Vallabha Cult and Sri Harirayaji (Contribution of Sri Harirayaji to Vallabha School)
Contents: Preface. Introduction. I. Hariraya\'s life: 1. Introductory. 2. Date and place of birth. 3 Childhood and education. 4. Family life. 5. Aspects of his personality. 6. Travels and spiritual seats. 7. Residence at Khimanor. 8. Realization of Srinathaji. 9. Last days of his life. References. II. Hariraya\'s published works: 1. Introductory. 2. Independent poetical works. 3. Independent prose works. 4. Elucidatory prose and poetical works. 5. Siksapatras-a major work. 6. Sevabhavana or Sahasribhavana-a major work. References. III. Hariraya\'s unpublished works: 1. Introductory. 2. Independent works. 3. Elucidatory prose works. IV. Philosophy of Hariraya: 1. Introductory. 2. Nature of God. 3. Relation of the soul with Brahman. 4. Surrender, an essential part of devotion. 5. Service, the important form of devotion. 6. Love or Bhava, an indispensable part of devotion. 7. Viraha or viprayoga, the final fruit of devotion. 8. Some necessary means of devotion. 9. Salvation of the soul. 10. Doctrine of grace. 11. Theory of God\'s manifestation. 12. Theory of the divine sports of God. References. V. Evaluation: 1. Introductory. 2. Hariraya\'s contribution of pusti marga. 3. Hariraya\'s influence on his successors. 4. Hariraya\'s place in Indian philosophy. References. Appendices. Bibliography. Index.
"The book presents Sri Harirayaji\'s tendency of Bhakti-Philosophy, especially of Vipralambhasrngarabhakti, a sweet kind of Krsna-devotion, which is established as the climax of God-realization in the term of divine love.
The beginning portion of the book introduces origin and development of Vallabha-school and fixes the place of Sri Harirayaji among his predecessors. The first three chapters are colourfully devoted to describe the life and the works of Sri Harirayaji. The last two chapters of this are actually the most important essence and the special contribution in the field of Bhakti-philosophy. The various factors of Vallabha-principles of Prema-Laksana Bhakti are elaborated in the light of Vipralambha-Srngararasatmaka-Bhakti, the sumum-bonum of God-realization.
The last chapter gives a comparative study of Sri Harirayaji\'s eye-view of Vipralambha-Bhakti with other saintly experiences of devotion, both nationally and internationally and humbly efforts to establish the superiority of Vipralambha-Srngara-Bhakti, embracing the whole universe as the sweet love-experience of God Krsna, the lord of love and beauty.
The author has tried to prove that the experience of Vipralambha-Bhakti is eternal and even superior than that of Samyoga aspect of Bhakti, giving various quotations from the books of Bhaktisastra. The illustration of the Vraja-Gopis is only followed by Sri Harirayaji to establish the superiority of Vipralambha-type of devotion.
Sri Harirayaji was a devotee, who experienced this kind of separation from Lord Krsna through out his long life and proved the highest kind of sweet delight in Vipralambha-Srngara-Bhakti, i.e., eternal union of God Krsna, in all his Lilas simultaneously even in his outward absence, which gave him - divine power to sustain the life, enduring ever the pain of separation." (jacket)
