Sri Nathji

Significance

For an encyclopaedic article, significance should be conveyed through verifiable engagement with secondary scholarship rather than through devotional rhetoric. The article should, where reliably possible, indicate the geographic spread of the tradition, its presence among diaspora communities, and its interactions with other Vaishnava and broader Hindu currents. Care should be taken not to overstate or understate influence; comparative claims must be sourced. Where the subject features in scholarly debates—for example, on the historiography of bhakti, on temple economies, or on visual culture—those debates should be summarised neutrally with appropriate references.

References

References to be supplied by editors during review. Suggested categories of sources include: peer-reviewed monographs and journal articles on Vaishnavism, Pushtimarg and bhakti traditions; established encyclopaedias of Hinduism and Indian religions; catalogues and studies from recognised museums holding relevant devotional art; scholarly editions of pertinent devotional and liturgical texts; and reputable journalistic coverage for contemporary matters. Web sources should be evaluated for editorial oversight and authorial expertise before inclusion. Pending citations should be marked with appropriate inline tags rather than left unsourced in the body of the article.