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SRI  #VADIRAJA VIRACHITA “#TEERTHA #PRABANDHA”

ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “#ತೀರ್ಥ #ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”

THUNGABHADRA RIVER/ತುಂಗಭದ್ರಾ ನದಿ

ನತೋsಸ್ಮಿ  ತುಂಗಾಂ ವಿಲಸತ್ತರಂಗಾಂ ಅಘೌಘಭಂಗಾಂ ಹರಿಪಾದಸಂಗಾಮ್|

ಶ್ರಿತೋsಸ್ಮಿ ಭದ್ರಾಂ ಹೃತಪಾಪನಿದ್ರಾಂ ವಿಮುಕ್ತಿಪದ್ಯಾಂ ವಿಮಲೈಕಸಾಧ್ಯಾಮ್||11||

NatO(s)smi ThungAm vilasattarangAm aGhauGhaBhangAm haripAdasangAm|

ShritO(s)smi bhadrAm hRutapApanidrAm vikuktipadyAm vimalaikasABhyAm||11||

नतॊsस्मि तुन्गां विलसत्तरन्गां अघौघभन्गां हरिपादसन्गां।

श्रितॊsस्मिभद्रां हृतपापनिद्रां विमुक्तिपद्यां विमलैकसाध्यां।११॥

SUMMARY: I salute Thunga River, who has bright waves, who destroys sins and is

         under the protection Lord Sri Hari. I have taken shelter under Thunga River, who

         removes the darkness of lack of knowledge with the power of knowledge. She

          paves the way for salvation and she can be easily impressed by human beings with

            pure heart and mind.

           There is a mountain called Varaha near Shringeri in Chikkamagaluru in Karnataka. Lord Varaha, who lives on that mountain has two sharp tusks from which Thunga and Bhadra rivers are believed to have originated. From the eyes of Lord Varaha originates Netravati river and from the back of Sri Varaha is born Varahi River. This information is mentioned in the Puranas. Thunga and Bhadra are considered as twin sisters.  The two rivers flow separately for some distance and join at Kudli, near Shivamogga and get called as Thungabhadra. The confluence of two rivers called as Thungabhadra flow for about five hundred kilo meters. Near Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh Thungabhadra joins Sri Krishna River. There is a saying “Ganga Snana Thunga Pana”, which means one should take bath in Ganga and drink the water of Thunga. Both Thungabhadra and Krishna rivers are very holy.    

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