Religion:Pushtimarg Baithak

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Pushtimarg Baithak is located in India
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Mahaprabhu's 84 Baithaks in India. Blue dot (4px) marks known Baithaks while red dot (4px) marks unknown or Gupta Baithaks.
Baithaks (1-22) are located in Braj region roughly covering Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh.
For Baithaks (53-72) in Gujarat, see Gujarat map below.
Pushtimarg Baithak is located in Gujarat
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Mahaprabhu's Baithaks (53-72) in Gujarat

Baithak or Bethak, (बैठक, literally "seat"), is a shrine in the Pushtimarg tradition of Vaishnavism that commemorates a specific location where Vallabhacharya (1479–1531) performed religious activities.[1] These sites are considered sacred by followers for performing devotional rituals and are associated with the founder and his descendants.[2]

The Baithaks are primarily associated with the proselytizing pilgrimages Vallabhacharya undertook across the Indian subcontinent to spread his devotional teachings.[3]The most prominent collection of these sites is the '''Eighty-Four Seats''' (''Caurāsī Baiṭhak''). The tradition maintains that the act of visiting these sites constitutes a pilgrimage.[4]

These sites are spread across India, chiefly concentrated in the Braj region in Uttar Pradesh and the western state of Gujarat. A total of 142 Baithaks are considered sacred: 84 of Vallabhacharya, 28 of his son Viththalanath Gusainji, and 30 of his seven grandsons.[2]

Significance and function

The Caurāsī Baiṭhak specifically marks the eighty-four primary sites where Vallabhacharya sat to recite and provide oral exegesis on the Bhāgavatapurāṇa.[5] Vallabhacharya’s intense commitment to the Bhāgavatapurāṇa was central to his mode of religious instruction, and the readings delivered at these locations are believed by followers to have transformed the lives of those who heard him.[5]

The shrines often house hand-written manuscripts and personal artifacts of Vallabhacharya. Unlike many Hindu temples, Baithaks generally do not house images (murti) for worship; instead, devotees revere the seat itself and the manuscripts.[6] Devotees offer personal items such as clothes and ornaments at these shrines. However, unlike the elaborate meals typically offered in temples, food offerings at Baithaks are often limited to water, sugar crystals and milk made sweetmeats. This is due to Shri Mahaprabhuji’s rule that he doesn’t eat from the hands of Vaishnavas but he cooks and eats himself after offering to Shri Navneetpriyaji during Pruthvi Parikrama. [6] These sites generally observe the schedule of seven darshan periods (viewing periods) followed in Vaishnava havelis.[6]

Associated literature

The tradition surrounding the Baithaks is recorded in the devotional literature of the Pushtimarg, known as Vārtā Sāhitya ("Chronicle Literature").[4] This corpus is crucial to the community's scriptural canon. It includes texts that function as a "theology of place," guiding pilgrims through the geographical sites associated with Vallabhacharya's religious activity.[7]

Baithaks

Vallabhacharya Mahaprabhu was the founder of Pushtimarg who lived in 15th century. From the young age, he travelled and visited pilgrimage sites across India. He recited and gave discourses on sacred scriptures like Vedas, Ramayana and Bhagavata at these sites. The locations for recitation were usually banks of the rivers or lakes and quite groves in outskirt of towns. He recited original texts from scriptures as well as gave commentaries on them. Later these commentaries were compiled in Anubhashya and Subodhini.[6][8][9]

These are 84 sites where Vallabhacharya gave discourses which are known as Baithaks. Later small shrines are built to commemorate the event at some sites. Some sites do not have shrines or temples to mark the place but they are known only through stories and texts.[6][2]

His descendants also gave discourses at various places and established their Baithaks.[6]

Mahaprabhu Vallabhacharya's 84 Baithaks

Birthplace of Vallabhacharya, Prakatya Baithak, Champaran
Baithak in Jamkhambhaliya, Gujarat

These 84 Baithaks are located from Rameswaram at the southern tip of India to Badrinath in the north, and from Narayan Sarovar and Bet Dwarka in west to Puri in the east. Baithaks are also located at the places associated with his life such as at Tirumala Tirupati, the family's tutelary deity; Champaran, his birthplace; Varanasi where he spent significant part of his life. Baithaks are also located in the regions highly associated with Krishna such as in Braj region (now roughly corresponding to Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh) and in Dwarka in Gujarat.[6][2]

84 Baithaks of Vallabha[10][11][2][9][12]
Number Baithak Name Location Town/City District State Coordinates Notes
1 Govindghat Gokul Mathura Mathura Uttar Pradesh [ ⚑ ] 27°26′25″N 77°42′48″E / 27.4402643°N 77.7131976°E / 27.4402643; 77.7131976 (1. Govind Ghat) This baiṭhak is the main ghat of Gokul and is where Vallabha initiated his first disciple.[13]
2 Badi Bhitar Baithak Gokul Gokul Mathura Uttar Pradesh [ ⚑ ] 27°26′12″N 77°43′17″E / 27.4367551°N 77.721315°E / 27.4367551; 77.721315 (2. Badi Baithak) Second Gokul Baithak, Gupta Baithak
3 Shayya Mandir Dwarkadhish Temple Gokul Mathura Uttar Pradesh [ ⚑ ] 27°26′12″N 77°43′17″E / 27.4367551°N 77.721315°E / 27.4367551; 77.721315 (3. Shayya Mandir) Third Gokul Baithak
4 Bansivat Vrindavan Mathura Uttar Pradesh [ ⚑ ] 27°35′10″N 77°42′05″E / 27.5861957°N 77.7012563°E / 27.5861957; 77.7012563 (4. Bansivat)
5 Vishramghat Vishramghat (on bank of Yamuna river) Mathura Mathura Uttar Pradesh [ ⚑ ] 27°30′16″N 77°41′05″E / 27.5043082°N 77.6848244°E / 27.5043082; 77.6848244 (5. Vishramghat)
6 Madhuvan Madhuvan Maholi Mathura Uttar Pradesh [ ⚑ ] 27°27′40″N 77°38′45″E / 27.461028°N 77.6458096°E / 27.461028; 77.6458096 (6. Madhuvan)
7 Kumodvan Kumodvan Usfar Mathura Uttar Pradesh [ ⚑ ] 27°29′55″N 77°37′34″E / 27.4986057°N 77.6262344°E / 27.4986057; 77.6262344 (7. Kumodvan)
8 Bahulavan Bahulavan Bathi Mathura Uttar Pradesh [ ⚑ ] 27°32′11″N 77°35′55″E / 27.5363703°N 77.598623°E / 27.5363703; 77.598623 (8. Bahulavan)
9 Radhakrishna Kund Radhakund Mathura Uttar Pradesh [ ⚑ ] 27°31′32″N 77°29′31″E / 27.525451°N 77.4920597°E / 27.525451; 77.4920597 (9. Radhakund)
10 Mansiganga near Chakreshwar Mahadev, Vallabh Ghat Govardhan Mathura Uttar Pradesh [ ⚑ ] 27°29′54″N 77°27′51″E / 27.4983071°N 77.4640286°E / 27.4983071; 77.4640286 (10. Manasiganga) Two Baithaks
11 Parasoli Chandrasarovar Govardhan Mathura Uttar Pradesh [ ⚑ ] 27°28′42″N 77°28′05″E / 27.4784009°N 77.4679575°E / 27.4784009; 77.4679575 (11. Chandra Sarovar, Parasoli)
12 Anyor Sadu Pandey's House Anyor Mathura Uttar Pradesh [ ⚑ ] 27°28′06″N 77°26′20″E / 27.4682806°N 77.4389534°E / 27.4682806; 77.4389534 (12. Anyor-1)
13 Govindkund opposite Giriraj Anyor Mathura Uttar Pradesh [ ⚑ ] 27°28′07″N 77°26′25″E / 27.4685485°N 77.4403331°E / 27.4685485; 77.4403331 (13. Govindkund, Anyor)
14 Sundershila opposite foothill of Giriraj Jatipura Mathura Uttar Pradesh [ ⚑ ] 27°28′29″N 77°26′21″E / 27.4746716°N 77.4392222°E / 27.4746716; 77.4392222 (14. Sundershila, Jatipura)
15 Govardhan hill inside Shrinathji's Temple on Giriraj hill Jatipura Mathura Uttar Pradesh [ ⚑ ] 27°28′25″N 77°26′38″E / 27.473740°N 77.443843°E / 27.473740; 77.443843 (15. Goverdhan hill) Gupta Baithak
16 Kamvan Kamvan, Shrikund Kaman Bharatpur Rajasthan [ ⚑ ] 27°39′46″N 77°15′29″E / 27.6627627°N 77.2579813°E / 27.6627627; 77.2579813 (16. Kamvan)
17 Ghewarvan near Radhaji's Temple, below Morkutir Barsana Mathura Uttar Pradesh [ ⚑ ] 27°38′49″N 77°22′01″E / 27.6470532°N 77.3670194°E / 27.6470532; 77.3670194 (17. Ghewarvan)
18 Sanketvan in the Garden, Krishna Kund Barsana Mathura Uttar Pradesh [ ⚑ ] 27°38′49″N 77°22′03″E / 27.6468931°N 77.3674822°E / 27.6468931; 77.3674822 (18. Sanketvan)
19 Nandgam Mansarovar Road Nandgam Mathura Uttar Pradesh [ ⚑ ] 27°42′40″N 77°23′00″E / 27.7110986°N 77.3833132°E / 27.7110986; 77.3833132 (19. Nandgam)
20 Kokilavan Jauv Baithen Mathura Uttar Pradesh [ ⚑ ] 27°44′56″N 77°23′32″E / 27.7488828°N 77.3923169°E / 27.7488828; 77.3923169 (20. Kokilavan)
21 Bhandirvan Opposite bank of Yamuna river Bhandir, Manjh Taluka Mathura Uttar Pradesh [ ⚑ ] 27°41′27″N 77°42′33″E / 27.6908423°N 77.7091363°E / 27.6908423; 77.7091363 (21. Bhandirvan) Gupta Baithak
22 Mansarovar (Makhan) Opposite bank of Yamuna river Mat Mathura Uttar Pradesh [ ⚑ ] 27°37′46″N 77°42′39″E / 27.6294361°N 77.7108005°E / 27.6294361; 77.7108005 (22. Mansarovar)
23 Sukar kshetra (Soramji/Sauroji) Saurabhghat on bank of Ganga river Soron Kasganj Uttar Pradesh [ ⚑ ] 27°52′58″N 78°44′20″E / 27.8826428°N 78.7387769°E / 27.8826428; 78.7387769 (23. Soron)
24 Chitrakut Kamtanath hill Pili Kothi Satna Madhya Pradesh [ ⚑ ] 25°10′46″N 80°51′53″E / 25.1793371°N 80.8647833°E / 25.1793371; 80.8647833 (24. Chitrakut)
25 Ayodhya Ramghat Road, Gunsai Ghat Ayodhya Faizabad Uttar Pradesh [ ⚑ ] 26°47′23″N 82°10′54″E / 26.7898124°N 82.1816582°E / 26.7898124; 82.1816582 (25. Ayodhya) Gupta Baithak
26 Naimisharanya opposite Vedvyasa Ashram Naimisharanya, Taluka Mishrak Sitapur Uttar Pradesh [ ⚑ ] 27°20′41″N 80°29′03″E / 27.3447887°N 80.4842685°E / 27.3447887; 80.4842685 (26. Naimisharanya) Gupta Baithak
27 Kashi-1 Sheth Purushottamdas' House Jatanvad Varanasi Kashi Uttar Pradesh [ ⚑ ] 25°18′25″N 83°00′05″E / 25.3070813°N 83.0013688°E / 25.3070813; 83.0013688 (27. Kashi-1)
28 Kashi-2 Hanuman Ghat Varanasi Kashi Uttar Pradesh [ ⚑ ] 25°17′50″N 83°00′24″E / 25.297326°N 83.0067817°E / 25.297326; 83.0067817 (28. Hanumanghat, Kashi)
29 Harihar Kshetra (Sonpur) Baithakji Hajipur near Mahadevji's temple, Magarhatta Chowk Hajipur Vaishali Bihar [ ⚑ ] 25°40′52″N 85°12′10″E / 25.6812089°N 85.2028975°E / 25.6812089; 85.2028975 (29. Hajipur)
30 Janakpur Bhagwandas Garder, near Chhoti Dhigi village (Hajipur) Janakpur Vaishali Bihar [ ⚑ ] 28°36′56″N 79°04′20″E / 28.6156586°N 79.0722803°E / 28.6156586; 79.0722803 (30. Janakpur) Gupta Baithak
31 Gangasagar Sangam near Kapil Ashram, on Kapil Kund, Kakdwip Bet West Bengal [ ⚑ ] 21°38′19″N 88°04′01″E / 21.6384753°N 88.0668253°E / 21.6384753; 88.0668253 (31. Sagar Island) Gupta Baithak
32 Champaranya via Rajim Champaran Raipur Chhattisgarh [ ⚑ ] 21°01′55″N 81°55′23″E / 21.0318612°N 81.92318°E / 21.0318612; 81.92318 (32. Champaran-1) Birthplace
33 Champaranya Chattighar via Rajim Champaran Raipur Chhattisgarh [ ⚑ ] 21°01′58″N 81°55′11″E / 21.0326761°N 81.9198024°E / 21.0326761; 81.9198024 (33. Champaran-2)
34 Jagannathpuri near Harjimal Dudhwala'S Dharmshala, Grant Road Puri Odisha [ ⚑ ] 19°48′26″N 85°49′17″E / 19.8071851°N 85.8212592°E / 19.8071851; 85.8212592 (34. Puri)
35 Pandharpur opposite Bank of River Chandrabagha, Shegaondumala Pandharpur Maharashtra [ ⚑ ] 17°40′35″N 75°19′42″E / 17.6765027°N 75.328281°E / 17.6765027; 75.328281 (35. Pandharpur)
36 Nasik Parasram Puriya Marg, Panchvati Karanja Nasik Maharashtra [ ⚑ ] 20°00′02″N 73°47′03″E / 20.0005756°N 73.7841736°E / 20.0005756; 73.7841736 (36. Nasik)
37 Pannakala Nrisimha On Mangalgiri hill, Mangalgiri Station Vijayawada Andhra Pradesh [ ⚑ ] 16°26′13″N 80°34′09″E / 16.4370458°N 80.5692624°E / 16.4370458; 80.5692624 (37. Panna Nrisimha) Gupt Baithak
38 Tirupati Lakshman Balaji Lakshman Balaji, Medharam Metta Road Tirumala Andhra Pradesh [ ⚑ ] 13°37′43″N 79°25′01″E / 13.6287158°N 79.4170302°E / 13.6287158; 79.4170302 (38. Tirupati)
39 Shrirangji Shrirangam Tiruchirappalli Tamil Nadu [ ⚑ ] 10°51′17″N 78°41′50″E / 10.8547955°N 78.6971582°E / 10.8547955; 78.6971582 (39. Shrirangam) Gupta Baithak
40 Vishnukanchi Chetravatri Muttukolam Vishnukanchi Tamil Nadu [ ⚑ ] 12°49′03″N 79°42′45″E / 12.8173941°N 79.7125798°E / 12.8173941; 79.7125798 (40. Vishnukanchi)
41 Setubandh Vallabhacharya Math Rameshwaram Ramnad Tamil Nadu [ ⚑ ] 9°17′09″N 79°18′15″E / 9.2857909°N 79.3040497°E / 9.2857909; 79.3040497 (41. Setubandh) Gupta Baithak
42 Malayachal Parvat Malayachal Parvat near Ooty Karnataka Gupta Baithak
43 Lohgadh Gujarati Temple, beside Rudreshwar Temple, Harvane - Sankhadi Sanquelim North Goa Goa [ ⚑ ] 15°32′57″N 74°01′24″E / 15.549247°N 74.0233613°E / 15.549247; 74.0233613 (43. Goa) Gupta Baithak
44 Tamraparni River On the bank Tiruchirappalli Tamil Nadu [ ⚑ ] 10°48′58″N 78°37′08″E / 10.8160054°N 78.6189869°E / 10.8160054; 78.6189869 (44. Trichy) Gupta Baithak
45 Krishna River Krishna Dham, Vadi Junction near Raichur Station Krishna Andhra Pradesh [ ⚑ ] 17°03′15″N 76°59′31″E / 17.0542249°N 76.9920731°E / 17.0542249; 76.9920731 (45. Krishna river) Gupta Baithak
46 Pampa Sarovar near Hampi Village, Haspeth Railway Station Karnataka [ ⚑ ] 15°21′14″N 76°28′38″E / 15.3539204°N 76.477095°E / 15.3539204; 76.477095 (46. Pampa Sarovar) Gupta Baithak
47 Padmanabh Pondhanath Thiruvananthapuram Kerala [ ⚑ ] 8°28′58″N 76°56′29″E / 8.4827832°N 76.9414019°E / 8.4827832; 76.9414019 (47. Padmanabh, Trivendram) Gupta Baithak
48 Janardan Kshetra Janardan Kshetra Varkala Kerala [ ⚑ ] 8°44′07″N 76°42′45″E / 8.7352447°N 76.7125407°E / 8.7352447; 76.7125407 (48. Varkala)
49 Vidyanagar Hampi Village, near Tungbhadra River Hampi Karnataka [ ⚑ ] 15°20′04″N 76°27′34″E / 15.3343429°N 76.459547°E / 15.3343429; 76.459547 (49. Vidyanagar, Hampi) Gupta Baithak
50 Trilokbhan Tamraparni River, Totadri hill Tamil Nadu Gupta Baithak
51 Totadri Totadri hill, Nangumeri village Tirunelveli Tirunelveli Tamil Nadu [ ⚑ ] 8°30′01″N 77°38′33″E / 8.500155°N 77.6426009°E / 8.500155; 77.6426009 (51. Totadri hill) Gupta Baithak
52 Darvasen Adisetu Ramnad Tamil Nadu Gupta Baithak
53 Surat Ashwinikumar Ghat, near Tapi River Surat Surat Gujarat [ ⚑ ] 21°13′24″N 72°50′57″E / 21.2234606°N 72.8492433°E / 21.2234606; 72.8492433 (53. Surat)
54 Bharuch beside District Panchayat, Station Road, on bank of Narmada river Bharuch Bharuch Gujarat [ ⚑ ] 21°41′59″N 72°59′15″E / 21.699705°N 72.9876113°E / 21.699705; 72.9876113 (54. Bharuch)
55 Morbi opposite Bank of Machchhu River, behind L.E. College Morbi Morbi Gujarat [ ⚑ ] 22°49′00″N 70°50′36″E / 22.8166199°N 70.8433283°E / 22.8166199; 70.8433283 (55. Morbi)
56 Jamnagar near Nagmati River, Kalavad Road Jamnagar Jamnagar Gujarat [ ⚑ ] 22°27′31″N 70°05′36″E / 22.4584942°N 70.0932983°E / 22.4584942; 70.0932983 (56. Jamnagar)
57 Jamkhambhaliya Station Road, on the Kund Jamkhambhaliya Devbhoomi Dwarka Gujarat [ ⚑ ] 22°20′29″N 69°44′34″E / 22.341486°N 69.7427192°E / 22.341486; 69.7427192 (57. Khambhalia)
58 Pindtarak from Nandana Patiya Via Bhatiya, Pindara Pindara Devbhoomi Dwarka Gujarat [ ⚑ ] 22°15′11″N 69°14′49″E / 22.2530392°N 69.2468922°E / 22.2530392; 69.2468922 (58. Pindara)
59 Mul Gomti Devidas Nathuram, Neelakantha Chowk Dwarka Devbhoomi Dwarka Gujarat [ ⚑ ] 22°14′15″N 68°58′15″E / 22.2375312°N 68.9707322°E / 22.2375312; 68.9707322 (59. Mul Gomti, Dwarka)
60 Harikund, Dwarka near Gomti River Dwarka Devbhoomi Dwarka Gujarat [ ⚑ ] 22°14′13″N 68°58′03″E / 22.2370758°N 68.9674102°E / 22.2370758; 68.9674102 (60. Harikund, Dwarka)
61 Gopi Talav Dwarka Devbhoomi Dwarka Gujarat [ ⚑ ] 22°22′11″N 69°06′23″E / 22.369844°N 69.1064658°E / 22.369844; 69.1064658 (61. Gopi Talav, Dwarka)
62 Bet Shankhoddhar Shankh Talav Bet Dwarka Devbhoomi Dwarka Gujarat [ ⚑ ] 22°27′18″N 69°06′06″E / 22.4549673°N 69.1016798°E / 22.4549673; 69.1016798 (62. Bet Dwarka)
63 Narayan Sarovar Narayan Sarovar, Lakhpat Taluka Narayan Sarovar Kutch Gujarat [ ⚑ ] 23°40′38″N 68°32′28″E / 23.677255°N 68.5410887°E / 23.677255; 68.5410887 (63. Narayan Sarovara)
64 Junagadh Damodar Kund Junagadh Junagadh Gujarat [ ⚑ ] 21°31′32″N 70°29′11″E / 21.5255011°N 70.4864712°E / 21.5255011; 70.4864712 (64. Damodar Kund)
65 Prabhas (Somnath) on the Ghat of Triveni River Prabhas Patan Gir Somnath Gujarat [ ⚑ ] 20°53′15″N 70°24′48″E / 20.8874624°N 70.4133671°E / 20.8874624; 70.4133671 (65. Prabhas, Somnath)
66 Madhavpur on Kadamkund Madhavpur Ghed Porbandar Gujarat [ ⚑ ] 21°15′24″N 69°57′33″E / 21.2566044°N 69.959072°E / 21.2566044; 69.959072 (66. Madhavpur Ghed)
67 Gupta Prayag (Junagadh) on Trivenikund Delvada Junagadh Gujarat [ ⚑ ] 20°47′00″N 71°01′11″E / 20.7832205°N 71.019781°E / 20.7832205; 71.019781 (67. Gupta Prayag, Delvada)
68 Tagadi Ahmedabad - Botad Road Tagadi Ahmedabad Gujarat [ ⚑ ] 22°17′48″N 71°56′39″E / 22.296772°N 71.9441323°E / 22.296772; 71.9441323 (68. Tagadi)
69 Naroda Gopaldasji Haveli, Naroda Ahmedabad Ahmedabad Gujarat [ ⚑ ] 23°04′21″N 72°38′59″E / 23.0723953°N 72.6496035°E / 23.0723953; 72.6496035 (69. Naroda, Ahmedabad)
70 Godhra Rana Vyas Road, Patel Vad, Godhra Godhra Panchmahal Gujarat [ ⚑ ] 22°46′15″N 73°36′27″E / 22.7708315°N 73.6075422°E / 22.7708315; 73.6075422 (70. Godhra)
71 Kheralu Shrimalivas Kheralu Mehsana Gujarat [ ⚑ ] 23°53′07″N 72°36′58″E / 23.8853129°N 72.6162293°E / 23.8853129; 72.6162293 (71. Kheralu)
72 Siddhpur Bindu Sarovar Road Siddhpur Patan Gujarat [ ⚑ ] 23°54′39″N 72°21′50″E / 23.9108773°N 72.3639957°E / 23.9108773; 72.3639957 (72. Siddhpur)
73 Avantikapuri (Ujjain) Gomti Kund, inside Sandipani Ashram Ujjain Ujjain Madhya Pradesh [ ⚑ ] 23°12′41″N 75°46′48″E / 23.2113032°N 75.7800758°E / 23.2113032; 75.7800758 (73. Ujjain)
74 Pushkar Near Brahma Mandir, Vallabhghat Pushkar Ajmer Rajasthan [ ⚑ ] 26°29′09″N 74°33′02″E / 26.485931°N 74.5504227°E / 26.485931; 74.5504227 (74. Pushkar)
75 Kurukshetra Saraswati Kund, near Bhadkrali temple, Thanesar Kurukshetra Kurukshetra Haryana [ ⚑ ] 29°58′47″N 76°49′51″E / 29.9797026°N 76.8307196°E / 29.9797026; 76.8307196 (75. Kurukshetra) Gupta Baithak
76 Haridwar Ramghat, on bank of Ganga river Haridwar Haridwar Uttarakhand [ ⚑ ] 29°57′06″N 78°09′51″E / 29.951791°N 78.1642474°E / 29.951791; 78.1642474 (76. Haridwar) Gupta Baithak
77 Badrikashram near Temple Badrinath Chamoli Uttarakhand [ ⚑ ] 30°44′41″N 79°29′22″E / 30.744738°N 79.4894206°E / 30.744738; 79.4894206 (77. Badrinath)
78 Kedarnath Kedar Kund Badrinath Chamoli Uttarakhand [ ⚑ ] 30°44′07″N 79°03′55″E / 30.7352821°N 79.0654064°E / 30.7352821; 79.0654064 (78. Kedarnath) Gupta Baithak
79 Vyas Ashram near Alaknanda - Saraswati Sangam, Keshav Prayag Badrinath Chamoli Uttarakhand [ ⚑ ] 30°44′07″N 79°03′55″E / 30.7352821°N 79.0654064°E / 30.7352821; 79.0654064 (79. Vyas Ashram, Badrinath) Gupta Baithak
80 Himachal Parvat Himachal Pradesh Gupta Baithak
81 Vyas Ganga Vyasghat Himachal Pradesh Gupta Baithak
82 Mandarachal Mandarachal hill Tamil Nadu Gupta Baithak
83 Arail (Prayag)/Adel Triveni Sangam Devrakh, Naini Allahabad Uttar Pradesh [ ⚑ ] 25°24′09″N 81°53′09″E / 25.4024741°N 81.8859162°E / 25.4024741; 81.8859162 (83. Adel/Arail)
84 Charnat Acharya Koop Charnat (Charnadri) Chunar Mirzapur Uttar Pradesh [ ⚑ ] 25°06′44″N 82°52′40″E / 25.1121481°N 82.8778328°E / 25.1121481; 82.8778328 (84. Charnat/Chunar)

Vallabhkula Baithaks

Many Baithaks of Vallabhkula, the descendants of the Vallabhacharya are at the sites of Baithaks of Vallabhacharya. This Baithaks are sanctified by Viththalnath Gusainji and his seven sons. 28 Baithaks are associated with Gusainji Viththalnath while 30 more Baithaks are associated with his seven sons.[2]

They are as follows:[6]

28 Baithaks of Gusainji Viththalnath, younger son of Vallabhacharya
  1. Gokul.
  2. Badi Baithak in Gokul
  3. Bansighat, Vrindavan
  4. Radha kund
  5. Chandra sarovar
  6. Chandra Sarovar, in Phoolghar
  7. Mathura Nathji Mandir, Jatipura
  8. Shrikund, Kamavan
  9. Prema Sarovar
  10. Near Sanketadevi, Sanketavan
  11. Reethori, near Chandravali kund
  12. Jalaghar of Shrinathji, Karahata
  13. Kotavan, on Seeta kund
  14. Cheeraghat
  15. Bachavan, under Chokar tree
  16. Belavan, on the banks of Yamuna
  17. Charanaut
  18. Adel/Arail
  19. Ganda desa, in the house of Narayandas
  20. Soramji (Soron), near Mahaprabhu's Baithak
  21. Godhra, in the house of Nagjibhai
  22. house of Mahidhar Phoolbai
  23. Asarwa, Ahmedabad; in the house of Bhaila Kothari
  24. Khambat, on Narayan lake
  25. Navanagar (Jamnagar), in the house of Bala Badarayana
  26. Gaga Gurgadh
  27. Dwarka, near Dauji's Mandir
  28. Dwarka, in the temple of Ram Lakshman
4 Baithaks of Giridharji, the eldest son of Viththalanath
  1. Gokul
  2. Jatipura, in Mathuraji temple near Gosainji's Baithak
  3. caves of Kamara hill
  4. Narisevan, near Dauji's temple
1 Baithak of Balkrishnalalji, third son of Viththalnath
  1. Gokul in Dwarakadhish temple[14]
13 Baithaks of Gokulnathji, fourth son of Viththalnath – 13 Baithaks
  1. Gokul, in temple of Gokulnath
  2. Bansighat in Vrindravan
  3. Radha Kund, near Gosainji's Baithak
  4. Chandra Sarovar, near Gosainji's Baithak
  5. Gopalpura, in the temple of Gokulnath
  6. Shrikund, Kamavan.
  7. Karahala, near Gosainji's Baithak
  8. Rasoli.
  9. Soramji (Soron), near Gosainji's Baithak.
  10. Adel/Arail
  11. Kashmir
  12. Godhra
  13. Asarwa, in the house of Bhaila Kothari
1 Baithak of Raghunathji, fifth son of Viththalnath
  1. Gokul
1 Baithak of Ghanshyamji, youngest son of Viththalnath
  1. Gokul
7 Baithaks of Harirai Mahaprabhu
  1. Gokul, in the Vithalnath's temple.
  2. Nathadwara, in the temple of Vithalnath
  3. Khamanor
  4. Jaisalmer, on the banks of Gomati river
  5. Sawali, near lake
  6. Jambusar, near lake
3 Baithaks of Damodardas Harsani, devotee of Vallabhacharya
  1. Thakaranighat in Gokul
  2. Bansighat in Vrindavan
  3. Khambhalia, near Mahaprabhu's Baithak

References

  1. ↑ Bachrach, Emilia (2023-02-23) (in en). Religious Reading and Everyday Lives in Devotional Hinduism (1 ed.). Oxford University PressNew York. p. 206. doi:10.1093/oso/9780197648599.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-764859-9. https://academic.oup.com/book/44843. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 E. Allen Richardson (8 August 2014). Seeing Krishna in America: The Hindu Bhakti Tradition of Vallabhacharya in India and Its Movement to the West. McFarland. pp. 31–33. ISBN 978-1-4766-1596-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=ZoBABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA31. 
  3. ↑ Bachrach, Emilia (2023-02-23) (in en). Religious Reading and Everyday Lives in Devotional Hinduism (1 ed.). Oxford University PressNew York. p. 55. doi:10.1093/oso/9780197648599.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-764859-9. https://academic.oup.com/book/44843. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Bachrach 2022, p. 34. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "Bachrach34" defined multiple times with different content
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Bachrach 2022, p. 55.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 "Baethakji". http://www.pushti-marg.net/Baethak.html. 
  7. ↑ Bachrach 2022, p. 55, n. 59.
  8. ↑ Swami Satyaprasad Dasji. Indian Philosophy. Swaminarayan Temple Bhuj. p. 167. ISBN 978-81-909956-3-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=EUEs-A4vazUC&pg=PA167. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Gokulanātha (1985). Chaurasi Baithak. Shri Vallabha Publications. https://books.google.com/books?id=ULkcAAAAMAAJ. 
  10. ↑ "84 Baithaks of Shri Vallabhacharyaji across India". http://www.pushti-marg.net/Baithak-details.html. 
  11. ↑ Nathdwara Temple Board (30 June 2013). "Mahaprabhuji Shri Vallabhacharya : 84 Baithaks Of Vallabhacharya" (in hi). https://www.nathdwaratemple.org/shrimahaprabhuji/mahaprabhuji-baithaks. 
  12. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-11-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20151129123835/http://www.ramansujatisamaj.com/addresses_84baithaksofshrimahaprabhuji.pdf. Retrieved 2017-03-21. 
  13. ↑ Entwistle, Alan W. (1987). Braj: A Center of Krishna Pilgrimage. Groingen. pp. 427. 
  14. ↑ Other Baithak is said to be situated near a water tank in Vinjhana village.



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