Vitthalanatha
Gusainji
Prabhucharan Shri Vithalnathji Shri Gusaiji | |
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 Shri Vithalnathji Shri Gusaiji | |
| Born | 1572 |
| Era | Ancient philosophy |
| Region | Indian philosophy |
| School | Hindu philosophy, Shuddhadvaita, Pushtimarg, Vedanta |
Gusaiji was the younger son of ]]. His real name was Vitthalnath. He was born in 1516 at Charnat near Varanasi.[1] Gusaiji as Vithalnathji is mentioned in Hindu scriptures as follows: In Agni Purana, in a chapter titled "Bhavishiyotar" (Future Avatar (birth)), God himself professed that: "In future I will come as son of Shree Vallabh and I will be known as Shree Vithal."[citation needed]
Gusaiji led the sect Pushtimarg, the sect founded by his father after the latter's death. Based on the order of Shrinathji (Krishna's image currently residing in Nathdwara near Udaipur), Gusainji included variation of Bhog (feasts & meals), Raag (music) and Shringaar (adorations) into the seva (day to day services) of Shrinathji. He was also the head of pustimargiya sanghatan i.e.the head of the temple trust(श्रीनाथजी).[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Shri Vithalnathji". on Nathdwara Website's. Retrieved 16 September 2007.
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