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The Ancestors Of Shree
Vallabhacharyaji |
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Shri
Yagyanarayan Bhatt was learned and pious. He was a Brahmin of Taitariya
Shakhadhyayi Triparavaranvit Aangiras Yajurvedantrgat Aapstambh Bharadwaj Gotra.
His wife’s name was Shri Narmada.
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He was initiated into the
Gopal Mantra by a saint named Vishnumuni. Shri Yagyanarayanji was a
great devotee of Gopal. Shri Krishna once appeared before him and
told him that He would take birth in his family when his descendants
had completed one hundred Som Yagya. Shri Yagyanarayan himself
performed thirty two Som Yagya. His family was also known as Som
Yaji because of the tradition of Som Yagya. |
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His son Gangadhar Somyaji was
as learned as his father was. His book,
Mimansa Rahasya, was appreciated by
scholars. He performed twenty eight Som Yagya. He had a son by his
wife, Shri Kanchi. |
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Shri Gangadhar Somyaji’s son,
Shri Ganapati Somyaji, carried on the family tradition of being
learned and performing Som yagya. His book was called
Sarva Tantra Nigrah.
He performed thirty Som Yagya. |
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Shri Ganapati and his wife,
Shri Ambika’s, son Shri Vallabh Bhatt was a scholar of Shruti and
Smruti. He wrote an essay called ‘Bhakti Deep’. He performed five
Som Yagya. His wife was Shri Purna. They had two sons, Shri Lakshman
Bhatt and Shri Janardhan Bhatt. It is said that Shri Vallabh Bhatt
became a sanyasi later in life. |
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It
is
believed
that
Shri
Lakshman
Bhatt
was
born
in
Samvat
1510.
His
father
and
Shri
Vishnuchit
Dikshit
taught
him
the
Vedas,
Vedant
and
Puranas.
He
was
married
to
Shri
Yallamagaru
and
Shri
Illamagaru,
who
were
the
daughters
of
Shri
Susharma,
the
Raj
Purohit
of
the
then
Vidyanagar
State.
They
migrated
to
a
village
called
Kankarwad
as
their
native
place,
Kakumbhkar,
was
ruined
by
enemy
attack.
His
children
were
Shri
Ramkrishna,
Shri
Subhadra
and
Shri
Saraswati
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Shri
Lakshman
Bhatt
performed
the
hundredth
Som
Yagya.
When
God
did
not
take
birth
in
his
family,
as
had
been
promised,
he
went
on
a
pilgrimage.
He
met
Shri
Trikhandi
Muni
who
initiated
him
into
Vishnuswami
Sampraday
with
Gopal
Mantra.
After
some
time
he
went
back
home.
When
he
was
travelling
with
his
wife,
Shri
Illimagaru,
his
son,
Vallabhacharya
–
the
incarnation
of
Lord
Krishna
–
was
born.
Shri
Lakshman
Bhatt
died
in
Vikram
Samvat
1546
Chaitra
Vadi
Navami. |
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It is said that Lord Krishna came into the world in the form of Shri
Vallabhacharyaji
in
order
to
save
Hinduism
from
the
savage
attacks
of
Muslim
invaders.
He
was
born
in
the
sixteenth
century
at
Chmparanya
(now
in
the
state
of
Bihar
).
His
birth
took
place
in
Vikram
Samvat
1535
(Vaishakh
Krushnapaksh
Ekadashi
Thursday
Ghanishtha
Nakshatra
Kark
Lagna.) |
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Shri
Mahaprabhuji
Vallabhacharyaji
is
the
initiator
of
the
path
of
grace
known
as
Pushti
Marg.
He
propounded
the
philosophy
of
Shuddhavaita. |
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The
story
of
the
birth
of
Shri
Mahaprabhuji
is
in
the
realm
of
the
miraculous.
His
parents,
Shri
Laxmana
Bhatt
and
Shri
Illamagaru,
were
great
devotees
of
Lord
Krishna.
On
their
way
to
the
South
of
India,
they
were
worried
because
Shri
Illamagaru
was
pregnant.
The
journey
was
arduous
and
she
gave
birth
to
a
premature
baby.
The
baby
appeared
to
be
stillborn
so
the
mother
covered
it
with
leaves
and
left
it
in
the
hollow
of
a
Shami
tree.
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While
resting
on
the
bank
of
a
river,
they
heard
the
voice
of
God
in
a
dream:
“I
have
come
to
you
in
the
form
of
a
newly
born
child
to
protect
Hinduism.”
They
rushed
to
the
Shami
tree,
where
to
their
amazement,
they
found
the
child
playing
in
the
midst
of
flames.
Gazing
at
the
smiling
child
with
a
halo
around
its
head,
were
the
ferocious
animals
of
the
forest
as
well
as
its
gentlest
creatures.
It
was
obvious
to
the
awe-struck
parents
that
this
was
indeed
God.
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Shri
Vallabhacharyaji
is
considered
Amshavatar.
He
is
also
known
as
the
Mukharvind
of
Shri
Krishna.
It
is
believed
that
in
God’s
Vishwa
Swaroop
His
face
is
made
of
fire.
When
Shri
Vallabhacharya’s
parents
found
him
under
the
Shami
tree,
he
was
surrounded
by
fire. |
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