस्तुमः ।
ततो लक्ष्मीपतिं माधवेन्द्रं च भक्तितः ॥
puruṣottama-brahmaṇya-
vyāsatīrthāṁś ca saṁstumaḥ
tato lakṣmīpatiṁ śrīman-
mādhavendraṁ ca bhaktitaḥ
Synonyms
puruṣottama — Śrī Puruṣottama Tīrtha; brahmaṇya — Śrī Brahmaṇya Tīrtha; vyāsatīrthān — Śrī Vyāsatīrtha; ca — and; saṁstumaḥ — we offer our respectful praises; tataḥ — after him; lakṣmīpatim — Śrī Lakṣmīpati Tīrtha; sriman-mādhavendram — the glorious Śrī Mādhavendra Purī; ca — and; bhaktitaḥ — with deep devotion.
Translation
We offer our respectful praises to Śrī Puruṣottama Tīrtha, Śrī Brahmaṇya Tīrtha, and Śrī Vyāsatīrtha. Following them, we offer our devotion to Śrī Lakṣmīpati Tīrtha and Śrī Mādhavendra Purī.
तच्छिष्यान् श्रीश्वराद्वैत-नित्यानन्दान् जगद्गुरून ।
देवं ईश्वर-शिष्यं श्री-चैतन्यं च भजामहे ॥
tac-chiṣyān śrīśvarādvaita-
nityānandān jagad-gurūn
devaṁ īśvara-śiṣyaṁ śrī-
caitanyaṁ ca bhajamāhe
Synonyms
tac-chiṣyān — the disciples of him (Śrī Mādhavendra Purī); śrī-īśvara — Śrī Īśvara Purī; advaita — Śrī Advaita Ācārya; nityānandān — and Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu; jagad-gurūn — who are all spiritual maste• rs of the universe; devam — the Supreme Lord; īśvara-śiṣyaṁ — who accepted the role of a disciple of Śrī Īśvara Purī; śrī-caitanyam — Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu; ca — and; bhajamāhe — we worship.
Translation
We worship the universal spiritual masters Śrī Īśvara Purī, Śrī Advaita Ācārya, and Śrī Nityānanda Prabhu, who are all disciples of Mādhavendra Purī. We also worship the Divine Supreme Lord, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who humbly accepted the position of being a disciple of Śrī Īśvara Purī.
श्रीकृष्ण-प्रेम-दानेन येन निस्तारितं जगत् ॥ ५ ॥
śrī-kṛṣṇa-prema-dānena
yena nistāritaṁ jagat
Synonyms
śrī-kṛṣṇa-prema — pure love for Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa; dānena — by the charity; yena — by whom (Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu); nistāritam — was completely delivered and liberated; jagat — the entire universe.
Translation
By freely distributing the supreme gift of pure love for Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, He completely delivered and liberated the entire universe.
Purport MGDasa
Verse 6
श्रीमन्-मध्व-मते हरिः परतमः सत्यं जगत् तत्त्वतो
भेदो जीव-गणा हरेर् अनुचरा नीचोच्च-भावं गताः ।
मुक्तिर् नैज-सुखानुभूतिर् अमला भक्तिश् च तत्-साधनं
अक्षादि-त्रितयं प्रमाणम् अखिलाम्नायैक-वेद्यो हरिः ॥ ६ ॥
śrīman-madhva-mate hariḥ paratamaḥ satyaṁ jagat tattvato
bhedo jīva-gaṇā harer anucarā nīcocca-bhāvaṁ gatāḥ
muktir naija-sukhānubhūtir amalā bhaktiś ca tat-sādhanaṁ
akṣādi-tritayaṁ pramāṇam akhilāmnāyaika-vedyo hariḥ
Synonyms
śrīmat-madhva-mate — in the sublime philosophy of Śrī Madhvācārya; hariḥ — Lord Hari (Kṛṣṇa); paratamaḥ — is the Supreme Absolute Truth; satyam — is real; jagat — the material universe; tattvataḥ — in reality; bhedaḥ — there is a distinct difference (between God, souls, and matter); jīva-gaṇāḥ — the multitudes of living entities; hareḥ anucarāḥ — are eternal servants of Lord Hari; nīca-ucca-bhāvam — possess different gradations of spiritual capacity; gatāḥ — attained; muktiḥ — liberation; naija-sukha-anubhūtiḥ — is the direct realization of the soul’s own natural bliss; amalā bhaktiḥ — pure devotional service; ca — and; tat-sādhanam — is the sole means to achieve it; akṣa-ādi-tritayam — the three direct sources of evidence (perception, inference, and scriptural testimony); pramāṇam — is the valid proof; akhila-āmnāya-eka-vedyaḥ — who is the singular object known throughout all the Vedas; hariḥ — is Lord Hari.
Translation
In the sublime philosophy of Śrī Madhvācārya, these core truths are established: Lord Hari is the Supreme Absolute Truth. The material universe is real. A distinct difference exists between God, souls, and matter. The countless living entities are eternal servants of Lord Hari, possessing different gradations of spiritual capacity. Liberation is the direct realization of the soul’s own natural bliss, and pure devotional service is the sole means to achieve it. Finally, the three sources of evidence - perception, inference, and scriptural testimony - are the only valid proofs, through which Lord Hari is known as the singular object of all the Vedas.
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