Srila Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura - Amṛta Vāṇī: Néctar de Instrucções para a Imortalidade:
Quem são os Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas?
Os devotos de Viṣṇu são chamados de Vaisnavas, os devotos de Kṛṣṇa são chamados Kārṣṇas, e os devotos de Śrī Rādhā são chamados Gauḍīyas.
Os devotos do Senhor Gaurāṅga, que estão sob o abrigo de Parakīya-mādhurya-rati e que seguem Śrī Rūpa, são chamados Gauḍīyas.
Os Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas seguem Śrī Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, a encarnação de Lalitā. Portanto, eles podem ser definidos como seguidores de Śrī Svarūpa e Śrī Rūpa. Portanto, Mahāprabhu comentou a Śrī Svarūpa Dāmodara Prabhu: "Este é o comportamento de seus devotos Gauḍīya."
Os Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas estão interessados em Mañjarī-bhāva, e Śrī Rādhā-Govinda, Śrī Rādhā-Gopīnātha e Śrī Rādhā-Madana-mohana são suas Deidades adoráveis.
O Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta declara:
śrī-rādhā-saha 'śrī-madana-mohana',
śrī-rādhā-saha 'śrī-govinda'-caraṇa
śrī-rādhā-saha śrīla 'śrī-gopīnātha',
ei tina ṭhākura haya 'gauḍiyāra nātha'
As Deidades de Vṛndāvana de Madana-mohana com Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, Govinda com Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī e Gopīnātha com Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī são a vida e a alma dos Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas. (Caitanya-caritāmṛta Antya 20.142-143)
ei tina ṭhākura gauḍīyāke kariyāchena ātmasāt,
e tinera caraṇa vandoṅ, tine mora nātha
Estas três Deidades de Vṛndāvana [Madana-mohana, Govinda e Gopīnātha] absorveram o coração e a alma dos Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas [seguidores do Senhor Caitanya]. Eu adoro Seus pés de lótus, pois Eles são os Senhores do meu coração.
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi 1.19)
Srila Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura – Amṛta Vāṇī: Nectar of Instructions for Immortality:
Who are the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas?
Devotees of Viṣṇu are called Vaisnavas, devotees of Kṛṣṇa are called Kārṣṇas, and the devotees of Śrī Rādhā are called Gauḍīyas.
Lord Gaurāṅga’s devotees, who are under the shelter of parakīya-mādhurya-rati and who follow Śrī Rūpa, are called Gauḍīyas.
The Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas follow Śrī Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī, the incarnation of Lalitā. Therefore they can be defined as followers of Śrī Svarūpa and Śrī Rūpa. Therefore Mahāprabhu commented to Śrī Svarūpa Dāmodara Prabhu, “This is the behavior of your Gauḍīya devotees.”
The Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas are interested in mañjarī-bhāva, and Śrī Rādhā-Govinda, Śrī Rādhā-Gopīnātha, and Śrī Rādhā-Madana-mohana are their worshipable Deities.
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta states:
śrī-rādhā-saha ‘śrī-madana-mohana’,
śrī-rādhā-saha ‘śrī-govinda’-caraṇa
śrī-rādhā-saha śrīla ‘śrī-gopīnātha’,
ei tina ṭhākura haya ‘gauḍiyāra nātha’
The Vṛndāvana Deities of Madana-mohana with Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, Govinda with Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, and Gopīnātha with Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī are the life and soul of the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas. (Caitanya-caritāmṛta Antya 20.142-143)
ei tina ṭhākura gauḍīyāke kariyāchena ātmasāt,
e tinera caraṇa vandoṅ, tine mora nātha
These three Deities of Vṛndāvana [Madana-mohana, Govinda, and Gopīnātha] have absorbed the heart and soul of the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas [followers of Lord Caitanya]. I worship Their lotus feet, for They are the Lord’s of my heart.
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta Ādi 1.19)
