13 Female Gurus in
ISKCON’s Guru Parampara mentioned in Bhagavad-gita “As It Is”

Hare Krishna.
Good News for both sides: Pro-FDG as well as anti-FDG. From the Guru Parampara mentioned in the Bhagavad-gita “As It Is.”

65% Gurus are Females in their spiritual identities

At a careful analysis of the Guru Parampara as given in the Bhagavad-gita “As It Is” of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, it is found that 65% of gurus of the disciplic line that starts from Madhavendra Puri and ends at A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada are Females in their spiritual identities. This is a good news for the supporters of Female Diksa-gurus in ISKCON.

100% Gurus are Males in their Material Incarnations

This careful analysis also reveals that all the gurus who were females in their spiritual identities, nonetheless, took a male form when they descended in the material world to preach and become Gurus. Hence, there is no Female Guru in the list. This is a good news for those who oppose Female Diksa-gurus in ISKCON.

Please see the analysis in tables below:

Guru’s Name
Spiritual Identity
Gender
(Spiritual)
Gender
(Incarnation)
21. Īśvara Purī,
Unknown
Unknown
Male
Nityananda
Lord Balarama
Male
Male
Advaita
Sadashiva / Mahavishnu
Male
Male
22. Lord Caitanya
Krsna
Male
Male
23. Rūpa
Rupa Manjari
Female
Male
Svarupa
Visakha-devi or Lalita Sakhi
Female
Male
Sanatana
Lavanga Manjari
Female
Male
24. Raghunātha
Raga Manjari
Female
Male
Raghunatha Das
Rasa or Rati or Tulasi Manjari
Female
Male
Jiva
Vilasa Manjari
Female
Male
25. Kṛṣṇadāsa
Kasturi Manjari
Female
Male
26. Narottama
Champaka Manjari
Female
Male
27. Viśvanātha
Vinoda-Vallari Manjari
Female
Male
28. Jagannātha
Rasika Manjari
Female
Male
Baladeva
Gopinath Acharya or Brahma
Male
Male
29. Bhaktivinoda
Kamala Manjari
Female
Male
30. Gaurakiśora
Guna Manjari
Female
Male
31. Bhaktisiddhānta
Nayanamani Manjari
Female
Male
32. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Unknown

Male

Summary Study of the Above Table:
Total no. of Gurus starting from Madhavendra Puri
20
Gender in Spiritual Identity
Male
04 (20%)
Female
13 (65%)
Unknown
03 (15%)
Gender in Material Incarnation
Male
20 (100%)
Female
00 (0%)
Unknown
00 (0%)

It is noticeable and worth considering, what stopped these liberated nitya-siddha personalities (whose eternal constitutional gender is female) from descending to this world in a female form? Probably because they were to take the position of Gurus which, in the material world, is not the constitutional position of the female form but the male form.
Below is a comprehensive list of different personalities in Mahaprabhu’s lila with their spiritual identities (svarupas). One may notice something there also.

Gaura Lila
Krishna Lila
Gender (Spiritual)
Gender (Incarnation)
Gender Change
1.
Sri  Caitanya Mahaprabhu
Syamasundara, Sri Krishna
Male
Male
Same
2.
Sacimata
Yasodamayi
Female
Female
Same
3.
Jagannatha Misra
Nanda Maharaja
Male
Male
Same
4.
Laksmipriya
Janaki & Rukmini
Female
Female
Same
5.
Vishnupriya
Bhu Devi
Female
Female
Same
6.
Nityananda Rama
Lord Balarama
Male
Male
Same
7.
Hadai Pandita
Vasudeva
Male
Male
Same
8.
Padmavati
Rohini
Female
Female
Same
9.
Jahnava Mata
Ananga Manjari
Female
Female
Same
10
Vasudha
Varuni Devi
Female
Female
Same
11
Biracandra
Kshirodakashayi Vishnu
Male
Male
Same
12
Ganga Devi
Ganga Mayi
Female
Female
Same
13
Advaita Prabhu
Sadashiva / Mahavishnu
Male
Male
Same
14
Sita Devi
Yogamaya
Female
Female
Same
15
Gadadhara Pandita
Srimati Radharani
Female
Male
Changed to Male
16
Srivasa Thakura
Narada Muni
Male
Male
Same
17
Malini Devi
Ambika Devi
Female
Female
Same
18
Pundarika Vidyanidhi
Vrishabhanu Maharaja
Male
Male
Same
19
Mukunda Dasa
Vrinda Devi
Female
Male
Changed to Male
20
Saranga Thakura
Nandimukhi
Female
Male
Changed to Male
21
Govinda Acarya
Paurnamasi
Female
Male
Changed to Male
22
Svarupa Damodara
Lalita Sakhi
Female
Male
Changed to Male
23
Raya Ramananda
Visakha Sakhi
Female
Male
Changed to Male
24
Govindanandana Thakura
Citra Sakhi
Female
Male
Changed to Male
25
Ramananda Vasu
Indulekha Sakhi
Female
Male
Changed to Male
26
Sivananda Sena
Campakalata Sakhi
Female
Male
Changed to Male
27
Vakresvara Pandita
Tungavidya Sakhi
Female
Male
Changed to Male
28
Govinda Ghosa
Rangadevi Sakhi
Female
Male
Changed to Male
29
Vasudeva Ghosa
Sudevi Sakhi
Female
Male
Changed to Male
30
Raghava Pandita
Dhanistha Sakhi
Female
Male
Changed to Male
31
Rupa Gosvami
Rupa Manjari
Female
Male
Changed to Male
32
Raghunatha Dasa Gosvami
Rati Manjari
Female
Male
Changed to Male
33
Sanatana Gosvami
Lavanga Manjari
Female
Male
Changed to Male
34
Jiva Gosvami
Vilasa Manjari
Female
Male
Changed to Male
35
Raghunatha Bhatta Gosvami
Rasa Manjari
Female
Male
Changed to Male
36
Gopal Bhatta Gosvami
Guna Manjari
Female
Male
Changed to Male
37
Lokanatha Gosvami
Manjulali Manjari
Female
Male
Changed to Male
38
Krishnadasa Kaviraja Gosvami
Kasturi Manjari
Female
Male
Changed to Male
39
Ramacandra Puri
Jatila Gopi
Female
Male
Changed to Male
40
Kholavecha Sridhara
Madhumangala Sakha
Male
Male
Same
41
Narahari Sarkara
Madhumati Sakhi
Female
Male
Changed to Male
42
Gauridasa Pandita
Subala Sakha
Male
Male
Same
43
Abhirama Thakura
Sridama Sakha
Male
Male
Same
44
Sikhi Mahiti
Ragalekha Sakhi
Female
Male
Changed to Male
45
Madhavi Mahiti
Kalakeli Sakhi
Female
Female
Same
46
Sarvabhauma Bhattacarya
Brihaspati Maharaja
Male
Male
Same
47
Paramananda Puri
Uddhava Mahasaya
Male
Male
Same
48
Keshava Bharati
Akrura / Sandipani Muni
Male
Male
Same
49
Jagai & Madhai
Jaya & Vijaya
Male
Male
Same
50
Gopinatha Acharya
Caturmukha Brahma
Male
Male
Same
51
Haridasa Thakura
Prahlada / Brahma
Male
Male
Same
52
Nilambara Cakravarti
Garga Acharya
Male
Male
Same
53
Devananda Pandita
Bhaguri Rishi
Male
Male
Same
54
Gangadasa
Durvasa Muni
Male
Male
Same
55
Vrindavana Dasa Thakura
Vedavyasa
Male
Male
Same
56
Vallabha Bhatta
Sukadeva Gosvami
Male
Male
Same
57
Madhavendra Puri
Unknown
Male
58
Isvara Puri
Unknown
Male
59
Narottama Dasa Thakura
Champaka Manjari
Female
Male
Changed to Male
60
Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura
Vinoda-Vallari Manjari
Female
Male
Changed to Male
61
Jagannatha Dasa Babaji
Rasika Manjari
Female
Male
Changed to Male
62
Bhaktivinoda Thakura
Kamala Manjari
Female
Male
Changed to Male
63
Gaurakishora Dasa Babaji
Guna Manjari
Female
Male
Changed to Male
64
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati
Nayana-Mani Manjari
Female
Male
Changed to Male
65
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Unknown
Unknown
Male

Summary study of the above Table:
No. of Female Personalities of Spiritual World descended in Preaching pastimes of Lord Caitanya
40
Changed Female Forms to Male Forms
30 (75%)
Kept Female Forms intact
10 (25%)
Changed Male Forms to Female Forms
00 (NONE)

Conclusion:


When Krishna descended to this world, female forms descended as is, without change. But in Gaura Lila, majority of them descended changing their forms to Male forms. This may be because Lord Caitanya specifically came (external reason) to this world for preaching. In this world Male form is fit for preaching and doesn’t go against the Vedic Culture designed by Lord Krishna to uplift fallen souls in mass if they preach by going out. However, if female form has to preach, then going out, becoming leader, taking positions, etc. directly confronts with their prescribed behavioural norms specifically given by Lord Krishna for all female forms in the material world to follow. So if female form starts preaching then they transgress their acarana (behavioral norms) wihtout which preaching is useless. Achara (right behavior) and pracara (preaching) should go together; otherwise foolish conditioned souls tend to imitate and create havoc. This issue is discussed thoroughlt by Lord Krishna in Bhagavad-gita 3.17-25, where he says that even He Himself follows the Behavioral Norms set by Vedic Culture (designed by Himself) when He descends to the material world.

Thus, even if some ISKCON devotees in female form are nitya-siddha, they still need to follow this practice of not accepting the position of gurus following in the footsteps of majority of the nitya-siddhas described above.

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