Shri Nathji : Story behind picture

[Zardozi]

Namaste,
I have seen this poster of Shri Nathji very commonly and was wondering the story behind it. I was told that Shri Nathji is Lord Krshna. But in this picture, I see on the left, a white man bringing Shri Nathji Fire or flames. And on the right a person who I thought was Lord Krshna bringing Shri Nathji flowers. Whats going on here: ?

http://www.geocities.com/sarabhanga/...an_Srinath.jpg


Masti Nam,
Zardozi

[Agnideva]

Namaste,
I have seen this poster of Shri Nathji very commonly and was wondering the story behind it. I was told that Shri Nathji is Lord Krshna. But in this picture, I see on the left, a white man bringing Shri Nathji Fire or flames. And on the right a person who I thought was Lord Krshna bringing Shri Nathji flowers. Whats going on here: ?

http://www.geocities.com/sarabhanga/...an_Srinath.jpg


Masti Nam,
Zardozi

Namaste Zardozi,

This is an interesting picture. I had never seen it like this before. I am fairly certain that the man on the left offering the fire (arati) is Vallabhacharya. He is often represented like this in Pushtimarg. He is clothed in white (not ochre or saffron, the color of monkhood) because Vallabha was a married man. Even today, all the Acharyas (teachers/heads) of Pushtimarg are householders, unlike in other branches of Vaishnavism.

I am not fully certain who is on the right offering the garland, but at first glance this does look like Krishna. However, looking closer, you can see that he is wearing royal clothing. I did some search and found the following:

The king of Krishnagarh was Rup Singh. He was a disciple of Shri Vittheleshwarji [Krishna as worshipped in Pandharpur, Maharashtra]. The king was killed in a battle ... Before he left his body, he told his attendant to bring a diamond to Shri Nathji, who resided on the Govardhan Hill. After the king died, that attendant went to Shri Nathji's temple and offered the king's diamond. On that day, after the midday darshan, he [the attendant] came down from the Govardhan Hill. By the Dandavati rock he saw his deceased king wearing a yellow "pitambar" cloth around his neck and a saffron shawl. He was adorned with tilak marks. He seemed as bright as God. His worldly body was left on the battlefield while his divine body went to Shri Nathji's temple. Everyone saw him enter the temple, but no one saw him leave. Then everyone said, "King Rup Singh has truly entered Shri Nathji's lila."
Source

So, I suspect that the person on the right is the king who became identified with Shrinathji.

OM Shanti,
A.

[Zardozi]

Namaste Zardozi,

I am not fully certain who is on the right offering the garland, but at first glance this does look like Krishna. However, looking closer, you can see that he is wearing royal clothing. I did some search and found the following:

OM Shanti,
A.

Namaste AgniDeva,
Thank you. i was under the impression in indian art man was usually colored white and only Krshna was blue. Which inspires me to make some new threads about art.

Maste Nam,
Zardozi

[Ganeshprasad]

Pranam Zardozi/ Agnideva

Listening to this bhajan this morning Mrajta
Srinathji YahmMara gha
Mara ghat ma birajta Srinathji Yahmunaji Mahaprabhuji Maru mandu chhe gokul vanara van mara tan na aanganiya ma tulsi na van mara praan jivan - mara ghat ma ...

It dawn on me, the picture on the right must be of Shrimati Yahmunaji

further google search proved my hunch right.
Check this out.

http://www.geocities.com/pushti_marg/gal_nidhi.htm

Jai Shree Krishnajta