Pushtimarg

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Pushtimarg is a Hindu devotional tradition founded by Vallabhacharya that emphasizes loving, grace-based worship of Krishna, especially in his child form, with a strong cultural and pilgrimage focus in the Braj region.

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Label Occurrences
Pushtimarg canonical 12
Pushtimargiya Vaishnavas 2
Pushti Marg 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu devotional tradition
Vaishnava sampradaya
associatedPhilosopher Vallabhacharya
Vitthalanatha
coreConcept pushti (grace) over merit-based liberation
culturalCenter Govardhan
Mathura
Nathdwara
Vrindavan
devotionalLiterature Ashtachap poets’ compositions
devotionalPoets Chaturbhujdas
Chhit Swami
Govind
surface form: Govindswami

Krishnadas
Kumbhandas
Nanddas
Paramananddas
Bhagat Surdas
surface form: Surdas
dietaryPractice lacto-vegetarianism
foundedBy Vallabhacharya
historicalPeriodOfOrigin late 15th to early 16th century CE
initiationRite Brahma Sambandha
languageOfDevotion Braj Bhasha
mainDeity Krishna
majorDeityIcon Shrinathji
majorTemple Shrinathji Temple
surface form: Shrinathji Temple, Nathdwara
musicTradition Haveli Sangeet
offeringPractice bhog (food offerings) to Krishna
organizationalLeadership Vallabha Sampradaya
surface form: Goswami acharyas (descendants of Vallabhacharya)
philosophicalSchool Shuddhadvaita Vedanta
pilgrimagePractice parikrama of Braj
primaryRegion Braj region
Gujarat
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
ritualFeature elaborate ornamentation of the deity
multiple daily darshans of the deity
seasonal and festival-specific adornment
scripturalBasis Bhagavad Gita
Bhagavata Purana
Brahma Sutras
soteriologicalView liberation through God’s grace rather than personal effort
theologicalEmphasis bhakti (devotional love)
divine grace (pushti)
viewOnCaste emphasizes grace over ritual purity
viewOnImageWorship central role of Krishna icons as living child
worshipFocus Krishna in child form
worshipStyle intimate domestic-style worship
seva (loving service)

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Braj importantFor Pushtimarg
gopis especiallyReveredIn Pushtimarg
subject surface form: Gopis
Vallabhacharya schoolFounded Pushtimarg
Vallabhacharya movementName Pushtimarg
Vallabhacharya devoteeCommunity Pushtimarg
this entity surface form: Pushtimargiya Vaishnavas
Radha worshipTradition Pushtimarg
Vallabha Sampradaya alsoKnownAs Pushtimarg
Vallabha Sampradaya alsoKnownAs Pushtimarg
this entity surface form: Pushti Marg
Vallabha Sampradaya associatedCommunity Pushtimarg
this entity surface form: Pushtimargiya Vaishnavas
Nathdwara primarySect Pushtimarg