विट्ठलनाथ

vitthalanath

vitthalanath (janm- 1515 ee., varanasi; mrityu- 1585 ee., govardhan, mathura) 'vallabh sanpraday' ke pravartak aur 'ashtachhap' ke sansthapak the. vitthalanath sangit aur chitrakala mean bhi pravin the. ve bhaktipath mean jati-paant ko nahian manate the. kahate haian ki unhoanne tanasen, rasakhan aur achhoot mohan ko bhi upadesh diya tha.

jivan parichay

'vallabh sanpraday' ke pravartak aur 'ashtachhap' ke sansthapak vitthalanath ka janm varanasi ke nikat charavat namak gaanv mean paush krishn paksh navami ko 1515 ee. hua tha. vitthalanath pushtimargi achary vallabhachary ke putr the. pita ke jivan kal mean inaki adhyayan ke prati ruchi kam thi, kiantu bad mean inhoanne guru madhav sarasvati se ved-vedaant, shastr puran adi ka gahan adhyayan kiya. b de bhaee ke asamayik nidhan ke karan ye sanpraday ki gaddi ke svami bane aur use naya roop dene mean jut ge. shrinath ji ke mandir mean seva ki nee vidhi 'varshikotsav' adi ko inhoanne hi akarshak banaya.

'ashtachhap' ki sthapana

vitthalanath ne apane pita ke char shishy- 'kuanbhanadas', 'sooradas', 'paramanand das' aur 'krishnadas' tatha apane char shishy- 'chaturbhujadas', 'govindasvami', 'chhitasvami' aur 'nandadas' ko milakar 'ashtachhap' ki sthapana ki. shrinath ji ke mandir mean seva-pooja ke samay inhian ath ke pad gae jate the. vitthaladas ke prabhav se hi badashah akabar ne gokul mean vanar, mor, gay adi ke vadh par pratibandh laga diya tha. usane pharaman dvara gokul mean maphi ki bhoomi bhi di thi.

kavy aur gady

vitthalanath ke shishyoan mean anek raja-maharaja bhi sammilit the. inhoanne jahaan-jahaan dharmik upadesh die, ve sthan baithak kahalae. aisi 28 baithakoan mean se 16 braj kshetr mean hai. brajabhasha kavy aur gady mean inhoanne lagabhag 50 granthoan ki rachana ki thi.

sharir tyag

vitthalanath ne giriraj (govardhan) ki ek gufa mean pravesh karake 1585 ee. mean sharir tyag diya.