Vallabhacharya Jayanti 2024 Date, Time and Shubh Muhurat: Know Significance and Celebrations Related to the Birth Anniversary of the Great Saint

Vallabhacharya Jayanti is an annual celebration that marks the birth anniversary of Shri Vallabhacharya, a devotional philosopher who founded the Pushti sect in India. Vallabhacharya was born in Kashi, which is present-day Varanasi, in 1479 A.D. He belonged to a Telugu Brahmin family. According to the Purnimant lunar calendar followed in North India, he was born on Krishna Paksha Ekadashi during Vaishakha month, while as per the Amanta lunar calendar, he was born on Krishna Paksha Ekadashi during Chaitra month. This year, Vallabhacharya Jayanti 2024 will be celebrated on Saturday, May 4, 2024. It will be the 545th Birth Anniversary of Shri Vallabhacharya this year. Varuthini Ekadashi 2024 Date and Vrat Katha: Know Puja Vidhi and Parana Timings Related to the Auspicious Day Dedicated to Lord Vishnu.

Vallabhacharya Jayanti 2024 Date

Vallabhacharya Jayanti   2024 will be celebrated on Saturday, May 4, 2024.

Vallabhacharya Jayanti 2024 Timings

The Ekadashi Tithi will begin at 11:24 PM on May 03, 2024, and end at 08:38 PM on May 04, 2024.

Vallabhacharya Jayanti Significance

Vallabhacharya, also known as Vallabha, founded the Krishna-centered Pustimarga sect of Vaishnavism in the Braj (Vraja) region of India and propounded the philosophy of Suddhadvaita.  Vallabhacharya Jayanti is an important Hindu festival that celebrates Vallabhacharya's birth anniversary. Shri Vallabha studied the Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas, and Shaddarshana as a child and then travelled throughout the Indian subcontinent for over 20 years.

Shri Vallabhacharya was an ardent devotee of Lord Krishna and worshipped the Shrinathji form of the deity. He is also known as Mahaprabhu Vallabhacharya. He became one of the important leaders of the devotional Bhakti movement and won many philosophical scholarly debates against followers of Advaita Vedanta.

Vallabhacharya Jayanti Celebrations

Vallabhacharya Jayanti is celebrated with great fervour by his followers, especially those belonging to the Pushti Marg tradition. Followers of the great saint celebrate the day by reading about the life and teachings of Vallabhacharya, who founded the Pushti Marg (the path of grace) within the broader spectrum of the Bhakti movement. His teachings emphasised the path of devotion (bhakti) to Lord Krishna as the supreme form of worship. Vallabhacharya stressed the idea of surrendering oneself completely to the divine, believing in the grace of God, and cultivating a loving relationship with Krishna through devotion and selfless love.

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