Digest Number 719

[Guest guest]

Dear All

Gita Jayanthi also happens to be the Aradhana day of Sri

Sathyanatha Thirtha who was on the Peeta of Uttaradi Matha in the

17th century. He has written classical commentaries with prefix of

Abhinava (mostly defending Sri Vyasa Thirtha's commentaries) . He

was intitiated earlier with the name of Ranganatha Thirtha and was

teaching at Sangli ( 30 minutes drive from Kolhapur in Maharashtra)

at the brindavana of Sri Sathyavratha Thirtha, an extraordinary saint

(whose grace I have felt many times, so much so, I have a special

inclination towards him. There is something indescribably).

Impressed with his scholarship, Sri Sathyanidhi Thirtha, gave him

the Pontifical title of Sathayanatha Thirtha.

Sri Sathyanatha Thirtha's brindavana is at Veeracholapuram, an

hour's jeep drive from Tirukkoilur in Tamilnadu. He praises his Guru

Sri SAthyanidhi thus:

Anadheethya Mahaabhashyam Vyaakyathaam Yadanugrahath

Vande tham Vidinaa Sathayanidhim Sadgyana Siddhaye

 

It is said that he by his yogic powers he knew his end and sought

divine grace for a day's delay so that he can complete his guru's

aradhana which falls a day before Gita jayanthi. Sri Sathyanatha's

disciple was Sri Sathya Abhinava whose brindavana is at Nachiarkoil

off Kumbakonam in Tamilnadu.

 

Sri Sathyanidhi Thirtha's brindavana is at Kurnool town (Pedda

Market) at Andhra (shifted from Nivrriti Sangama which was

submerged in construction of a dam). This brindavana complex well

maintained, also houses Yoganarasimha idol worshipped by Vashista

Maharishi. In addition also has Gopalakrishna idol installed by Sri

Sathyaparakrama (faint recall). At the instance of Sri Sathyathma

Thirtha for the last couple of years, a Panchaloha idol of Lord

Lakshmi Narasimha has been installed and continously worshipped

by vedic scholars to ward off dangers of various hues and world

peace.

Kurnool town, also has a Venkatesha and Anjaneya idol installed and

woshipped by Sri Narahari thirtha and another Anjaneya idol

installed by Sri Vyasa thirtha. These were not known to me, but a

young man landed at Sri Sathyanidhi Thirtha's brindavana where I

was waiting for the pooja to get over and took me to all these places

which are within a km.

At Sri Sathyanatha Thirtha's brindavana a scheme of fixed deposit

(Rs 400 min I infer) the interest of which is utilised for hastodaka

during birthdays, pithrudays etc

Thanks

Suresh