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ShreeVitthalnathji
"Shree Gusainji"
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Shri
Gopinathji’s
brother
was
Shri
Vitthalnathji.
He
is
also
known
as
Shri
Gusainji.
He
was
born
on
the
bank
of
the
Ganga
in
Vikram
Samvat
1572
(on
Magshar
vadi
nom).
He
was
given
the
upanayan
sanskar
at
the
age
of
eight
at
Varanasi
.
Shri
Mahaprabhuji
himself
trained
him
in
the
Vedas
and
the
Sanjivini
Vidya.
Like
his
brother
he
went
to
Varanasi
to
study
under
Shri
Madhav
Saraswati.
Shri
Gusainji
also
toured
the
whole
of
India
to
spread
the
message
of
Pushti
Marg. He wrote many books.
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He introduced the idea of divine service as a means of experiencing
love for God. The present form of seva
in
Pushti
Marg
was
devised
by
him.
He
thought
of
using
different
art
forms
such
as
music,
drawing
and
dancing
in
seva.
He
was
convinced
that
the
arts
should
be
employed
in
the
service
of
Shri
Thakorji.
He
was
very
popular
and
even
Emperor
Akbar
honoured
him
and
gave
him
the
title
of
‘Goswamy’.
His
four
poet
devotees
wrote
about
Shri
Krishna’s
leelas.
These
kirtans
are
sung
to
this
day
in
Vaishnav
temples |
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Shri
Vitthalnathji
married
twice
–
his
wives
were
Shri
Rukmini
Vahuji
and
Shri
Padmavati
Vahuji,
and
had
seven
sons
and
four
daughters.
Because
of
these
sons
there
are
seven
seats
or
piths
in
Pusthi
Marg.
Shri
Girdharji
was
the
eldest
son
of
Shri
Gusainji.
He
was
born
at
Adel
on
Kartak
Sudi
Barash
in
Vikram
Samvat
1597.
His
upvit
sanskar
was
celebrated
in
Varanasi
when
he
was
seven
years
old.
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Shri
Govindarayji
was
the
second
son
of
Shri
Gusainji.
He
was
born
on
Kartak
Vadi
Atham
in
Vikram
Samvat
1599.
He
is
said
to
be
the
incarnation
of
Aishvarya
gun.
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Shri
Gusainji’s
third
son,
Shri
Balkrishnalalji,
was
born
at
Adel
on
Bhadrapad
Vadi
Teras
in
Vikram
Samvat
1606.
His
eyes
were
dark
like
rain
clouds
and
his
father
called
him
Rajiv-lochan.
Even
Shri
Nathji
liked
his
eyes
and
asked
Shri
Gusainji
to
get
Him
a
similar
pair!
In
Vikram
Samvat
1614
he
was
given
the
upvit
sanskar
at
Adel.
He
had
a
sharp
intellect
and
he
studied
the
books
of
Shri
Mahaprabhuji.
He
did
a
comparative
study
of
Pushti
Marg
with
other
religions. |
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