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Vitthala-natha or Vitthalanath ( IAST: Viṭṭhalanātha, c. 1516–1588), popularly known as Gusainji, was an Indian philosopher. He was the younger son of Vallabhacharya, who founded the Pushtimarg religious sect of Hinduism.
Dec 28, 2020 · Vitthalanatha (1516-1588), also called as Sant Gusainji, was a great saint and a Krishna devotee. He was the son of the great saint Sri Vallabhacharya. He is believed to be an avatar of Lord Vithoba of Pandharpur.
SHREE VITHALNATHJI (SHRI GUSAINJI) (1516-1586) When Shri Vallabhacharya was a young man, he visited Vitthalnathji's temple in Pandarpura. It was there that the Blessed Lord told the great Acharya to marry so that He could appear as his son.
He declined the gold, taking just seven gold coins which were used to prepare the ornaments of deity Vitthalanatha of Pandarpur. Establishing the Pushtimarg During his lifetime, Vallabhacharya performed three pilgrimages of India.
The Puṣṭimārga or Pushtimarg ( lit. 'Path of Nourishing, Flourishing' ), also known as Vallabha Sampradāya, is a sect of Vaishnavism. It was founded in the early 16th century by Vallabha (1479–1531) and was later expanded by his descendants, particularly Vitthalanatha.
It is wrong to say that Gaudiya Vaishnavas do not accept any link with the Madhva Sampradaya. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was Himself a disciple of a Madhva Guru, Sri Isvara Puri. Baladeva Vidyabhusana himself acknowledges the link between the Madhva Sampradaya and the Gaudiya Vaishnava Sampradaya in his "Prameya Ratnavali".
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Mar 12, 2014 · Vallabhacharya Biography. Vallabhacharya was a religious philosopher who founded the Pushti sect in India. He followed the philosophy of Shuddha advaita (Pure Non-dualism). He composed many philosophical and devotional books.
