other sampradaya members demons if they don't accept Lord Caitanya?

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In this regard Suhotra Swami wrote the following in 1994.

 

 

Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura has explained that the founder-

acaryas of the 4 Vaisnava Sampradayas all had the darsan

of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu during their lifetimes. (They

did not live at the same time as Mahaprabhu, but He

granted them His darsan by His special mercy). Lord

Caitanya gave each acarya his mission. Thus each

sampradaya is actually already under the shelter of

Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Mostly the present-day adherents of

the sampradayas (excepting, of course, the Gaudiya branch

of the Madhva sampradaya) do not know this, but at least

they dutifully worshiping their founder-acaryas, who are

devotees of Lord Caitanya. But if any adherent

deliberately blasphemes Lord Caitanya while claiming to be

a devotee of Krsna, he offends his founder-acarya and thus

clears his way to hell.

 

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Some additional information from Bhakta Jan Mares:

 

> The source of Suhotra Swami's answer is the Navadvipa Mahatmya of

> Bhaktivinoda Thakura, ch. 15-16. The founder-acaryas of the four

> sampradayas took part in Caitanya-lila as Sisu Ananta (previously

> Ramanujacarya), Murari Gupta (Madhvacarya), Vallabhacarya (Visnusvami) and

> Kesava Kasmiri (Nimbarkacarya).

>

> Moreover, the devotees of all avataras took part in the lila of Sri

> Caitanya, the avatari (Navadvipa Mahatmya, ch. 5,10,11):

>

> "'Brahma, hear these secret (antara) words, but do not reveal this openly

> in the scriptures. Taking the role of a devotee, I will taste the nectar

> of bhakti rasa and propagate the most rare process of sankirtana. I will

> make the devotees of all the previous avataras drunk with the nectar of

> Vrndavana."

>

> "'O brahmana, I will tell you a very secret thing. In a short time, there

> will be ecstasy given out here. Gauranga will appear at Mayapur in

> Sacidevi's house, and He will freely distribute prema. In all these places

> the Lord and His devotees will dance madly in the nectar of sankirtana.

> The Lord will perform kirtana along with the devotees of all the previous

> incarnations. The whole universe will be drowned in the flood of prema;

> other than the false logicians, everyone will receive that gift of love.

>

> "The Lord lifted the couple up with His two lotus hands and spoke

> nectarean words, 'Both of you are My exalted devotees, therefore I desired

> to give you My darsana. Very soon I will take birth in Nadia in the womb

> of Saci. With all the devotees of all the avataras, I will distribute the

> gift of prema and Krsna kirtana.