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What are the main scriptures followed in Pushti Marg Vaishnavism?

Within the Pushti Marg of Vallabhacharya, the scriptural heart of the tradition is the Śrīmad Bhāgavata Purāṇa (Shrimad Bhagavatam). This Purāṇa, especially the portions narrating the life and play (līlā) of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, is regarded as the primary and most authoritative text. Alongside it, the Bhagavad Gītā and the Brahma Sūtras are also honored as foundational works of Vedānta that shape the theological vision of the sampradāya. These three together provide the scriptural matrix within which the path of grace-filled devotion is understood and practiced.

Vallabhacharya’s own writings stand as the key to how these scriptures are received in Pushti Marg. His commentary on the Bhāgavata, the Subodhinī, and his Anubhāṣya on the Brahma Sūtras articulate a distinctive reading that centers on devotion to Kṛṣṇa and a non-dual understanding of reality. Works such as Tattvārtha-dīpa (or Tattvārth Dīp Nibandh) and the Ṣoḍaśa Grantha (Shodash Granthas, sixteen concise doctrinal treatises) further systematize this vision, setting out the core principles of the path in a clear and authoritative manner. Texts like Seva Phala, together with other nibandhas, elaborate how scriptural truth is to be lived in daily worship and service.

In the living practice of Pushti Marg, these scriptural and doctrinal sources are complemented by a rich body of devotional and ritual literature. The tradition treasures compositions such as the Yamunāṣṭaka and Madhurāṣṭakam, as well as the poetry of the Aṣṭachāp saints, which give voice to the intimate moods of devotion that the core scriptures inspire. Ritual manuals and sevā-granthas, while secondary to the primary śāstras, guide the concrete forms of loving service to Kṛṣṇa that embody the teachings of the Bhāgavata, the Gītā, and the Brahma Sūtras as interpreted by Vallabhacharya. In this way, scripture, commentary, doctrine, and song together form a coherent spiritual universe oriented entirely around the grace and sweetness of Śrī Kṛṣṇa.