A Positive Alternative: Why Not Join Thakura Bhaktivinoda's Original Guru Parampara? (1)
A Positive Alternative: Why Not Join Thakura Bhaktivinoda's Original Guru Parampara? by Gadadhar Pran Das (Part One) illustration above connects us with a rarely known story: that Bhaktivinoda's guru parivara actually begins from Vishnupriya devi in Navadvipa and from Radha's younger sister Ananga Manjari in Vraja. Hence a major discovery can be uncovered for those who may wish to investigate the matter: that the Gaudiya Math and ISKCON's ancient heritage truly lies here. For would it be improper for us to join the Vaisnava family lineage parivara that Thakura Bhaktivinoda accepted wholeheartedly as his guru varga? Pictured above are the Sampradaya's leading Acaryas (Nitai and Gaura's internal saktis) Jahnava Thakurani (Ananga Manjari) and Vishnupriya devi seated on Sri Goura-Govinda's right and left sides. How the Parampara Began Just prior to Gauranga's taking sannyasa, he personally gave the siksa of his rasaraja upasana doctrine to Vamsiv...