SRI MADHWAVIJAYA - PANCHAMA SARGAHA - SHLOKAS 46 AND 47

SRI MADHWAVIJAYA – PANCHAMASARGAHA – SHOLKAS 46 AND 47)

                  

Sri Madhwacharyaru at Rameshwara (ಶ್ರೀ ಮಧ್ವಾಚಾರ್ಯರು ರಾಮೇಶ್ವರದಲ್ಲಿ ಚಾತುರ್ಮಾಸ್ಯ ಕೈಗೊಂಡುದು)

ಅಚಾಲ್ಯಮಾನಃ ಸಗುರುಃ ಸಚಾಪಲೈರಸಜ್ಜನಾನಾಮಬಲೀಯಸಾಮಿಹ|

ಉವಾಸ ಮಾಸಾಂಶ್ಚತುರೋ ಮಹಾಮನಾಸ್ಸಿಂಹೋ ಗುಹಾಂತೋಪಗತಃ ಶುನಾಮಿವ||46||

AchAlyamAnaha saguruhu sachApalairasajjanAnAmabaleeyasAmiha|

UvAsa mAsAmshchaturO mahAmanAssihmO guhAtOpagataha shunAmiva||

SUMMARY: Like a Lion lives in its den without any worries, ignoring the barking of weak dogs, Sri Madhwacharyaru lived at Rameshwara, along with his Guru Sri Achyutapreksharu, unperturbed by the frail and funny acts of weak wicked people.

It can be discerned by what is stated in this stanza that the accomplices of Kudipustura kept hurling mean challenges at Sri Madhwacharya during his stay at Rameshwara for four months. Sri Madhwacharyaru did not pay any attention to their acts and mischiefs.   

Sri Madhwacharyaru at Srirangam (ಶ್ರೀರಂಗಂನಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರೀ ಮಧ್ವಾಚಾರ್ಯರು)

ಶೃಂಗಾರಸಿಂಧುಂ ಸ ಭುಜಂಗಶಾಯಿನಂ ಶ್ರೀರಂಗವಾಸಂ ಕೃತಮಂಗಲಂ ಸತಾಂ|

ಅಮಂದಧೀರ್ದೇವಮವಂದತಾಗತಃ ಕವೇರಕನ್ಯಾಹಿಮವಾಯುಸೇವಿತಂ||47||

ShrungArasinDhum sa BhujangashAyinam SreerangavAsam krutamangalam satAm|

AmandaDheerdEvamavandatAgataha kavEkanyAhimavAyusEvitam||47||

SUMMARY: Later, Sri Madhwacharyaru arrived at Sreerangam, where Lord Ranganatha, an ocean of charm and an epitome of kindness to devotees and spiritually awakened, who is resting on Lord Shesha and is being served by the pleasant breeze that blows across Kaveri River, and saluted presiding diety Sri Ranganatha.

It is said that Sreerangam is one of the eight holiest places across the country. The statue of Sri Ranganatha here is believed to be self-manifested (ಸ್ವಯಂ ವ್ಯಕ್ತ).

According to Puranas, Sri Rama himself presented the statue of Sri Ranganatha at Sreerangam to Vibheeshana. Even to this day, Vibheeshana offers worship to this statue, according to a Scripture.

The Sri Ranganatha temple at Srirangam is considered to be the largest temple in the world. It has seven PrakArAs. It is known as the Heaven on Earth (Bhoovaikuntha). Some scholars call this statue as the first one (Adi). The other two are at Srirangapattana and Madhyaranga. A special feature of all the three Sri Ranganatha temples is that they are all located on the banks of Kaveri River.

Srirangam has been visited by Sri Jayatirtharu, Sripadarajaru, Sri Vyasarajaru, Sri Vadirajaru, Sri Raghoottamatirtharu, Sri Raghavendra Swamy and Sri Sumateendratirtharu, among others. It has a history of thousands of years.

Srirangam is the origin and source of inspiration for several works of Sri Sripadarajaru. Sri Vyasarajaru composed his Tatparyachandrika, Sri Raghoottamaru created his TattwaprakAshikABhAvabODha at Srirangam only.