Sri Gopaladasa, the disciple of Sri Vijayadasa, is well know for his unique devotional songs. One of his famous suLAdis, a vivid description of a horseman who rode from nowhere & sped away in no time is the topic of this small write-up. The said suLAdi that beings with the following lines – “ನೀಲಗುದುರೆಯನ್ನೇರಿ ಶಾಲು…
INTRODUCTION: This devotional song of Sri Vyasatirtha in Kannada language is a perfect blend of devotion and history. It clearly shows how the history can be understood from the philosophical works of this land! Here is the devotional composition of Sri Vyasatirtha: Song courtesy: Sanchaya.net In…
HAMPI VITTHALA – REVIEW OF N. VENKATARAMANAYYA’S ARTICLE REVIEW OF N. VENKATARAMANAYYA’S ARTICLE N. Venkataramanayya (NV) presents a curious conclusion that the murti (icon) of Hampi Vitthala came from Tirupati and not from Pandharapur as believed. He cites a particular samkirtana of Annamayya as the evidence for his conclusion. But there are certain issues to accept his conclusion as…
SRI VYASATIRTHA & THE LAKSHANAS OF ANJANEYAS CONSECRATED This article is an attempt to list the standard & variable ‘lakshNa-s’ [characteristics/features] of Anjaneya installed by Sri Vyasaraya (referred to as Vyasa-Anjayena for easy reference) STANDARD FEATURES: (a) mid-stride pose (b) right hand raised above the head with palm fully shown (c) left hand bent towards chest/waist…
HAMPI VITTHALA – REVIEW OF DR. C. NARAYANARAO & M.G. KHARE ARTICLES As part of essay series on the historicity of Vitthala of Hampi, following two articles were published earlier. KRISHNADEVARAYA & VITTHALA OF PANDHARAPUR BY M.G. KHARE THE DATE OF CONSTRUCTION OF VITTHALA TEMPLE AT VIJAYANAGARA BY N. VENKATARAMANAYYA This article is an attempt…
THE DATE OF CONSTRUCTION OF VITTHALA TEMPLE AT VIJAYANAGARA BY N. VENKATARAMANAYYA By N. Venkataramanayya Published in: The Journal of Oriental Research Madras Vol. XVI, 1946-47 Nearly half a century ago, Robert Sewell stated, in his well known history of Vijayanagara, A Forgotten Empire, that Emperor Krishnadevaraya built in his capital temples dedicated to gods, Hazara…
KRISHNADEVARAYA & VITTHALA OF PANDHARAPUR BY M.G. KHARE BY Mr. M.G. Khare, M.A., Bharat Itihasa Samshodhak Mandal, Poona Published by: The Vijayanagara Empire Sexcentenary Association & Karnatak Historical Research Society, Dharwar Published in: Vijayanagara Sexcentary Commemoration Volume, 1936. In Maharashtra among the public in general and the devotees of the God Vitthala in particular, there is…
IDENTIFICATION OF VITTHALA IN VITTHA TEMPLE BY DR. C. NARAYANA RAO BY Dr. C. Narayana Rao, Ceded Districts College, Anantapur. Published by: The Superintendent at Government Press, Bangalore. Published in: Proceedings and Transactions of the Eighth All India Oriental Conference, December, 1935. Referring to the temple of Vitthala, the Archaeological Department has given currency to…
NOTE FROM THE EDITOR From more than a century, even among the schools of Vedanta, there is a notion held with some conviction that the philosophy of Sri Madhvacharya carries influence of Christianity. Well informed people such as professors, historians and researchers albeit quietly carry this feeling. This misconception has been rebutted by Madhva…
INTRODUCTION Sri Brahmanya Tirtha is a lesser known stalwart from Dvaita school of Vedanta which has more than 800 years of recorded history. Sri Brahmanya Tirtha’s first unique identity is that he was the Ashrama Guru of the much celebrated Madhva Guru, Sri Vyasatirtha. It is well known that Sri Vyasatirtha lived during the heydays…
