Sri Sripadaraja and Sri Vyasaraya – Doubts raised on Accuracy of Maadhva Narratives History, without the shadows of skepticism, looks dull ! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ BRIEF NOTE ON SADHU SUBRAHMANYA SASTRI Sadhu Subrahmanya Sastri is the first official epigraphist of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams. He began his career as Peishkar of Tirumala…
THE BELL IN HANUMAN’S TAIL [As told by Sri Vidya Vijaya Tirtha Sripadaru of Sri Vyasaraja Matha-Sosale] The Bell in Hanuman’s tail – is an interesting feature that can be seen not just in Vyasa-Anjaneya pratima-s but also in many pratima-s across Bharata bhUmi. I have learnt one legend associated with it from elders. Here is…
Tombs of Krishnadevaraya and Timmarasa – The Facts & Myths There are many videos floating on social media, particularly in Youtube, that claim to be telling secrets of the ‘graves of Krishnadevaraya and Timmarasa.’ But are these claims true? Recently, I have uploaded a podcast on Anveshi Channel. It was a Telugu…
An interesting episode from c.1917 from Dharmavaram is a must-know case study for Hindus INTRODUCTION Studying the local histories throws a lot of light on many things that we may not be aware thus far. But the glaring truths that emerge from them are sometime fascinating & sometimes frightening. Here is one such anecdote from…
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…
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…
Pushya Bahula Ashtami is the punyadina of Sri Gopaladasa [c.1720/21 – 1760/61]. He is one of the much celebrated Dasa Trio of post-Vijayanagara period. His ankitan nAma is ‘Gopala Vitthala’ bestowed by Sri Vijayadasa. BIRTH & CHILDHOOD: The original name of Gopaladasa was Bhaganna (ಭಾಗಣ್ಣ). He was born to Murari and Venkamma in Mosarakal…
SRI SRIPADARAJA TIRTHA & INTER-RELIGIOUS HARMONY Today is the 515th ArAdhana of Sri Sripadaraja Tirtha (Lakshmi Narayana Muni), vidyA guru of great Vyasatirtha & gaurdian-saint of Saluva Narasimharaya. This thread deals with the inter-religious tolerance shown by Sripadaraja who, otherwise, wrote terrific polemical writings. His much acclaimed work ‘vAgvajra’ is known for its sharp criticism of such…
KARMA VIPAKA SAMHITA FROM BRAHMA PURANA INTRODUCTION: Parama Shiva’s teaching to Parvati Devi about the Karma and its effects on human beings is known as Karma Vipaka Samhita. This Samhita shows the way to achieve ‘withering of Karma Shesha’ and thereby to become nissESha. Maha Shivaratri is the most auspicious day to revisit this sacred treatise. …
A PROVEN METHOD TO UNDERSTAND PURANA & ITIHASA Recently a heated debate raged over a Telugu piece on Sitadevi. The person who wrote that is a Xtian missionary & a known Hindu hater. I didn’t read that piece but read the snippets posted on the Facebook updates by a few friends. Such attempts are not…
