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This is the place where Sri Jayatirtharu wrote Sriman nyaaya sudhaadi granthagalu
Sri Jayateertharu used to sit there in the lonely place for writing teeka with great aproksha gnana
It is here on this holy place that he has written majority of the teeka granthafalu.
Location:
Yargol is a Village in Yadgir Taluk in Yadgir District of Karnataka State, India. It belongs to Gulbarga Division . It is located 22 KM towards West from District head quarters Yadgir. 497 KM from State capital Bangalore
Sri Sripadaraja mUla brindavana, MuLubhagalu
kAle phalati surudrumaH chintAmaNir api yAchane daataa |
vararthi sakalam abhiiShTaM darshana
mAtrAt shrIpAdarAjo muniH||
tamvande nR^isimha thiirtha nilayam shrii vyAsarAt pujitam |
dhyAyantam manasA nR^isimha
charaNam shrI pAdarAjam gurum ||
Sripadarajaru life history
(1404 – 1502)
Sripadarajaru is believed to be the incarnation of Dhruva
Birth & childhood
Sri Sripadaraja was born in Abbur, a village in Chennapatna taluk, to a pious brahmin couple, Sheshagiri and Giriyamma, as Lakshminarayana
Once while in the midst of cattle grazing, he was approached by Sri Swarnavarnathirtha belonging to Sri. Padmanabha Teertha samsthana. Abbur was the seat of Sri Brahmanya Teertharu.Sri Swarnavarnathirtha was on his way to Abbur from Srirangapattana, and asked young Lakshminarayana, how far Abbur is. Young Lakshminarayana replied, “look at me, see my herds and gaze at the sky and realize the distance”. No wonder then that this young boy who was so clever with words, would compose devotional hymns in kannada and thus lay the foundation for dasa sahitya.
Sri Swarnavara teertharu was impressed with young Lakshminarayana’s intellect and expressed desire to conduct his upanayaa and take him as his student.
After upanayana, Sri Swarnavara teertharu and Lakshminarayana went to Srirangam
Stepped into sanyaasaashrama
In 1411, Lakshminarayana was taken into ascetic life and given the name, Sri Lakshminarayana teertharu.
He was sent to study under Sri Vibhudhendra teertharu of Sri Raghavendra mutt. At this period, Sri Lashminarayana muni, came in contact with Sri Raghunatha theerharu of Sri Uttaradi mutt.
Lakshmi narayana theertharu became sripadarajaru
Sri Svarnavara teertharu was observing chaturmasya at Koppar, and young Sri Lakshminarayana teertharu was learning Sri-Sudha. It so happened that Sri Raghunatha teertharu observed the young yati explain a difficult verse from Sri-Sudha. Sri Raghunatha teertharu, in admiration, said “we are just sripadaru (pontiffs), but you are Sripadaraja” (raja of all pontiffs). From then on, Sri Lakshminarayana teertharu became to be popularly known as Sripadarajaru.
Mahimas of sripadarajaru
It is believed that Sripadaraja used to offer 64 types of dishes as naivedya(offering to Lord)
Shripadaraya or Shripadaraja is considered to be the originator of dAsakUta. That is why his name stands first in the following stotra which is sung at the beginning of any traditional Harikatha discourse
“namah sripAdarAjAya namastE vyAsa yOgine namah purandarAryAya vijayAryAya te namaha”
Sri Sripadaraja composed the songs using ‘ranga vithala’ as his ankita.
King Chaluva Narasimhan of Chandragiri took refuge under Sri Sripadarajaru
to get rid of the dosha due to his wrong deeds. Sri Sripadarajaru saved him through his tapas
sakthi. In gratitude he seated him on his simhasana and conducted kanakabishekha.(On that
occasion Sri Vyasaraja teertharu composed and sang the famous devarunama
“Mahime Saladhe”).
Works by sripadarajaru
Narasimha theertha
Once Sri Sripada wished to for a holy dip in river ganga, but was unable to make the journey due to his advanced age. It is believed that goddess Ganga appeared in his dream and said that she will be at Narasimha teertha, a holy pond at Mulabagilu and that he can have a holy dip there itself.
Brindhavana pravesha
Sripada rajaru entered the brindavan alive at Sri Narasimha Thirtha near Mulbagal. It was on Jyeshta shuddha chathurdashi.
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Shuklaambharadharam vishnum shashivarnam chaturbhujam |
prasannavadanam dhyaayet sarva vignopa-shaantaye ||
Sarva vigna-prashamanam sarva siddhikaram param |
sarva jeeva pranetaaram vande vijayadam harim ||
Sama charana sarojam saandra-neelaambu-daabham |
jagana-nihita-paanim mandanam mandanaanaam |
taruna tulasimaalaa-kandharam kanjanetram
sadaya-dhavala-haasam vithalam chintayaami ||
Kalyaanaadbhuta-gaatraaya kaamitaartha-pradaayine |
sreemadvenkata-naathaaya sreenivaasaayate namah ||
Shreemat soubhaagya jananim stoumi lakshmi sanaataneem |
sarva kaama phalaavaapti saadhanaika sukhaavahaam ||
Buddhirbalam yasho dhairyam nirbhayatva marogataa |
ajaadhyam vaakpatutvam cha hanoomat smaranaadbhavet ||
Brahmaantaa guravah sakshat ishtam daivam shriyah patih |
Acharyah shrimad acharyah santu me janma janmani ||
Abhramam bhan^ga rahitam ajadam vimalam sadha |
Anandatiirtham atulam bhaje tapatrayapaham ||
Mithya siddhantha durdhvanta vidvamsana vichakshanah |
Jayatheerthakya taranir basatamno hrudambare ||
Chitraih padaishcha gambhiraih vakyaih manair akhanditaih|
Gurubhaavam vya~njayanti bhaati shri jayatiirtha vaak ||
Kale phalati surudrumah chintamanir api yachane daataa |
Vararthi sakalam abhiishtam darshana matrat shripadarajo munih||
Tamvande nr^isimha thiirtha nilayam shrii vyasarat pujitam |
Dhyayantam manasa nr^isimha charanam shri padarajam gurum ||
Arthikalpita kalpoyam pratyarthi gaja kesari |
Vyaasatiirtha gururbhuuyad asmad ishtaartha siddhaye ||
Tapovidya viraktyadi sadgunauakarakanaham |
Vaadiraaja gurun vande hayagriva dayashrayan ||
Bhaktanam manasam bhoja bhanave kamadhenave |
Namatam kalpatarave vijayindra gurave namaha ||
Bhavabodha kr^itam seve raghoottama mahaagurum |
Yachchishya shishya shishyaadyah tippanyaachaarya samjitaj||
Pujyaya raghavendraya satyadharma rataya cha |
Bhajatam kalpavr^ikshaya namatam kamadhenave ||
Durvadi dhvantaravaye vaishnavendi varendave |
Shri raghavendra gurave namo atyanta dayalave ||
Apada mouli paryantam gurunam akr^itim smaret.h |
Tena vignah pranashyamti siddhyanti cha manorathah ||
DASA KOOTA:
Manmanobhishta varadam sarvabhishtha phalapradham |
Purandara gurum vande daasa shreshtham dayanidhim ||
Aj~nana timira chchedam buddhi sampathpradayakam |
Vij~nana vimalam shantam vijayakhya gurum baje ||
Bhopalajata padabjam papali hariharinam |
Gopaladasa mideham gopala haridarshanam ||
Jalajeshtha nibhakaram jagadhishapadhashrayam |
Jagatitala vikhyatam jagannatha gurum bhaje ||
Prana pati padadvandva pankajasakta manasam |
Shamadi guna samyuktam shri pranesharya gurum bhaje ||
Pr^ithvi mandala madhyasthah puurna bodha matanugah |
Vaishnava vishnu hr^idayas tan namasye guruun mama ||
Dhakshina Nava Brindhavan
It is in a place called Shenbakkam near vellor, Tamilnadu
Eight saints belonging to Dwitha philosophy found by Sri Madwacharya had chosen to take Jeevabrindhavan here. The ninth one is mirthika Brindhavan of Guru Sri Raghavendra Swamy. Thus in total nine brindavan are housed here and hence named ‘Nava Brindhavan”.
Shenbakkam is located on the banks of the river “Palar”,Vellore district. It is located around 130Kms from Chennai and 200 Kms from Bangalore.
Significance:
This place is famous for more than 800 years. Jagadguru Sri Madhvacharya said to be here for sometime and visited the place. Sri Vyasa Tirtha did his installation of Sri Hanumantha at the same place. Mantralaya mahaprabhu Sri Raghavendra Swamiji stayed in this place for 14 days and did pooja of the holy saints.
The nine Brindavan of this place are of the following saints:
1. Sri Vidyapathi theertharu of Sri Uttradhi matt
2. Sri Sathyadirajaru of Uttradhimutt
3. Sanyasi shisya Sri Kesava wodeyaru
4. Sanyasi shisya Sri Govinda Madhava wodeyaru
5. Sanyasi shisya Sri Boovaraha wodeyaru
6. Sanyasi shisya Sri Raghunatha wodeyaru
7. Sri Sripathi Tirtharu of Vyasaraja Mutt
8. Sri Kambaluru Ramachachandra Tirtha of Vyasaraja Mutt
9. Mrithika Brindhavan of Guru Sri Raghavendra Swamy
Nava brindavanas of sri padarajaru mutt is located at the banks of cauvery river in Erode, Tamilnadu. Indeed a very peaceful place.
Details of brindavanas
The nine saints at Nava Brindavan Erode are as follows:
Contact address:
Nava Brindavan
Pallipalyam
Vasantha Nagar
Erode
Contact:- Sri. Krishna Murthy Achar
Ph: (0424) 2223141
Dhyana Sloka:
yamaaMshasya paraabhaktyaa suprasannO hari: svayaM |
yasyaachaaryO vyaasaraaya: taM Vande kanakaabhidhaM ||
Kanaka Dasaru Jayanthi:
Kanakadasa Jayanthi celebrates the birth anniversary of Saint and Poet Kanaka Dasa, one of the greatest social reformers of Karnataka and who is equally noted for his musical compositions. It is annually observed on Karthika Krishna Paksha Tritiya tithi
Kanaka dasaru
Kanakadasa’s Master Vyasatirtha once poses a question to him, that who among the scholars present in the convention could attain salvation (Moksha). Every scholar present was asked the question, Kanakadasa firmly answers in the negative. He answers in the negative even when asked about the chances of his own master attaining salvation. But asked about his own chances he says in the affirmative by saying ನಾನು ಹೋದರೆ ಹೋದೇನು adding to the fury of the clueless scholars. His master who could understand the real wisdom behind Kanakadasa`s affirmation, asks him to elaborate his thoughts.
Kanakadasa expresses a philosophical idea behind his thought. Kanakadasa had made a Pun giving different literal and philosophical meanings. Though it seemed on the surface that Kanakadasa is claiming that he alone may attain salvation, he had in fact put forth a thoughtful message that no matter what is ones scholarly possess one cannot achieve anything until the ego is eliminated.
His Miracles:
On the day of Ekadasi (Eleventh day of lunar fortnight), a day for fasting Vyasarajaru called all his students including Kanaka and said, ‘I know how difficult it is to fight the hunger. I am giving you a banana each, you can eat it provided you find a place where no one sees you.’
The students eagerly took the banana and started searching for secret places. In the evening the guru, Vyasatirtha after Patha (instruction) asked them where and how they ate their bananas. Some said they went to a dark corner, others hid behind a tree or had gone into the woods. When it was Kanaka’s turn, he showed his uneaten banana and said, ‘I am sorry I did not eat my banana’. On inquiring he said, ‘Respected guru, I searched a lot but I could not find a place where no one was present. Where ever I went, God was always present, watching me. You had said I should eat without anybody knowing, I could not do so as God was everywhere. ‘ This incident opened the eyes of the other students. Thus, Kanaka was praised by his guru for having aproksha, the deep and intuitive knowledge of Sri Hari
Once when Sri Vyasarajaru asked all his shishyaas to what is there in his handful (mushti). No one was able to answer. Then Kanakadasaru replies “it is vaasudeva saligrama”. When Vyasarajaru unfolded his hands, there was vasudeva saligrama. This incident has been explained by Sri Purandaradasaru in his devaranama :Kanakadasana mele daye madalu vyasamuni
Kanakana khindi:
Kanaka dasaru, worshiper and devotee of Lord Krishna, was not allowed entry into the udupi temple, as the priests would not allow him inside the temple as they considered him to be of inferior birth. It didn’t upset him; instead it made him pray with intense devotion. At that time, an earthquake happened and a small crack appeared on the wall of the temple. Through this crack, Kanakadasaru was able to have the darshana of Krishna paramathma. Vadirajaru having noticed this, having known of the yogyate of Kanakadasaru, and with due respect to the great daasa, he made that crack enlarged on the wall as a window instead of having it plastered. Thus that window got the name “Kanakana kindi”.Till today, devotees still worship Lord Krishna by praying through the same window that Kanakadasa was blessed with a view Bagilanu teredu seveyanu kodo hariye
Dasara padagalu composed by Kanaka Dasaru
Dhanurmasa is from the day Soorya enters Dhanur Rasi till he moves to the next Rasi. Puja performed during this month brings ‘more fruitful’.
Early morning (4.30 am to 6.30) a.m. is the appropriate time for Dhanurmasa Puja. Those who perform Puja, Naivedya during this time, is rewarded with ‘Adhrishta Phala’.
‘Usha-h Kaala’ is the time 2-hours before Soorya Udaya. Dhanurmasa is the month intended for getting up at Usha-h Kaala, and performing Snana, Sandhyavandana and Devara Puja. It is also meant for ‘Huggi Naivedya’.
Those who perform ‘Huggi Naivedya’ daily in Dhanurmasa get their prayers fulfilled.
Puja performed early morning when stars are still visible in the sky, is ‘Uttama’. If stars have disappeared, it is ‘Madhyama’. Puja performed after Soorya Udaya, is ‘not Dhanurmasa Puja’. It is just an ordinary Puja.
Smruti muktAvaLi” the reference work and authority for rituals says
“yathaa sankOchya satkarma bhunktElpa dvaadashIdinE |
tathaa praatardhanurmaasE kRutvaa karmaarchayEchCha maam “
meaning that just as one curtails rituals on a saadhana dvaadashi so as to be able to partake the meal within the prescribed time, one should curtail rituals during dhanur maasa so as to finish the puja before sunrise. However, there is one important difference.
During saadhana dvaadashi the emphasis is on completing the puja and the meal on time, whereas here it is only on finishing the puja before sunrise and not the meal.
DHANUR MASA DANAS
Huggi Neivedhya:
This dish uses Greengram (Moong daal or hesaru beLe) and rice as the primary ingredients. ShAstras rate the naivedya based on the proportion of Green gram to rice in the mudganna. The naivedya is rated as Supreme if the ratio (of greengram to rice) is 2:1. It is Good if 1:1, medium if 1:2 and low if 1:4 or higher. It is said that Shachi devi, the wife of Indra, offered such Supreme mudganna mixed with ginger to the Lord and got rid of her troubles.
After completion of Dhanur maasa pooja and Huggi Neivedhya, Chant Sri Lakshmi Dwadasa nama sloka
What are the benifits of doing Pooja at different times?
Mukyaarunodaye pujaa madhyamaa luptataarakaa |
Adhamaa suryasahitaa madhyaahne nishphalaa bhavet|
We have to finish pooja when the stars are still twinkling. Pooja that finishes after the stars have vanished, but before sunrise, is considered as Better, whereas pooja that completed after sunrise is inferior. Puja performed in the afternoon is practically useless. We have to do the naivedya and puja atleast before 96 minutes of sunrise.
Benefit of doing Pooja on time in Dhanur masa
Kodandasthe savitari pratyusha: pujanaaddhare: |
Sahasraabdhaarchanaphalam dinenaikena labhyate ||
By doing one day of pooja early in the morning during Dhanurmasa, will get the pooja punya phala equal to 1000 years
Benefit of Huggi/Mudgaann neivedhya:
Dadhyaardakam cha mudgaannam dadyaachchailaagudojjvalam |
Susukoshnam sakamdam cha vishnave ya: samarpayet|
Drushtvaa tachchubhamudgaannam samtushto bhaktavatsala: |
Dadaati sakalaan bhogaan moksham cha jagadishvara:
If we offer Mudgaanna to Srihari in the right proportion(as possible as one can offer), he will be pleased and will give you all your requirements, finally Moksha also
ಕನಕದಾಸನ ಮೇಲೆ ದಯೆ ಮಾಡಲು ವ್ಯಾಸಮುನಿ ಮಠದವರೆಲ್ಲ ದೂರಿಕೊಂಬುವರೊ ||
ತೀರ್ಥವನು ಕೊಡುವಾಗ ಕನಕನ್ನ ಕರೆಯೆನಲು
ಧೂರ್ತರಾಗಿದ್ದ ವಿದ್ವಾಂಸರೆಲ್ಲ
ಸಾರ್ಥಕವಾ ಇದು ಇವರ ಸನ್ಯಾಸಿತನವೆಲ್ಲ
ಪೂರ್ತ್ಯಾಗಲೆಂದೆನಲು ಯತಿಯು ನಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದನು
ಮರುದಿನ ಅವರವರ ಪರೀಕ್ಷಿಸಬೇಕೆಂದು
ಕರೆದು ವಿದ್ವಾಂಸರ ಕನಕ ಸಹಿತ
ಕರದಲ್ಲಿ ಕದಳಿಯ ಫಲಗಳನೆ ಕೊಟ್ಟು
ಯಾರಿರದ ಸ್ಥಳದಲಿ ಮೆದ್ದು ಬನ್ನಿರೆನಲು
ಊರ ಹೊರಗೆ ಹೋಗಿ ಬೇರೆ ಬೇರೆ ಕುಳಿತು
ತೋರದಲೆ ಎಲ್ಲರು ಮೆದ್ದು ಬರಲು
ತೋರಲಿಲ್ಲವು ಎನಗೆ ಏಕಾಂತ ಸ್ಥಳವೆನುತ
ಸಾರಿ ಕದಳೀಫಲವ ತಂದು ಮುಂದಿಟ್ಟ
ಡಿಂಭದೊಳು ಶಬ್ದ ವಾಗಾದಿ ಶ್ರೋತ್ರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ
ಇಂಬಾಗಿ ತತ್ವೇಶರೆಲ್ಲ ತುಂಬಿಹರೊ
ತಿಂಬುವುದು ಹೇಗೆನುತ ವ್ಯಾಸರಾಯರ ಕೇಳೆ
ಸಂಭ್ರಮದಲವರೆಲ್ಲ ಕುಳಿತು ಕೇಳಿದರು
ಮಾಣಿಕವು ಕೋಡಗನ ಕೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇದ್ದಂತೆ
ಕೋಣನಿದಿರಿಗೆ ಕಿನ್ನರಿಯ ಮೀಟಿದಂತೆ
ವೇಣು ಧ್ವನಿ ಬಧಿರನ ಬಳಿ ಮಾಡಿದಂತೆ
ಕಣ್ಣು ಕಾಣದವನಿಗೆ ಕನ್ನಡಿಯ ತೋರಿದಂತೆ
ನೋಡಿದಿರ ಈ ಕನಕನಾಡುವಾ ಮಾತುಗಳ
ಮೂಢ ಜನರರಿಯಬಲ್ಲಿರ ಮಹಿಮೆಯ
ನಾಡಾಡಿಯಂತೆಯೇ ಮಾಡಿ ಬಿಟ್ಟರು ಇವಗೆ
ನಾಡೆಲ್ಲ ಹುಡುಕಿದರು ಈಡಾರ ಕಾಣೆ
ಕರದಲ್ಲಿ ಮೂರ್ತಿಯನು ಪಿಡಿದು ಕೇಳುತಿರಲು
ಅರಿಯದ ಜ್ಞಾನದಲಿ ಪೇಳುತಿರಲು
ದ್ವಾರದಿ ಕನಕನು ಬಂದು ವಾಸುದೇವನ ರೂಪ
ಪರಬೊಮ್ಮ ಪುರಂದರ ವಿಟ್ಠಲನೆಂದು ಪೇಳಿದನು
Kanakadasana mele daye madalu vyasamuni madadavarella durikombuvaro||p||
Tirttavanu koduvaga kananna kareyanalu durtaragidda vidvamsarella
sarthakavaidu ivara sanyasi tanavella purtyagalendenalu yatiyu naguttiddanu||1||
amrudina avaravara pariksisa bekendu karedu vidvamsara kanaka sahita
karadalli kadaliya phalagalane kottu yarida sthaladali meddu bannirenalu||2||
Ura horage hogi bere bere kulitu toradale ellaru meddu baralu
toralillavu enage ekanta sthalavenuta sari kadaliphalava tandu munditta||3||
dimbhadolu shabda vagadi shrotragalalli imbagi tatvesharella tumbiharo
timbuvudu hegenuta vyasarayara kele sambhramadalavarella kulitu kelidaru||4||
manikavu kodagana kaiyalli iddante konanidirige kinnariya mitidante
venu dhvani badhirana bali madidante kannu kanadavanige kannadiya toridante||5||
nodadire I kanakanaduva matugala mudha janarariya ballare mahimeya
nadadiyanteye madi bittaru ivage nadella hudukidru idara kane||6||
karadalli murtiyanu pididu kelutiralu ariyada jnanadali pelutiralu
dvaradi kanakanu bandu vasudevana rupa parabomma purandara vittalanendu pelidanu||7||
ಕಂಗಳಿದ್ಯಾತಕೋ ಕಾವೇರಿ ರಂಗನ ನೋಡದ ಜ || ಪ ||
ಗಂಗಳೊಳಗೆ ಮಂಗಳ ಮೂರುತಿ
ರಂಗನ ಶ್ರೀಪಾದಂಗಳ ನೋಡದ || ಅ ಪ ||
ಎಂದಿಗಾದರೊಮ್ಮೆ ಜನರು
ಬಂದು ಭೂಮಿಯಲಿ ನಿಂದು
ಚಂದ್ರಪುಷ್ಕರಣಿ ಸಾನವ ಮಾಡಿ ಆ
ನಂದದಿಂದಲಿ ರಂಗನ ನೋಡದ || ೧ ||
ಹರಿಪಾದೋದಕ ಸಮ ಕಾವೇರಿ
ವಿರಜಾನದಿ ಸಾನವ ಮಾಡಿ
ಪರಮ ವೈಕುಂಠ ರಂಗಮಂದಿರ
ಪರವಾಸುದೇವನ ನೋಡದ || ೨ ||
ಹಾರ ಹೀರ ವೈಜಯಂತಿ
ತೋರ ಮುತ್ತಿನ ಹಾರವ ಧರಿಸಿ
ತೇರನೇರಿ ಬೀದಿಲಿ
ಮೆರೆವ ರಂಗವಿಠಲನ ನೋಡದ || ೩ ||
Kangalidyaatako kaaveri rangana nodadaa ||pa ||
Jagangalolage mangala mooruti |
Rangana shreepaadangala nodada || a. Pa. ||
Endigaadaromme janaru |
Bandu bhoomiyalli nintu |
Chandra pushkarani snaanava maadi |
Aanandadindali rangana nodada || 1 ||
Hari paadodaka sama kaaveri |
Virajaa nadiya snaanava maadi |
Parama vaikuntha ranga mandira |
Para vaasudevana nodada || 2 ||
Haara heera vaijayanti |
Tora muttina haara padaka |
Teraneri beedili mereva |
Shreerangaviththala raayana nodada || 3 ||
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