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…
Pushya Bahula Amavasya is the puNyatithi of Sri Purandaradasa (c.1484-1564). Sri Puranadara is the luminous star of Kannada Haridasa movement and most part of his life was spent during the heydays of Vijayanagara Empire. Sri Purandaradasa vigraha at Purandara Mandapa in Hampi BEFORE BECOMING A DASA: Purandaradasa was born to Varadappa Nayaka & Leelavati…
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…
प्रणवत्कामधॅनुं च भजस्सुरतरूपमम्|श्रीभावबँधकृत्पादचिंतामणि मुपास्महे|| The contributions of Sri Raghuttama Tirtha to Dvaita school of Vedanta are unique and effective. This article is about his philosophical works that have made a deep impression on the scholars of subsequent periods. TYPES OF DVAITA SCHOLARS The noted historian of Dvaita School of Vedanta Dr. B.N.K. Sharma classified the…
Sri Vadiraja Tirtha, one of the stalwarts of Dvaita School of Vedanta and author of hundreds of works, has written a treatise titled “Bhugola Varnanam” that deals with the brahmAnDa that we live in. [Sources: Kannada & English Translations by Sri V. Badarayana Murthy] Bhugola Varnanam has 35 topics related to the earth, planets, stars, cosmos…
This is a brief note on the plight of Brahmans working under Islamist rulers of 18th century, as gleaned from a life account of Venugopaladasa, illustrious shishya of Sri Vijayadasa. After the fall of Vijayanagara, the greatest Hindu Empire in South India & also after the disintegration of kingdoms of various Nayakas, the 17th century…
