षोडश ग्रन्थाः (महाप्रभु वल्लभाचार्य - पुष्टिमार्ग सिद्धान्त एवं सान्वय हिन्दी व्याख्या)

After describing the characteristics of a Pushti Soul, Vallabha- charya describes who are called Sambandhi Souls. They wander always. They don't really belong to any class, but become such on account of their contact with Souls of such a class. They are known as Charshani. They have no definite inclination. They have their fruits according to their actions. Pravaha Souls are described by Krishna in 'प्रवृत्तिं च'. They are known as Āsuras. They are of two sorts. One class is known as दुर्ज्ञ and other as अज्ञ. The दुर्ज्ञs are real Āsuras, while अज्ञs are those who follow दुर्ज्ञs. The Asuratva of अज्ञs being due to an extraneous cause, may disappear, while the दुर्ज्ञs being मायिक disappear into Māyā. Incomplete as this work is, we are not in a position to exactly understand the views of Vallabhacharya as regards the Maryada and Pravaha Souls, but the characteristics of the Pushti Soul—Soul who is the subject of Lord's Varana, are fully set out. The Soul elect is a peculiar Soul who though appearing sometimes different, never ceases to be as such. His Pramaṇa, Prameya, Sadhana and Phala is Lord Krishna alone. Such a Soul may belong to any sex, class, or race, but if he has the requisite Prapatti-sole dependendce of God,— He alone saves him. Such dependence is not possible in the absence of the purest love, and such love is impossible in the absence of the Grace of God. For this reason Vallabhacharya declares that the sine quo non of the Adhikara in Pushti Marga is the Anugraha of the Supreme Deity. Anugraha of Lord controls the Pushti Soul from the व्युच्चरण to नित्यलीलाप्रवेश and nothing else. श्रीकृष्णार्पणमस्तु । Bombay, } M. T. Telivala. 28th-3-1925. }