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2001 www.kksongs.org
Four Authorized Successions
of Disciples
According to the Padma Purana, there are four authorized chains that came from
Lord Krsna. While there might some differences in
certain aspects of the philosophy, the overall spirit is the same amongst the
four successions. While the great majority of the site is centered on the
Brahma Sampradaya or the succession of disciples
transmitted from Lord Krsna through Lord Brahma,
songs from other authorized sampradayas have been
included whenever found. This is a siksa-parampara, therefore, it describes the transmission of knowledge from
the bonafide spiritual master to the student. More
detail of this is mentioned in the Introduction Bhagavad-Gita As It Is by Srila
Prabhupada.
Brahma Sampradaya:
1) Krsna
2) Brahma
3) Narada
4) Vyasadeva
5) Madhvacarya
(founder)
6) Padmanabha
7) Nrhari
8) Madhava
9) Aksobhya
10) Jaya
Tirtha
11) Jnanasindhu
12) Dayanidhi
13) Vidyanidhi
14) Rajendra
15) Jayadharma
16) Purusottama
17) Brahmanya
Tirtha
18) Vyasa
Tirtha
19) Laksmipati
20) Madhavendra
Puri
21A) Isvara
Puri
21B) Lord
Nityananda
22) Lord Caitanya
23A) Rupa
Goswami
23B) Svarupa
Damodara
24B) Gopala
Bhatta Goswami
27) Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura
28A)
Baladeva Vidyabhusana
32A) Bhakti Prajnana Kesava Goswami
32B) A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Kumara
Sampradaya:
1) Krsna
2) Visnu
3) Hamsavatara
4) Sanaka
Kumara
5) Nimbarkacarya (Nimbaditya) (founder)
6)
Srinivasa Acarya
7) Visva
Acarya
8)
Purusottama Acarya
9)
Vilasa Acarya
11) Madhava Acarya
12) Balabhadra Acarya
13)
Padma Acarya
14)
Syama Acarya
15)
Gopala Acarya
16) Krpa
Acarya
17) Deva
Acarya
18)
Sundara Bhattacarya
19)
Padmanabha Bhattacarya
20)
Upendra Bhattacarya
21)
Ramacandra Bhattacarya
22)
Vamana Bhattacarya
23)
Krsna Bhattacarya
24)
Padmakara Bhattacarya
25)
Sravana Bhattacarya
26)
Bhuri Bhattacarya
27)
Madhava Bhattacarya
28)
Syama Bhattacarya
29)
Gopal Bhattacarya
30)
Balabhadra Bhattacarya
31)
Gopinath Bhattacarya
32)
Kesava Bhattacarya
33)
Gangala Bhattacarya
34)
Kesava Kasmiri
Songs on
this site from the Kumara Sampradaya:
Jaya Radhe Jaya
Radhe Radhe Jaya Radhe
Jnana Svarupam Ca Harer Adhinam
Namaste Sriyai Radhikayai Parayai
Rudra Sampradaya:
1) Krsna
2) Siva
(Rudra)
3) Visnu
Swami (founder)
4) Tirtha
Swami
5) Sridhara
Swami
Songs on this site from the Rudra Sampradaya:
Adharam
Madhuram (Vallabhacarya)
Sri Sampradaya:
1) Krsna
2) Narayana
(Lord Visnu)
3) Sri
(Laksmi-devi)
4)
Nathamuni
5)
Yamunacarya
6)
Ramanujacarya (founder)
Songs on
thie site from the Sri Sampradaya:
Krsna Ena Barade Krsna Ena Barade (Purandara Dasa)
Matah Sudhaphala Late Mahaniyasile (Tottaiyacarya)
Sri Vallabheti Vara Deti (Mukunda Mala Stotram) (Kulasekhara)
Srimad Akalanka Paripurna (Sankara Paramesvarena)
Udaya Ravi Sahasra Dyotitam (Trivikramacarya)
Vrttotphulla Visalaksam (Sankara Paramesvarena)
UPDATED: March
9, 2012