Shri Raghavendra Swamy Aradhane function at the Livermore temple, SF Bay area in California....

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|| Shri Harihi Om ||

|| Shri LakshmiNarasimhAya Namaha ||

|| shri Moolaramo Vijayathe ||

|| Shri HanumaBheemaMadhvAya Namo Namaha ||

|| Shri Raghavendra Gurubhyo Namaha ||

 

 

|| Hari Sarvotthama || || Hare Srinivasa || || Vayu Jeevotthama

||

 

 

Dhyaana Sloka:

Poojyaya Raghavendraaya Sathyadharma Vrataayacha|

BhajathaM Kalavrikshaaya, NamathaM Kamadhenuve||

 

DuRvadiDhwaamtharave VaishNavendhivareemdhave|

Sri Raghavendra Gurave NamO Athyamtha Dayaalave ||

 

Dear Haribhaktas,

 

We are celebrating Shri 108 Shri Raghavendra Gurusarvboumara

Aradhane

on this Saturday August 16th, 2003 at the Livermore Temple community hall.

This is

an official temple function conducted by SVBM/VMS.

 

The program details are in the attached flier. Please attend

this great

event and get the blessings of Shri Hari, Vayu, Gurugalu.

 

We need volunteers for food preparation and other activities.

Please

arrive early at the temple, as we are starting the food preparation from 6.30

AM.

 

A suggested donation of $51 is appreciated which will be used

for the

groceries and dakshine to alankara brahmanaru. This will also include the

contribution

to temple for abhisheka ($11). Forms will be available for abhisheka and

please fill

out in advance.

 

- SVBM/VMS

 

 

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Excerpts from the posting by Sri G.R.Raghunatha Rao "

<grrrao on dvaita list

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14th Aug, THURSDAY, DWITHEEYAAM.(Indian Time)

(ShraadhDha Thithi Thrutheeya)

 

 

SRI RAGHAVENDRA SWAMYJI's ARAADHANA

(1578- 1671) (Mantraalaya)

 

Great men are born now and again in all parts of the world and in all walks

of life and when they depart they leave behind them a rich legacy for future

generations to enjoy. One such is Sri Raghavendra Thirtha, an avatar of

Prahlada and a saint of Sri Madhwachary's lineage.

 

*His works are:

 

1 Vedatraya Nivruti = 3

2 Panchassokta Vyakhyaana = 5

3 MantraaRtha Vivarane = 2

4 Upanishat prasthaana = 10

5 Sootra Prasthaana = 6

6.Geetha Prasthaana = 3

7.Puranaa Prasthanna = 1

8.DashaprakaraNa teeka Vykhyaana = 10

9.Other vyakhyanna = 4

10.Swatantra GranthagaLu = 7

 

His main works are:

 

(1) Parimala on Nyaya Sudha,

(2) Tantra dipika on Bramha Sutra bashya.

(3) Bhava deepa on Tatwa Prakashika

(4) Tatwa Manjari on Anu Bashya

(5) Gita vivriti on Gita Bashya

(6) Khandartha on each of the ten Upanishad bashyas,

(7) commentaries on Tatwa Sankyana and karma NirNaya

(8) Chandrika Prakaasha on Chandrika

(9) Nyaya Muktavali

(10) PrathaH Sankalpa Gadya.

 

Sri Raghavendra Thirtha's greatness is manifested by a number of superhuman

incidents. The Swamiji is very much present in the VRINDAVAN. Some fortunate

Bhaktas have seen him and many other devotees have seen him in their dreams.

Hundreds of swamiji's devotees can testify from their personal experiences

that the swamiji has kept his word ever since, even to this day and that his

devotees are amply rewarded according to their Bhakti and deservedness. He

was the second to enter Brindavanam alive. Sat in Yogasana and as per his

instructions it was covered on Virodhi samvatsara Shraavana shuddha bidige

at Manatralayam at the site on the banks of the river, the Thungabhadra,

which he selected to be the very same spot where Prahlada had performed a

yajna in his days. The stone covered was a piece on which Sri Rama was

believed to have rested during his sojourn in Dandakaaranya. His mahima in

the Brindavan would last for 700 years. Appanacharya's Raghavendra stotram

is sufficient to understand the mahimas of great Raghavendra. Thousands of

books on Him are available in various languages.

 

 

*Raghavendra Theertharu (1623-71)

 

Raghavendra Theertharu ranks as one of the most memorable saints of Madhwa

Calendar. He is classified as a major commentator of the works of Acharya

Madhwa. After Vijayeendra Theertharu, he is the most influential and

authoritative commentator and an exponent of the dvaita Vedantha. To this

day, his memory is cherished and loved with very deep devotion by the

followers of Madhwa, to which ever matha they belong to. According to the

Matha lists, Sri Sri Swamiji was on the Peeta from 1624 to 1671. His

predecessor was Sri sri Surendra Theertharu who was the contemporary of

Raghunatha Nayaka ( 1614-1633) of Tanjore. Sri Sri raghavendra swamiji was

himself a contemporary of the lastNayaks of Tanjore Vijayaraghava Nayaka (

1633-1673). Sri NarayaNa tells us in hisbiography that early in his life

before becoming a pontiff Sri Raghavendra ( then venkatanaatha) won the

admiration of the famous scholar YajnanaarayaNa Dikshith. His grandfather

was Kanakacalabhatta. His father Timmannacharya was also a great scholar and

an artistin music. Over forty works have been acribed to Sr Swamiji. Most

of these works were commentaries of the workls of AchaaryaMadhwa. Sri

jayatheertharu and Sri Vyaasarajaru, the three luminaries of the dvaita

Vedantha, The writings of Sri Swamiji explainlucidly the difficult work of

these three pi;lars of the dvaita philosophy. He has penned the

commentaries which include PramaaNa paddathi and VadavaLi of Sri

jayatheertharu, and a commentaory on Tarkatanadava of Sri Vysarayaru. The

purpose of making these works so simple clearly indicates his KaaruNya for

the common man. Let us remember this great YatigaLu on his 331st Aradhana

day which falls on 14th Aug and be blessed.

*(Courtesy: Dr M Gururajan, News Letter-Editorial from Sri Madhwacharya Seva

Sangha,Saligraamam, Chennai-93, August 2003 issue)

 

 

Compositions on Sri Raghavendra are as under::

 

1) Vijayavital 6

2) Gopala vitala 6

3) Mohana vitala 1

4) Gurugopalavitala 4

5) Varada Gopalavitala 1

6) Vasudeva vitala 3

7) Prasanna Venkata 1

8) Jagannatha vitala 14

9) Pranesha Vitala 2

10) Sridha Viatala 1

11) Abhinava Janaradhana 11

12) Janardhana Vitala 2

13) Venkatesh Vitala 1

14) Ramapathi Vitala 2

15) Guru Pranesha Vitala 2

16) Srisha Praanesha vitala 1

17) Guru Vijayavitala 1

18) Venkata Vitala 1

19) Kamalesha Vitala 2

20) Guru Srisha vitala 2

21) Lakshmipathi vitala 1

22) Thande sripathi Vitala 1

23) Srisha Keshava vitala 3

24) Ananthadreesha 1

25) Madhveshavitala 5

26) Dhanvanthri vitala 1

27) Raghunatha vitala 1

28) Kanakadri vitala 1

29) Guru Jagannatha vitala 39

30) Varadesha vitala 1

31) Indiresha vitala 5

32) Guru indiresh vitala1

33) Bhimesha Vitala 3

34) Vheemesha Krishna 1

35) Thande Puranadara vitala 5

36) Muddu Sri venkatesha 1

37) Sri Raamavitala 6

38) Bhookaantha Vitala 1

39) Guru Raama Vitala 2

40)_Srivitala 1

41) Garudavaahana vitala 1

42) Moda vitala 1

43) I HoLe Venkata Vitala 3

44) Gururaaja Vitala 1

45) Ramachanadra Vitala 2

46) Prasanna Srinivaasa 2

47) Nama Girisha Naarasimha 1

48) Ankitha Prasanna 2

49) Uragaadrivaasa vitala 1

50) Kaarpara Narahari 4

51) Gopathi Vitala 1

 

52) Guru Govinda vitala 1 (Cheekalaparavi)

53) Shyaama sundara 13

54) Srikara vitala 17

55) Hari vitalesha 1

56) Shyamasundara 1

(ManiDhaaL Desai sri Swamirayaru)

57) Srisha Keshava 8

58) Lakumikaantha(Srikantha) 2

59) Prahlaadavarada Srivitala 6

60) Krishna Vitala 25

61) Karigiri vitala 6

62) Narasimha Vitala 1

63) Abhinava Pranesha Vitala 1

64) Thande venkatesha vitala 22

65) Vitalesha 22

66) Guru govinda Vitala 11

67) Ramakantha Vitala 4

68) Nagesha Shayana` 5

69) PadhumanaaBha Vitala 1

70) Kamalapathi vitala 1

71) KamalanaBha Vitala 3

72) Seetharamavitala 11

73) Panadarinatha Vitala 5

74) Vasudevakrishna Vitala 1

75) Venkatesha Vitala 1

76) JoguLa PadagaLu 3

77) ManagaLa Padagalu 10

78) Dhyaana SlokagaLu infinite

 

Total 366

 

(Courtesy: Uragadrivaasa Vitala Prakashana-1983)

 

Dhyaana Sloka:

 

Poojyaya Raghavendraaya

Sathyadharma Vrataayacha|

BhajathaM Kalavrikshaaya,

NamathaM Kamadhenuve||

 

 

DuRvadiDhwaamtharave

VaishNavendhivareemdhave|

Sri Raghavendra Gurave

NamO Athyamtha Dayaalave ||