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For many days, I use to think that Chaitanya Mahaprabhu and Srila Prabhupada or A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada is one and the same.

I use to quote many purports of Prabhupada in some of my answers on our site as they are widely available online and are agreeable to my scriptural knowledge. Actually, I don't know about him much previously. When I started knowing about him, I read many of his statements that seem anti-scriptural to me. Although I cannot say they are wrong without much research. It is just my opinions formed based on the current scriptural knowledge I have. Prabhupada founded ISKCON. I heard from many experts that ISKCON narrows down the Sanathan dharma. I also saw words like "demigods" when they are referring to gods other than Krishna, which generally no scriptures support. Recently I searched all my answers and replaced "demigod" with "god". So, I want to know about the authenticity of Prabhupada regarding lineage.

Is there any explicit and direct link between Chaitanya Mahaprabhu? If not, what is the complete (guru-sishya parampara) lineage till Prabhupada?

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  • Chaitanya mahaprabhu taught the Goswami's to put further his message – YOu will not know Jun 17 '22 at 08:56
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    Some people from iskcon said that Srila prabhupada belongs to the lineage of Chaitanya mahaprabhu – YOu will not know Jun 19 '22 at 05:48
  • @Youwillnotknowme oh.. I want to know the complete lineage. – hanugm Jun 19 '22 at 07:45
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    in the shreemadbhagavatgeeta of iskcon they give the complete lineage ni the introduction, which says he is from brahma sampradaya. However there are many debates on this – YOu will not know Jun 19 '22 at 08:46
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    "I read many of his statements that seem anti-scriptural to me." Can you give an example? – MassEnquirer Jun 22 '22 at 02:39
  • @MassEnquirer If one happens to be a kṣatriya he has the power to punish any man; therefore a kṣatriya should at once cut out the tongue of the vilifier and kill him. https://vedabase.io/en/library/sb/4/4/17/ – hanugm Jun 22 '22 at 02:42
  • @MassEnquirer https://hinduism.stackexchange.com/a/42393/661 – hanugm Jun 22 '22 at 02:44
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    "I heard from many experts that ISKCON narrows down the Sanathan dharma." Yes, those who are triggered by Vaishnava philosophy will say just that, especially "Hindus" who are ignorant of scripture and its different philosophies (based on my personal experiences). It shouldn't be so hard for Sanatana Dharmis to respect each other's beliefs. – MassEnquirer Jun 22 '22 at 02:44
  • @hanugm Well I don't know much about that specifically, but sins, punishments, and atonement are all complicated. I wouldn't be surprised if there was a verse ordaining kshatriyas to cut a villifier's tongue. Blaspheming is a sin, and whether the punishment happens in this life or after death makes no difference considering our eternal time in samsara. Obviously, we should consult the scriptures (e.g. the dharma shastras) for specifics. – MassEnquirer Jun 22 '22 at 02:55
  • And @MassEnquirer you can check these: https://vaniquotes.org/wiki/Vivekananda_(Conversations) – hanugm Jun 22 '22 at 04:08

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Srila Prabhupada comes in the direct line of succession of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. His parampara can be found relatively easily if you search online: enter image description here https://www.iskconbangalore.org/guru-parampara/

Specifically, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is the twenty-second person in the lineage coming from Krishna through Madhvacharya (fifth in the parampara and the beginning of the Brahma Sampradaya), and Srila Prabhupada is the thirty-second person in this lineage, tenth from Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.

  1. Lord Chaitanya
  2. Rupa Goswami, (Svarupa, Sanatana Goswami)
  3. Raghunatha, Jiva Goswami
  4. Krishnadasa
  5. Narottama
  6. Vishvanatha
  7. Srila Jagannatha Dasa Babaji Maharaja,(Srila Baladeva Vidyabhushana)
  8. Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura
  9. Srila Gaurakishora Dasa Babaji Maharaja
  10. Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura
  11. AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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