ānanda-tīrtha-nāma sukha-maya-dhāma yatir jīyāt
saṁsārārṇava-taraṇīm yam iha janāḥ kīrtyanti budhāḥ

May that great sannyāsī, Śrīla Ānanda Tīrtha (Madhvācārya) be ever victorious. He is like a boat to cross the ocean of the material world, and the wise men in this world praise him. (Prameya Ratnāvalī by Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa)

The contents of the following articles are in response to a group of young men claiming to be the followers of Śrī Madhvācārya who recently insulted Śrīla A.C. Bhaktivedānta Swami Prabhupāda and challenged the siddhānta of the Gauḍīya sampradāya. Many of their points are due to a lack of knowledge of Gauḍīya siddhānta, whilst other arguments appear to stem more from the fundamental defects of conditioned souls, such as malice and envy.

In contrast to the vitriol of these persons, the senior-most leader of the Madhva sampradāya, H.H. Viśveśa Tīrtha Swamijī of Pejāvara Maṭha, has glorified Śrīla A.C. Bhaktivedānta Swami Prabhupāda as follows:

“Just as Bhagiratha brought the Ganga to India, Swami Prabhupāda brought the Bhakti-Gaṅgā to the whole world.” (Opening of Prabhupāda’s puṣpa-samādhi, Māyāpura 1995)

Along with this, letters of appreciation from five prominent Madhva leaders may be found here: Uḍupī Asta Matha Letters PDF

The articles in this section are as follows:

• The Validity of the Gauḍīya Paramparā
• The Divinity of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu
• The Ontological Position of the Vaiṣṇava over the Brāhmaṇa
• The Supremacy of Śrīmad Bhāgavatam
• A Word to our Madhva-Vaiṣṇava Brethren PDF (From The Harmonist, 1935)
• Conversations on Mādhavendra Purī
• Brahma’s Illusion

We will analyse each of these issues individually and present the conclusion according to the Gauḍīya viewpoint. In each chapter the oppositions various arguments will be presented, followed by our refutation. Our sole aim in presenting this thesis is to show our own community of Vaiṣṇavas that we indeed have valid and conclusive answers to such objections.

Although we may speak very strongly in our rebuttal, we would like to make it very clear that we find no fault with the great Vaiṣṇava Śrī Madhva Muni himself. We regard him as one of our sampradāya-ācāryas and offer him all respects. It is the opinion of the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas that the teachings of Śrī Madhvācārya are a vital step in the evolution of theism which culminates in the philosophy of divine love expounded by Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu.

We do not claim to be a great vidvān (scholar), nor do we claim to have much knowledge in philosophy and history. We simply pray at the lotus feet of our revered Gurudeva, Oṁ Viṣṇupāda Śrī Śrīmad Bhakti Gaurava Narasiṅgha Mahārāja and the predecessor ācāryas in our guru-varga such as Śrīla A. C. Bhaktivedānta Swami Prabhupāda, Śrīla B. R. Śrīdhara Deva Gosvāmī Mahārāja, Śrīla B. P. Purī Gosvāmī, Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura, Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura, and Śrīla Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa to bless us with inspiration.

Praying for the mercy of Hari, Guru and Vaiṣṇavas.

Tridaṇḍi-bhikṣu
Swami Bhakti Vijñāna Giri

1. Tattvavāda and Gauḍīya Siddhānta by Swami B.V. Giri
2. The Validity of the Gauḍiya Paramparā and It’s Link With Madhvācārya by Swami B.V. Giri
3. The Divinity Of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu by Swami B.V Giri
4. The Ontological Position of the Vaiṣṇava over the Brāhmaṇa by Swami B.V. Giri
5. The Supremacy of Śrīmad Bhāgavatam over the Vedas by Swami B.V. Giri

• Letters from the Madhva-Maṭhas in Udupi in Support of Śrīla Prabhupāda and the Gauḍiya Sampradāya
• A Word to Our Madhva Brethren (Originally published in The Harmonist, Vol. 31, May 1935)
• Letters in Response to Articles on the Gauḍīya Sampradāya and Madhvācārya
• Speech by Śrī Viśveśa Tīrtha Swamijī of Pejāvara Maṭha
• Conversations on Mādhavendra Purī by Swami B.G. Narasiṅgha