Why are they?
In Hinduism it is common to regard one's
Ishtadevata as supreme and all other deities as aspects or manifestations of
him/her.
For instance, the Shaivas regard Shiva as
Parabrahman and respect Vishnu, Krishna, Brahma, etc. as aspects or
manifestations of Shiva and the goddesses such as Lakshmi, Radha, Sarasvati,
etc. as aspects or manifestations of Shakti-Devi.
The Shaktas also respect the other
deities.
But the Gaudiya Vaishnavas seem to hold the view
that only Krishna is god, all other deities are mere demi-gods.
Why? Did Sri Chaitanya preach that?
Is this view shared by all Vaishnava sects, or are
there branches of the Vaishnava tradition that follow the classical Hindu
tradition?
On which scriptures do they base their view, and
on whose interpretation of these
scriptures?
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