SRI VADIRAJA VIRACHITA “TEERTHA
PRABANDHA”
ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “ತೀರ್ಥ
ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”
Dharmaganga River/ಧರ್ಮಗಂಗಾ ನದಿ
ಹೇ
ಧರ್ಮಗಂಗೇ ಪಾಪೌಘಭಂಗೇ ತುಂಗತರಂಗಿಣಿ|
ಚೇತೋ
ಮದೀಯಂ ಸದ್ಧರ್ಮಕರ್ಮಣ್ಯೇವ ಸ್ಠಿರಂ ಕುರು||72||
Hey DharmagangE pApauGhaBhangE tungatarangiNi|
ChEtO madeeyam sadDharmakarmaNyEva sThiram
kuru||72||
SUMMARY: Oh holy Dharmaganga with high tides, you
have derived this name due to the presence of the sacred Ganga; in
justification of your sacred name, please make my mind always indulge in
spiritual pursuit that protects the culture and tradition.
Sri Vadirajaru is appealing to the goddess of
Dharmaganga River to empower him to protect the ancient culture and tradition.
Dharma River is a tributary of Varada River that
flows for about 88 km and joins Varada River near Hangal.
Shalmali River/ಶಾಲ್ಮಲೀ ನದಿ
ನದೀಮುದೇ(s)ಸ್ತ್ವಿಯಮ್ ಪ್ರತ್ಯಜ್ಞ್ನದೀನಹೃದಯಂಗಮಾ|
ಗಂಗೋತ್ತುಂಗಾ
ದೃಶ್ಯತೇ(s)ದ್ಧಾರಮ್ಯಾಷ್ಟಮ್ಯಾಂ
ಯದಂಭಸಿ||73||
NadeemudE(s)stviyam pratyangnadeenahrudayangamA|
GangOttungA drushyatE(s)dDhAramyAShTamyAm
yadamBhasi||73||
SUMMARY: Oh Shalmalee River Goddess, you are the
beloved of the King of Oceans; you are a sacred river in whose waters, for
sheer joy and happiness, noblest Ganga appears on every Gangashtami day.
The Shalmalee Sangam (union) is near Sri Gokarna
Kshetra. Even though the Shalmalee waters is always salty, it is mentioned in
Puranas that on every Bhadrapada maas Shukla Paksha Ashtami day, Ganga arrives
and mixes with this river and on that day, it is said that potable water emerges
from the mid-sea. Sri Vadirajaru has drawn this Puranic information into this
stanza.
ಭರ್ತುರಸ್ತೇ
ಸ್ವಲಾವಣ್ಯವಿಸ್ತೃತೇರವಿವೇಕಿನೀಮ್|
ಸ್ವಾಸೇವಿತಾಂ
ಸಖೀಮೇತಾಂ ಸರ್ವಸೇವ್ಯಾಂ ಕರೋತಿ ಸಾ||74||
BhartusastE swalAvaNyavistrutEravivEkineem|
SwAsEvitAm saKheemEtAm sarvasEvyAm KarOti sA||74||
SUMMARY: This Shalmalee River, by attracting the
King of Oceans with her charming acts, mixed with him (sea waters) and
therefore became undrinkable and unusable. River Shalmalee removed the
difference between river water and sea water. However, Holy Ganga mixed with
Shalmalee on Ashtami day and made Shalmalee waters potable.
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