Sri Jitamitra Tirtharu

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Sri Jitamitra Tirtharu

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Meaning – Once when he was doing Paata to his students,

under a Gum Tree near Krishnaveni floods of Krishna River came and all the

shishyaas ran away leaving the Gurugalu Sri Jitamitraru. Sri

Jitamitraru was fully immersed in the water. The flood was there for

seven days. The students thought that the Gurugalu also gone missing in

the floods. But even after seven days, when the floods

stopped, they were surprised to see Jitamitraru at the same place, without

being even wet. Swamiji had sat totally absorbed in meditation.

There was no sign of water touching his body at all. The students were

amazed at this. That is why the Charamashloka included the same story which

tells that he was sitting in Krishnaveni for seven days.

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Jitamitraru

Period

– 1490-1493

Ashrama

Gurugalu – Sri Vibudendra Tirtharu

Ashrama

Shishyaru – Sri Jitamitra Tirtharu

Poorvashrama

naama – Anantappa

Amsha –

Rudramsha

Gotra –

Vishwamitra Gotra

Aradhana

– Margashira Bahula Amavasye (ellamavasye day)

He is

the second after Srimadacharyaru to disappear. Those who have disappeared

and for whom no Vrundavana is available are :

1.

Sri Madhwacharyaru

2.

Sri Vishnu Tirtharu

3.

Sri Jitamitraru

4.

Sri Purushottama Tirtharu

Vrundavana –

There

is no vrundavana for him. But there is one Jitamitra Gadde, in a

Gonada Tree (Gum tree) 30-32 kms from Raichur Krishna-Bheema River basin,

Shivapura, Shahapur Taluk in Gulbarga District. It is the place where he

was last seen and disappeared. It is believed that he is still there in

Jnaana Roopa in the tree. That is why this place has been

maintained as a monument.

 

(Photo of Jitamitra Darshana –

sketch by Vaidya Srinivasa Achar)

(Alankruta Jitamitra Gadde where Jitamitraru disappeared)

 

 

 

Jitamitra gadde utsava murthy

(photo source – Jitamitra.org)

 

Ananthappa, and his childhood -

Ananthappa

lost his father at a very early age. He had a elder sister, who

also had lost her husband at her young age

itself. Even though she was young lady, she was expert

in land management. She herself carried the entire

responsibility of the family. At his age of 8, he got

upanayana.

Assisting his sister in the fields -

Anantappa

after getting upanayana, used to do sandhya vandana, and all other related

pooja. Then he used to go to the fields alongwith his sister, was

assisting his sister in all her land related works, plouging the fields,

grazing the animals, etc. He used to wear Yagnopaveetha only during

Sandhyavandhane and during Bhojana. During other occasins, he used to

hang to a shelf in his house.

Meeting with Vibudendra Tirtharu -

At

the same time, Sri Vibudendra Tirtharu, was searching for his shishya whom he

can give sanyasashrama. Once when he was passing, he saw

Anantappa. He was attracted by the boy. Sri Vibudendra Tirtharu

seeing the boy ploughing in the fields, asked him where is his

Yagnopaveetha?. The Boy told that he has hanged it in his house.

Then Vibudendra Tirtharu appraised him the importance of Yagnopaveetha,

and taught him as to how to do proper sandhyavandane, pooja,

etc. He visited his house at Agnihaalu, spent some days in

his house, did the Ramachandra Devara pooja at his house itself for several

days. Daily he used to give discourses on various paramathma and

vayu devara tattva to Ananthappa.

Narasimha

saligrama given to Anantappa –

After

staying in his house, for several days, Sri Vibudendra Tirtharu, was very

pleased with Ananthappa, and gave him narasimha Saligrama which he was daily

worshipping and instructed him †Do daily snaana, ahnika, do the abhisheka to

this Saligrama unfailingly, offer Gandha-akshate, and do the

naivedyaâ€. Vibudendra Tirtharu knew that this Anantappa is none other

than Rudramsha sambootha and Narasimha devaru is the upasya moorthy for Rudradevaru.

That is why he gave that saligrama to Anantappa.

Nitya

pooja & Naivedya by Anantappa –

After

Sri Vibudendra Tirtharu gave him the Narasimha saligrama, Anantappa was

thrilled. He used to do as per the instructions of Vibudendra Tirtharu,

by taking bath early in the morning, he was doing pooja, alankara,

etc. He had prepared naivedya for Narasimha Devaru. One day

he wanted to do the samarpana of naivedya directly to the mouth of Narasimha

Saligrama. He had thought the saligrama will take the naivedya

directly, so he offered naivedya to the saligrama, in vain.

Then he told Narasimha devaru, that if he is not opening his mouth and

accepting the naivedya, he will hit himself with the saligrama. He started

hitting his head with the saligrama, then Saligrama’s mouth opened.

Ananthappa fed the food which he had kept for naivedya and Narasimha devaru ate

it. Like this daily, he used to offer food for Narasimha Devaru,

which used to accept the naivedya. And only after Srihari in his

Narasimha roopa accept the food, Anantappa and his sister used to eat the

food. Years went on like this.

Vibudendra Tirtha’s return –

Sri

Vibudendra Tirtharu who had gone to North India visit to defeat some advaitha

vidwaans there, returned to Shivapura. Anantappa who came to know about

this went immediately to see Vibudendra Tirtharu and appraised him of the

entire episode wherein, he was daily offering Naivedya of Rice to the narasimha

saligrama’s mouth and the same is being accepted by the Srihari. Sri

Vibudendra Tirtharu was very happy at this and was surprised.

Sri

Vibudendra Tirtharu wanted to see Sri Narasimha devaru eating the food

directly. Anantappa tried to feed the saligrama, but it was not opening

its mouth at all on this day. Ananthappa thought that

he has told a lie to his Gurugalu Sri Vibudendra Tirtharu as the Saligrama was

not opening its mouth, so he wanted to end his life, by hitting his head with a

sharp stone. Immediately the saligrama’s mouth opened and accepted his

food in front of Sri Vibudendra Tirtharu himself.

Sanyasa to Anantappa -

On

seeing the Narasimha Devaru eating directly from the hands of Anantappa, Sri

Vibudendra Tirtharu was very happy that he got a great shishya, and he thought

of giving ashrama to him only. Anantappa who readily accepted

his invitation, was very happy. Sri Vibudendra Tirtharu gave the

sanyasashrama and the entire samstana box to Anantappa and named him as

“Jitamitra Tirthaâ€. He entered Vrundavana at

Tirunelveli. In this way, Jitamitra Tirtharu became the pontiff of

Sri Vibudendra Tirtha Mutt.

Some

of the miracles by Jitamitra Tirtharu :

1.

Gujjala

Village - It is

about 1 km from Krishna Railway station - Sri Jitamitraru had done

‘nagabandhana’ with his yogic and mantric power had built a structure on the

upper part of the gate to the village. If a cow is affected

by a disease called ‘kundu’, is made to encircle that katte (structure

built by Jitamitraru), the cow’s disease will be disappearing very quickly even

without use of any medicines. Even today many villagers are taking their

cows to that place and getting their cow cured from its

disease. The Village was named as Gurujaala (Guru means –

Jitamitraru and Jaala means mantrik shakti of gurugalu). The same place

is now called as Gurjaala or Gujjala.

2.

Gonada

Tree - Many

people are getting relieved of their diseases by just by doing seva to the

Gonada Tree (Gum Tree) at Jitamita sannidhana.

3.

Jangama

darshana –

Every day, a jangama used to come to listen to the

paata by Jitamitraru. Sri Jitamitraru used to wait till that

Jangama came and sit in front of him before he could start his paata to his

disciples. It is believed that the jangama (Rudradevaru)

was coming just to hear the pravachana of Srimadacharya (In Jitamitraru, while

doing paata, Srimadacharya’s sannidhana was there).

4.

Rudramsha

of Jitamitraru - Once

Sri Susheelendra Tirtharu had visited Jitamitra Gadde. Sri

Susheelendra Tirtharu did the moola ramadevara pooja just opposite to the

Gondal Tree, where there is the sannidhana of Jitamitraru is there.

During the pooja, he saw a jangama wearing Vibuthi and rudrakshi

sara. The same evening Susheelendraru visited Sangameshwara

temple in the village, where the same Jangama, whom he had seen in

themorning came and entered the Garbhagudi and disappeared. Then he

came back to near Gondal Tree, there he saw the same Jangama who came near the

Gondal Tree and disappeared. After witnessing all this, he declared that

Jitamitraru is none other than Rudramsha sambhootha.

5.

Darshana

to Suyamindraru - In 1945 Sri Suyameendra Tirtharu visited the Gondal Tree,

who did the pooja of moolarama and gave the hastodaka to Jitamitra Tirtharu and

did sastanga namaskara. Before he could get up, a big garland fell on his

neck. When he saw the tree, he saw a jnaanayogi meditating in the tree.

6.

Anugraha

to Kudluru Krishnacharya - Krishnacharya, was an illiterate came to Gondal Tree 125

years back and did the seva for seven days. On the seventh day, he got a

dream wherein Jitamitraru came and blessed him, gave him upadesha and wrote

Bijakshara on his tongue. The previous day he was an

illiterate, the next day he wrote Jitamitra Stotra with 27 verses, wherein he

has narrated the Rudramsha of Jitamitraru. This is with the Anugraha of

Jitamitraru. Kadluru Krishnacharya’s Shri Jitamitra gurustotra is known

to grant the desires for those who recite it with devotion even today.

7.

Disappearance of Sri

Jitamitraru - It so happened

in 1493 Margashira Bahula Amavasye that he was sitting under the same tree

meditating . There itself he disappeared.

Subsequently when the devotees were searching for the swamiji they heard that

he had disappeared and they need not vrundavana for him and that his sannidhana

will be there very much in the tree. As such, the same tree is

being worshipped by many even today.

 

 

(Vruksha where Sri Jitamitra Tirtharu disappeared)

Whom to contact near Jitamitra sannidhana ?

Dr Jitendra Shivpur

Shivpur Post

Shivpur Village,

Shahpur Taluq,

Gulbarga District, Karnataka, Direct

Phone Number: 08532-592817

 

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How to reach Sri Jitamitra Gadde, Shivpur

Train Route

1) Preferred route:

Get down at Yadgir railway station and from there take either Bus or any local vehicle to Sangam get down at Jitamitra Gadde.

(Bus timings are 8:00, 14:00 and 19: 00)

Distance: approximately 50 Km

 

 

2) From Raichur Railway station

Raicur (take Intercity train @ 7:00 am) get down at Sydapur Station (Narayan pet road)

From here take either own vehicle or auto and follow the below direction

Mungal Sangwar Kondapur Joladagi barrage / bridge

Gwanal Shivpur Jitamitra Gadde

Distance (from Sydapur station) – approximately 30 km

 

 

Bus (road) Route

From Raichur

Raichur Gabbur Googal Bridge / Barrage Bendegambli Shivpur

Jitamitra Gadde (Distance approximately 80 km)

 

 

From Raichur

Raichur Shaktinagar Chegunta Badiyal Kondapur

Joladagi barrage / bridge Gwanal Shivpur Jitamitra Gadde

(Distance approximately 75 km)

 

 

From Hyderabad

Bus route

Hyderabad Mehaboob Nagar Marikal Narayan pet Sydapur

From Sydapur follow the route mentioned above.

( Distance approximately 270 km)

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