Within the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition, a clear hierarchy of scriptural authority emerges, centered above all on the Bhagavata Purana (Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam). This Purana is regarded as the principal revelation, with particular reverence given to the Tenth Canto, which narrates Krishna’s Vraja pastimes and thus provides the theological and emotional heart of the tradition. Alongside it, the Bhagavad Gītā holds a primary place, its teachings on devotion interpreted in light of Krishna as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. These two texts form the broad scriptural foundation upon which more specifically Gaudiya works build their distinctive vision of Radha-Krishna bhakti.

From this foundation, the tradition turns to a rich body of works that articulate its theology and practice in a more systematic way. Chief among these are the Ṣaṭ-sandarbhas of Jīva Gosvāmī, six treatises that present Gaudiya Vedānta and establish the authority of the Bhāgavatam while expounding the nature of Bhagavān, Krishna, bhakti, and divine love. Complementing these are the works of the Six Gosvāmīs of Vṛndāvana, especially Rūpa and Sanātana Gosvāmī. Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu and Ujjvala-nīlamaṇi analyze the varieties of devotional sentiment, with particular attention to the conjugal love of Radha and Krishna, while Sanātana Gosvāmī’s Hari-bhakti-vilāsa and Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta address ritual practice and gradations of devotion and spiritual realms.

Equally central are the biographies and theological narratives of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, who is understood as the living embodiment of the bhakti ideal. Caitanya-caritāmṛta by Kṛṣṇadāsa Kavirāja and Caitanya-bhāgavata by Vṛndāvana Dāsa Ṭhākura together provide both a historical and theological lens through which the earlier scriptures are read and lived. Around these core works cluster other revered texts such as the Brahma-saṁhitā, which praises Krishna and his abode, and devotional compositions like Krishna-karnāmṛta, as well as the Gopāla-tāpanī Upaniṣad, which focuses on Krishna worship. Taken together, this scriptural constellation offers not only doctrine but a detailed map of practice, mood, and realization, guiding the practitioner ever more deeply into Radha-Krishna–centered devotion.