Sri Sri Swarnawarna Prasurama Theerthara aradhana - 11-Jun-2009

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Dear Haribhakthas,

 

Today, is the aradhana of Sri Swarnawarna Theertharu.  Below is the brief

history.

 

 

 

Sri Gopinathao Vijayathe

 

Sri Sri Swarnawarna Prasurama Theertharu.(1400 to 1420)

 

Peethadipathi, Sri Padmanapa Theetha parampara.

 

Vasuthathala vikyatham Vairagyathi Gunarnavam

Veda Vedantha Chathuram Swarnawarna Gurum bhajhe

Aradhana – Jyesta Bahula Chouthi

8th Peethadipathi in the parampara of Sri Sri Padmanapa Theetharu

He ruled the vedantha samrajya between 1400 to 1420

Ashrama Gurugalu – Sri Satyavratha Theertharu

Ashrama Shishyaru – Sri Sripadarajaru (Sri Lakshminarayana munigalu)

Brindavana: Sri Rangam

 

Sri Parasurama Theertharu, 8th peethadipahi in the Sri Padmanapa Theerha

parampara. He was shining like a gold because of his tapas. Hence he was called

as 

Sri Swarnawarna Prasurama Theertharu, later it shortened to Sri Swarnawarna

Theertharu.  His greatest contribution to the society is identification of Sri

Lakshminaraya as his successor, moulded him and made him as Sri Lakshminarayana

munigalu.

 

During 1412, Sri Swarnavarna Theetharu was touring in the regions of

Chennapatna.  One day, his samsthana was near the Abbur village, with the

intention to camp at Abbur.  Sri swamigalu was sitting in the mena with devara

pettige. It was the evening time. Swamiji, sitting in his mena, saw the small

boy who was with his grazing cows.  He  asked the boy “how much distance the

village isâ€. The  small boy replied, See me, See sun, See the grazing cows.

This implies that, I am a small boy, it is evening time, grazing cows are

moving, so the village is very near. Then swamiji reached Abbur village and 

was cordially invited by Sri Purushothama Theertharu, the famous Sri Brahmanya

Theethara ashrama gurugalu.

 

Sri Swamiji narrated the incident to Sri Purushothama theertharu and enquired

about the boy. The boy along with his parents came to the Mutt. Sri

Swarnawarnaru asked the parents to give the boy to him for the loka kalyana. The

parents refused to give, as already one of the members of the family is

peethathipathi (Sri Brahmanya Theetharu – Sri Brahmanya theetharu and Sri

Sripadarajaru are cousins.  Their mothers are own sisters).

 

Sri Purushothama Theertharu insisted for the gifting of their son to Swamiji and

finally parents accepted the gurugala order.  Later, Sri Swarnawarna Theertharu

retunred to Sri Rangam, and did the upanayana for the balaka, gave sanyasa

ashrama, gave Sri Lakshminaryana munigalu title and sent to Sri Vibhudenra

Theertharu for the further studies in vedantha.   Sri Lakshminarayana munigalu

returned to Sri Swarnawarna Theertharu, after finishing the studies. He was

installed in the vedantha samrajya of Sriman Madwacharya.

 

In 1420, Sri Swrnawarna theertharu did the brindavana pravesha. His brindavan is

also unique. All other yathigalu brindavan colour is black. But his brindavan is

of light yellow colour. It is interesting to note that his brindavan is the only

brindavan withing the 7 streets of Sri Ranganatha temple. Brindavan is in the

3rd street from the temple garbhagudi.

 

Sri Rangam is a very important place for all the vaishnavas. Sri Vyasarajaru

offered his grantha Chandrika to Ranganatha here, did pranadevara prathita

inside the ranganatha temple to coincide with Chandrika grantha mangala. Various

madhwa yathigala moola brindavans are available (Sri Sripadaraja mutt, Sri

Vyasaraja Mutt and Sri Raghavendra swamy mutt). Sri Sripadaraja composed his

famous devaranama “Kangalithyathako, kaveri rangana nodatha†here. In his

devaranama, his mentions about the Chandrapushkarani which is inside the temple

complex.

 

More description has been given on Sri Sripadarajaru rather than Sri

Swarnawarnaru. For every gurugalu, praising the shisya infront of his gurugalu

would make the guru to become utmost happy. Likewise in Sripadarajara history,

Sri Vyasarajaru occupies major portion.       

 

Today, Jyesta Bahula Chouthi, aradhana of gurugalu, Sri Swanawarnaru. We will do

chintana on him, to get gnana and bhakthi, which leads to vairagya. 

 

let Hayavadana Rangavittalathmaka Sri Gopinatha devaru, great guru Sri

Swarnawarnaru and Sri Sripadarajaru blesses all.

 

The srirangam mutt has been renovated by the present senior swamiji with the

help of local metathikari Sri Raghothmachar. The mutt serves as a major

spiritual centre for all the madhwas who visits Sri Rangam. Hari bhakthas are

invited to visit Sri Mutt to obtain the blessings of Gurugalu. 

 

Sri Krishnarpanamasthu  

 Thanks and kind regards,

Murali Krishnan Hebbani Srinivas

Hand phone: +91-98800 63823

 

 

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