FROM - http://www.vaishnavsangh.org.uk/Presentations/2009-09-27/RP_Pushti-Margh-Intro.pdf
Between 12th to 16th century revival of BHAKTI faith in India by great acharyas e.g. Shankara, Madhava, Ramanuja, Nimbarka, Chaitanya, Vallabha.
PUSHTIMARGYA OF VALLBHA ACHARYA is a “Sampradaya” not a “Panth”.
“Religious system”: SAMPRADAYA has 8 characteristics (a Panth has 5 only):
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1. ACHARYA
2. ISHTA SWAROOP (we serve BaalKrishna swaroops in Pushtimargya.)
3. MANTRA (2 mantras in Pushti)
4. VEDANT (Vallabha’s vedant)
5. DHARMA CHINAHA (symbols)
6. PARAMPARA Gaadi (Vansha) – e.g. Raghu, Yadav, Vallabha
7. SADHAN PRANALI (seva prakar>> Nitya/daily seva + Varso Utsav)
8. PHAL (Bhagvat Paapti)
Pushimarg CHARACTERISTICS:
Suddh Advait” philosophy (pure monism) of Vallabha - It says the world is true, real, good and pure. But what could be false about the world is the way we see it.
The world is the manifestation of the Supreme Godhead...Vallabh sampradaya believes that everything is Krishna and nothing but Krishna – we are not separate entities.
We are Jeev atmas trying to re-connect to the Paramatma from where we originated – the Purush-Uttama KRISHNA.
Not obsessed with liberation but only pleasing Seva to Krishna.
To be with Krishna we serve with Bhava (unconditional loving attitude) like the Gopis of Vrindavan. [ Gopi = absorbing love of Krishna with 10 sense organs+senses]
