अणुभाष्य (महाप्रभु वल्लभाचार्य - शुद्धाद्वैत वेदान्त ब्रह्मसूत्र महाभाष्य प्रकाश टीका सहित)

( 5 ) of Giridharaji the eldest son of Vitthales'vara were very cordial with this prince. The eldest son of Giridharaji by name Muralidharaji was born here on Vijaya Das'amī day. Tānsen the famous minstrel was formerly a musician of king Rāmachandra, but he had to hand him over to Emperor Akbar. This Tānsen seems to have come into contact with Vitthales'vara here. But Vitthales'vara did not stay here long. In later days when Vitthales'vara adopted Gokula as his permanent residence, this king Rāmachandra visited Gokula. He was well received by Vitthales'vara and Giridharaji then. From Bandhe-Gadhā, Vitthales'vara seems to have moved over to Gadhā. It is difficult to say whether the modern Jubbulpore on the banks of the Narbadā was Gadhā of those times. Vitthales'vara's Bethak near Jubbulpore would go to show that Gaḍā was situated somewhere there. The havoc wrought by Akbar's general Asafkhan is so complete that it has become difficult to identify the place. Vitthales'vara's desire to go to Gaḍa was natural. Gadhā was ruled over by queen Durgāvati. She was a princess of great reputation. She was married to Dalpatishah in a very romantic manner and out of this union a son was born. When he was three years old, Dalpatishāh died. Since then Rāṇi Durgāvati was the de facto ruler of Gadhā acting as Regent for her son Vīra Nārāyaṇa. Even after he was of age she continued to rule over the kingdom. Fiftytwo Gaḍhas (fortresses) were included in her kingdom. She fought many battles, and on account of her exceptional valour she was called Durgashāh. She was very religious and patronised numerous learned Brahmins. Some of the Telugu Brahmin families who were connected with Vitthales'vara's family by marital ties lived there. Besides, next to Vijayanagara, the only independent Hindu kingdom where Vallabhāchārya was recognised as the greatest Āchārya by the then ruling king Krishṇadeva, this princess Durgāvati was the only independent Hindu princess in whose kingdom Brahmins were encouraged and people were extremely happy. Her government was a faultless one and Akbar's attack on this princess is considered by competent historians to be nothing more than wanton destruction for self-aggrandizement. When Vitthales'vara came to her Capital first of all, he put up on the banks of Jammniya-talao or the Rāni-talao. Durgāvati was so much impressed with his saintly character, high learning and sublime devotion to Krishṇa that she visited his Ās'rama frequently and requested him to accept Gadhā as his permanent residence. Suitable arrangements were made for his stay. During his three years' stay the relations between him and the Queen were very cordial. Vitthales'vara's first wife Rukmiṇī passed away about this time, and he had absolutely no desire to marry again. But under the pressure of Rāṇi Durgāvati Vitthales'vara had to marry Padmāwati daughter of Krishnāraya Bhatta on Akshaya.Tritiya day of 1620. On another occasion Durgāvati gave a gift of 108 villages to Vitthales'vara which were in their turn gifted away by him to Bhattas, his caste people, who were living there and whose descendants to this day are said to be in the enjoyment of the same. During his stay at Gadhā, a Brahmin by name Brahmadāsa came 2005