JANMASTAMI NIRNAYA

In V.S. 1623 Akbar Badshah, Raja Todermal, Birbal and others went to Mathura to celebrate the Janmastami festival. Having seen Birbal chewing betel leaf the Emperor Akbar asked him "why are you chewing betel leaf on Janmastami Day ? (Pan-bidas are prohibited on any fasting day). He further said we have observed Janmastami festival yesterday, as per the decision of pandits. "The emperor said that his Guru Shri Vitthalnathji had observed the festival of Janmastami today . He will not take any decision haphazardly (without thinking).

Badshah called the meeting of pandits to discuss about the decision of Janmastami. It was held at Kamalkar Bhatt's house. Vitthalnathji was invited to attend the meeting. On that day he was at Jatipura Girdharji and Gokuleshji attended the meeting with Damodardas, the great Brahmin Vaishnav Pandit of Vadnagar. In the meeting Damodardas beautifully discussed the matters regarding the decision of Janmastami With pratodh Saraswati. He proved the principle citing authorities of scriptures regarding the rules of observation about Janmastami, when vitthalnathji came to Mathura, he was very much pleased to know about all accounts of the meeting and he published the book named Janmastami Nirnaya.