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and in the presence of a host of spectators he ascended to heaven and was lost in the firma
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His whole life was based on aina or Ascetism He kept himself free from all wordly pleasuries. In all his works he insists on terry and an or abandoning. He himself remained an ascetic and instructed the followers to follow him.
Vallabhacharya's Teachings.
The main teaching of shri Vallabhacharya was Pushtimarga. This book mainly deals with the subject of Pushtimarga which is beeing adopted by the Vallabh Vaishnavas
Pushtimarga means the blessed was of obtaining salvation, in our words (Falang enya ) or being one with lord krishna through worship and obedience of lord shri krishna It is better known as 1969 RHII or the way of the grace of Almighty lord shri Krishna It never means the nourishment of the physical body as some people ignorantly take it to be Shri Vallabhacharya clearly defines Pushtı as thus
“कतिसाध्य साधनं ज्ञानभक्तिरूप शास्त्रेण वोध्यते । ताम्यां विहिताभ्यां मुकिमर्यादा । तहितानपि स्वस्वरूपवरून स्वप्रापण पुष्टिरित्युच्यते।"
The muktı or the salvotian is attained by an or knowledge and ti or devotion towards God, according to the ways showen by the Hindu shastra. The attainment of mukti by
