Shri Vallabhacharya Mahaprabhu was the son of Shri Laxmanbhattaji and Illamagaruji. He was born to a Tailang Brahmin family in the village of Champaran [Chhatisgarh]. His family originated from the village of Kankarwar [A.P.]. The ancestors of Shri Vallabhacharya were blessed by Bhagavan Yagyanarayan so that once one hundred Somyagnas would be performed a divine son would take birth in their family. When he appeared, he was brilliant from childhood. He learned all Vedas, Puranas, Vedanta, Upanishad, Bhagvat, Geeta, etc in just four years. His father was very surprised by this. Then one night while he slept Bhagavan himself expressed to him that he shouldn’t worry because divine grace has manifested in the form of Shri Vallabh and therefore he has godly qualities.
He was the incarnation of Lord Krishna's lotus mouth therefore he was named as "Vaishwanar". Acharyaji's form is described as:-
SONDARYANIJAHRADGATAM PRAKTIT AM SRI GUDHBHAVATMAKAM/
PUNROOPANCH PUNASTADANTARGATAM PRAVISHATSWAPRIYE/
SANSHLISTAVURBHARYORBABHAU RASMAYKRASHNO HI YATSAKSHIKAM/
ROOPAMTATTRITAYATMAKAM PARMABHIDYEYAM SAD VALLABHAM//’’
He contains three forms within himself. He is the incarnation of Shri Krishna, the form of Shri Swaminiji as well as a witness of the two.
He was married to Shri Mahalaxmi Bahuji and had two sons, Shri Gopinathji and Shri Vitthalnathji [Shri Gusainji]. He established the "shuddhadwait nirguna pushtibhaktimarg" and was instructed by Bhagavan to spread pushtimarg, its principles, seva etc. He therefore circumambulated India three times accompanied by his main disciples. The pilgrimages were difficult due to the conditions of the time. There were no roads, no means of communication and many rulers along the way were non-hindu. Shri Vallabhacharya walked barefoot through deep forests in order to teach the divine philosophy of pustimarg.
He debated in Kashi, Vidyanagar, Orcha, Udipi, Ujjain, Tirupathi and Vishnukanchi establishing shuddhadwait brahmavada among the four lineages of Shankaracharya, Ramanujacharya, Nimbarkacharya and Madhvacharya. After the debate in Vidynagar Shri Vallabhacharya was given the seat of head acharya of the Vishnuswamisampradaya.
His home was established in the village of Adel. He also constructed Shri Nathji's temple in Jatipura on the Govardhan hill.
He had thousands of followers but there were eighty-four vaishnavas who were exceptionally exhalted. He lived a simple house-holder life (grasthashram) without any worldly affliction.
He had performed various somyagyas. His main literary works are Anubhasyam, Poorvamimansabhasyam, Krashnayajurvedabhasyam, Gayatribhasyam, Shodashgranth, Tattvarthdeepnibandh and Subhodini [commentary on Bhagvat].
Shri Vallabhacharya's entire life was devoted to teaching seva and the principles of pushti marg as well as being a living example of it.
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