Gusainji
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Gusainji was a Hindu deity. He was the younger son of Shri Mahaprabhuji. His real name was Shri Vitthalnathji.He was born in 1515 CE at Charnat near Varanasi. We have evidence of Shree Gusainji as Shree Vithalnathji in Shastra's scriptures as follows: In Agni Purana, in a chapter titled "Bhavishiyotar" (Future Avatar (birth)), God himself professed that: "In future I will come as son of Shree Vallabh and I will be known as Shree Vithal".
It was Shri Gusainji who, after Shri Mahaprabhuji, captained the boat of Pushtimarg.He propagated Pushtimarg in such a way that we can say that it is Shri Gusainji who is responsible for the way we see this marg. Based on the order of Shrinathji (Krishna's image currently residing in Nathadwara near Udaipur - Rajashtan - India) Shri Gusainji included variation of Bhog (feasts & meals), Raag (music) and Shringaar (adorations) into the seva (day to day services) of Shrinathji.
[edit] Birth, childhood and education
From his very chidhood he showed the qualities of a divine being. There is a story in which Shri Gusainji argued with Shri Navneetpriyaji (Shri Mahaprabhuji's thakorji) himself when he was a toddler. It is also known that once Lord Shiva himself (dressed as a brahmin) had come for the Darshan of Shri Gusainji when he was a small child. He was given his Yagyopavit & Brahmasambandh by Shri Mahaprabhuji on the auspicious day of "Ram Navami" at Varanasi. He was well versed in many fields such as the four Vedas, Astrology & medical knowledge. Shri Gusainji wrote the "Rajbhog Arti Arya" when he was only nine years old.
[edit] Followers of Gusainji
Many kings of that time were greatly influenced by Shri Gusainji and were his devotees. Kings such as Birbal, Raja Todar Mal and Raja Man Singh, Tansen and Taj bibi were Shri Gusainji's sevaks and had taken brahmasambandh from him. Apart from this Emperor Akbar was greatly impressed by Shri Gusainji and had given the land rights of Gokul to Shri Gusainji. Akbar had also announced that no one should stop the cows of Shri Gusainji from grazing in any part of Vraj. It was Akbar who had given the Vallabhkula the name "Goswami", which still continues to this day. As many as 27 kings were the devotees of Shri Vitthalesh (Shri Gusainji).Many other persons had also come to Shri Gusainji's feet on account of his influence on their kings.
[edit] External links
- http://www.vallabhkankroli.org Official Website of Shree Vallabhacharyaji Third Seat of Pushtimarg - Kankroli
- http://www.kripanidhi.com/Pathshala/gusainji.htm
- http://parishadlondon.org.uk/id42.html
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