Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Sri Raghavendra Swamy -- Important Facts

 Sri Raghavendra Swamy – Some interesting Facts
 

    Sri Raghavendra Swamy  


                                   Sri Raghavendra Swamy - Mantralaya                                    



Moola Roopa - Shanku Karna

Ist Avatara - Prahlada Raja

IInd Avatara - Baahleeka Raja

IIIrd Avatara - Vyasa Raja

IVth Avatara - Guru Raja (Raghavendra Tirtharu)

Who cursed him? - Brahmadevaru

Why did he cursed him? Shanku Karna delayed in bringing the flowers for Brahmadevara pooja

What was to the curse? -To be born as Daithya

Gothra - Gautama Gothra

Father - Timmanna Bhattaru

Mother - Gopikaamba

Grand Father - Kanakachala Bhattaru

Poorvashrama Brother - Gururaja

Poorvashrama Sister - Venkataamba

Born with anugraha of - Tirupathi Timmappa

Year of Birth 1595AD-(shaleevahana shaka 1518)

Janma Samvatsara - Manmathanama Samvatsara

Janma Nakshatra Mrugashira

Month and day of Birth - Phalguna Shudda Saptami

Birth Naama - Venkatanatha

Birth Place - Bhuvanagiri

Aksharabhyasa date - -1600AD (shalivahana shaka 1520)

Upanayana date - 1606AD(Shalivahana shaka 1526)

Initial Vidyabhyasa - Lakshminarasimhacharyaru (His brother in law)

Gurukulavaasa - Kaveri Pattanam

Marriage Year - 1616AD

Poorvashrama wife - Saraswathi

Samsaarika Jeevana done Kaveri Pattanam

Poorvashrama son - Lakshminarayana

Higher Education - Sri Sudheendra Tirtharu at Kumbakonam


                                                       Life history of Rayaru in Pics


                                                          Rangoli depicting Rayaru

 
Name of Veena used by Rayaru - “Vagdevi”

Who wrote “Raghavendra Vijaya” - Narayanacharya (his sister’s son)

Sanyasashrama taken - 1621 AD (shalivahana 1543) Durmati samvatsara Phalguna shukla dwiteeya.

Sanyasashrama Place - Tanjavore

Where did he got his ashrama In Court of King Raghunatha of Tanjavore

Which God came in his dream and ordered him to take sanyasa - Goddess Saraswathi

Whom did Sudheendraru gave ashrama before Rayaru Sri Yadavendra Tirtharu

Ashrama Naama - Sri Raghavendra Tirtha

Ashrama Gurugalu Sri Sudheendra Tirtha

Ashrama Shishya Sri Yogeendra Tirtharu

Vrundavana Pravesha Samvatsara Virodhi Samvatsara (1671AD)

Vrundavana Pravesha Day Shravana Bahula Dwiteeya

Who gave Mantralaya to Rayaru Adoni Administrator Siddi Masanad Khan

Number of Khandaarthas Rayaru wrote - Nine Khandarthas

What is the significance of Manchale? Prahladarajaru had done Yaaga at Manchale

Who composed Astakshara- Appannacharyaru
Rayaru’s life time predictions showed that he had 100, 300 and 700 years. 

What does it mean?
100 Yrs – Life span; 300 Yrs – Tenure for his granthas (upadeshamrutha, Grantha, will shine for 300+ years)
700 Yrs – Tenure in the Vrundavana sannidhana
Rayaru ordered the Vrundavana made for him – reserved for?



                                                               Sri Raghavendra swamy


                                             Hand Writing of Sri Raghavendra swamy


 

For sri Vadeendra Tirtharu
Colour of the rock which Rayaru choosed for his Vrundavana Black colour
What is the significance of the Rock which Rayaru choosed It was the same rock which Ramachandra Devaru sat while he was in search of Seethakruthi
The preciding deity at Manchale during Rayaru’s vrundavana pravesha & after Manchalamma – Any one who wishes to have the darshana of Rayaru must first visit Manchalamma, then only Rayaru as was promised by Rayaru to Manchalamma

How he entered Vrundavana? He entered Vrundavana alive next only to Vadirajaru (sashareera vrundavana). - He was holding japa maala in his right hand and he had sarvamoola grantha & teekaas, tippanees on the vyasapeetha

Whom did he referred to as equal to Rayaru Sri Varadendra Tirtharu –
“SAPTAMO MATSAMO YOGI VARADENDRO BHAVISHYATI”
Whom did Rayaru predicted to write Vyaakyana for his Granthas Sri Sumatheendra Tirtharu – “Third Yathi after me will be Sumatheendra Tirtharu,

who will do all the works.
What are the words of Rayaru in Astothara? “Saakshee Hayaasyotrahi”
What is the position of Shankukarna among devate? “Karmaja Devatgegalu”
What is the Kakshya 19th Kakshya ; – But when he has avesha of vayu, he will be in the 15th Kakshya

What was the title conferred on him by Sudheendra Tirtharu “Mahabhaashyacharya”

What is the speciality of Vrundavana @ Honnali? - In Honnali, Rayaru entered the Vrundavana directly (it is not a Mruttika Vrundavana). It is called as the Second Vrundavana

His Grantha on Bhagavatha Dashama skanda “Sri Krishna Charitrya Manjari”
His Grantha on Ramayana “Sri Ramacharitrya Manjari”
His Grantha on Mahabharata Tatparya “bhava Sangraha”
His Meemaamsa Grantha “Bhatta Sangraha”
His Vyakyana for Anubhashya “Tatva Manjari”
Vyakyana for Tatparya Chandrika -“Chandrika prakasha”
Grantha on Dharmashastra & Jyotishya “Tithi NirNaya”

Grantha on Taratamya of rivers “nadee taratamya stotra”
Name of Tippani for “Sudha” “Parimala”

Devaranama written by Rayaru? “indu enage govinda”
The works by Rayaru called as “Bhava Deepa”

Which is the grantha written in his poorvashrama? -
“Anu Madhwa Vijaya”(Prameya Navamalika)
The works done by Rayaru at Udupi - Tantradeepika, Parimala, Chandrika prakasha

What is his ankitha? Dheera Venugopala

What is the name given to his Vyakyana on Upanishad “Khandaarthaas"...


" Om Sri Raghavendraya Namaha"


--------- Hari Om --------
 





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