Vaisnavism is devotion. Vaisnavism is bhakti. The soul is a servant of Krishna. Krishna seva is your own soul’s welfare.
The whole of samsara (reincarnation) is maya (illusory). So much suffering. From that time, away from Krishna, came this maya, all jivas (soul) are suffering. Our sastra (scriptures) and rishis (saints) whose heart is clean reveal the path. Sampraday, this is Krishna’s power and that power of devotion comes via Parampara, that is sampraday.
Mahaprabhu is direct Krishna. Radha-Krishna. During Vraja-lila Krishna wanted to taste Radharani’s prema or love. How is her prema? I will taste that. For that desire, the result is Mahaprabhu. Mahaprabhu came for tasting Radharani’s prema. Mahaprabhu came with all his Vraja parshadas (associates), they came here and they all gave publicity to the whole world of Vraja-prem, Radha-prem and Radha-dasyam.
That is our Gaudiya-Vaisnavism. Vaisnavism and Gaudiya-Vaisnavism is different. Narayan seva only gives dasya-rasa. In our Gaudiya it is madhurya-rasa and Vraja bhav. Mahaprabhu. That is Gaudiya Vaisnavism.
Sri Ananta Das Babaji