Shri Rama Navmi in Pushtimarg

April 3, 2009
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The utsav of Rama Navmi is celebrated with a special fervour in Pushtimarg. Tilak, panchamrat, badhais of ‘Shri Raghunath palne jhoole…’ (Shri Rama is resting in the cradle…) are sung sanmukh of Shri Thakurji. Let us understand why the utsav of Maryada Purushottam Shri Rama is so eagerly celebrated by vraj-bhakta vaishnavs for whom centre [...]

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Baithakji pictures – Kashi, Warkala etc

March 25, 2009

The Baithakjis of Shri Vallabhkul are a salient feature of Pushtimarg; Spread across the whole of India in the most diverse of places and the most distinct of locations, they stand as proud landmarks of the journeys of Shri Vallabh, Shri Gusainji and subsequent Acharyas as they undertook limitless parishram to bring the lost jeevs [...]

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The Days of Dol

March 11, 2009

In Pushtimarg, the days of Holi Khel which begin from Basant Panchami and culminate on Dol-Utsav are organized in a definite sequence to systematically guide the bhakta in achieving Sakha-bhav. It’s a deliberate process and must not be misunderstood as a casual arrangement of days. Bhav means an intense emotion. Since emotions fall into intangible [...]

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Basant Holi Khel: Celebrating Divine Love

February 14, 2009

Basant Panchami: day of divine love and the significance of the Basant season in Pushtimarg. Is it just coincidence that the day of divine love in Vraj: Basant Panchami and the day of temporal love in the mortal world: Valentine’s Day fall so near to each other? This year Basant Panchami (Maha Sud 5) was [...]

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Shri-kund in Kamvan, Vraj

February 8, 2009

Shri-kund in Kamvan is the 16th Baithak of Shri Mahaprabhuji. By Shri Vallabh’s Grace a spirit attained moksha here. It has been a very busy week since the blog was uploaded for testing and some final changes. We made several modifications based on the feedback received from vaishnavs all over the world who reviewed the [...]

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Basant Panchami, my first post !

January 31, 2009

श्री गोकुलेन्दुर्जयति – श्री कृष्णाय नम: – श्री गोपीजनवल्लभाय नम: आप सभी को बसंत पंचमी की बधाई Have been planning to write a blog about my personal thoughts on all things Pushti, for some time. Basant Panchami being one of the best days to begin anything, I have atleast scribbled my first letters. आगे भगवद् [...]

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