Ekadashi bhajane and smarane of SooryAmsha sambootha Shri 1008 Shri Brahmanya theertharu in SFBay area...

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|| Shri HariH Om || || shri pAnduranga vittalAya namaH || || Shri YogapattikA NarasimhAya namaH || || Shri 1008 Shri Purushottama

theertha gurubhyo namaH || || Shri 1008 Shri Brahmanya theertha gurubhyo namaH || || Shri 1008 Shri VyasarAja theertha gurubhyo namaH || Dhyana Sloka: Kamsa Dwamsi PadhaamBhoja Samsaktho Hamsa PungavaH | Bramhanyathirtha Guru RajaaKhyo Varthane Mama Maanase || Dear Haribhaktas, Let us get together for Ekadashi bhajane and smarane of suryAmsha sambootha Shri 1008 Shri Brahmanya theertha Sripadangalavaru on this Sunday May 13th from 11 AM - 12 noon at Sanatana Dharma Kendra, 897 Kifer RD, Suite A, Sunnyvale, CA - 94086 (408) 973-9294 (408) 481-9242 http://www.sanatandharmakendra.org/ Please contact Sheshagiri (408) 398-0515 or Sathya (408) 887-0473 for more details. Please read the write-up by Shri GRR about Shri Yathipungavaru below. In the seva of Shri Hari, Vayu, Gurugalu, Shri Vyasa Bhajana Mandali / Vishwa Madhwa Sangha. **************** Shri G. R. Raghunatha Rao's posting in Dvaita ***************** Vaishakha KriShNa PakSha, DWADASHI iv) Sri BramhaNya Thirtha P.D. (Abbur-Near Channapatna )-- 144611th pontiff of Sri Vyasaraya Mutt.PooRvashram Name Narasimha CharyaHe was the third descendant from Sri Rajendra Tirtha in the line senior ofdisciples coming from Sri Vidyadhiraja TirthaIt was to the blessings of

Brahmanya Tirtha that the parents of VyasaTirtha, (Brahmanya Tirtha's disciples), owed the birth of their childrennotably Sri Vyasa Tirtha(B.N.K. Sharma. 1961. History of the Dvaita Schoolof Vedanta. page 460.).As his permanent residence, Brahmanya Tirtha lived mostly at Cannapatna orAbbur in Karnataka State (B. Venkobarao. Vy-carita, Page 26.) There he had a Mutt of his own which later he was to entrust to his disciple SridharTirtha. This Mutt which still survives today is called the Kundapur Mutt.His other disciple was the famous Sri Vyasa Tirtha They wanted toconstruct a mantapa for the Brindavanam( 1461), as per the usual practice.They could not do so. The Brindavanam is exposed to the sun.Vaishakha Krishna Pakshe SaaveEkaadashyaam Gurooththama|NaBho madhya gatheRmNiSwaroope Leeyutha PraBhu||>From this sloka it is understood

that he was Sooryamsha.(Page 57 Karnataka Bhaktha Vijaya by Belur Keshavadas 1974Edn).Took ashram from Sri Purushoththama Thirtha. On account of his blessings,Vahnipura (Bannur) Ramacharya got a son named as Yathiraja who laterbecamethe famous Sri Vyasaraya. Undertook Badari yatre and had Darshan ofNara NarayaNa- Offered prayer to get a good disciple. While returning atSathenahalli in Dharwar district performed Pranadevara Prathishte.The Yuvaraja of Channa patna had lost his legs on account of the mischiefof the Junior MaharaNi. He took shelter at the feet of SriBrahmanyathirtha. He used to apply his pada Mruththika daily and in courseof time got his legs back. He came to power and requested the saint toaccept something as a token of gratitude. The saint did not want anythingexcept

the idol of Sri Vital kept in the Treasury. Even now this Idol isbeing pronounced as "BrhamaNya KaraaRchitha Sri Vitala Devaru"(J H B Acharya, 1977, "Haridasaru" )Dhyana Sloka:Kamsa Dwamsi PadhaamBhojaSamsaktho Hamsa PungavaH|Bramhanyathirtha Guru RajaaKhyoVarthane Mama Maanase!.i) Sri Puranadara Dasar has composed a keerthana in raga Saurashtra setto Jampe ThaLa,"Guru Vysarayara mahimegaLanu KeLi" in three-four stanzas we observe as tohow Sri Vyasaraya was taken care by Sri BramhaNyathirtha, in differentstages.ii) Sri Srinivasa has composed Sri BramhyaNya Thirtha Gururaja stotra insanskrit.iii) Hanumayya: has composed in Raga Bilahari set to Atta thaLa:Paalisu Bramhanya- Guruvara, Paalisu BramhaNya.iv) Naraharivitala has composed in Raga navaroju set to AdhithaLa:Ninna Nambidheno

BramhaNyathirthaaRya sannutha CharaNa Paavana SuchaRyaa.v) Again Narasimha Vitala has composed : in Raga Mohana set to Ata ThaLa:BrahmaNya thrithara CharaNaaBja YuGmava SamBhramadhali Sevipe.

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