We have to pick up the prominent acaryas, and follow from him

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Note : prominent acarya is Srila Prabhupda--because all sections of society QUOTE HIM.

 

68-04-12.Letter: Dayananda Regarding parampara system: there is nothing to

wonder for big gaps. Just like we belong to the Brahma Sampradaya, so we accept

it from Krishna to Brahma, Brahma to Narada, Narada to Vyasadeva, Vyasadeva to

Madhva, and between Vyasadeva and Madhva there is a big gap. But it is

sometimes said that Vyasadeva is still living, and Madhva was fortunate enough

to meet him directly. In a similar way, we find in the Bhagavad-gita that the

Gita was taught to the sungod, some millions of years ago, but Krishna has

mentioned only three names in this parampara system--namely, Vivasvan, Manu,

and Iksvaku; and so these gaps do not hamper from understanding the parampara

system. We have to pick up the prominent acaryas, and follow from him. There

are many branches also from the parampara system, and it is not possible to

record all the branches and sub-branches in the disciplic succession. We have

to pick up from the authority of the acharya in whatever sampradaya we belong

to.