Bhaskararaya ashram in mahboobnagar (some additional information)

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here is some additional info....

 

The padukas worn by Shri Bhaskara Rao (Bhasuranandanatha) are being

worshipped in Bhaskarji temple by their 7th descendents.

 

regs,

sriram

 

, " sriram " <sriram_sapthasathi

wrote:

>

> Dear sir,

>

> There is nothing like temple construction in Narayanpet. There is

> an old dilapidated siva linga in a house converted temple known by

> name " bhaskarji " temple which is situated in the dusty colony (as

> usual uncared like many other architechtural monuments). There is

a

> family which conduct annual aradhana to this siva temple. This is

> the samadhi of upasaka in the lineage of Shri Bhasakaraya. A

samputa

> of siva panchayatana and a small rasa (mercury) sriyantra is being

> worshipped by a family over there.

>

> My gurunatha worshipped this sriyantra and panchayatana for 3 days

> here in Narayanpet. For some unknown reasons, the commentary on

> Saubhagya bhaskara (abridged version) was written incomplete.

After

> a short trip to this place, my gurunatha resumed the commentary

and

> could complete it.

>

> It is interesting to note that Shri Bhaskara hailed from Hyderabad

> whose real name was Shri Bhaskar Rao (as it was named by south

> indians and maharashtrians). The sanskritised name has become

> Bhaskar rayah (rao has become rayah in sanskrit). Apart from

strong

> and sound knowledge in Sanskrit, Marati, Shri Bhaskara knew the

> persian, urdu language and also arabic script.

>

> BTW, Shri Karra Agnihotra Avadhani (as he is usually called Karra

> Aganna garu) taught sanskrit and pancha kavyas to my grandfather

at

> Mungandda agraharam of Amalapuram. Also, a srividya guru to my

> aunt's grandfather (Shri Nookala Satyanarayana Srouthi). Shri

> Aganna garu was felicitated by Shri Bala Gangadhara Tilak for his

> profound knowledge in Srividya and Mantra Shastra. Also, a close

> friend of my gurunatha. Shri Agannagaru's original manuscripts on

> Chidgagana Chandrika are with my gurunatha. This is a wonderful

> gloss on the commentary of Chidgagana Chandrika by name " Chakora

> Vyakhya " . This name is also wonderfully stuck because the bird

> chakora fully assimiliates the essence of moonlight (gagana

> chandrika).

>

> My mother saw shri aganna garu when he visited our own house in

> Kakinada. His only dress was a piece of loin cloth (kaupina) and

> always carries a tiger skin, kamandala alongwith him. Adorned

with

> Bhasma, Kumkuma & Rudraksha mala, looked like Abhinava Durvasa in

EG

> Godavari district.

>

> Shri Agannagaru's gurunatha's samadhi is in Moti Galli at Sultan

> Bazar, Koti, Hyderabad whose name is Shri Satchidananda Ghanendra

> Saraswati who roamed like lion in the forest of srividya. Head of

> Chintamani Mutt. As usual, this is also left uncared in a small

> dilapidated rama temple.

>

> Hope these details are enough. BTW, we are also " konaseema

> dravidas " .

>

> with regards,

> sriram

>

> , " rganti9 " <rganti9@> wrote:

> >

> > Dear Ambal Brother

> > During your writeup here you mentioned of

> > Bhaskarrarayas ashram in narayanapet mahboobnagar, do you by any

> > chance have the address of it, as i wish to go to that place, and

> > also you mentioned of Sri Karra Agnihotra Avadhari of adooru,

how

> are

> > you related to him as we hail from a village next to his and he

was

> > guru to quite a few people in our family. I come from Ganti

family

> of

> > Pasarlapudi

> >

> > Sri Kamakshi

> >

> > , venkata sriram

> > <sriram_sapthasathi@> wrote:

> > >

> > > Dear Srinivas,

> > >

> > > Namaste.

> > >

> > > Apart from Bhaskara and Upanishad Brahma, Shri Appayya

> Dikshitar

> > had written a commentary on Bhavanopanishad. I have a copy of

it.

> I

> > can give it to you.

> > >

> > > As regards my criticism, who am I to point out Bhaskararaya.

To

> > judge a person, either one should be on par with him or one

should

> be

> > greater than him. So, criticism is ruled out. I have just

placed

> > certain facts. People may or may not accept it, it is upto

them.

> If

> > hot spicy biryani and delicious rice porridge with saffron

powder

> and

> > cow ghee is served before a person, one would select either of

the

> > dish depending upon his nature (gunas). A tamasika person would

go

> > for biryani and sattvika person would go for rice porridge.

Same

> is

> > the case with mantra sastra and devatas. Pro-vedic is sattvika

and

> > anti-vedic is tamogunaatmaka.

> > >

> >

>