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Sri Vitthalanathau

He is the son of Vallabhacarya, and is also known as Viththaleswara. He was born around 1515 and died in 1585. He finished many of the works of his father including his commentary on Vedanta Sutra, the Subhodini commentary on Srimad Bhagavatam, Vidvan Mandana and Nyasa Desa Vivarana. He was entrusted the worship of Sri Gopala (Nathaji). He preached regularly in Gujarat, visiting Dwarka often. He also went to Jagannatha Puri. At this time he had the association of followers of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. He is said to have left his body at the age of seventy at Govardhana Hill. His samadhi is at Jati Pura, next to Govardhana Hill.

He had seven sons, six from his first wife and one from his second wife. They are (1) Giridhari, (2) Govinda, (3) Bala Krishna, (4) Gokula, (5) Raghunatha, (6) Yadunatha and (7) Ghanasyama. From these seven sons comes a hierarchy of seven acarya paramparas, generally known as “Gaddis” in the Vallabha sampradaya.

Vitthalanatha completed many of his father’s unfinished books, including his commentary on the Vedanta-sutra, the Subodhini commentary on Srimad Bhagavatam, Vidvanmandana, Sringara-rasa-mandana and Nyasadesha-vivarana.

During his ripe old age, when Rupa Gosvami could not go to Govardhana Hill because of invalidity, Sri Nathji (Gopala) kindly went to Mathura and remained at the house of Vitthalanatha for one month. It was then that Srila Rupa Gosvami could see Gopala’s beauty to his heart’s content.

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