Vallabhacharya Biography Indian Philosopher
No:1. Name: Vallabhacharya also known as Vallabha
No:2. Born: 27 April 1479, Champaran
No:3. Religion: Hinduism
No:4. Founder of: Pushtimarg; Shuddhadvaita
No:5. Books: Collected Works of Shri Vallabhacharya
No:6. Children: Gopinath and Vitthalnath
No:7. Siblings: Ramchandra Bhatt
No:8. Philosophy: Shuddhadvaita, Pushtimarg
No:9. Died: 26 June 1531 (Aged 52) Varanasi
Short Biography
Vallabhacharya (1479 - 1531), the exponent of the
Shuddhadvaita (Pure non-dualism) philosophy, was an eminent Hindu philosopher
and a luminary spiritual figure of medieval India. He was born in 1479 AD at
Champaranya in Bihar to a Brahman family of South India. Lakshmana Bhatta and
Illamagaru were his parents. Being blessed with a sharp and intellectual mind,
he attained profound knowledge of the Vedas, the six systems of ancient Indian
philosophy, other scriptures of Hindu culture and life history and teachings of
great Hindu saints like Adi Shankaracharya, Ramanuja. Vallabhacharya emerged
victorious in a religious and philosophical debate in the royal court of
Vijayanagar King Krishna Deva Raya. The king accorded him the Kanakabhishekam
(honour with gold) for his splendid victory. After visiting various parts of
India like Mathura, Vrindavan, he finally settled down in Banaras (now
Varanasi).
Vallabhacharya started propagating his teachings and
philosophical ideas in Banaras. He was of the opinion that there was no
distinction between Brahma and the individual soul. Total dedication to Brahma
and purity of ideas can make a soul free from all kinds of worldly bondages. He
accepted worldly pleasures and petty desires as the major hindrances between
Brahma and the human soul. He wrote many books to explain the philosophy of
Shuddhadvaita. He died in 1531 AD.
Some Important Points
No:1. Vallabhacharya popularized the worship of Lord
Krishna in the form of Srinathji of Govardhan hills.
No:2. He penned ‘Subodhini’ and ‘Siddhant Rahasya’,
the great literary and philosophical treatises of that time.
No:3. He was contemporary of Sultan Sikandar Lodi and
Ibrahim Lodi of Delhi and king Krishna Deva Raya of Vijayanagar.
No:4. Vallabhacharya along with his eight poet
disciples enriched the Braj language with their religious hymns and songs
soaked in the devotion and bhakti of Lord Krishna. These eight poets were
collectively called Vallabha’s Ashta Sakhas (Eight pals of Vallabha).
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