Guest guest Posted June 6, 2003 Report Share Posted June 6, 2003 namaskAra, There are 8 matas in Udupi, established by Shri Madhaananda thiirtha Bhagavatpadha. What is the significance of 8?. Shri Acharya might have selected this number for some specific reason. Some significance of number 8 are 1) Lord Krishna born on 8th day ( Astami) 2) 8 matas to spread tatvavada in 8 directions 3) Shri Krishna had 8 prominent wives ( ashTa mahishi) We may add some more to this list, but is any or all of them are the reasons or Shri Acharya had something else in the mind. Do we get any clue for this anywhere?. Also why it is called Shri Krishna mata and not as Shri Krishna temple? Is this the original name or the term 'mata' came just because of the 8 other 'mata's or is there any particular reason? Secondly whether Shri Acharya had given any names to these matas?. It is said that Shri Vadiraja thiirtha changed the paryaya system and extended it from two months to two years. It is also during Shri Vadiraja's one of the paryaya, Udupi had seen significant development and the 8 saints got 8 seperate buildings around the car street. Till then, all the 8 saints used to reside in and around Shri Krishna mata. So did the identification of each individual mata come during that period or down the line? Next, when these matas got the present names like palimaru, adamaru etc?. It is said that earlier all these institutions are called by the name of first saint in that lineage. For eg: Sode mata was called as Shri Vishnu thiirtha Samsthana, Palimaru mata was called Shri Hrushikesha thiirtha Samsthana and so on. It is wellknown fact that Shri Sode mata got that name during Shri Vadiraja thiirtha's time. What about others? Similar to Sode mata, there might have been one or more significant saint/saints in each mata who changed the head quarter to a different place and got that name to the mata. Is it possible to trace that? In each mata, around 30 saints have taken ashrama already and in total around 250 saints have worshipped Lord Krishna so far. But it is very unfotunate that we don't have clear records of many of these saints like when they took sanyasa, what was their contribution in spreading tatvavada, where is their vrandavana etc etc. In non-Udupi matas, there is almost clear records of each and every saint and their history, but it is not there in Udupi. Is it just coincidence or negligence or any other reasons? Many of these saints have written many tikas, independent works, but most of them are not traceable or not seen any light. I heard that Shri Palimaru mata and Shri Sode mata have contributed significantly for development of Tatvavada in terms of books or works. It looks that there is very good scope for research in this area. It is highly appreciated if anyone can add value to this topic. shrI Hari priyathaam B.Gopalakrishna' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2003 Report Share Posted June 6, 2003 Namaskara Varna Avare, I was listening to Shri Bannanje and in that he said there are six wifes. ShaNmahishiyaru (jambuvathi ....). I am not sure, are you refering to this?. Namaskara, muralidhar " bgkvarna " <bgkvarna wrote: > namaskAra, > >nbsp; There are 8 matas in Udupi, established by Shri Madhaananda >thiirtha Bhagavatpadha. What is the significance of 8?. Shri Acharya >might have selected this number for some specific reason. >Some significance of number 8 are >1) Lord Krishna born on 8th day ( Astami) >2) 8 matas to spread tatvavada in 8 directions >3) Shri Krishna had 8 prominent wives ( ashTa mahishi) > >We may add some more to this list, but is any or all of them are the >reasons or Shri Acharya had something else in the mind. Do we get any >clue for this anywhere?.nbsp; Also why it is called Shri Krishna mata and >not as Shri Krishna temple? Is this the original name or the >term 'mata' came just because of the 8 other 'mata's or is there any >particular reason? > >Secondly whether Shri Acharya had given any names to these matas?. >It is said that Shri Vadiraja thiirtha changed the paryaya system and >extended it from two months to two years. It is also during Shri >Vadiraja's one of the paryaya, Udupi had seen significant development >and the 8 saints got 8 seperate buildings around the car street. Till >then, all the 8 saints used to reside in and around Shri Krishna >mata. So did the identification of each individual mata come during >that period or down the line? > >nbsp; Next, when these matas got the present names like palimaru, adamaru >etc?. It is said that earlier all these institutions are called by >the name of first saint in that lineage. For eg: Sode mata was called >as Shri Vishnu thiirtha Samsthana, Palimaru mata was called Shri >Hrushikesha thiirtha Samsthana and so on. It is wellknown fact that >Shri Sode mata got that name during Shri Vadiraja thiirtha's time. >What about others?nbsp; Similar to Sode mata, there might have been one >or more significant saint/saints in each mata who changed the head >quarter to a different place and got that name to the mata. Is it >possible to trace that? > >nbsp; In each mata, around 30 saints have taken ashrama already and in >total around 250 saints have worshipped Lord Krishna so far. But it >is very unfotunate that we don't have clear records of many of these >saints like when they took sanyasa, what was their contribution in >spreading tatvavada, where is their vrandavana etc etc. In non-Udupi >matas, there is almost clear records of each and every saint and >their history, but it is not there in Udupi. Is it just coincidence >or negligence or any other reasons? > >Many of these saints have written many tikas, independent works, but >most of them are not traceable or not seen any light. I heard that >Shri Palimaru mata and Shri Sode mata have contributed significantly >for development of Tatvavada in terms of books or works. It looks >that there is very good scope for research in this area. > >It is highly appreciated if anyone can add value to this topic. > >shrI Hari priyathaam >B.Gopalakrishna' > > > > > * Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2003 Report Share Posted June 7, 2003 Gopalakrishna, As per Sri Bannanje Govindacharya’s analysis. Samnyasis (yetigalu) perform Omkara Upasane in eight levels of Omkara, namely A , U , M, Mss_, shanta, ati shanta, naada and bindu . Sri Bannanje in one of his cassettes “Gaytir mantra” explains very detail . This may be one of significance of 8. Anil Deshpande --- bgkvarna <bgkvarna wrote: > namaskAra, > > There are 8 matas in Udupi, established by Shri > Madhaananda > thiirtha Bhagavatpadha. What is the significance of > 8?. Shri Acharya > might have selected this number for some specific > reason. > Some significance of number 8 are > 1) Lord Krishna born on 8th day ( Astami) > 2) 8 matas to spread tatvavada in 8 directions > 3) Shri Krishna had 8 prominent wives ( ashTa > mahishi) > > We may add some more to this list, but is any or all > of them are the > reasons or Shri Acharya had something else in the > mind. Do we get any > clue for this anywhere?. Also why it is called Shri > Krishna mata and > not as Shri Krishna temple? Is this the original > name or the > term 'mata' came just because of the 8 other 'mata's > or is there any > particular reason? > > Secondly whether Shri Acharya had given any names > to these matas?. > It is said that Shri Vadiraja thiirtha changed the > paryaya system and > extended it from two months to two years. It is also > during Shri > Vadiraja's one of the paryaya, Udupi had seen > significant development > and the 8 saints got 8 seperate buildings around the > car street. Till > then, all the 8 saints used to reside in and around > Shri Krishna > mata. So did the identification of each individual > mata come during > that period or down the line? > > Next, when these matas got the present names like > palimaru, adamaru > etc?. It is said that earlier all these institutions > are called by > the name of first saint in that lineage. For eg: > Sode mata was called > as Shri Vishnu thiirtha Samsthana, Palimaru mata was > called Shri > Hrushikesha thiirtha Samsthana and so on. It is > wellknown fact that > Shri Sode mata got that name during Shri Vadiraja > thiirtha's time. > What about others? Similar to Sode mata, there > might have been one > or more significant saint/saints in each mata who > changed the head > quarter to a different place and got that name to > the mata. Is it > possible to trace that? > > In each mata, around 30 saints have taken ashrama > already and in > total around 250 saints have worshipped Lord Krishna > so far. But it > is very unfotunate that we don't have clear records > of many of these > saints like when they took sanyasa, what was their > contribution in > spreading tatvavada, where is their vrandavana etc > etc. In non-Udupi > matas, there is almost clear records of each and > every saint and > their history, but it is not there in Udupi. Is it > just coincidence > or negligence or any other reasons? > > Many of these saints have written many tikas, > independent works, but > most of them are not traceable or not seen any > light. I heard that > Shri Palimaru mata and Shri Sode mata have > contributed significantly > for development of Tatvavada in terms of books or > works. It looks > that there is very good scope for research in this > area. > > It is highly appreciated if anyone can add value to > this topic. > > shrI Hari priyathaam > B.Gopalakrishna' > > > Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook. http://calendar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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