Shri Balakrishnaji
Shri Balakrishnaji is the third Jewel of Shri Gusainji.
He was born in Shrimadh Adel on wednesday 13th of vadh Ashwin, samv. 1606.
He was shyam swaroop, well build body, and eyes were kamaladhal nain (like lotus) and he wore kashri dothi and upprana.
Education: Shri Gusainji gave him the knowledge and taught him Vedashastras. He wrote many books but few of them are:
- Savpradrast Swamini stotra.
- Gupt Swamini stotra.
- Bhakthivardhani stotra vivvrathi.
- Prasadvagishbhashiya vivaran.
- Sawrotham stotra vivran which consists of 6000 slokas.
He is Viriya guan.
His swaroop was “khothi lavaniyamaye” and most beautiful, even “khothi kamdev felt ashamed. He was well versed in ved.
His second name was Rajiv lochan.
His uopnain was performed in Shrimadh gokul in the year samv.1613.
He received Swaroop of Shri Dwarkadishji as his share of wealth from Shri Gusainji.
He was married to Shri Kamalavati in Gokul, in samv. 1623, and had seven children. Their names were:-
- Shri Dwarkeshji born in samv. 1629 Vaishak sudh 14.
- Shri Vrajnathji born in samv. 1632 Kartik sudh 9.
- Shri Vrajbushanji born in samv. 1636 Chaitra sudh 9.
- Shri Pitabarji born in Samv. 1639 Chaitra vadh 1.
- Shri Vrajalankarji born in samv. 1641 Bhadrapadh sudh 11.
- Shri Prusotamji born in smav. 1644 Jeshest sudh 6. &
- Daughter Shri Gopibetiji (Devkaji).
Once on Nandoutshav day he became Shri Yasodhaji and were swinging the palna and because of motherly love and affection a spring of milk ran out from his breast and at that time he was singing padh “toam brajrani ke lalna”.
He had immense knowledge and he could interpret Dreams.
Keshavpuri cursed Shri Gusainji because he was unable to give any one of his children. He took that curse on him and readily accepted it. To prove this he accepted Saaj from Sindh, because Shri Vallabhachariya nor any achariya went to Sindh.
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