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History Of Pushti Marg |
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Shri Vallabhacharyaji decided to help people by writing
about the true meaning of religion. He evaluated the different
schools of thought and pointed out their drawbacks. He
demonstrated the futility of gnyan and vairagya without
bhakti. He
did not see the point in renouncing the world – it was better
for human beings to stay within
the family structure and serve the
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It took Shri Vallabhacharyaji three years to complete his tour ofIndia
. What he had seen on his travels made him extremely unhappy. His
despair became unbearable on the eleventh day of the bright half
of Shravana. That was when God appeared before him and gave him
the mantra of Brahma Sambandha, which would initiate human beings
in the grace of God. |
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The gist of the mantra
is, ‘God is the real owner of all the things in this world. That
which I consider my own does not really belong to me. I surrender to
God whatever I possess. Oh...
Krishna
, I am your servant.’
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Thus was Shri Vallabhacharyaji chosen by God to spread the cult of
Bhakti. He began his travels again with a devoted band of followers.
Wherever he went, he found ignorance and dissent. Through his own
example he demonstrated how kindness to and love of all living beings
was the best form of worship. His eloquence and the force of his
personality, transformed people, convincing them of the wonders of
Bhakti.
He preached about the love of
Krishna
and the beauty of a life devoted to Him. By triumphing over one’s
senses and turning over oneself completely to the Lord, one could
experience that great bliss, the ‘Bhagavad anand’. |
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