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Subsequently, the image was transferred further south on a chariot to a safer place to protect it from barbarian destruction unleashed by Mughal ruler Aurangzeb. along river Yamuna and was retained at Agra for almost six months, in order to safeguard it from, according to legend, the Mughal ruler Aurangzeb, who wished to keep the prestigious deity with him in Agra. The image was initially shifted from Mathura in 1672 A.D. Historically, the image of Shrinathji was first worshipped at Govardhan hill, near Mathura. He is known as Goswami Vishal Nathdwara (GVN) on social media and has revolutionised the way of ‘religious living’ to his young audience.Īccording to the legend, the Srinathji deity self-manifested from stone and emerged from the Govardhan Hills. He is proactive in religious as well as social affairs of the town and serves as the ‘Paricharak’ or assistant to his father in the temple. The Heir Apparent of Nathdwara, by the age old tradition of Shri Gusainji, is the son of the current Tilakayat Maharaj - Go. He is called the Tilakayat of Nathdwara and is a steward of the town as well as the head priest of Shrinathji. Shri 108 Shri Indradamanji (Rakeshji) Maharaj, who is the 17th descendant of Shri Vallabhacharya Mahaprabhuji. The contemporary head pontiff of Nathdwara is Go. He is the head pontiff, taking the seat of Shri Vallabhacharyaji and Shri Gusainji. For centuries now, the seat of the Tilakayat Maharaj has ruled over Nathdwara. Nathdwara is the epicentre of the Pushti Margiya Vaishnav community and Shrinathji is their prime deity. Vallabhacharya made arrangements for the worship of this deity, and this tradition was carried forward by his son, Vitthalnathji.
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Initially, Madhavendra Puri, carried out the worship of the deity's upraised arm and later, the face.Īccording to Pushtimarg literature, Shrinathji appeared to Shri Vallabhacharya, in the Hindu Vikram Samvat year 1549 and directed Vallabhacharya to proceed to the Govardhan Hill to begin worship. Thus, Madhavendra Puri is attributed to discovery of the deity of Gopal near Govardhana, which was later adapted and worshiped by Vallabhacharya as Shrinathji. This Gopala deity was later termed as Shrinathji. The followers of Pushtimarg narrate that the deity's arm and face first emerged from the Govardhan hill, and thereafter, the local inhabitants (Vrajavasis) under the spiritual leadership of Madhavendra Puri started the worship of the Gopal (Krishna) deity. Vallabhacharya discovers Sri Nathji, at Mount Govardhan Shrinathji's seva is performed in 8 parts of the day.
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Later, Vitthal Nathji named the deity as Shrinathji. Vallabhacharya named him as Gopala and the place of his worship as ‘Gopalpur’. Initially, the child Krishna deity was referred to as Devdaman (" the conqueror of Gods" referring to the over-powering of Indra by Krishna in the lifting of Govardhan hill). People also call it Bava's (Shreenathji Bava) Nagri. On account of the popularity of Shrinathji, Nathdwara town itself is referred to as ‘Shrinathji’. Vitthal Nathji, son of Vallabhacharya institutionalised the worship of Shrinathji at Nathdwara. Shrinathji is worshipped mainly by the followers of Bhakti Yoga and the Vaishnavas in Gujarat and Rajasthan, and Bhatias and among others. Shrinathji is the central presiding deity of the Vaishnava sect known as the Pushtimarg ( the way of grace) or the Vallabha Sampradaya, established by Vallabhacharya. The principal shrine of Shrinathji is the Shrinathji Temple in the temple town of Nathdwara, 48 kilometres north-east of Udaipur city in Rajasthan,India. Shrinathji is a form of Krishna, manifested as a seven-year-old child ( Balak). Form of Krishna, manifest as a seven-year-old child