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Vitthalanatha
Indian philosopher (c.1516 - 1588)
Not to be confused with Gusainji Maharaj.
For Hindu god, see Vithoba.
Vitthala-natha or Vitthalanath (Devanagari: विट्ठलनाथ, IAST: Viṭṭhalanātha, 1515–1586), popularly known as Gusainji, was an Indian philosopher.
He was the younger son of Vallabha, who founded the PuṣṭimārgaSampradāya of Hinduism.
Names
Apart from Viṭṭhalanātha, his other names include Viṭṭhaleśvara, Viṭṭhala Dīkṣita, or Agnikumāra.
Descendants of vallabhacharya
In addition, he is known by the title Gosvami (Gosain-ji or Gusain-ji).
Early life
Puṣṭi records state that Viṭṭhalanātha was born on Mārgaśīrṣa vada 9, 1572 V.S. (December 10, 1515 CE).,[3] as the second son of the religious scholar Vallabha.
However, academics place his birth around 1516 CE (between 1515 and 1518 CE).
His devotees consider him an incarnation of the god Vithoba (Vitthal) of Pandharpur. He was brought up by Vallabha till the age of 15, and after that, by Vallabha's disciple Damodara-dasa