Re:Sri Vadirajara Vishesha Vaibhava.

[Guest guest]

Namaskara to all Haribhakthaas.

 

Today is a red lettered day in the History of Madhva philosophy and literature.

It is the day when one of the greatest saints Sri Vadirajaru attained brindavana

exactly 400years back in a tranquil and beautiful place at Sodhe. I just want

to

highlight one of the interesting incidents in the life of Bhaavi Sameeraru which

brings to the limelight His greatness.

 

There was a lady who used to serve the Marathi saint Tukaram with selfless

devotion and the saint pleased with her devotion one day asked her if she had

any desires to be fulfilled. She replied in the affirmative and gave the usual

problem of being

childless. Tukaram used to talk to Sri Panduranga every night and that day put

forth the lady's plight. The Lord replied in the negative and said that in this

janma she was not ordained to bear a child. Tukaram conveyed the news to her

and she

continued her service to the saint. After a few days the great saint Sri

Vadirajaru was to pay a visit and the lady had a good cucumber garden. She had

heard that Sri Hayavadana used to partake the lunch offered by the saint and she

thought that the

cucumbers from her garden should definitely offered to the Lord and she did so

in plenty. Sri Vadirajaru was extremely pleased with the offerings and summoned

her and offered gifts for her service. She reverentially refused and prostrated

before

the saint with a view of having only His blessings. The saint blessed Her to be

blessed with children and Lo Behold! within one year she bore a beautiful young

male baby. Tukaram was naturally nonplussed and approached the Lord in

bewilderment.

The Lord smiled and said that if Tukaram himself would have blessed the woman He

would have seen that the lady was blessed with the child and He reiterated that

the words of His devotees(especially that of Sri Vadiraja GuruSarvabhouma) will

never go

in vain. This clearly shows the greatness of the saint and also that the Lord

always makes the prophecies of His dear ones true.

 

Yours in the service of Sri Harih.

Dr. B. Basker.