2022-04-26 Tue

Vallabhacharya Mahaprabhu, also known as Vallabha and Vishnuswami, or Vallabha Acharya Mahaprabhu, was a Hindu saint and Philosopher. He is considered one of the renowned scholars and the pioneer of the Bhakti movement in India. He is regarded as an acharya and guru within the Vaishnava traditions.

Vallabhacharya was born in 1479 CE to a Telugu Brahmin family in Champaran near Raipur in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. The name Vallabha means beloved or lover; it is also the name of Vishnu or Krishna. He studied Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas, and Shat Darshan as a child, then traveled, throughout India for more than 20 years. He wrote many kirtans that focus on lord Krishna.

Every year April 26 is marked as Vallabhacharya Jayanti to mark the birth anniversary of Shri Vallabhacharya.

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