In a standard Sanskrit dictionary, the word sampradaya is defined as "genuine instruction that has been received through guru-parampara or disciplic succession" (guru paramparagatu sad upadesasya). …

Membership in a sampradaya not only lends a level of authority to one’s claims on truth in Hindu traditional context, but also allows one to make those claims in the first place.

SampradAya Parisuddhi is the first of the ChillaRai Rahasyams bequeathed to us by Swamy Desikan. Our SampradhAyam starting from our Lord and flourishing until today through the grace of our …

short note on Srividya Sampradaya (a method of worship of the Divine Mother) Srividya denotes the mantras of Maha Tripurasundari who is also known as Lalitambika or Raja Rajeshwari.

If you accept a Navnath Sampradaya teacher as your guru, you join his Sampradaya. Usually you receive a token of his grace — a look, a touch or a word, sometimes a vivid dream or a strong …

Mahaprabhu’s most intimate and direct disciples are thus those who in their subordinated service (anugatya) of Him want to attain the subordinated service (anugatya) of the nitya-gopis, in their …

Within the Srimad Bhagavatam there is the teaching of an alternative system called the “Acharya‐sampradaya” methodology.