Jagadguru Mahaprabhu Shri Vallabhacharya is famous worldwide. His second son Shri Vitthalnath Prabhucharan is also known as Shri Gusainji. Shri Gusainji's second son is Shri Govindraiji who is also known as "Rajaji". He was born in the village of Adel near Prayag in V.S.1599 (Marsheesh Krishna Ashtami).
Shri Gusainji had seven sons. All the sons had nick names according to the virtues they inherited from their father. Shri Govindji was named Rajaji because of his wisdom and well-rounded knowledge of Sanskrit, Brijbasha and all subjects. Shri Govindraiji's wealth of expertise in administration and politics as well as his extreme kindness to towards all beings and perfected sensibilities in Bhagavat seva, which were apparent right from his childhood, made him seem like a real king. This is why he was given the name "Rajaji", which means king.
EDUCATION:-
Shri Govindraiji took Brahamsambandha mantra from his father in Jatipura before Shri Nathji, the family deity and was given the opportunity to be "pratham shringhari"*. His father educated him in all types of religious literature at a young age he acquired thorough knowledge of the pure non-dualist philosophy in the path of grace-filled devotion. He was also educated in texts on sanskrit grammar.
Shri Govindraiji's knowledge of grammar was so extensive that Shri Gusainji once called on him to correct his elder brother Shri Girdharji's elaboration on Vidwanmandan. Shri Govindraiji contributed greatly to the lineage and has written commentaries on various texts including "Shodash granth" " Laghu vrahad", and the "Vidwanmandan Granth" written by Shri Gusainji. Shri Govindraiji himself wrote luminous texts on the Path of Grace.
PRASANG{1}
Once while Shri Govindraiji was very carefully and lovingly doing the ornamentation of Shri Nathji, his first son, Shri Kalyanrayaji (Lalan) took birth. It was the auspicious day of Poush Krishna saptami (the seventh dark day of the month of Poush) v.s. 1625. Shri Gusainji had become a grand-father for the first time and there was great celebration and joy in Shrimad Gokul as everyone greeted one another for the occasion. Shri Nathji Himself greeted Shri Govindraiji and named the newborn child Shri Kalyanraiji. Shri Nathji said to Shri Govindraiji, "Govind ke Kalyan bhayo" (Govind is exalted). Upon hearing these words Shri Govindraiji became overjoyed and immediately offered his ring to Shri Nathji. Shri Nathji was pleased to accept it. All members of the family including Shri Vitthalnathji as well as Shri Govindraiji's elder and younger brothers were thrilled by Shri Nathji's graceful acceptance of the gift.
PRASANG{2}
Shri Dwarkeshji (the first) has written about how Shri Govindraiji would make Shri Nathji's seva with the greatest devotion, especially during the time of Uttapan. He described how during the wedding of Govindraiji's son, just as the procession was about to begin, Shri Govindraiji suddenly got tears in his eyes. Shri Gusainji asked why this was happening and Shri Govindraiji replied that he was missing the seva of Shri Nathji's Utthapan. Shri Gusainji was very pleased to hear of Shri Govindraiji's divine devotion and told him to go and perform Shri Nathji's Utthapan seva.
we can get his great qualities in this shloka:-
Bhaktimargeya vairagya Nidhanam Tiyakt sangraham/
Vande vilakshnam Bhav Shri Govind pitamaham//
Tatamm swacharya margeya maryada graha manasam/
Manasa vachasa karya namame karunalayam//
It means he was great acharya who is fully devoted for this sect,he has mental renunciation,he abandoned all worldly things collection,he has vilkshan bhav (deep sentiments)for shri Krishna,he emphasized on traditional seva depicted by shri vallabhacharyacharan.
He is incarnation of AISHWARYA form of bhagwan.as said by bhagwadiya:
“Jayati GOVIND anandmaya sarvada”.
He was greatly reverential for his father –GURU-SHRI GUSAIJI.therefore he was given deity of PRABHU SRI VITTHALNATHJI SWAMINIJI which was itself form of bhagwan&shri gusaiji himself
“YASYA DEVE PARA BHAKTI YATHA DEVE TATHA GURAU”(Upanishad).
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