Sri Padarajarajaru.

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Namaskara to all Haribhakthaas.

 

Lakshminarayana teertha or Sri Paadaraja was an erudite scholar in sanskrit and

had occupied the pontificate of Padmanabha teertha of Mulabagilu. His Holiness

had witnessed the singing of the paasurams of the srivaishnavites at Srirangam

and was impressed by the way in which devotion was spread in the lingua franca

of the people by the means of tamil songs. The great saint started to compose

songs under the nom-de-plume Ranga Vithala and had laid the foundation for the

Haridasa movement .(Narahari Teertha had composed songs previously under the pen

name Narahari Raghupathi). Sri Padarajaru was the pioneer who introduced the

singing of the devara naamaas during the pooja time and the impact of his devara

naamaaas is so much felt that even during the ecstatical Radhaa kalyaanaa(even

non madhvas) sing the song,

Tungabhava banga jo jo,mangallathmaranga jo jo, ranga kripaanga jojo

rangavittalane jo jo......

Any dolotsava is considered incomplete without the singing of the above song.

The aradhana of the great saint is celebrated today with great eclat by the

devotees .

 

 

Sri Sripaadaraajaantargatah Sri Ranga Vithala Priyataam.

 

Yours in the Service of Sri Harih.

Dr.Balakrishnan Basker.