Bhajan
Vaarta
5In Pushtimarg – as in old scriptures – there are numerous ways of passing on the beliefs and the tenets through the generations.
Saying anything in a single way might seem hard or unattractive to some. So there are many ways of taking a siddhant to the masses. In Pushtimarg the tenets shown by Shri Vallabh are followed even today. Shri Vallabh has explained his thoughts in the various granths which he wrote. These granths are written in Sanskrit language and so are hard – almost impossible – to understand for the modern man. For the modern man, the best way to understand Pushtimarg and live this beautiful marg is to regularly read the vaartas of Pushtimarg.
As the word shows a ‘vaarta’ is a story, more precisely put these are biographies of vaishnavas who lived during the times of Shri Mahaprabhuji, Shri Gusainji as well as stories of many of our vaishnav ancestors. These prasangs show us the way to lead our lives according to the principles of Shri Vallabh, these are our ideals. Reading and remembering these vaartas help us deal with the ups and downs of life in a better way and also take us closer to prabhu.
There is no end to vaartas but we have chosen some which will show the way to today’s vaishnavas. This topic divided into the following sections :
- 84 vaishnavas
- 252 vaishnavas
- Nij-vaarta, Gharu-vaarta
- Vachanamrut
Raga in Pushtimarg
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In Pushtimarg the ragas are sung with respect to the time of the day the ought to be sung i.e. the Raga Bhairav, which is a morning raga, can be sung only in the morning where as the raga Bihag can be sung only in the evening as it an evening raga. Accordingly, there is a change in the ragas according to a change in the seasons. There are also many seasons in Sewa. As seasons change different ragas are sung so as to gel with the climate and the mood of the corresponding period.
Here are ragas that are generally sung during the normal day of sewa.
Morning Seva/Sewa:
- Mangala - Raga: Bhairav, Ramkali, Bibhaas
- Shringar/Gwal -Raga: Bilawal
- RajBhoj – Raga: Saarang (Gaud, Noor and Saamant specially)
Evening Seva/Sewa:
- Utthapan – Raga: Nat
- Bhoj/Sandhya Aarti – Raga: Nat, Hameer, Sorath, Poorvi, Gauri
- Shayan – Raga: Kanhra, Adaana, Yaman, Kalyan, Kedar, Bihag
From: http://www.kripanidhi.com/Pushtimarg/Kirtan/Kirtan.htm
