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Shodash Granth (Hindi: षोडश ग्रंथ) (literally sixteen books) is a collection of 16 books written by Vallabhacharya. They are the main doctrine of Pushtimarg, a Vaishnav sect of Hinduism.

List

They are followings:[1][2]

  1. Yamunastakam
  2. Balbodh
  3. Siddhant Muktavali
  4. Pushti Pravah Maryada Bhedh
  5. Siddhant Rahsyam
  6. Navratnam
  7. Antahkaranprabodhah
  8. Vivekdhiryashraya
  9. Krunasharay Stotram
  10. Chaturhshloki
  11. Bhaktivardhini
  12. Jalbhedh
  13. Panchpadhyani
  14. Sanyasnirnayh
  15. Nirodhlakshanam
  16. Sevafalam

Yamunastakam

Starting with the grace of Yamuna in Yamunashtaka Vallbhacharya says,

  • It purifies body, mind and senses.
  • The devotee has no other desire except union with God and enjoyment of God's love after purification of heart, and change of nature.

Balbodh

  • Vallbhacharya teaches in Balbodha what one (junior stage in spiritual life as their spiritual sense is not sufficiently developed) should do, once we have desire to union God.
  • Food develops Body, education develops knowledge, and Dharma to world develops you as a good person, Dharma to Pushti marga develops as a good vaishnav, and Dharma to soul brings closer to God.
  • Balbodha teaches what our soul should act in these four principals to soul (1) Dharma (Duty) (2) Artha (wealth) (3) Kama (happiness) and (4) Moksha (Salvation) under two main categories (1) Vedic i.e. considered by the Vedas (2) Lau-kika-considered by the sages.

Siddhant Muktavali

  • At the end of Balbodha, Vallabhacharya concludes that the salvation is the goal and goal is to offer seva.
  • A devotee of God who wishes to understand and to reach Krishna, must offer service (seva) to Krshna, with selfless devotion and love not by knowledge or worship. This Seva is of three kinds-Tanuja (to be done with his body), Vittaja (to be done with his money) and Mansi (mentally). The last one is the best because we spend more time outside than inside Seva.
  • Vallabhacharya then explains that the God has three forms like the river Ganges-the physical -what you see (Aadhibhau-tika), the spiritual- what you feel (Adhaytmika) and the divine- the presence you see (Adhidaivika). Like these three forms of the Ganges, God also has three forms-the physical (the world), the spiritual (Akshara), and Divine (Krshna). God is described in the Upa-nishadas as Sat-chit-A nand (Being, consciousness and joy).

Pushti Pravah Maryada Bhedh

Siddhant Rahsyam

Antahkaranprabodhah

It was composed by ShriVallabh in Adel.

Vivekdhiryashraya

Krunasharay Stotram

In this stotra ShriVallabh has sorrowfully described the worst situation of society due to Kaliyug to ShriGovardhannathji. It tells about the lack of Dharmas, the vedas, witness, patience in the people of Kaliyug. Vallabh worries how he can establish relation between Lord Krishna who is so pure and the people are so lowered by ethics and sinful. Again he prays to uplift people as you (Shrinathji) saved sinful Ajamil. It was composed in Adel.We can read this stotram in front of lord krishna as per vallabh said.

Chaturhshloki

In this stotra (path) Shri Vallabh has explained the meaning of the four Purusharthas viz - Dharma(duty), Artha (material needs), Kama (the things he wishes to get) & Moksha (salvation) - to the vaishnavas.He has told his vaishnavas that for a vaishnav all his actions and desires are directed to only one force i.e.Shrinathji. Sarvada sarvabhavena bhajaniyo vrajaadhipaha Swasyaayameva dharmohi naanyaha kvaapi kadaachana II1II The dharma(duty) of Pushtimargiya vaishanavas is  that they must always and in every way possible serve Shri Krishna (Shrinathji), the lord of Vraj. Barring this there is no other duty (Dharma)that we have to do.

Evam sadaasma kartavyam svayameva karishyati I

Prabhuh sarvasamarthohi tatonishchintatam vrajet II2II

If we do our duty properly (serve Shrinathji well) then he shall look after our worldly needs on his own because he is omniscient, he knows everything.Therefore we must never worry about our material things.(Our lord Shrinathji is our biggest asset (Arth) as he is capable of everything we can think of or even those which are beyond our imagination!!)

Yadi shrigokulaadheesho dhritaha sarvaatmana hridi I

Tataha kimaparam broohi laukaih vaidikairapi II3II

If we establish Shri Gokuladhish (Shrinathji) in our hearts then we can achieve everything in both the material (laukik) and spiritual (vaidik) worlds.So if there is anything that can be kept close to our hearts or can be longed for (Kama) then it is lord Shrinathji only.

Ataha sarvatmana shashvat gokuleshwar paadayoha I

Smaranam bhajanam chaapi na tyajam iti me matihi II4II

Therefore (due to the above three reasons) we must always prostrate at the lotus feet of lord Shrinathji with all our heart and we must never leave his smaran and bhajan (sewa) because he alone is the one who is capable of givnig us the type of moksha (bhagwat prapti) we want, this is what I (Shri Vallabh) think.

Bhaktivardhini

Jalbhedh

Panchpadhyani

Sanyasnirnayh

Nirodhlakshanam

Sevafalam

References

  1. ^ "Summary of the Shodash Granth of Shri Vallabhacharyaji from "pushti-marg.net"".
  2. ^ "Shodash Granth By Mahaprabhuji from "www.shrinathdham.com"".