This article was found in Deccan Herald somewhere in the year of 1993 on Acharya Sri Madhwas Greatness and important Guidelines to the present Day to Day chores.
Mr Hiren k.Bose from Calcutta had written this article.
1 Harih para tarah - Hari is the Supreme Being.
Mr Hiren k.Bose from Calcutta had written this article.
Sri Madhwacharya
Prathamo Hanuman Nama Dwitheeyo Bheema Eva cha |
Poornapragna Treetiya thu Bhagavat Karya- saadah ||
Sri Madhwachaya founder of Dvaita Vedanta ( Dualism ) was Born near Udupi in ( 1238-1317 ) on Vijayadasami day.
He took to Sanyasa and became known as 'Ananda Teertha'. Sri Acharya disappeared, while teaching Aitereya Upanishad Bashya to his disciples, in Ananteswara Temple at Udipi in the year 1317 A.D., He is still alive in the Badrikashram on the Hi,ayas with his Guru Sri Vedavyasa Devaru. The full Biographical details of Sri Madhvacharya are told in "Sri Madhva Vijaya".
He took to Sanyasa and became known as 'Ananda Teertha'. Sri Acharya disappeared, while teaching Aitereya Upanishad Bashya to his disciples, in Ananteswara Temple at Udipi in the year 1317 A.D., He is still alive in the Badrikashram on the Hi,ayas with his Guru Sri Vedavyasa Devaru. The full Biographical details of Sri Madhvacharya are told in "Sri Madhva Vijaya".
The first Avatar of Sri Vayu is Hanuman son of Anjana Devi. His wonderful feats and service to Rama Devaru are described in RAMAYANA.
The second Avatar is Sri Bhimasena, in Dwapara Yuga, Sri Vayu Deva appeared as Bhimasena and played the most important part in the destruction of the enemies of God. In the whole of Mahabharata, Bhimasena is the most important person who never slipped from the path of righteousness and served Sri Krishna.
Thus, he served God as Hanuma in Ramayana, as Bhima in Mahabaratha and as Madhwa, served Lord Vedavyasa Devaru. He is the greatest spiritual benefactor of MAnkind.
The Philosophy of Sri Madhwa is simple, easy and very convincing vedanta, called "DVAITA VEDANTA".
To Sri Madhwa, Vishnu is supreme. Vishnu or Lord Sri Hari can be known only through Vedas.
Madhwa philosophy is summerised in the following sloka, attributed to Sri Vyasa Tirtha :
2 Satyam Jagat - The world is Real, not Mithya or illusion.
3 Tatvato Bhedah - Difference is Real.
4 Jeeva Gana Hare ranu charah - All the Jivas are Hari's Servants.
5 Neecho cha bhavam gatah - with gradation among them.
6. Muktirnaija sukhanubhutih - Mukti is the enjoyment of (the soul's)innate bliss.
7. Amala Bhaktischa tat Sadhanam - pure bhakti is the means of attaining Mukti.
8. Akshadi Tritayam pramanam - there are three sources to gain. knowledge namely :
a. Knowing things through "Eyes and other Indriya Prathyaksha",
b. knowing by inference, "Anumana" , and
c. By Shastras 'Agama". Tru Knowledge of the world can be gained by the above three means. It is "Tritayam".
9. Akhilamnaiyaika Vedyo Hari-Lord Sri Hari can be known by Amna (Veda) only. This sloka contains in a nutshell, the essence Dwaita Philosophy.
Sri Madhwacharya has written as many as - 37 Granthas ( Books ) thirty seven works which are very purposeful & monumental.
Acharya Madhwa
The idol of Sri Krishna lifted from a clod of white clay (Gopichandana) was consecrated by Sri Madhwacharya at Rajathapeethapura (Udupi) he conducted its puja and lighted two lamps which are kept burning to this day. With his 'danda' he created a well for its abhishekam. He made eleborate arrangements for the continued conduct of puja fourteen times a day by establishing eight Mutts viz. Palimaaru , Adamaaru, Krishna pura, Puttige, Sirur, Sode, Kaaneiyuru and Pejawara headed by eight Bala sannyasins, each performing puja for two months. This period was later changed to two years by Sri Vadiraja for administrative convenience. So according to this changed system each Mutt gets its turn after 14 years.
Brahma Sutra tippani
Bahu-chitra-jagath-bahudha karana |
Para-shatki-rananta-gunah Paramah ||
The supreme Being is endowed with exalled powers and numorous eminent attributes for he has created this extremely wonderful world of infiniti variety. What the modern man of science has seen now - the Acharya saw inwardly with crystal clearness centuries ago when science in the modern sense of that world was unknown.
Hanuma Bhima Madhwa
The world open to our inspection is reality is real but its reality is rooted in God. This idea Madhwa conveys to us by saying that tattva (reality) is twofold one, Independent Reality and the other, dependent. There is only one independent Reality and all else is dependent on this single self-dependent Being Dependence does not simply non-difference in any form. The world of sentient and insent entities is separate from God but is entirely dependent on Him. The world cannot exist in any form without the sustaining presence of the God with in. In all forms of materialsm the reverse is the case, that is, matter is fundamental and all phenomena, both physical and mental, are the effects of its modification.
In view of what has been said it is obvious that it would be wrong to say that Madhwa's school of thought is more materialistic than others. On the other hand it is out and out spiritual as according to it the ground of all existance is a Supreme Intelligent Being. If by 'materialistic ' is meant that the religion of Madhwa has the tendency of turning the mind of man towards the material things of life the answer is that this is not so. On the other hand it has the effect of
spiritualising life. It is clear to all those he draws inspiration from the Gita and in many places has declared that this system agrees in all respects with what Krishna has taught.
------- Hari Om -------
