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SRI VADIRAJA GURUBHYO NAMAHA

Upashmara (Conclusion) of BHAAVEE SAMEERA SRI VADIRAJA VIRACHITA

SRI TEERTHA PRABHANDA

ನಾನಾವೃತ್ತಂ ಸ್ವಯಾತ್ರಾಕ್ರಮಪರಿಚಿತಸುಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಮಾಹಾತ್ಮ್ಯಯುಕ್ತಂ

ಶಬ್ದಾಲಂಕಾರಬದ್ಧಂ ಶಮಲಕುಲಹರಶ್ಲಾಘನೀಯಾರ್ಥಹೃದಮ್|

ಶ್ರೀನಾಥಪ್ರೀತಿಹೇತೋಃ ಹಯವದನಕೃಪಾಂಭೋಧಿಸಂಭೂತರತ್ನಂ

ಚಕ್ರೇ ತೀರ್ಥಪ್ರಬಂಧಂ ಬಹುಗುಣಭರಿತಂ ವಾದಿರಾಜೋ ಯತೀಂದ್ರಃ||46||

NAnAvruttam swayAtrAkramaparichitasukShEtramAhAtmyayuktam

shabdAlankArabadDham shamalakulaharashlAGhaneeyArThahrudam|

SreenAThapreetihEtOho HayavadanakrupAmBhODhisamBhUtaratnam

chakrE teerThaprabanDham bahuguNaBharitam VAdirAjO yateendraha||46||

नानाव्रुत्तं स्वयात्राक्रमपरिचितसुक्षॆत्रमाहात्म्ययुक्तं

शब्दालन्कारबद्धं शमलकुलहरश्लाघनीयार्थहृदम्।

श्रीनाथप्रीतिहॆतॊः हयवदनकृपाम्भॊधिसम्भूतरत्नं

चक्रॆ तीर्थप्रबन्धं बहुगुणभरितं वादिराजॊ यतीन्द्रः॥४६॥

SUMMARY: Exponential and outstanding poet Sri Vadirajaru, who possessed purest adoration to Sri Madhwa Shastra, created an exceedingly prolific poetic jewel titled Teerthaprabandha with exceptional variety of rhythmic patterns like Pathyavaktra, Upendravajra and so on, bedecked it with most pleasant, simple and musical words that are pregnant with meaning, that contain stanzas the recitation of which provides the richest experience and positive energy (Punya), dwelling upon the choicest pilgrim centres he visited and their reading or hearing ensures the path for salvation, worldly pleasures and pleasures in the world hereafter, and submitted it to the pleasure of Lord Sri Hari.

Sri Teerthaprabandha is not a travelogue in the ordinary sense of the term; Sri Vadirajaru visited several pilgrim centres, dipped in several holy rivers and spent a lot of time in many temples. In this work Teerthaprabandha, he offers prayers to different deities and holy rivers. Teertha means Teerthakshetra, which means pilgrim centre, holy place etc., and Prabandha in common parlor means an essay. But Teerthaprabandha is poetry that flows with very rare and extraordinary word patterns, rhythmic patterns, figures of speech. Teerthprabhandha is hailed as jewel that Sri Vadirajaru has personally created to adore Sri Hari. However, there is absolutely no exaggeration in anything that is said in this poetic extravaganza.

Sarasabharateevilasa, Sri Narayanacharyaru, Sri Raghunatharu, Sri Jagannatha Dasaru and several other scholars and outstanding books have hailed Teerthaprabandha for its quality of expression, brevity of presentation, usage of simple diction and affluence of meaning.

The reading or hearing of Teerthaprabandha clears all sins and paves way for salvation as it has been created by the grace of Lord Hayagreeva, for the grace of Lord Hayagreeva and submitted for the grace of Lord Hayagreeva.   

In the next episode, Phalashruti will be given.     

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