In the fifteenth century of Vikram Era a great man was born. He became famous as Jagadguru Shrimad Vallabhacharyaji. The ancestor of His Holiness was Yagnanarayan Bhatt. Who belonged to Velnadu of Andhra province. He was a Brahmin by caste and was very learned. He began  performing "Som Yagna". Once the Lord of Lords, the Bhagawan Himself came out from the altar and gave him a boon. He emphatically declared that when the 100th Yagna would be finished, he would appear again at his place. Thus from Yagnanarayan Bhatt to Gangadhar Bhatt, Ganapati Bhatt, Vallabh Bhatt and his son Laxman Bhatt, 100th "Som Yagna" was completed. Then in V.S. 1535 Shri Vallabhacharyaji was born fulfilling the promise given by the Bhagawan, His Holiness Established the Shuddhadwait Pushtimarg.

 

His Holiness had two sons. Shri Gopinathji and Shri Vitthalnathji (Shri Gunsaiji). Shri Gopinathji had one son named Shri Purushottamji. Shri Vitthalnathji had seven sons and four daughters. They were Shri Girdharji, Shri Govindraiji, Shri Balkrishnaji, Shri Gokuleshji, Shri Raghunathji, Shri Yadunathji, Shri Ghanshyamji and four daughters named Shri Shobhabetiji, Shri Kamlabetiji, Shri Yamunabetiji and Shri Devakabetiji.