SRI VADIRAJA VIRACHITA “TEERTHA PRABHANDA” ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “ತೀರ್ಥ ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”

SRI VADIRAJA VIRACHITA “TEERTHA PRABHANDA”

ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “ತೀರ್ಥ ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”     

31. SRI MANJUGUNI VENKATESHA/ಶ್ರೀ ಮಂಜುಗುಣಿ ವೆಂಕಟೇಶ

ಮನೋಹರಗಿರಿದ್ರೋಣೀವಾಸಂ ಶ್ರೀಶಂ ಸತಾಂ ವಶಮ್|

ಧನುರ್ಬಾಣಧರಂ ಭಾಗ್ಯಕರಂ ಪಾಪಹರಂ ಭಜೇ||77||

ManOharagiridrONeevAsam sreesham satAm vasham|

DhanurbANaDharam BhAgyakaram pApaharam BhajE||77||

ಖಲಮೃಗಯಾರ್ಥಂ ಪಾದುಕಾಶೋಭಿಪಾದಹ

ಕರಧೃತಶರಚಕ್ರೋದ್ದಾಮಶಂಖಾಗ್ರ್ಯ ಚಾಪಃ|

ಸಕಲಭುವಿ ಚರಿತ್ವಾ ಮಂಜುಗುಣ್ಯಾಖ್ಯರಮ್ಯ-

ಸ್ಥಲಸದನಗತೋ(s)ಭೂದ್ವೇಂಕಟೇಶೋ ಮುಕುಂದಃ||78||

KhalamrugayArTham pAdukAshOBhipAdaha

karaDhrutasharachakrOddAmashanKhyAgrya chApaha|

SakalaBhuvi charitwA manjuguNyAKhya ramya-

sThalasadanagatO(s)BhUdvEnkaTEshO Mukundaha||78||

SUMMARY (77): I adore the consort of Goddess Lakshmi, Sri Venkatesha, who is manifest in a cave on a mountain in the most beautiful hamlet called Manjuguni, adorned with bow and arrow, who bestows wealth, clears sins and is a servant of his devotees.

SUMMARY (78): Lord Mukunda or Narayana, appearing in the form of Sri Venkatesha with legs that are decorated with Padukas or footwear, with his hands beholding arrows, divine disc, a huge conch and a very special bow, who travelled across the globe to hunt and eradicate cruel animals, finally started living in a temple in the most beautiful village called Manjuguni.

The name of Manjuguni is mentioned in Sahyadri Canto in Sri Venkatesha Mahatme. The extraordinary power of this holy place and the shrine there has been vividly described in this work.

Lord Srinivasa, who appeared in Sheshachala, launched a hunting on a day, travelled across many countries and finally arrived in Karnataka. He continued his hunting in many places of enthralling scenic beauty. Pretending to have been exhausted, Lord Srinivasa rested on a rock in a place called Kankahrada, which is located on the western banks of Somaaghana River. A long period of time elapsed. Once, a muni named Tirumala, who was born as Madhava in one of his previous births and later as Akasharaja, reached this place as he had taken up a pilgrimage. He was very much attracted by the river and started living on its banks by following his routine traditions and spiritual customs. One day, he heard an aerial message: “Lord Venkatesha is resting on the nearby pond here. Take him to a village called Manjuguni, which is about six miles away towards the north from here, consecrate him in VaishnavAgama method, build a temple and worship him.” Accordingly, Tirumala Muni took assistance of some Brahmins in that area, consecrated Lord Srinivasa and worshipped him.

Surprisingly, the same two stanzas in Teerthaprabhanda are appearing in the 15^th Chapter of Sri Venkatesha Mahatme as stanza no. 7 and 8. It is not clear whether Sri Vadirajaru has drawn the two stanzas from Sri Venkatesha Mahatme or the stanzas composed by Sri Vadirajaru were added to Sri Venkatesha Mahatme.

The “cruel animals” mentioned in this stanza refers to wicked people or demons.

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