Family
Vallabhacharyaji strictly adhered to three rules :
- He would not wear stitched clothes and hence always wore Dhoti and uparna (a cloth covering the torso)
- He always performed pilgrimages bare footed
- He always resided at the outskirts of the village. His sons and their descendants are known as "Goswami Maharajshri".
- He himself used to do seva of Shreenathji.
He was to remain a lifelong celibate but the deity-guru Vitthalanatha of Pandharpur commanded him to marry and live the life of householder. Obeying his guru, he married ‘Shri Mahalaxmiji’ and had two sons: Gopinathji and Vitthalanathji (also known as Gusaiji).
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