[nukkad] Insight India : 7

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Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2000 11:03 PM
Subject: Insight India : 7
 Dear friends,
Vallabhacharya (1479 - 1530)  of the Telugu speaking region of southern
India,  reinvigorated the Krishna bhakti traditions with his Sanskrit works.
Besides    the Vedanta and Bhagavad Gita, they are greatly influenced by the
Bhagavata Purana. In them Krishna is sat-cit-ananda (existence, intelligence
and bliss)   personified. When the devotee`s soul is dissolved in Krishna,
he is transported into the Lord`s own ineffable bliss. The Lord`s grace is
attainable by singing  hymns praising Krishna, listening to His legends,
worshipping His image and making pilgrimages to Vaishnava shrines. Vallabha
established the Srinath       temple on Govardhan hill, west of Mathura. He
almost ignored Radha, who was     later made predominant in Vallabha`s
system by his son Vitthalnath (1515-88).
In 1571 Vitthalnath established his centre at Gokul near Mathura and
gathered together a group of singers and poets known as asht chap (the eight
seals or insignia). They believed themselves to be Krishna`s favourites and
wrote in the Braj Bhasha dialect with great refinement and ecstasy. Nanddas
and Sudras were the most venerated poets among them.
Rohit Zaveri, Dubai.
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