VPSS Haveli

Shree Gokulnathji's Utsav - Celebration

Utsav Celebration: 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM followed by Preeti Bhojan

He was the fourth son of Shri Gusainji, born in the year 1551 A.D. Once the emperor Jehangir passed an order whereby any vaishnav or person wearing a kanthi or tilak would be executed. This order created tremors in Pushtimarg because kanthi-tilak were indespensible in Pushtimarg and anyone found with these would be executed as the the king's orders. Shri Gokulnathji approached the emperor to have this order cancelled, he had even gone all the way to Kashmir to hold talks with the emperor who had gone there on a holiday. Shri Gokulnathji had given his whole-hearted efforts for protecting the kanthi-tilak. After many days emperor Jehangir saw logic and cancelled the order.  For this epic effort Shri Gokulnathji is known as the 'protector of kanthi-tilak' in Pushtimarg even today.

        It was Shri Gokulnathji who explained in an easy way to the vaishnavas. He wrote extensive commentaries on the sanskrit works of Shri Vallabh. The stories of the 84 and 252 vaishnavas, Nij-Varta, Gharu-varta, sewa rahasya bhavna are some of the works written by Shri Gokulnathji in Vraj bhasha. He can be differentiated by the hair tied in a knot over his head.