Lifesketch
of Shree Yadunathji
Shree Yadunathji is the sixth son of Shree Vitthalnathji ‘Gusainji”.
He was born on Chaitra Sud Shashthi, Ravivar, Samvat 1615 (1558
A.D.) at Devrakh Alarkpur, now known as Adel, near Prayag in UP.
He was especially attached to Shree Balkrishnaji, who was the third
son of Shree Gusainji. When he was 15, he married Shree Maharani
Bahuji (Samvat 1630) and had 5 sons and one daughter. The names
of the sons were Shree Madhusudanji, Shree Ramchandraji, Shree Jagannathji,
Shree Balkrishnaji, Shree Gopinathji and the daughter’s name
was Shree Damayantiji.
Shree Yadunathji, like his father Shree Gusainji, was heavily inclined
towards education and had not only studied the religious text but
also ayurveda, a form of ancient Indian practice in medicine. He
visited Gujarat in Samvat 1658 (1601 A.D.). It was there that he
completed his book on Shree Mahaprabhuji at Chandod situated on
the banks of river Narmada. The book is known as Shree Vallabhdigvijaya
and is thought to be the oldest text on Shree Mahaprabhuji. When
Shree Gusainji decided to organize propagation of Pushtimarg, he
divided his wealth of Seven Swaroops (Deity) amongst his seven sons.
Shree Yadunathji has a very small swaroop of Shree Balkrishna Prabhu
and asked Gusainji that how shall he be able to serve such a small
tiny swaroop. Shree Balkrishnaji, the third son of Shree Gusainji,
gently and mildly replied to Shree Gusainji that “I love my
borther Shree Yadunathji very much and we two brothers like to live
together and we have decided to lilve together till we leave the
world and will also perform the Bhagawat Seva in the company of
each other, if you allow us to serve Shree Dwarikadhish Prabhu and
Shree Balkrishna Prabhu together. Seeing that it would be quite
convenient to put Shree Balkrishna Prabhu in Palana as in Hindola,
because the swaroop of Shree Dwarikadhish Prabhu is big. Shree Gusainji
acceped the proposal of both.
Shree Yadunathji has a divine inclination towards the swaroop of
Shree Kalyanraiji Prabhu and he always used to perform seva. Later
on Shree Yadunathji inherited the swaroop of Shree Kalyanraiji Prabhu
in Samvat 1640. Shree Kalyanraiji Prabhu was later on served by
his eldest son Shree Madhusudanji. In Samvat 1660 (1603 A.D)Shree
Yadunathi left the world and went to Shree Thakorji and be a part
of Nitya Leela.
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