Pushtimarg Studies - English Resources

Several individuals have inquired about the materials in the English language that I consult to study Pushtimarg from an academic perspective. Some have expressed curiosity about the books I rely on for my research papers and publications. In this post, I provide a small selection of English language books and links to resources I have either already read or intend to explore in the future.

Kiran Java

9/10/20232 min read

Popular English Scholarly Resources for Pushtimarg

Several individuals have inquired about the materials in the English language that I consult to study Pushtimarg from an academic perspective. Some have expressed curiosity about the books I rely on for my research papers and publications. In this post, I provide a small selection of English language books and links to resources I have either already read or intend to explore in the future.

Books

  1. The Philosophy of the Vallabha School Vedanta by K.Narain. Indological Research Centre

  2. The Doctrine of Bhakti by K. Narain. Indological Research Centre.

  3. Prameyaratnasamgraha translated by Shri Sharad Goswami. Shri Vallabhacharya Trust Mandvi-Kutch.

  4. Praveshika A primer of Shuddhadvaita Pushtibhakti Sect by Shri Sharad Goswami. Shri Vallabhacharya Trust Mandvi-Kutch.

  5. The Vedanta of Pure Non-Dualism by Shri R. Kaladhar Bhatt. A Unilaw Library book.

  6. Eightfour Vaishnavas by Shyamdas. Shri Vallabha Publications.

  7. Introduction to Anubhashya by Shyam Manohar Maharaj Kashi. Akshaya Prakashan.

  8. The Grace of Lord Krishna: Sixteen verse treatises of Vallabhacharya (Sodashgrantha) by James D. Redington. Sri Satguru Publications.

  9. In Praise of Vallabh

  10. The Teachings of Vallabhacharya

  11. A Sip of Elixir

  12. Purusharth Vyavastha in English


Dissertations

  1. Reading the Medieval in the Modern: The Living Tradition of Hagiography in the Vallabh Sect of Contemporary Gujarat - Emilia Bachrach

PDF links of English Resources

The following resources are available in the shared folder:

  1. The Grace of Lord Krishna: Sixteen verse treatises of Vallabhacharya (Sodashgrantha) by James D. Redington.

  2. Bhakti Sect of Vallabhacharya by Richard Barz

  3. Nirodha and the Nirodhalakshana of Vallabhacharya By Federick M. Smith

  4. Balbodha by Maitri Goswami

  5. Ocean of Jewels by ShyamDas

  6. Brahmavaad: Ph. D. Thesis of Goswami Shri Raghunathlji Maharaj

  7. Prameyaratnasamgraha translated by Shri Sharad Goswami

  8. Siddhant Rahasya

  9. Pushti Self-Study


Online Links (Various)

  1. https://issuu.com/mapin/docs/in_the_service_of_krishna

  2. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/krishna-stories-with-kiran-java/id1612215714

Youtube links

  1. Here is my playlist of Youtube links of Maitri Goswami’s short videos presentations at Indica and CVV webinars. - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6g5frXPNW8yBNCYJAWp3HeH4pvPoD91Q&feature=shared

  2. Playlist of videos on the topic Art in PushtiBhakti by Goswami Shri Prachibahuji https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6g5frXPNW8z5iDlW27nmBe4bKxXsRp7u&feature=shared



Resources Created by Kiran Java

  1. Taj Begum - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Bdoie64O6CXGHUU6YGqJUaHtDWyv66cK/view?usp=sharing

  2. Step into the world of Surdas https://youtu.be/sFbPnrsWL5I?feature=shared

  3. Yamunashtakam https://youtu.be/EHR7v7Asbpc?feature=shared

  4. Sarvottam 6 verses https://youtu.be/N4Ys8mOYqMg?feature=shared



Will keep updating with more resources

Dissertation
English Pdfs