Friday, 29 March 2019

SRI VADIRAJA'S TEERTHA PRABANDHA - STEP 6


(An attempt is made in this episode to provide available information about four more titles authored by Sri Vadirajaru. It must be reiterate that there is no documentary evidence or any other means by which we can know the exact number of books and other forms of literature have been graciously left by Sri Vadirajaru to “Lead us with kindly light on the path of knowledge, realisation of ultimate truth and categorical supremacy of Lord Hari.” Please read, comment and share. SDN)
3.   LAKSHABHARANA TEEKA OF MAHABHARATA
Sri Vadirajaru provides humanity with the meaning of one lakh words chosen from Mahabharata. The mother had vouched in front of Sri Bhuvaraha Swamy that if she were to get a baby boy, she would submit to the Lord’s feet one lakh gold jewels. After providing the special and intrinsic meaning of one lakh words from Mahabharata and told his mother: “Dear mother, I have submitted one lakh jewels to the Lord. His mother asked: “How is possible? I have not seen you submitting the jewels.” Then, Sri Vadirajaru appeared in her dream and made her immensely happy by showing her Sri Bhuvaraha Swamy bedecked with one lakh jewels. Sri Vadirajaru has said that when he was in meditation at Sandhya Mutt in Prayag, Sri Vyasa appeared in person in front of him and expressed a desire that he (Sri Vadirajaru) wrote the meaning for one lakh words chosen from Mahabharata. Sri Vadirajaru saluted Sri Vyasaru, when he appeared in front of him, with the following Shloka:
VyAsAyApratimEtihAsarachanOllAsAya durvAdinAm trAsAyAsakarAya satsukrutavishwAsAya dOShadviShE|
BhAsAyAmunaramyatOyasadrushAyAsAyamAsE vine
DAsAyABhayadAya MadhwaguhrudvAsAya tuBhyam namaha||
ವ್ಯಾಸಾಯಾಪ್ರತಿಮೇತಿಹಾಸರಚನೋಲ್ಲಾಸಾಯ ದುರ್ವಾದಿನಾಂ
ತ್ರಾಸಾಯಾಸಕರಾಯ ಸತ್ಸುಕೃತವಿಶ್ವಾಸಾಯ ದೋಷದ್ವಿಷೇ|
ಭಾಸಾಯಾಮುನರಮ್ಯತೋ ಯಸದೃಶಾಯಾಸಾಯಮಾಸೇವಿನೆ
ದಾಸಾಯಾಭಯದಾಯ ಮಧ್ವಗುರುಹೃದ್ವಾಸಾಯ ತುಭ್ಯಂ ನಮಃ||
SUMMARY: I salute you Sri Vyasa, who is an unparalleled composer, makes ill-motivated, misinterprets tired and unnerved, gives confidence to those who adore him, soothes the devotees like water, assures protection to those who surrender to him and always lives in the heart of Sri Madhwacharyaru.   
4.   SWAPNAVRUNDAVANAKHYANA
This is an exemplary and mysterious work which Sri Vadirajaru makes a dumb Brahmin as a mouthpiece and narrates about his own form in the form of poetry, that too, after he disappeared from this Earth. Everyone should know that Sri Vadirajaru did not “shed” his corporal body like any being but disappeared from our midst.
5.   STOTRAS
According to some unknown source, it is said that Sri Vadirajaru has composed 365 Stotras at the rate of one Stotra a day and was reciting it while offering worship to the Lord. Sri Vadirajaru has, in a way, rendered a great help to Madhwa community by composing these highly valuable Stotras as there was a dearth of Stotras in praise of Lord Vishnu for Madhwas to recite. Hundreds of his Stotras have been unearthed, a few have been published. The most popular among his Stotras is Dashavatara Stuti. It is said that whenever Sri Vadirajaru was reciting this Stotra, Lord Sri Hayagreeva was coming there, joyously jumping, leaping and dancing. SreeshaguNadarpaNa, Sri KrishnAShTaka that begins with the word “PAlayAchyuta”, Sri Navagraha Stotra and others have caught the attention and earned appreciation of one and all.
6.   MAHABHARATA TATPARYA NIRNAYA IN KANNADA
Sri Vadirajaru has written this in Kannada, albeit in the form of summary. The Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya was written by Sri Madhwacharyaru.
7.   Sri Vadirajaru has written several devotional songs in
Kannada and he is the first person to have heralded the practice of singing songs in praise of the Lord during Puja. The Bhajans sung in Kartik Maas were written by Sri Vadirajaru. Sri Hayavadana is his pen name. Lakshmishobhana, Swapnagadya, Vaikunthavarnane, Keechakavadha and Gundkriye are pregnant with meaning and they have high spiritual value.
(In the next episode, some of the miracles displayed by Sri Vadirajaru will be mentioned. SDN)    
  

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