84 Vaishnavon Ki Varta (Set of Two Volumes) Original by Goswami Shri GokulnathJi

84 Vaishnavon Ki Varta (Set of Two Volumes)
Original by Goswami Shri Gokulnath Ji | Translated by Krishnaakinkari Dasi
 
This is the first word-for-word English translation of this important Pushtimargi text, describing the biographies of Sri Vallabhacharya's 84 disciples. It offers a rare insight into the life and times of religious India during the Bhaktikalin Yuga. Beautifully presented with excellent artwork, this is a tidy, well-organized publication complete with numerical and alphabetical indexes and a comprehensive glossary.
 
Chaurasi Vaishnavan Ki Varta is a prose work originally written in Braj Bhasha, containing the life stories of the 84 Vaishnavas of Mahaprabhu Vallabhacharya's Pushti Sampradaya. Goswami Gokulnath Ji is considered its author. It stands as one of the earliest prose works in Braj-bhasha literature, offering valuable insight into 17th-century devotional prose style.
 
Significance of the 84 Vaishnavas:
These Vaishnavas, recipients of Mahaprabhu's divine grace, serve as eternal role models for devotees on the path of Anugraha Marg (the path of grace).
 
Compositions:
Goswami Shri Gokulnath Ji revealed not only the present-life stories of these Vaishnavas but also their accounts from previous births. Shri Hariray Ji later illuminated the hidden, esoteric meanings within these narratives.
 
Related Varta Texts:
Do Sau Bavan Vaishnavan Ki Varta (The Story of 252 Vaishnavas)
Ashta Sakhan Ki Varta (The Story of the Eight Companions)