Guest guest Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 Dear members, This is the Bala Tripurasundari Suprabhatam which was composed by Maharishi Srividya Vachaspati Brahmasri Tadepalli Raghavanarayana Sastry of Chandavolu, Guntur District, AP. A short profile of Brahmasri Tadepalli Raghavanarayana Sastry Shri Sastry was a marvelous srividyopasaka, and verily was the form of Kamakshi Parabhattarika. During the sastra sabha in Andhra Desa that was presided by Kanchi Mahaperiyaval, the swamigal commented on sastry as follows. “There is ONLY ONE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ME AND RAGHAVANARAYANA SASTRY. AND THAT IS SASTRY IS GRIHASTA (MARRIED) AND I AM A SANYASI. THIS THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ME AND SASTRYâ€. The spiritual heights which Mahaperiyaval attained, was also attained by Shri Sastry of Chandavolu. A karmishti to the core, performed the Sandhya, Brahma Yajna, Vaisvadeva, Guru Tarpana, Veda Adhyayana, Navavarana Archana to the core everyday. He was an ahitAgni till his life time. He was born on 25-8-1896 at Guntur. Regarding the birth, there was a revelation to his father Shri Venkatappayya Sastry. His father had a vision that his son was a mahayogi in Manidwipa and due to the command of Mother Lalitha would be born in his house as his son. He was initiated into Bala Mantra at the tender age of 9 years. Attained the Bala Mantra Siddhi at the age of 16. His mantra guru was Tadikonda Kedaralingayya. At the childhood itself completed the tarka, vyakarana, mimamsa, kavya, nataka, alankara. Was initiated into the secrets of Chintamani, Panchakshari, Ganapati, Chandi, Panchadasi, Shodasi by Brahmasri Addepalli Somanatha Sastry of Kallepalli. Every night shri sastry used to perform Mahasodanyasa, Pranayama, Kumbhaka and used to be in Antarmukha Avastha till 2 midnight. For 2 hours, he used to sleep. Used to get up at 4 AM for nityakarmanushtana. Shri Sastry used to perform 9 hours long sriyantra puja during every navaratri and used to give discourses on Saubhagya Bhaskara in the evenings. During one navaratri, Sastry after giving discourse in the evening retired to bed at 1:00 clock night. The doors of the house were open and the golden and silver utensils and kamandala used for worship were in the verandah. The thieves taking this advantage wanted to barge inside the house. When they were about to enter the house, they heard a loud laughter of a Deity. When they lit the lantern, saw, to their ashtonishment, Mother Kali was guarding the Golden Sriyantra of the Sastry. Seeing the Mother Kali, immediately the thieves fled that area. Meantime, sastry woke up and saw the scene of Mother Kali which sword and knife guarding the sriyantra. Immediately, the following couplet sprang from his mouth. “gurukritanavarAtrOtsava sandarshakabhaktarakShiNi yatra kAlI karavAlakarA yAmika mUrtih mallimluchAn jigyE†Several are the wonderful lilas of sastry. His father was a wonderful sivopasaka and rama bhakta. Shri Venkatappayya Sastry (sastry’s father) used to suffer from Udara Shula Vyadhi (a sort of appendicitis). He could cure his pain with mantra sastra but did not. He used to repeat the Brihadaranya Upanishad sloka “EtadEva paramam tapO yat vyAhita stapyatEâ€. Suffering the disease and performing the anushtana itself is a GREAT TAPAS. Once his disciple pleaded his father saying ask the Siva to cure the illness of Shula Vyadhi. Immediately, Venkatappayya Sastry’s reply came in the form of a couplet. ambEti shUlaparipIDita kukShidEshah Artah smarannapi parAm janakashcha tasya shrutvAmbikA vachana mIpsitadAna siddham shUlitvamEva vararAjatayA sa vavrE This is a wonderful poetic composition inspite of his excruciating pain. When disciple asked him to cure his shula vyadhi, his answer was negative and poetically he expressed that “HE WANTED TO REMAIN AS SHULIâ€. This has 2 meanings. One is that he wants to experience his prarabdha karma and the other is he wanted TO BE SHULI OR THE FORM OF SHIVA (WHO HOLDS THE SHULA / TRIDENT AND HENCE SHULI). Shri Sastry’s wife Smt. Sridevamma was the Mother Annapurna in human form. Whatever may be the time of the visiting hours of the guests, disciples, students, without any inconvenience and embarrassment, used to feed them with sumptuous food. Even, if one visits the sastry in midnight, she used to cook the food. Infact, both Raghavanarayana Sastry and Sridevamma were like adi-dampatis. THE ONLY LEGACY AND PROPERTY SHRI SASTRY HAD WAS HIS FINGER RING MADE OF DARBHA GRASS, RS. 14/- AS BANK BALANCE, A SRIYANTRA, SOME SILVER UTENSILS FOR PUJA, ANA A VEDA PATHASALA. On the fateful day of 10-12-1990 (Monday), shri sastry left for Manidwipa. When the fueral pyre was lit, a beautiful form of Bala Tripurasundari came out of the pyre and vanished into the thin air. This marvelous incident was published in local telugu news paper “Andhra Jyotiâ€. The next day, shri sastry’s daughter had a vision. In the vision, she saw Bhagavan Vyasa, Sage Suka Brahman and his father Shri Sastry were in the abode of Manidwipa in the blissful state of Samadhi. Shri Narayana Sastry and my gurunatha were saha-adhyayis during the vyakarana adhyayana. Both were close friends and were like Rama and Sugriva in friendship. “chidachidrandhivibhEda bOdhaka mahAkAvya prajA nirmitam kamanIyam kavirAjarAjamakuTAlankArahIrashriyam shrutishIrShAnchita samvidEkarasikam shrIrAghavAkhyAnchitam paranArAyaNa shastri sadgurum naumyasvaham sannidhim†My prostrations to such a wonderful gurumandala of Srividya BALA TRIPURASUNDARI SUPRABHATAM rAtrirdEvIti na vibhAga udEti kAlE AstE sadApi bhavatI khalu jAgarUkA dEvi prabhAtamapi nO kva cha suprabhAtam tvatsuprabhAtavashatO mama suprabhAtam Ekam tatadvayamiti shruti rAha bhUyO nAnAvidhatvamavabhAsayati sma mAyA gItA nishA bhagavatA tadidam vidhUya pashyAmi tatvamabhavE mama suprabhAtam vEdhA dvidhA striya mahO puruSham vyadhatta lingadvayam na yadi sA prakriti stritIyA mAyIva kO(a)pyaTati tatra mahEshI mAyA tvam mIlayAmi nayanE mama suprabhAtam traiguNyasAmyavashatah parishuddhamAyA syucchAvachai rguNgaNai rmalinIlabhavanti bhrAntyA vivartayasi vastu tadEka maddhA tvamchEt prasIdasi shivE mama suprabhAtam brahmAhamityavadadIshwara Eva pUrvam viShNu stathA(a)ja itarE(a)maramounivargAh kriShNAdayO(a)pi katha manvaya ityudAsam sO(a)nvEti chAdya lalitE mama suprabhAtam rUpANi kalpayasi bhUmni guNAnuShangE nAmAni dhArayasi tai rbahu thaikathAcha kAvyamkarOmyubhayatO(a)bhayatO yathEShTam EtadvibOdhanamahO mama suprabhAtam ardhAnganArthapuruSham pratipadya vESham mrityunjayAkhila mahEshwararUpadhArI udyOgavAnakhilasamharaNE pinAkI kailAsagO dishatu tanmama suprabhAtam bhUtvA hari hridi ramA mupavEshya dIvya tsauvarNakaustubhamaNI gaNabhUShitAngah yah pAlayatyakhila vishamitAvatArah sO(a)yam prabhushcha kurutAnmama suprabhAtam tannAbhipadmavivarE samabhU dvidhAtA svasyAmtarALadhrita satyasaraswatIkah vEdAnuvAdarasikO(a)khila sriShTikarthA tatsamprasattivashatO mama suprabhAtam lOkatrayANi paripAlayatE shachIshah pApApahO dashshatAkshi vimruShTakAryah vritrasya hanturamarEshiturAprasAdAt dhanyO(a) mastu tadidam mama suprabhAtam sAvatparOrajasi tatsaviturvarENyam dEvasya dhImahi mahO matichOdakasya gAyatramarthamiti bhAvayatO durantA sAntA nishA praviralA mama suprabhAtam shIrShANi pancha shashibhUShabhUShitAni bAhUn dashAyudhadharAn pratikalpya shAktAh ambEtyupsata iti dyaya mAkalayya chittEna vittamiha yanmama suprabhAtam janmAnyatItAnikiyanti mE(a)ho ucchAvachatvam yada bhUtsukhadukhahEtOh tvaddAsadAsatamatAmabhi padyapuNyAt bAlE tavAnugrahavashAnmama suprabhAtam //iti shri tadepalli raghavanarayana sastry virachita bala suprabhatam sampurnam// With regards, sriram Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! 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Guest guest Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 thank you.. can you please the stotram in sanskrit if you have. p.n.subramanian. --- On Thu, 16/10/08, venkata sriram <sriram_sapthasathi wrote: venkata sriram <sriram_sapthasathi Bala Tripurasundari Suprabhatam Thursday, 16 October, 2008, 7:50 PM Dear members, This is the Bala Tripurasundari Suprabhatam which was composed by Maharishi Srividya Vachaspati Brahmasri Tadepalli Raghavanarayana Sastry of Chandavolu, Guntur District, AP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 Dear Sriram, After reading this I could shed tears only, because great souls are always great and how can we pay our respects to them excepting shedding tears of bliss and joy. You are blessed doubly and I am so happy to see that you have the " care and share " attitude, which is missing with several srividhyo upasakas. I wish you all the best. Incidentally, i sent you the details about the proposed " Mantra-Tantra-Yantra " conference in Hyderabad in January 2009. Iam sure you would kindly take the trouble of sending some good articles and papers for presentation and publication in the souvenir. i am sure you would attend the conference and i shall send you the invitation when it is ready. Could you also publish this request in the group study. Kindly send your biodata so that it can be included. Whomsoever want to attend the conference they are welcome, but excepting for the delegates, others will have to make their own arragements for their stay and transport. Food will of course be provided. If anyone of our divine upasakas want to submit any paper or article for the souvenir, they are welcome. Regards, S.SHANGARANARAYANAN : sriram_sapthasathi: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:20:58 +0100 Bala Tripurasundari Suprabhatam Dear members,This is the Bala Tripurasundari Suprabhatam which was composed by Maharishi Srividya Vachaspati Brahmasri Tadepalli Raghavanarayana Sastry of Chandavolu, Guntur District, AP. A short profile of Brahmasri Tadepalli Raghavanarayana SastryShri Sastry was a marvelous srividyopasaka, and verily was the form of Kamakshi Parabhattarika. During the sastra sabha in Andhra Desa that was presided by Kanchi Mahaperiyaval, the swamigal commented on sastry as follows. “There is ONLY ONE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ME AND RAGHAVANARAYANA SASTRY. AND THAT IS SASTRY IS GRIHASTA (MARRIED) AND I AM A SANYASI. THIS THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ME AND SASTRY”.The spiritual heights which Mahaperiyaval attained, was also attained by Shri Sastry of Chandavolu. A karmishti to the core, performed the Sandhya, Brahma Yajna, Vaisvadeva, Guru Tarpana, Veda Adhyayana, Navavarana Archana to the core everyday. He was an ahitAgni till his life time. He was born on 25-8-1896 at Guntur. Regarding the birth, there was a revelation to his father Shri Venkatappayya Sastry. His father had a vision that his son was a mahayogi in Manidwipa and due to the command of Mother Lalitha would be born in his house as his son. He was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Dear sir, Namaste. Yes you are right. The sastras and srividya is still vibrant because of the presence of such wonderful gurus. Mine is just a childish blabber. But i believe in sharing of thoughts and ideas. Because if a brahmin does not share his knowledge, shastra says that he would be born as brahmarakshasa. BTW, i have seen the tentative schedule. Dear Narayanji, what can i contribute when the great stallwart Shri Goda Venkateshwara Sastrigal is giving key note address apart from other stalwarts of srividya upasana. I would prefer to be a silent spectator. with regards, sriram , S Sangaranarayanan <sangarsai wrote: > > Dear Sriram, > > After reading this I could shed tears only, because great souls are always great and how can we pay our respects to them excepting shedding tears of bliss and joy. You are blessed doubly and I am so happy to see that you have the " care and share " attitude, which is missing with several srividhyo upasakas. I wish you all the best. > > Incidentally, i sent you the details about the proposed " Mantra- Tantra-Yantra " conference in Hyderabad in January 2009. Iam sure you would kindly take the trouble of sending some good articles and papers for presentation and publication in the souvenir. i am sure you would attend the conference and i shall send you the invitation when it is ready. > > Could you also publish this request in the group study. Kindly send your biodata so that it can be included. > Whomsoever want to attend the conference they are welcome, but excepting for the delegates, others will have to make their own arragements for their stay and transport. Food will of course be provided. > > If anyone of our divine upasakas want to submit any paper or article for the souvenir, they are welcome. > Regards, > S.SHANGARANARAYANAN > > > > : sriram_sapthasathi: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:20:58 +0100 Bala Tripurasundari Suprabhatam > > > > > Dear members,This is the Bala Tripurasundari Suprabhatam which was composed by Maharishi Srividya Vachaspati Brahmasri Tadepalli Raghavanarayana Sastry of Chandavolu, Guntur District, AP. A short profile of Brahmasri Tadepalli Raghavanarayana SastryShri Sastry was a marvelous srividyopasaka, and verily was the form of Kamakshi Parabhattarika. During the sastra sabha in Andhra Desa that was presided by Kanchi Mahaperiyaval, the swamigal commented on sastry as follows. " There is ONLY ONE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ME AND RAGHAVANARAYANA SASTRY. AND THAT IS SASTRY IS GRIHASTA (MARRIED) AND I AM A SANYASI. THIS THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ME AND SASTRY " .The spiritual heights which Mahaperiyaval attained, was also attained by Shri Sastry of Chandavolu. A karmishti to the core, performed the Sandhya, Brahma Yajna, Vaisvadeva, Guru Tarpana, Veda Adhyayana, Navavarana Archana to the core everyday. He was an ahitAgni till his life time. He was born on 25-8-1896 at Guntur. Regarding the birth, there was a revelation to his father Shri Venkatappayya Sastry. His father had a vision that his son was a mahayogi in Manidwipa and due to the command of Mother Lalitha would be born in his house as his son. He was > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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