Shri Vishnu Theertharu - Final Posting

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ShrihiShri Lakshmi HayagreevAbhinaShri Lakshmi Narasimhaya namahaShri Maha Ganapathiye namahaShri vAdirAja thiirtha gurubhyo namahaShri Vijayeendra thiirtha gurubhyo namahaShri Raghavendra thiirtha gurubhyo namahaShri Vishnu thiirtha gurubhyo namahaShri Purandara dAsarAya Gurubhyo nahamaDear Shri Vishnu Bhaktas,Today is the madhya arAdhane of parama poojya Shri Shri Vishnu Theertha guru sArvabhoumaru. In this regard, we will be concluding the series of avadhootha shikhAmaNi Shri Vishnu theertharu / Shri adavi Acharyaru / Shri aAranyaka Acharyaru in this posting. With the anugraha of Sri Hari, vAyu and gurugalu, we shall offer this tiny Shri tuLasi daLa seva at lotus feet of Shri Vishnu theerthara antaryAmi Shri MadhvEsha Shri gOpAla Krishna devaru.Full details of this great saint can be found at : http://vishnuthiirtha.blogspot.com/ My apologies if you notice any mistakes.Excellent compositions by Sri Vishnu thiirthaThe place mOdeshwara got the sannidAna of Sri VishwanAtha in kAshi, the river Kusha was like river Ganga and there were many devas(gods) residing in many trees. Sri Vishnu thiirtha got motivated by Modeshwara which was like kAshi and decided to compose many granthas. Sri Vishnu thiirtha had already started composing in his pre pontiff period and he continued to do the composing work. Following are the compositions of Sri Vishnu thiirtha.Sudha tippaniThis is a commentary on Sriman nyAya Sudha composed by Sri tIkAcharya. In this composition, Sri Vishnu thiirtha has praised his vidya guru Sri IG Venkataraman Acharya.SumanOranjaniThis is a commentry on Tatva prakAshika composed by Sri tIkAcharya.Shriman nyAya Sudha StotraThis composition glorifies Sriman nyAya Sudha composed by Sri tIkAcharya. At the end of each verse of this composition, Sri Vishnu thiirtha says "The one who is devoted to Sriman nyAya Sudha composed by Sri tIkAcharya, will never ever come back to sumsAra".Aatma Sukha bhOdiniThis composition explains ways (sAdhana krama) for a jeeva to enjoy intrinsic bliss the jeeva has.UpadEsha patraThis composition was for his students(any one can get benefit) on how the day can be time divided and rightly make use of each and every period. It also explains how bad kali affects a sAdhaka and how to get rid of the evil kali.Antya kAlada smaraneThis composition has eight verses. At the end of each verse Sri Vishnu thiirtha has mentioned " Sri Krishna munmarana kAla mupAgathItu twun nAma madh vachana gOchara tAmupaitu". Many names of Sri Hari is mentioned in this composition at the end, Sri Vishnu thiirtha has begged Sri Krishna(upAsya moorthi) to give the remembrance of Sri Hari during the time of death.Srimadh BhAgavatha sArODhAraThis is a unique composition. How the jeeva can do sAdhana is explained in detail in 30 chapters basing on the slokas from Srimadh BhAgavatha. This is a great composition and has about 360 shlokas. Doing pArAyaNa(per Shri veda vyAsara vAni, shlokArdham shloka pAdam va) one shloka per day with right understanding will enable us to get the benefit of Shrimadh bhAgavatha gramtha in 360 days. ShOdashE - ChaturdashEIn this composition, Sri Vishnu thiirtha explains in the beginning how a jeeva coming from the asrujyA(state before coming to sumsAra) to the sumsAra and gets bound to worldly affairs. Sri Vishnu thiirtha has explained how a jeeva can get rid of this bond by doing sAdhana and all the different kinds of sAdhana a jeeva has to perform until the jeeva reaches moksha.AadhyAtma rasarunjanESri Vishnu thiirtha explains in this composition how a jeeva is completely dependent on Sri Vishnu(bimbA chalise pratibimba chalisuvanu which means only if the bimba(Sri hari) moves then the pratibimba(jeeva) can move). What ever it is good or bad(punya kArya or pApa kArya) performed has to be offered to Sri Hari. Sri Vishnu thiirtha was narrated his own experience in this grantha. This is a great gramtha to know bimba upAsana.Srimadh Sumadhva VijayamEya sangraha mAlikaIn this composition , Sri Vishnu thiirtha has summarized the contents of Sri Sumadhva Vijaya composed by Sri nArAyana pandita Acharya.Sri ramA stotraThis compositio has 15 verses and in each verse, Sri Vishnu thiirtha has glorified Sri Hari and that Sri Lakshmi who is the wife of the lord Sri Vishnu reside in our hearts. By chanting this stotra, Sri Vishnu thiirtha says, one can achieve moksha.GIta sArOdhAraThere are twenty verses in this composition. The first one is introduction and from 2nd to 19th, Sri Vishnu thiirtha has summarized each chapter of Bhagavath geetha(which has 18 chapters). In the last verse Sri Vishnu thiirtha was said "MukthA mAlAnu sundhEya para tatva parEksha kaihi" which means that the audience for this muktha mAla are jeevas who are interested in getting moksha.Sri Vishnu Thiirtha enters VrundAvanaHaving composed excellent granthas, giving magnificent discourses and giving right upadEsha to devotees, Sri Vishnu thiirtha lived in mOdeshwara. Sri Vishnu thiirtha was always giving discourses on Sriman nyAya Sudha. In the span of ten years in Modeshwara, Sri Vishnu thiirtha completed successfully 108 times Sudha mangala.The lord Sri Hari was so pleased at the work of Sri Vishnu thiirtha and showed him the Sri Badari kshetra in a dream. Sri Vishnu thiirtha saw Sri Nara nArAyana, Ganapathi, nArada and other deities in his dream and was filled with bliss. After some time, the scene changed and the same Badari nArAyana appeared in a place near mOdeshwara. The lord showed the spot to Sri Vishnu thiirtha where there was a beautiful icon of Sri nArAyana. Sri Vishnu thiirtha woke up from the dream and for a long time was in the state of happiness. Next day morning, Sri Vishnu thiirtha asked his disciples to dig the place that he has spotted in the dream. After digging a little, the disciples saw a beautiful icon of Sri badari nArAyana. Sri Vishnu thiirtha was overjoyed to see the lord. Sri Vishnu thiirtha wanted to goto Badari and have the darshan of Sriman nArAyana. But now, the lord Sriman Badari nArAyana has come near Sri Vishnu thiirtha indicating that the lord is "bhakta vatsala".Sri Vishnu thiirtha installed Sri Badari nArAyana in Modeshwara near his hut and offered service to the lord.Sri Vishnu thiirtha realized that his life was dedicated towards Sri Hari and decided to offer his body to the lotus feet Sri nArAyana. Sri Vishnu thiirtha told this news about vrundAvana pravesha to his dearest devotees and called Sri Annaya Acharya. Sri Vishnu thiirtha asked Sri Annaya Acharya to get stone slabs from AmrutEshwara temple for the constructing vrundAvana. Sri Annaya Acharya got the stone slabs and with the help of a sculpture a beautiful vrundAvana was constructed. The news spread to many towns nearby and many Brahmanas came together and assembled in mOdeshwara. The devotees were sad to know that they cannot see Sri Vishnu thiirtha physically. Sri Vishnu thiirtha consoled his devotees and gave excellent advise to them on how they can reach the lord Sri Hari. Sri Vishnu thiirtha finished his aAhnEka, performed 12000 pranava japas and offered pooja to Sri gOpALa Krishna given by his guru Sri Sathya vara thiirtha. Sri Vishnu thiirtha stressed many times how Sriman nyAya sudha explains the supremity of Sri Vishnu, greatness of jeevothamma matha. After the final discourse, Sri Vishnu thiirtha, started thinking about Sri Krishna. Sri Vishnu thiirtha meditated on Sri Krishna and said "Oh lord Sri Krishna, give me your remembrance during the time of death" which he himself had composed in Antya kAlada smarane. Sri Vishnu thiirtha gave phala(fruit) and mantrAkshate (sacred rice) to his devotees and blessed them . The whole atmosphere was filled with chanting of vedic hyms in front of brahmin sculptures, in front of many brahmana scholars, Sri Vishnu thiirtha sat in front of Sri badari nArAyana having a smiling face and holding japa sara. When the devotee crowd was filled with blissful tears, Sri Vishnu thiirtha advised his devotees to chant Sri nArAyana, follow Sri madhva siddanta and the words of Sri tIkAcharya's words. Sri Vishnu thiirtha sat on padmAsana(a yogic posture), held his breath in Kumbaka and started meditating on Sri Hari. The top portion of the vrundAvana was covered and Sri Vishnu thiirtha entered Vaikunta meditating on Sri Vishnu. Sri Vishnu thiirtha entered vrundAvana on the day of Shiva rAtri. The devotees performed celebrated the samArAdhane and every Shiva rAtri day, the arAdana of Sri Vishnu thiirtha is celebrated. Sri Vishnu thiirtha is still in one form in the vrundAvana blessing his devotees.EdamookOpi vaagmithvum jadOpi prAgna moulitAmYath krupAlEshathO yAti Sri Vishnu thiirtham tamAshrayeAcknowledgements:Sri Hari Bhakti Vijaya : Sri Guru Govinda Vittala dAsaru and input from various Bhagavadh Bhaktas.Shri Vishnu Theerthara antaryAmi Shri Madhva Varada Shri mUla gOpAla Krishna preeyatAm Shri KrishnArpaNamasthu