grace the devotees at Vallabhapuram and Panchadevpahad. Legend of Vallabhesh and Hedgewar family Sometime after Sripada Srivallabha disappeared, a Brahmin named Vallabhesh vowed to go to Kuravapur and feed 1,000 Brahmins if he earned more than his usual profit. Near Kuravapur, Vallabhesh encountered bandits in disguise who robbed and beheaded him. Sripada Srivallabha suddenly appeared from nowhere and killed the bandits with his Trishula; one, who appealed to the saint as Shiva, was spared. Being told, the person spared reattached Vallabhesh's severed head to his body to be brought back to life by the grace of Sripada Srivallabha. Vallabhesh Brahmin is considered the mula-purush (founder) of the Hedgewar family. K. B. Hedgewar, founder of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), was a ninth-generation descendant of Vallabhesh. References Sources Shri Dattatreya Dnyankosh by P. N. Joshi (Shri Dattateya Dnyankosh Prakashan, Pune, 2000). Datta-Sampradyacha Itihas (History of Datta Sampradaya) by R. C. Dhere (Padmagnadha Prakashan, Pune). Sri Pada Charitra- Shankar Bhatt (Telugu version by Sri Malladi Diskhitulu) Sankshipta Sripada Srivallabha Charitramrutam Parayana grantham (abridged by Smt Prasanna Kumari—Telugu version) SriPada Sri Vallabha website - www.sripadavallabha.org SriPada Sri Vallabha charitamrutam website Sripada Srivallabha Charitamrutam wtt SriPada Vallabha Miracles - www.sripadavallabhamiracles.com SriPada Sri Vallabha Sansthan Pithapuram, E.G.District, A.P, India External links Website on SriPada SriVallabha SriPada SriVallabha Youtube Sripada Sri Vallabha Website SripadaSrivallabha Mahasamstanam Pithapuram Medieval Hindu religious leaders 1320 births