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…
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…
DHARMIK CONTINUUM OF VIJAYANAGARA EMPIRE The mighty Vijayanagara Empire that flourished from c.1336 to c.1646 has been held and ruled by four dynasties – (1) Sangama (2) Saluva (3) Tulu and (4) Aravidu. We can read some blood curdling stories from Vijayanagara history on how the successive dynasties snatched the power from the outgoing one. Sometimes, the…
SRI VYASATIRTHA’S ASSOCIATION WITH TIRUMALA TEMPLE – REVIEW OF DOUBTS RAISED BY SADHU SUBRAHMANYA SASTRI – PART 2 In the previous article, I have tried to bring forth an important aspect of “reading between the lines” of Krishnadevaraya’s inscription issued to Sri Vyasaraja Tirtha on 12/01/1524 AD (Inscription No. 157 – contents as published in Inscriptions…
A BRIEF NOTE ON THE TITLE ‘SRIPADARAYA’ INTRODUCTION In the absence of a clinical approach towards history, fables rule the root and distort the truth. Who gave the title Sripadaraya to Sri Lakshmi Narayana Tirtha is also one such case in point that must be studied properly. This topic needs an impartial examination of the…
INTRODUCTION This article is about Sri Kanadasa and serves as a brief account of his life history. CHILDHOOD & EARLY LIFE: Timmappa (would-be Kanakadasa) was born in c.1508 to Beerappa and Bachchamma. Beerappa was a palegar of Bada village under Vijayanagara rule. Bada village was a strategic & vantage point for Vijayanagara…
Further notes on Sri Raghavendra Tirtha and Chhatrapati Shivaji INTRODUCTION: In my previous note on the historical meeting between Sri Raghavendra Tirtha and Chhatrapati Shivaji at Kolhapur, I have given a brief description of the said event. In that write-up, I have written that this meeting was organised by one Naropant Hanumante, a Madhva Brahmin…
Sri Vyasatirtha also known as Vyasaraya or Vyasaraja Tirtha acted as spiritual master for 6 Vijayanagara emperors from Saluva Narasimha to Achyuta. But his reach and influence were not limited to Vijayanagara Empire or South India but got spread in the North and more particularly in the Eastern India as well. This article is about…
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…
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…
