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Friday, May 26, 2017

Gurucharitra - Shri Purnaprajna Thirtha Sripad Vader Swamiji


Today is Punyatithi of Srimad Purnaprajna Theerth Shripad Vader Swamiji, who was the 18th Mathadipathi of Gokarna Parthagali Jeevotham Matha.


ब्रह्मांता गुरवः साक्षादिष्टम् दैवं श्रियःपतिः।
आचार्या श्रीमदाचार्या संतु में जन्मजन्मनि ।।
पीत्वा सम्यक्सुधासारं चरित्वा वसुधातलम्।
वादिवाराजिता येन पूर्णप्रज्ञगुरुं भजे ।

Birth : Srisaka 1731, Bhadrapad shukla chaturthi. Sunday.
Birth place : Mudageri, near Karwar.
Janma naam: Ganesh.
Sanyasa deeksha : Tarana samvatsara 1746 (1824 A.D.) Chaitra purnima at Partagali
Guru peetharohana : Sarvadhari samvatsara 1750 , shravan krishna shashthi.(1828 A.D.)
Moksha: Pramathi samvatsara 1809, jyeshtha shukla dviteeya.at Partagali. (1879A.D.) 
Shishya : Srimad Padmanabh teerth shripad vader swamiji.


श्रीमत पूर्णप्रज्ञ तीर्थ श्रीपाद वडेर स्वामीजी

18 पीठाधिपति संस्थान गोकर्ण पर्तगाळी जीवोत्तम मठ

ಆನಂದ ತೀರ್ಥಾರ್ಯ ಪದಾಬ್ಜ ಭಕ್ತ:
ಸ್ವಾನಂದಮಗ್ನೋ ವಿಷಯೇಸ್ವಸಕ್ತ: ।
‌‌ಜ್ಞಾನಂ ದದದ್ಯೋಗ್ಯಜನೇಷು ಪೂರ್ಣ-
ಪ್ರಜ್ಞಾಭಿಧಃ ಶ್ರೀ ಯತಿರಾಟ್ ವಿಭಾತಿ ।।1।।
आनंद तीर्थार्य पदाब्ज भक्तः
स्वानंदमग्नो विषयेस्वसक्त:।  
ज्ञानं ददद्योग्य जनेषु 
पूर्णप्रज्ञाभिदः श्री यतिराट विभाति।।1।।

ಶ್ರೀಮದಾನಂದ ತೀರ್ಥಗುರುಗಳ ಪದಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಅನನ್ಯ ಭಕ್ತರೂ , ತಮ್ಮ ಸ್ವರೂಪಾನಂದದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಗ್ನರೂ (ಸ್ವ ಅಂದರೆ ನಾರಾಯಣನೂ ಆದುದರಿಂದ , ನಾರಾಯಣನು ಆನಂದ ಪೂರ್ಣನು ಎಂಬ ಜ್ಞಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಗ್ನರೂ), ಬಾಹ್ಯ ಇಂದ್ರಿಯವಿಷಯವಸ್ತುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ವಿರಕ್ತರೂ, ಯೋಗ್ಯಜನರಿಗೆ ಯಥಾರ್ಥ ಜ್ಞಾನವನ್ನು ಉಪದೇಶಿಸುತ್ತಲೂ ಶ್ರೀ ಪೂರ್ಣಪ್ರಜ್ಞ ತೀರ್ಥರು ಪ್ರಖರ ಸೂರ್ಯನಂತೆ ಪ್ರಕಾಶಮಾನರಾಗಿ (ನನ್ನ ಹೃದಯದಲ್ಲಿ) ವಿರಾಜಮಾನರಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
(ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಆನಂದ ತೀರ್ಥರೆಂದರೆ ಮೂಲಗುರು ಮುಖ್ಯಪ್ರಾಣಾವತಾರರಾದ ಮಧ್ವಾಚಾರ್ಯರೂ ಹೌದು. ಮತ್ತು ತಮಗೆ ಸಂನ್ಯಾಸ ದೀಕ್ಷೆಯಿತ್ತ 17ನೇ ಪೀಠಾಧಿಪತಿಗಳಾದ ಆನಂದ ತೀರ್ಥ ಗುರುಗಳೂ ಹೌದು)

Completely engrossed with devotion in the lotus feet of Sri Ananda teertha (mula guru, pranaavataara shri Madhwacharya. And 17th guru Ananda teertha who gave sanyasa deeksha and is guru) , immersed in enjoying the svarupananda. Or as sva=Narayana, worshipping Narayana as Ananda purna) , withdrawn from the attractions of the sense organs, teaching the right knowledge only to the fit satvika people , the sun named Purnaprajna is shining with all the glory (in my heart)

 स्वछात्र संस्थापित शंखचक्र: सत् शास्त्र संतोषित लोकचक्र:।
स्वछेन्दुवक्त्र:प्रतिभाति पूर्णप्रज्ञाह्वयो भूमितले यतीन्द्र:।।2।।

ಸ್ವಛಾತ್ರ ಸಂಸ್ಥಾಪಿತ ಶಂಖಚಕ್ರ: ಸಚ್ಚಾಸ್ತ್ರ ಸಂತೋಷಿತ ಲೋಕಚಕ್ರ:।
ಸ್ವಚ್ಚೇoದುವಕ್ತ್ರ: ಪ್ರತಿಭಾತಿ ಪೂರ್ಣಪ್ರಜ್ಞಾಹ್ವಯೋ ಭೂಮಿತಲೇ ಯತೀಂದ್ರ:।।2।।

To His disciples He gave tapta chakra shankha mudras (so that His disciples received vaishnava deeksha and were blessed by prANa and Lord to make their learning of shastra effective) He narrated the divine vaishnava shastra wherever He went. Such a king among the sanyasis, Sri Purnaprajna teerth spreads joy and peace like a clear full moon on the earth.

ತಮ್ಮ ಶಿಷ್ಯರಿಗೆ ತಪ್ತ ಚಕ್ರ ಶಂಖ ಮುದ್ರೆಗಳ ನ್ನೀಯುತ್ತ   (ಅವರಿಗೆ ವೈಷ್ಣವ ದೀಕ್ಷೆಯಿತ್ತು ಪಾಲಿಸುತ್ತ , ಪ್ರಾಣದೇವರು ಮತ್ತು ಚಕ್ರಿಯ ಅನುಗ್ರಹದಿಂದ ತಾವು ಕಲಿತ ವೇದವಿದ್ಯೆ ಫಲಿಸುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು. ಆಯಾ ಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಗುರುಗಳಿಂದ ತಪ್ತಮುದ್ರಾಧಾರಣವನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳದಿದ್ದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಲಿತ ವೇದವಿದ್ಯೆ, ವರ್ಷವಿಡೀ ಮಾಡಿದ ಜಪತಪಾನುಷ್ಠಾನಗಳು ಫಲದಾಯಕವಾಗುವದಿಲ್ಲ. ಉಟ್ಟ ಜನಿವಾರದ ಪವಿತ್ರತೆಯೂ ಇರುವದಿಲ್ಲ. ಆದುದರಿಂದ ಆಯಾ ಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ,ತಪ್ಪಿದರೆ ಗುರುಗಳು ಲಭ್ಯವಿದ್ದಾಗ ತಪ್ತಮುದ್ರೆಗಳನ್ನು ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸುತ್ತಿರಬೇಕು)
ತಾವು ಸಂಚಾರಮಾಡುತ್ತಿರುವೆಡೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಚ್ಚಾಸ್ತ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ಪ್ರವಚನ ಮಾಡುತ್ತ, ಹುಣ್ಣಿಮೆಯ ಚಂದ್ರನಂತೆ ಲೋಕದ ಜನರಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಷ್ಣುಸರ್ವೋತ್ತಮತ್ತ್ವದ ಆಹ್ಲಾದಕರ ಬೆಳದಿಂಗಳನ್ನು ಬೀರುತ್ತ, ಶ್ರೀ ಪೂರ್ಣಪ್ರಜ್ಞ ತೀರ್ಥರು ಪ್ರತಿಭಾಯುತರಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ.।।2।।
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 अद्वैतवादप्रशमैकनिष्ठ: सद्वैष्णवानां प्रियकृद्वरिष्ट:।
सद्वैभवः साधुसभासु पूर्णप्रज्ञाख्ययोगी भुवने विभाति।।3।।

ಅದ್ವೈತವಾದಪ್ರಶಮೈಕನಿಷ್ಠ: ಸದ್ವೈಷ್ಣವಾನಾಂ ಪ್ರಿಯಕೃದ್ವರಿಷ್ಠ:।
ಸದ್ವೈಭವ: ಸಾಧುಸಭಾಸು ಪೂರ್ಣಪ್ರಜ್ಞಾಖ್ಯಯೋಗೀ ಭುವನೇ ವಿಭಾತಿ।।3।।

ಜೀವಬ್ರಹ್ಮಐಕ್ಯವಾದವನ್ನು ಸಪ್ರಮಾಣವಾಗಿ ಹತ್ತಿಕ್ಕಿ ತಮ್ಮ ಶಿಷ್ಟರ ಮನದಿಂದ ದೂರ ಒಗೆಯಲು ಸದಾ ನಿಷ್ಠರಾಗಿದ್ದು ವಿಷ್ಣು ಸರ್ವೋತ್ತಮತ್ತ್ವ ವಾಯುಜೀವೋತ್ತಮತ್ತ್ವವನ್ನು ಬೋಧಿಸಿ ಶಿಷ್ಯರನ್ನು ವೈಷ್ಣವಸನ್ಮಾರ್ಗದಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಸಿ ವೈಭವಪೂರ್ಣವಾದ ಸಜ್ಜನರ ಸಭೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರೀ ಪೂರ್ಣಪ್ರಜ್ಞ ಯೋಗಿಗಳು ಶೋಭಾಯಮಾನರಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ।।3।।

Sri Purnaprajna teerth was very serious and expert in showing the defects in advaita philosophy and in teaching the right vedic principles of vaishnava shastra , thereby leading the good devotees in the highest path of securing Lord's grace. Swamiji was thus striking in His ways in the congregation of jnanis and foremost among them.
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वेदान्तशास्त्रार्थ्विचारदक्षः मॊदप्रदॊ वारितदुष्टपक्षः ।
देदीप्यतॆ॓॓$सौ भुवनेषु पूर्णप्रज्ञाभिदः श्री यतिराजवर्यः॥ ४॥

ವೇದಾಂತಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಾರ್ಥವಿಚಾರ ದಕ್ಷಃ ಮೋದಪ್ರದೋ ವಾರಿತದುಷ್ಟಪಕ್ಷಃ|
ದೇದೀಪ್ಯತೇ$ಸೌ ಭುವನೇಷು ಪೂರ್ಣಪ್ರಜ್ನಾಭಿದಃ ಶ್ರೀ ಯತಿರಾಜವರ್ಯಃ||೪||

Shri Purnaprajna teertha swamiji was foremost in showing the insights in the shaastra of the vedic corpus which was always pleasing to the disciples as it made available the secrets of  path of attaining bliss (moda pradah- moda is the everlasting bliss, moksha which can only be given by moda- blissfull vishnu, modapradah meaning swamiji was giving the ways to attain such modaprada, vishnu). This needed to show the shortcomings of other misleading paths which had arisen in the course of time, my misinterpreting the vedas and related texts, by ignorance and many times intentionally.

ವೇದಾಂತಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಆಳವಾದ ಪಾಂಡಿತ್ಯದಿಂದ ತಾವು ಹೋದ ಕಡೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ
ತಮ್ಮ ಪಾಠಪ್ರವಚನಗಳಿಂದ ಅವೈದಿಕ ಮತ್ತು ವೈದಿಕಮುಖವಾಡದ ಕಷ್ಟಪ್ರದ(ಅದ್ವೈತ)
ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಗಳ ದುಷ್ಟವಿಚಾರಧಾರೆಯನ್ನು ಎತ್ತಿತೋರಿಸುತ್ತಾ ಮೋದಪ್ರದವಾದ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರವನ್ನು
ತಿಳಿಯಾಗಿ ಹೇಳುತ್ತಾ ಶ್ರೀ ಪೂರ್ಣಪ್ರಜ್ನ ತೀರ್ಥರು ದೇದೀಪ್ಯಮಾನರಾಗಿದ್ದರು.( ಮೋದಪ್ರದ-
 ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಮೋದ ಎಂದರೆ ಆನಂದಪೂರ್ಣನಾದವಿಷ್ಣು. ಇಂತಹ ಆನಂದಪ್ರದನಾದ ವಿಷ್ಣುವಿನ
 ನೈಜಚಿತ್ರಣದ ಜ್ನಾನವೂ ಮೋದ. ಇದನ್ನು ಪ್ರದ- ಅಂದರೆ ಲೋಕಕ್ಕೆ ತೋರಿಸಿದವರು
 ಶ್ರೀಮದಾನಂದ ತೀರ್ಥರು. ಆದುದರಿಂದ ಮೋದ ಎಂದರೆ ಮಧ್ವರೂ ಹೌದು
. ಇಂತಹ ಮೋದಪ್ರದ, ಶಾಶ್ವತ ಸುಖಾನುಭವ ಪ್ರಾಪ್ತಿಗೆ ಕಾರಣವಾದ ಸಮೀಚೀನ
 ಜ್ನಾನವನ್ನು ಶ್ರೀ ಪೂರ್ಣಪ್ರಜ್ನರು ತಿಳಿಸಿಕೊಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು ಎಂದು ಒಟ್ಟೂ ಮೋದಪ್ರದ ಎಂಬ ಶಬ್ದಕ್ಕೆ ಅರ್ಥ)

विख्यात राजोचित चिह्नजालैः सितातपत्रोत्तम शंखतालैः ।
जितारिवेगे भुवनेषु पूर्णप्रज्ञाभिदः यतिराट् विभाति।।५॥

ವಿಖ್ಯಾತ ರಾಜೋಚಿತ ಚಿಹ್ನಜಾಲೈಃ ಸಿತಾತಪತ್ರೋತ್ತಮ ಶಂಖತಾಲೈಃ|
ಜಿತಾರಿವೇಗೇ ಭುವನೇಷು ಪೂರ್ಣಪ್ರಜ್ನಾಭಿಧಃ ಯತಿರಾಟ್ ವಿಭಾತಿ||೫||

Being a paarivraajya paramahamsa sanyasi, Sri Purnaprajna teerth was travelling fast along the places of His disciples like a King, with the various symbols fit for a king like the blowing of conches, daylight torches, dhwaja, chatra , chaamaras etc., conquering enemies of the divine ways.

ಪಾರಿವ್ರಾಜ್ಯ ಪರಮಹಂಸ ಸನ್ಯಾಸಿಗಳಾಗಿ ಪೀಠಾಧಿಪತಿಗಳೆಂದು ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳಾದುದರಿಂದ ಆ ಪದವಿಗೆ ಶೋಭಿಸುವ ರಾಜವೈಭವದ ಚಿಹ್ನೆಗಳಾದ ಶಂಖದ್ವನಿ, ಛತ್ರ, ಚಾಮರ, ಧ್ವಜಾದಿಗಳಿಂದ ರಾಜೋಚಿತಮಾರ್ಗದಲ್ಲಿ ತಮ್ಮ ಶಿಷ್ಯವರ್ಗರಿರುವ ಊರುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಚರಿಸುತ್ತಾ ಸನ್ಮಾರ್ಗದಿಂದ ಜೀವನಕ್ಕೆ ಅಡ್ಡಿಪಡಿಸುವ ಸಮಾಜದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಪಾಶವೀವಿಚಾರ ಧಾರೆಗಳನ್ನು ಹತ್ತಿಕ್ಕುತ್ತ ಪ್ರಕಾಶಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು.

श्रीविठ्ठलध्यान विधूतमॊहॊ देवेशमध्वार्चन पूत देहः।
जीवोत्तमार्याभिजनोत्ठ पूर्णप्रज्ञाख्ययॊगी भुवने विभाति॥६॥

Sri Purnaprajna teerth swamiji was a true yogi having conquered the wordly attachments and a pure mind with constant meditation in the lotus feet of Veera Vitthala, with a pure physical and mental existence through the divine worship of Supreme being, the Lord of Madhva. Being in the lineage of
the great Jeevottam teerth, He was a reknown for His wisdom.

ಶ್ರೀ ವೀರ ವಿಠ್ಠಲದೇವರ ಪದದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿತ್ಯ ಧ್ಯಾನಸಕ್ತರಾಗಿದ್ದು ಅರಿಷಡ್ವರ್ಗಗಳನ್ನು ಜಯಿಸಿ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ವೈರಾಗ್ಯದಿಂದಿದ್ದು ದೇವೋತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ವೇಶನ ನಿತ್ಯ ಅರ್ಚನೆಯಿಂದ ಕಾಯಾ ವಾಚಾ ಮನಸಾ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಶುದ್ಧಗಾತ್ರರಾಗಿ ದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಂಗೊಳಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು.

गोकर्णसंस्थान वराधिराजः लोकार्चितो सार्वनिवार्य तेजः।
शोकापह: साधुसभासु पूर्णप्रज्ञाभिदो भाति यतीन्द्रवर्यः ॥७॥

Sri Purnaprajna teerth swamiji , a reknown King in the kingdom of the great yati rajas of the Gokarna Partagali Jevottam math parampara was respected and honoured by the whole society. He was sparkling in the congregations of devotees, by getting rid of their suffering in this mundane life ..as well as leading them to get rid of the suffering bond of samsaara.

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These seven verses of Sri Purnaprajna swamiji's stotra are available in the math. Reciting these will get the blessings of Sri Hari vAyu gurus. Shri Vishnu Shanbhag, Kumta

ಗೋಕರ್ಣ ಪರ್ತಗಾಳೀ ಜೀವೋತ್ತಮ ಮಠದ ಪರಂಪರೆಯ ಯತಿರಾಜರಲ್ಲೇ ಹಿರಿದಾದ ರಾಜರಾಗಿ ಸಮಾಜದ ಸಭೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ದಿವ್ಯ ತೇಜಸ್ಸಿನಿಂದ ಕಣ್ಗೊಳಿಸುತ್ತಾ ಜನರ ಐಹಿಕ ಕಷ್ಟಪರಂಪರೆಯನ್ನು ನೀಗಲು ಸಹಾಯ ಮಾಡುತ್ತ, ಅನಾದಿಕಾಲೀನ
ಸಂಸಾರಬಂದನವೆಂಬ ಘೋರಕಷ್ಟವನ್ನು ದೂರಪಡಿಸಲು ಸನ್ಮಾರ್ಗದರ್ಶನ ಮಾಡುತ್ತ ದಾರಿದೀಪವಾಗಿದ್ದರು.
ಈ ಏಳು ಶ್ಲೋಕಗಳು ಶ್ರೀ ಪೂರ್ಣಪ್ರಜ್ನತೀರ್ಥ ಸ್ವಾಮೀಜಿಯವರ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಮಠದಲ್ಲಿ ಉಪಸ್ಥಿತವಿದ್ದು ಇದನ್ನು ಪಠಿಸಿದವರಿಗೆ ಶ್ರೀ ಹರಿ ಗುರುಗಳ ಕೃಪೆ ದೊರೆತು ಸಕಲ ಸನ್ಮಂಗಳವಾಗುವದರಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಶಯವಿಲ್ಲ ಎಂದು ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಿಸುವ ವಿಷ್ಣು ವೆಂಕಟದಾಸ್ ಶ್ಯಾನಭಾಗ, ಕುಮಟಾ.
|| श्री मध्वेशार्पणमस्तु ||

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

श्री वादिराजथीर्थ कृत रुग्मिणीश विजयः Rugminisha Vijaya by Sri Vadiraja Thirtha - Part 1




।। हरि: ॐ श्री गुरुभ्यो नमः ।। 
।। रुग्मिणीश विजयः ।। 

प्रथमः सर्ग: 
श्रीवेदान्तमहाचलं हि परितः संयोज्य सूत्राहिपं 
सद्वातागमपोषितात्महृदयं तत्पूर्वपक्षासुरै:।
सिद्धान्तोक्तिसुरेश्वरैश्च मथितो यः कृष्ण दुग्धाम्बुधिः 
स्वीयानाममृतं प्रयच्छति स मां पायाद्गुणोद्यन्मणि: ।। 1 ।।

 Here SriKrishna is compared to the ocean of milk, Gods and Demons to purva paksha and siddhAnta ( objections and conclusive  answers),  serpent Vasuki to brahmasutras ,Mandara mountain to Vedanta, Moksha to the amrita.
Using the rope which are brahma sutras invigorated by Srimadacharya's sadAgamas curled round the mountain of Vedanta ,the ocean full of unsullied bliss and auspiciousness ,Sri Krishna was churned by the Demons and Gods of pUrvapaksha and siddhAnta to give the nectar of moksha , an eternal state of bliss to the followers of Acharya Madhva. May such ksheerasAgara Sri Krishna protect us.

ಶ್ರೀಮದಾನಂದ ತೀರ್ಥರ ಸದಾಗಮಗಳಿಂದ ಪೋಷಿತವಾದ ವೇದಾತಾತ್ಪರ್ಯ ನಿರ್ಣಾಯಕಗಳಾದ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಸೂತ್ರಗಳೆಂಬ ವಾಸುಕೀ ಎಂಬ ಹಗ್ಗದಿಂದ ವೇದಾಂತವೆಂಬ ಮಂದರ ಪರ್ವತವನ್ನು ಸುತ್ತಿಸಿ , ಪೂರ್ವಪಕ್ಷ-ಸಿದ್ಧಾಂತಗಳೆಂಬ ದೈತ್ಯ-ದೇವತೆಗಳು ಸಕಲಸದ್ಗುಣ, ಜ್ಞಾನಾನಂದಪೂರ್ಣ ಶ್ರೀಕೃಷ್ಣನೆಂಬ ಕ್ಷೀರಸಾಗರವನ್ನು ಕಡೆಯಲು , ಶ್ರೀಮದಾನಂದತೀರ್ಥರ ಪಕ್ಷದ ಸಜ್ಜನರಿಗೆ ಮೋಕ್ಷವೆಂಬ ಅಮೃತವನ್ನು ಕೊಡುವ ಶ್ರೀಕೃಷ್ಣನು ರಕ್ಷಿಸಲಿ.

सच्छास्त्रोदितवर्त्मना पदमिदं ध्यायन्मदंकांकितो 
मन्मंत्रं जप शास्त्रसंपदमथो दास्यामि भाग्ये: सह।
तत्तत्त्वान्यपि बोधयामि तदानुप्राप्यो मदंघ्रिर्भवे- 
दित्याघोषयतीव यः करचयैस्तं वाजिवक्त्रं भजे ।।2।।

Lord Hayagreeva seems to be indicating these from the position of His four hands.
Guided by sat-shAstra meditate on me with full devotion. Wear my lAnChanas-(shankha cakra) and be immersed in repeating my name (savouring the meaning of those).  I will fulfill you with the incomparable wealth of knowledge that leads to eternal bliss together with mundane wealth to live comfortably in this world. I will also make you understand the deep secrets of tenets of shAstras and grant release from the eternal bonds.
( The hand holding the book with jnAna mudra indicating bestowal of jnAna and wealth , the hand holding shankha (indicating wearing of His lAnChanas), the hand holding aksha mAla indicating reciting of His names, the three fingers- middle finger ,forefinger and little finger pointing to His legs)

ತಮ್ಮ ಆರಾಧ್ಯ ಹಯಗ್ರೀವ ಮೂರ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಭಜಿಸುತ್ತಾ ಹೇಳುತ್ತಾರೆ. 
"ಸದಾಗಮಗಳಿಂದ ಪಡೆದ ಜ್ಞಾನದಿಂದ ನನ್ನ ಪದವನ್ನೇ ಧ್ಯಾನಿಸುತ್ತ, ನನ್ನ ಚಕ್ರಶಂಖಾದಿ ಲಾಂಛನಗಳನ್ನು ಧರಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು (ಪವಿತ್ರವಾದ ತನುವಿನಿಂದಲೂ , ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಿಂದಲೂ) ನನ್ನ ನಾಮಮಹಿಮೆಯನ್ನು ಮನನಮಾಡುತ್ತ ಜಪಿಸಿ. ಐಹಿಕಸಂಪತ್ತನ್ನೂ ,ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಸಂಪತ್ತಿನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಅದರ ತಿರುಳಾದ ತತ್ತ್ವಸಂಪತ್ತನ್ನೂ ನಿಮಗೆ ಮನದಟ್ಟುಮಾಡಿಸಿಕೊಡುತ್ತೇನೆ. ಆ ಭಾಗ್ಯವನ್ನು ಪಡೆದುಕೊಂಡು ನೀವು ನನ್ನ ಪಾದಸಾನ್ನಿಧ್ಯದ ಮೋಕ್ಷರೂಪಿ ಫಲವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುವಿರಿ."
ಹೀಗೆಂದು ಶಂಖ, ಅಕ್ಷಮಾಲೆ, ಪುಸ್ತಕ, ಜ್ಞಾನಮುದ್ರಾ ಹಸ್ತಗಳಿಂದ ತಿಳಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಹಯಮುಖನನ್ನು ಭಜಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ ।।2।।

श्रये हयमुखं श्राव्यकाव्यमार्ग समाप्तये ।
सरागयोगिपूगोक्त स्तोत्रतोत्रवशं महः ।।3।।

I take refuge in the kindness of Hayamukha for completion of this poetical work (which describes the auspicious nature of Lord and therefore bestows auspiciousness on the devotee who listens to this) , who is always pleased with descriptions of His wondrous ways.

ಯೋಗಿಗಳಿಂದ ಮಾಡಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಗುಣಮಹಿಮಾವರ್ಣನೆಗೆ ವಶನಾಗುವ ಹಯಮುಖನನ್ನು , ಅವನ ಗುಣಾಮಹಿಮಾವರ್ಣನರೂಪವಾದ ,ಕೇಳಲು ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಮಂಗಳಕರವಾದ , ಈ ಕಾವ್ಯದ ಪೂರ್ಣತೆಗಾಗಿ ಆಶ್ರಯಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ

शिंजन्नूपुरशोभिपादयुगलां मंदस्मितोद्यन्मुखीम् ।
कंजाक्षीम् कुचभारभीरुविलसन्मध्यां क्वणत् कंकणाम् ।
शंभ्वाद्मै: परिसेवितां सुवसनां जाम्बूनदालंकृताम् 
अम्बाम् तां प्रणतोस्मि कृष्णरमणीं लंबालकां रुक्मिणीम् ।।4।।

Soft feet adorned with musical anklets and the with lotus eyed beautiful  smiling face, the  heaviness of the top emphasizing the thin waist , the bangles making sweet sound, wearing a pure glowing dress, surrounded in the middle by decorated golden belt, full of curly hairs , worshipped by Brahma, Rudra and others, fit as a blessed companion to Lord Krishna , I prostrate to such a Rukmini devi.

ಝಣಝಣನಾದಗೈವ ನೂಪುರಗಳಿಂದ ಶೋಭಿಸುವ ಕೋಮಲವಾದ ಪದದ್ವಂದ್ವಗಳುಳ್ಳವಳು , ಮಂದಹಾಸದಿಂದ ಉಲ್ಲಸಿತವಾದ ಮುಖಕಮಲವುಳ್ಳವಳು,   ಕಮಲದೆಸಳಿನಂತೆ ವಿಕಸಿತವಾದ ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳುಳ್ಳವಳು , ಸ್ತನಭಾರಗಳಿಗೆ ಹೆದರಿ ಕುಗ್ಗಿತೋ ಎಂಬಂತಿರುವ ಕೃಶವಾದ ನಡುವುಳ್ಳವಳು, ಕಿಣಿಕಿಣಿ ಮಂಜುಳನಾದಗೈವ ಕಂಕಣಗಳಿಂದ , ಹೊಳೆವ ಶುಭ್ರ ವಸನವನ್ನುಟ್ಟಿರುವವಳು, ಸೊಂಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಹುರತ್ನಗಳಿಂದ ಖಚಿತವಾದ ಬಂಗಾರದ ಪಟ್ಟೆಯುಳ್ಳವಳು, ಗುಂಗುರಾದ ಕೇಶರಾಶಿಯಿಂದ ಶೋಭಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವವಳು, ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ ರುದ್ರಾದಿ ದೇವತಾವೃಂದಾಗಳಿಂದ ಸದಾ ಪೂಜಿತಳು, ಶ್ರೀ ಕೃಷ್ಣನ ಮನೋರಮಣಿಯು , ಜಗನ್ಮಾತೆಯೂ ಆದ ರುಕ್ಮಿಣೀ ದೇವಿಗೆ ನಮಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ. ।।4।।

सत्संघमानससरोवरमध्यवर्ती
कृष्णाङ्घ्रिचारुकमलार्पितचित्त वृत्ति:।
शास्त्रातिमंजुपदरंजितरम्यसंस-
दास्माकहृत्सरासिजे$स्तु स मध्वहंसः ।।5।।

Sriman Madhva , the great pure white swan- paramahamsa pakshi- swimming in the  middle of manasa sarovara of divine persons, who has fixed His mind forever firmly in the incomparably beautiful lotus feet of Sri Krishna, the one who captures the attention of the congress of divine minded with His words of wisdom in line with proper sources of knowledge, may come and settle in my heart. 

ಸಜ್ಜನರ ಸಂಘದ ಮಾನಸಸರೋವರದಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಹರಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ, ತದೇಕಚಿತ್ತದಿಂದ ಪರಮಮಂಗಳಕರವಾದ ಶ್ರೀಕೃಷ್ಣನ ಸುಂದರ ಪದಕಮಲದಲ್ಲೇ ತಮ್ಮ ಮನವನ್ನು ನೆಟ್ಟಿರುವ, ಸಜ್ಜನರ ಸಭೆಯನ್ನು  ಸದ್ಗತಿಪ್ರದವಾದ ಸಚ್ಚಾಸ್ತ್ರಗಳಿಗನುಕೂಲ ತಮ್ಮ ಮಾತುಗಳಿಂದ ರಮಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಶ್ರೀಮನ್ ಮಧ್ವಹಂಸವು ನಮ್ಮ ಹೃದಯಕಮಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಂದು ನೆಲೆಸಲಿ.

ताटंकद्वय शोभि कर्ण युगलं भ्राजद्दयावीक्षणं
पूर्णेन्दुद्युति विद्रुमाधररुचा व्यामिश्रमंदस्मितम् ।
ईशत्कुंचितकुंतलं सतिलकं नासोल्लसन्मौक्तिकं ।
भूयात्कूर्मसदृक्षकर्णयुगलं वाणीमुखं श्रेयसे ।।6।।

May the mere glance from Saraswati devi bless us with the knowledge that takes us toward the final grace of Lord. 
(Sri Vadiraja teerth swamin describes the exquisite beauty of the face ) Vani devi's ears have rings which are shining brightly. Her  glance is full of  kindness. Fresh and enlivening like a full moon with a smile from coral like lips, the nose studded with pearl ring, cheeks full and rounded like the back of a tortoise, and curly hairs adjoining Her face is auspicious with the vermilion mark on the forehead.

ಶೋಭಾಯಮಾನವಾದ ಕರ್ಣಾಭರಣಗಳು ಜೋಲಾಡುತ್ತಿರುವ, ದಯಾಪೂರ್ಣವಾದ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಯಿಂದ ನೋಡುತ್ತಿರುವ,, ಹುಣ್ಣಿಮೆಯ ಚಂದ್ರನಂತೆ ಆಹ್ಲಾದಕರವಾಗಿರುವ, ಹವಳದಂತಿರುವ ಕೆಂದುಟಿಗಳಿಂದ ಮಂದಹಾಸ ಬೀರುತ್ತಿರುವ, ಮುತ್ತಿನ ಮೂಗುತಿಯಿಂದ ಶೋಭಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ, ಆಮೆಯ ಬೆನ್ನಿನಂತೆ ದುಂಡಗೆ ತುಂಬಿಕೊಂಡ ಕೆನ್ನೆಗಳಿರುವ, ಸುತ್ತಲೂ ಗುಂಗುರವಾದ ಕೂದಲುಗಳಿಂದ, ಒಪ್ಪುವ ತಿಲಕದಿಂದ ಮಂಗಲಮಯವಾದ ವಾಣೀದೇವಿಯ ಮುಖಕಮಲವು ನಮ್ಮ ಶ್ರೇಯಸ್ಸಿಗೆ ಕಾರಣವಾಗಲಿ || 6 || 

श्रीनाथकीर्त्यम्बुजसेव्यगंधं 
प्राणः स संगृह्य विहर्तुमीष्टे।
सो$हं तदीयागमविस्तृतं तद् 
वाणी मुखं वासयितुं वृणोमि ।।7।।


Only Jeevottama Mukhyaprana is fit and capable to collect and enjoy in the fragrance of Greatness of Lord of Lakshmidevi. From the same blissful fragrance, which is a distilled essence of sadAgamas I will spread it for our vAkshuddhi. ।।7।।

ಶ್ರೀದೇವಿಯ ಮನೋರಮಣನ ಕೀರ್ತಿಯೆಂಬ ಕಮಲದ ಸುಗಂಧವನ್ನು ಸಂಗ್ರಹಿಸಿ ವಿಸ್ತರಿಸಲು ಶಕ್ತನಾದ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಯು ಪ್ರಾಣನೇ ಸರಿ. ಸದಾಗಮದ ಸಾರಭೂತವಾದ ಮಧ್ವಮುನಿಗಳ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಸುಗಂಧದಿಂದ ನಮ್ಮ ವಾಕ್ ಶುದ್ಧಿಯನ್ನು ಮಾಡಲಿಚ್ಛಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ. (ಇದರ ಅಂತರಂಗವೇನೆಂದರೆ ಶ್ರೀಮದಾನಂದತೀರ್ಥರ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರವನ್ನು ತಿಳಿಯದೇ ಶ್ರೀಕೃಷ್ಣಭಗವಂತನ ಮಹಿಮೆಯ ಜ್ಞಾನವಾಗಲು ಅಶಕ್ಯವಾದುದರಿಂದ ಅದರ ಮೂಲಕವೇ ಜನ್ಮಸಾರ್ಥಕ್ಯ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತೇವೆ. ಅರ್ಥಾತ್ ಈ ಗ್ರಂಥವು ಮಧ್ವಾಶಾಸ್ತಕ್ಕನುಸಾರವಾಗಿ ರಚಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ ಎನ್ನುತ್ತಾರೆ) ।।7।।

हयास्यनासापुटजातवात-
विघातधूताघपलालजातः ।
मुनीशवागीशसुतः सुरम्यां 
हरे: कथां शंसति वादिराजः ।।8।।

Sri Vadiraja , disciple of king of ascetics Sri Vageesha teertha, pure with the sins blown off with the air from the nose of Lord Hayavadana as piles of dust is blown off with wind, writes down the auspicious biography of Srihari. ( With the use of third person *writes down* instead of *I write* Sri Vadiraja teertha indicates that the real composer is Lord Himself)

ಶ್ರೀ ಹಯವದನದೇವರ ಮೂಗಿನ ಹೊರಳುಗಳಿಂದ ಹೊರಟ ಗಾಳಿಯ ವೇಗಕ್ಕೆ ಪಾಪರಾಶಿಯೆಂಬ ಧೂಳಿನ ರಾಶಿಯು ಹಾರಿಹೋಗಿ ಶುದ್ಧವಾದ , ಮುನಿಪುಂಗವರಾದ ಶ್ರೀವಾಗೀಶ ತೀರ್ಥರ ಶಿಷ್ಯರಾದ ವಾದಿರಾಜರು ಶ್ರೀಹರಿಯ ರಮ್ಯವಾದ ಚರಿತ್ರೆಯನ್ನು ವರ್ಣಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ. ( ವರ್ಣಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ ಎನ್ನುವ ಬದಲು ವರ್ಣಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿ ಈ ಗ್ರಂಥದ ಕರ್ತೃ ಮುಖ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಶ್ರೀಹರಿಯೇ ಎನ್ನುವದನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ)

अपण्डितेनापि मयार्जितेयं 
मुकुंदलीला कविकंठमाला ।
अकौशलेन ग्रथितेति जाति-
प्रसूनमालां किमु संत्यजन्ति ।।9।।

(To point out that one should be humble, Sri Vadiraja writes) 

Though not an expert in poetry, the biography of the Supreme, bestower of moksha , written by me is worthy enough to be valued by the poets. Does anyone discard the garland of fragrant jasmine flowers just because it has been tied unevenly by rough hands?

(ಲೋಕಶಿಕ್ಷಣಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ರಾಜರು ಹೇಳುತ್ತಾರೆ) 
ಪಂಡಿತನಲ್ಲವಾದರೂ ನನ್ನಿಂದ ರಚಿತವಾದ ಮುಕ್ತಿದಾಯಕನ ಈ ಚರಿತ್ರೆ ಕವಿಗಳೆಲ್ಲರಿಗೂ ಕಂಠಕ್ಕೆ ಆಭೂಷಣವೇ ಆಗಿದೆ. ಅಕುಶಲನಿಂದ ಕಟ್ಟಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಸುವಾಸನೆಯ ಜಾಜೀ ಮಾಲೆಯು ಅಡ್ಡತಿಡ್ಡವಾಗಿದೆಯೆಂದು ಯಾರಾದರೂ ಅದನ್ನು ಬಿಸುಡುತ್ತಾರೇನು?

अपि प्रमादागतदोषलेशा -
मिमां कवित्वश्रियमाद्रियध्वम् ।
बुधा विदग्धै: किमुपेक्षणीया 
पयोब्धिजा चंचलताख्यदोषात् ।।10।।

If any shortcomings are seen in this poetical composition, they should not be considered. No one ignores and discards Shreedevi because some see Her as whimsical (fickle). 

( In this verse Rajaru has noted in His inimitable style that the composition is free from shortcomings. It is an established fact that Lakshmidevi has no faults. The way some describe Her as unstable stems from their wrong understanding . No such faults are present in Sri devi. Similarly no faults can be present in the kAvya Sri that has come forth from Rajaru )

ಈ ಕಾವ್ಯಶ್ರೀಯಲ್ಲಿ  ಕಿಂಚಿತ್ ನ್ಯೂನತೆಗಳಿದ್ದರೂ ( ಪ್ರಮಾದವಶಾತ್ ಎಂದಿದ್ದರೂ ಅದು ಹೇಗೆ ಕೂಡುವದಿಲ್ಲ ಎನ್ನುವದನ್ನು ಮುಂದೆ ವಿವರಿಸಿದ್ದೇನೆ) ಅವನ್ನು ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಬಾರದು. ಯಾವ ರೀತಿ ಚಂಚಲತೆ ಎನ್ನುವ ದೋಷದಿಂದ ಕ್ಷೀರಾಬ್ಧಿಸಂಭವಳಾದ ಶ್ರೀಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀ ದೇವಿಯನ್ನು ಉಪೇಕ್ಷಿಸುವದಿಲ್ಲವೋ ಅದರಂತೆ ಈ ಕಾವ್ಯವು ಉಪೇಕ್ಷಣೆಗೆ ತಕ್ಕುದಲ್ಲ. ಇದನ್ನು ಆದರದಿಂದ ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸಿ !

( ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀ ದೇವಿ ದೋಷರಹಿತಳು. ಆದರೆ ಅವಳಲ್ಲಿ ಚಾಂಚಲ್ಯದೋಷವಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಕೆಲವರು ಆಕ್ಷೇಪಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಆದರೆ ಈ ದೋಷವು ನೋಡುವವರ ಕಣ್ಣಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತ್ರ ಹೊರತು ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀ ದೇವಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇಲ್ಲ. ಅದೇ ರೀತಿ ರಾಜರು ಬರೆದ ಕಾವ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಮಾದದಿಂದಾಗಲೀ ಇತರ ಕಾರಣಗಳಿಂದಾಗಲೀ ದೋಷಗಳಿರಲು ಅಶಕ್ಯ ಅದಕ್ಕೇ ಇದನ್ನು ರಾಜರು ಕಾವ್ಯಶ್ರೀ ಎಂದು ಕರೆದಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಅದರಿಂದ ಹೇಗೆ ಶ್ರೀದೇವಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ದೋಷಗಳಿಗೆ ಅವಕಾಶವಿಲ್ಲವೋ ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಈ ಕಾವ್ಯಶ್ರೀಯಲ್ಲೂ ದೋಷಗಳಿರಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲ ಎನ್ನುತ್ತಾರೆ ರಾಜರು)
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Friday, March 24, 2017

Gurucharitra - Shri Kamalanath Thirtha Sripad Vader Swamiji - Part 2

श्रीमद हनुम-भीम-मध्व-अंतर्गत राम-कृष्ण-वेदव्यासात्मक लक्ष्मी हयग्रीवाभिन्न श्री सीतारामचंद्र वीरविठ्ठला: प्रसीदंतु।।
श्रीमत्कमलानाथ तीर्थ श्रीपाद वडेर स्वामीजी


कमलानाथपादाब्ज भृमरायितमानसम्।
ममतारहितं वंदे कमलानाथयोगिनम् ।।

Part 2

Sri Kamalanath teerth swamiji , spent  thirty five years in serving Guru Sri Indirakanth teerth and the as a peethadhipati for only eleven months.  The workload, either mundane or spiritual that was undertaken by the institution situated in partagali Goa , which is a center for the widely spread GSB samaj , is always ascribed to the head of the institution. So all the works in those over fifty years of Sri Indirakant teerth swamiji are added to the pages in His name. But it is to be noted that in each of the major as well as the minor initiatives of the Guruswamiji in those thirty five years , Shishya swamiji tirelessly worked to make them a success. For all the details of these works, which are numerous and many of them striking , one has to read the history of Sri Indirakant swamiji. There were some prolonged and bitter animosities between some factions of the GSB society, many of which were in Goa, were difficult to handle. The allegiance owned by  these  different factions  was not just Gokarn Partagali math alone. As is well known there are totally three gurupeethas for GSBs and two of them are of Maadhva vaishnava sampradayas and one is smaarta sampradaya.  The internal disagreement over some issue by the different factions seemed to be turning very difficult. Sri Indirakant teerth swamiji and the Shisya tirelessly worked to bring together the different factions. And became successful in creating harmony. There were many other such smaller and greater issues that troubled the internal fabric of the society.  And due to the diplomatic handling of these issues by the Swamijis the social unity was kept up and people could live happily with each other. The period of these Gurus was one of rapid changes in the very basic lifestyle and the old values appeared to be unsuited for the needs that the new modernized , office centered families who had restricted time for social and spiritual life. This kind of new order of society was permanent and the religious heads had to respond to the challenges that were thrown up. The centers of attraction for the newer generation were powerful which attracted them towards alien values and practices , not in accordance with the divine path as was laid down by the parampara for the spiritual enlightenment. The mundane life was now racing to occupy the full day of the people and spiritual side started receding to the corners and appeared to fade out. In these times it was urgent for the keepers of sanatana dharma to keep its force alive and the life saving river flowing in the midst of the society. And it was indeed a challenge met successfully by the Guru and Shishya.
 Sri Kamalanath teerth swamiji was initiated in the year 1907 C.E. and in 1908 accompanied Guru in the teerth yatra to Pushkar, Mathura, Gokul, Vrundavan, Haridvar, Hrishikesh, Prayag, Varanasi, Ayodhya etc. In 1916 teerthayatra to Tirupati , Vishnukanchi , Madhurai, Rameshwar etc was undertaken. The famous old temple of Bete Venkatraman at Honnavar was taken over by the math in the year 1922. And shishya Swamiji worked hard to establish the Muralidhar math at Karwar.The renovation of the old math structures at Gokarn and Venkatapur  can be specially mentioned for the effort put in it. The construction of the two storied structure in front of Ramdev’s garbhagriha in partagali in 1925 and addition to the hall in front of Sri Veeravitthal dev and the kitchen by its side in 1934 etc were other works done by shishya swamiji.
The affairs of the math which had gone a bit neglected during the previous decade were put in order. The math acquired about 150 properties during Sri Indirakant teerth swamiji’s time which were mostly followed and put to order by the personal supervision of Sri Kamalanath teerth swamiji, so that the members of the samaj can gainfully use them for dharmic and social purpose.
                   Sri Kamalanath teerth personally put an effort to solve the internal and external problems faced by the members of the society. These continued efforts made the society to mix well with others and live a harmonious life. On the whole it has to be said that Sri Kamalanath teerth swamiji worked hard for the spiritual and social sides of the GSB society and so much so that His health was also affected.  Ayurvedic medicines did not work well.  Guru swamiji then started giving  teertha with prayers to Lord and over a period of time Sri Kamalanath teerth swamiji recovered completely. The real depth and width of the work of Shishya swamiji can only be appreciated by knowing the history of the math during the period of Guru Sri Indirakant teerth swamiji.
The Rama navami rathotsava festival used to begin from panchami. By donating the income from the assets of His poorvashrama family to the math, the festival now started a day earlier and the rituals were started from chaturthi only.
The most striking incidence was the selection of a person to take on the responsibility of carrying the work of the math. This happened during the lifetime of Sri Indirakant teerth. A student who was studying in the math was observed to be very much concentrated and devoted to the studies and his lifestyle was highly ascetic. He was also very brilliant in studies with almost photographic memory and was progressing in studies of the shaastra at a remarkable pace. He was Govind Acharya from the highly renowned family of scholars from Gangolli. Sri Indirakant teerth expressed His desire for selection of the person before He left for heavenly abode. SrI Kamalanath swamiji adorned the gurupeeth on vaishakha shukla triteeya ( akshaya triteeyaa) shri saka 1864. After a short period of eleven months Swamiji took Samadhi in partagali on chaitra shukla ekadashi shri saka 1865.
May the life story of the guru shower His auspicious blessings on us

 There is a speciality which can be noticed in the vrindavan of Srimad Kamalanath teerth Swamiji. The pratima on the vrindavan of all swamijis is invariably of Hanuman. But in the vrindavan of Srimad Kamalanath teerth Swamiji it is the third avatar of pranadevaru ,Sriman Madhvacharya holding brahmasutra bhashya


Vrindavan of Srimad Kamalanath Theertha Sripad Vader Swamiji 


गुरुचरणाम्बुज दास विष्णु वेंकटदास शानभाग

Thursday, March 23, 2017

Gurucharitra - Shri Kamalanath Thirtha Sripad Vader Swamiji - Part 1

(This is a 2 part series about the life of Shri Kamalanath Thirtha Sripad Vader Swamiji, 21st pontiff of Gokarna Partagali Jeevottam Math. This is written by Shri Vishnu Shanbhag of Kumta.) 

श्रीमद हनुम-भीम-मध्व-अंतर्गत राम-कृष्ण-वेदव्यासात्मक लक्ष्मी हयग्रीवाभिन्न श्री सीतारामचंद्र वीरविठ्ठला: प्रसीदंतु।।
श्रीमत्कमलानाथ तीर्थ श्रीपाद वडेर स्वामीजी |
Part 1
The pages of history the samsthaan Gokarna Partagali math have recorded glorious life periods of the Swamijis adorning it and leading the Gaud Saraswat Brahman society in the path of dhrma as laid down in the vedic parampara. The GSB society has periodically faced many harassment from the other sections of the society and hostile political rulings. With the guidance and active role of the peethadhipatis GSB society has come out of it and has reasserted its moral and social strength. We have seen the extreme stress under which the gurupeetha fought to regain its authority under a very hostile and cruel foreign rulers.
Shree Padmanabh teerth swamiji was able to face it and establish the base. Under the young yet enlightened scholar ,Sri Indirakanth teerth swamiji, the math climbed to its peak of dharmic activity. Sri Indirakanth teerth swamiji”s time was yet another period where the problems that cropped up were of different kind. Under the rule of british in Karnataka and portugese in Goa the style of life lead by the society was slowly yet perceptibly changing. And to adjust to the new kind of challenges the rules of dharmashastra had to be constantly tweaked to suit the newer generation without compromising the core dharmic and karmic corpus. Sri Indirakant teerth swamiji was highly sensitive to these needed changes and was very much successful in diplomatically solving the problems faced by the GSB samaj. For example, responding to the demands of new family structure that was coming into the fore, the rule that women should be married off by the age of 12 years was scrapped. Such far sightedness of Swamiji is an example of the anticipation of new order of family and social life that was being shaped up as a result of modernization. The issue of foreign travel was also one of the most vexed one.
As Sri Indirakant teerth Swamiji was responding nicely to the needs of society swamiji thought of appointing an able shishya. A very capable disciple by the name of Sri Vyasa Rao Acharya was chosen. The disciple was from a very learned archak family of chikkankod village of north canara. The disciple was initiated and given the good name, Shree Narahari teerth. The Shishya turned out to be a very good pupil and was being trained under Guru swamiji. Unfortunately within a year of initiation the shishya swamiji left His mortal body due to a short term of illness, in the month of Margashirsha, shrishaka 1819.
This incidence had its own effect on everybody. The accounts of its effect on Guru Sri Indirakant teerth are a bit different in the two books . The Marathi book describes Swamiji was grief stricken and was very much withdrawn for next few years and stopped having meals. But guruparampara , where the last chapters are written by Sri Kumta Narayana Acharya notes down that a mahajnaani like Sri Indirakant teerth swamiji will not be affected by the demise like a common person. Sri Indirakant teerth swamiji has written a beautiful Marathi commentary on bhagavad geetaa and would not have been affected like an ajnaani and left eating meals in grief. As Sri Kumatha Narayanacharya studied under swamiji and was personally close, his account as recorded in Gurparamparamruta book are more authoritative. So the reason for the anna tyaaga must be for a different reason and we can only make a guess about it. It must be a strong kind of penance, an ugra tapas, for the betterment of the society. If it was due to grief there was no reason to stick to the vrata and not eat anna lifelong and subsist on minimal food like fruits. Sri Indirakant teerth swamiji never had anna for the rest of life. And Swamiji turned more and more inwards though He looked after the well being of the math and followers. The bright spark was missing and to find the necessary drive to rekindle the fire in the samaj Sri Indirakant teerth swamiji was readying for a long teerthayaatra of aasetu himaachala. When this wish was placed before the members of samaj, majority of the people wanted Swamiji to appoint a disciple as the shishya before leaving for teertha yatra. It was already ten years from the demise of the earlier one. When the request for a disciple was put forth to Sri Swamiji , He gave permission to find the right vatu. A committee was formed and a wide search was made which turned futile. They could not find and select any fit person.
After a reasonable time, Sri Indiranant teerth swamiji arranged for a mahasabha and invited all members of the matha’s disciples. In the sabha Swamiji Himself declared that appointing a shishya before going on for the teertha yaatra will be completed and told the people that Swamiji already had a fit person to receive the deeksha. Everybody was surprised when Swamiji declared the name of the vatu. He was none other than son of an archaka , Sri Vaikunth Narayan Acharya , who was working in the partagali matha itself. People were surprised that they could miss such a person who was so near. But Sri Indirakanth teerth Swamiji had already noticed the brilliant young dedicated personality who was a student in the matha itself. The horoscope was immediately demanded and the scholars of the math present in the sabha and swamiji examined it and found it fit. Permission from the parents was sought which was readily given and Swamiji asked the kaul from Ramadev , Veeravitthal which was also granted by Lord. And in the same mahasabha the name of future shishya was declared.
The sanyasa deeksha muhurta was later decided to be on vaishaakha Krishna panchami, shri saka 1829. And the name given to the shishya by the guru was Sri Kamalanatha teerth.
In next instalment we shall see the history of these divine Guru Shisyas.

गुरु चरणाम्बुज दास। विष्णु वेंकटदास शानभाग

Part 2: https://krishnavishnuhari.blogspot.com/2017/03/gurucharitra-shri-kamalanath-thirtha.html 

Kannada Bhajans commemorating Vahana Pooja to Lord Vedavyasa in Kashimath Banglore by Shri Girish Prabhu K

 Today we present bhajans written in Kannada by Shri Girish Prabhu K (Author of " A Genius named Sudhindra Tirtha") during the eve...