SRI #MADHWAVIJAYAHA - DASHAMAHA SARGAHA SHLOKAS 51 and 52 (56) ಶ್ರೀ #ಮಧ್ವವಿಜಯ – ದಶಮ ಸರ್ಗ 50 ಮತ್ತು 52ನೇ ಶ್ಲೋಕಗಳ ಅರ್ಥವಿವರಣೆ (56)

SRI #MADHWAVIJAYAHA - DASHAMAHA SARGAHA SHLOKAS 51 and 52 (56)

ಶ್ರೀ #ಮಧ್ವವಿಜಯ – ದಶಮ ಸರ್ಗ 50 ಮತ್ತು 52ನೇ ಶ್ಲೋಕಗಳ ಅರ್ಥವಿವರಣೆ (56)

ಅವಾಪ್ತವಾನ್ ಪುನರಿಷುಪಾತಮಸ್ಮರದ್ರಮಾಪತಿಮ್ ಸ ಪರಶುರಾಮಮಾದರಾತ್|

ಸ ರಾಜಕೇಲ್ಯುರುಕದಲೀಸಹಸ್ರಕಂ ತದಾssದದಭ್ಯವೃಹೃತಿದತ್ತಮುತ್ತಮಮ್||51||

AvAptavAn punariShupAtamasmaradramApatim sa parashurAmamAdarAt|

Sa rAjakElyurukadaleesahasrakam tadA(ss)dadaBhyavruhrutidattamuttamam||51||

अवाप्तवान् पुनरुषुपातमस्मरद्रमापतिम् स परशुराममादरात्।

स राजकॆल्युरुकदलीसहस्रकं तदाssददभ्यवृहृतिदत्तमुत्तमम्॥५१॥

SUMMARY: Later, Sri Madhwacharyaru visited a pilgrimage known as IshupAta and there remembered/meditated Sri Parashurama, the consort of Rama Devi; he ate thousands of the giant-sized plantains popularly known as “Rajakeli” that were offered to him.

Ishupata is a pilgrimage in the Parashurama Kshetra and this incident relates to what happened there, when Sri Madhwaru visited that place.

ಸ ಶಂಕರಪದದ್ವಿಜೋಪಹೃತಮ್ಪ್ಯ ಗೋವಾಖ್ಯಗಾಂ ಗರಿಷ್ಠಕದಲೀಲಸದ್ದಶಶತೀಚತುಷ್ಕಂ ಚರನ್|

ಪಯಃ ಕಲಶಪಂಚಕತ್ರಿಕಯುಗಾಭಿಪೂರ್ಣಂ ಪಪಾವದೃಷ್ಟಗತಿರಪ್ಯಭೂನ್ನೃಪನೃಮಂಡಲೈರುದ್ಯತೈಃ||52||

Sa ShankarapadadwijOpahrutamApya gOvAKhyagAm

gariShThakadaleelasaddashashateechatuShkam charan|

Payaha kalashapanchakatrikayugABhipUrNam papA-

vadruShTagatirapyaBhUnnrupanrumanDalairudyataihi||52||

स शन्करपदद्विजॊपहृतमाप्य गॊवाख्यगां गरिष्ठकदलीलसद्दशशतीचतुष्कं चरन्।

पयः कलशपन्चकत्रिकयुगाभिपूर्णं पपावदृष्टगतिरप्यभून्न्रुपनृमन्डलैरुद्यतिः॥५२॥

SUMMARY: Sri Madhacharyaru went to a place called Gove and there he ate four thousand giant plantains submitted to him by a Brahmin called ‘Shankara’; he drank water to the tune of thirty water containers; he also drank thirty containers of milk. He vanished from there when the King of that place and his servants tried to stop him.

These are two distinct instances that occurred in Goa.

“Panchakatrikayuga” means 5x3x2=30

It is explained in Bhava Prakashika: Panchakatrikam panchadashakam tadyugam trimshat|

“DashashateechatuShkam” means 4,000: DashAnAm shatAnAm samAhArO dashashatee shasram| tasyashchatuShkam chatuhsahasramityarThaha|

Another instance that occurred in Goa is as follows: The king of that State had planned to keep Sri Madhwaru under house arrest and thereby provide permanent protection to him. Then, he sent all his disciples to a far off place with his Yogic power and remained there alone. When the King opened the door of his room, he saw Sri Madhwaru sitting there in his normal Yogic posture. This has been described in Bhava Prakashika.

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 (Sri #Jagannathadasa virachita)

SRI #HARIKATHAMRUTASARA/PanchatanmAtrA Sandhi
ಶ್ರೀ #ಜಗನ್ನಾಥದಾಸ ವಿರಚಿತ ಶ್ರೀ #ಹರಿಕಥಾಮೃತಸಾರ

227.     ಚಿತ್ತಜೇಂದ್ರರು ಮನದೊಳಿಪ್ಪರು          

                ಕೃತ್ತಿವಾಸನಹಂಕೃತಿಯೊಳಗೆ

                ಚಿತ್ತ ಚೇತನಮಾನಿಗಳು ವಿಹಗೇಂದ್ರ ಫಣಿಪರೊಳು|

                ನಿತ್ಯದಲಿ ನೆಲೆಗೊಂಡು ಹತ್ತೊಂ

                ಭತ್ತುಮೊಗ ತೈಜಸನು ಸ್ವಪ್ನಾ-

                ವಸ್ಥೆಯೈದಿಸಿ ಜೀವರನ ಪ್ರವಿವಿಕ್ತಭುಕು ಎನಿಪ||13||

            ChittajEndraru manadoLippparu

            kruttivAsanhankrutiyoLage

            chitta chEtanamAnigaLu vihagEndra PhaNiparoLu|

            Nityadali nelegonDu hattom-

            Bhattumoga taijasanu swapnA-

            vasTheyaidisi jeevarana praviviktaBhuku yenipa||13||

SUMMARY: Indra and Love God are in the mind. Shiva is in the pride or vanity. Garuda and Shesha are in charge of mind and spirit. Lord Sri Hari in this Taijasa form, with nineteen faces, stays in all these deities, every day, and takes the beings into insomnia and gets called as PraviviktaBhuk.

Garuda and Shesha are also in charge of pride or vanity. This is mentioned in Tantrasarasangraha:

AhankAraha ShEShaveendrAdapi vidwadBhireeritau|

अहन्कारः शॆषवीन्द्रावपि विद्वद्भिरीतौ।

Pravivikta means things related to dream or insomnia. “PraviviktaBhuk” means one who enjoys subjects or things related to dream or insomnia.

This aspect finds mention in MAnDookaBhAshya, Tattwakaustubha, Sarasangraha and Prakashasahmita.  

228.     ಜ್ಞಾನಮಯ ತೈಜಸನು ಹೃದಯ-

                ಸ್ಥಾನವೈದಿಸಿ ಪ್ರಾಜ್ಞನೆಂಬಭಿ-

                ಧಾನದಿಂ ಕರೆಸುತ್ತ ಚಿತ್ಸುಖವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯೆನೆ ಕೊಡುತ|

                ಆನತೇಷ್ಟಪ್ರದನು ಅನುಸಂ-

                ಧಾನವೀಯದೆ ಸುಪ್ತಿಯೈದಿಸಿ

                ತಾನೆ ಪುನರಪಿ ಸ್ವಪ್ನ ಜಾಗ್ರತಿ ಈವ ಚೇತನಕೆ||14||

            JnAnamaya taijasanu Hridaya-

            sThAnavaidisi prAjnanembaBhi-

            DhAnadim karesutta chitsuKhavyaktiyene koDuta|

            AanatEShTapradanu anusan-

            DhAnaveeyade suptiyaidisi

            tAne punarapi swapna jAgrati yeeva chEtanake||14||

SUMMARY: Sri Hari, in his Taijasa form, reaches the being to the heart, and calling him Prajna (knowledgeable), provides the being a psychological satisfaction. For those who surrender to Him, instead giving such correlation or fake feeling, reaches them to Sushupti or insomnia proper and once again renders the state of insomnia and awareness to the  beings.

These aspects have been mentioned in Mandookopanishat and other Bhashyas or commentaries.

229.      ನಾಲಿಗೆಯೊಳಿಹ ವರುಣ ಮತ್ಸ್ಯಣು-

                ನಾಲಿಗೆಯೊಳು ಉಪೇಂದ್ರಇಂದ್ರರು

                ತಾಲು ಪರ್ಜನ್ಯಾಖ್ಯ ಸೂರ್ಯನು ಅರ್ಧಗರ್ಭನಿಹ|

                ಆಲಿಯೊಳು ವಾಮನ ಸುಭಾಮನ

                ಫಾಲದೊಳು ಶಿವ ಕೇಶವನು ಸುಕ

                ಪೋಲದೊಳಗೆ ರತೀಶಕಾಮನು ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರದ್ಯುಮ್ನ||15||

            NAligeyoLiha VaruNa matsyaNu-

            nAligeyoLu UpEndraIndraru

            tAlu parjanyAKhya SUryanu arDhagarBhaniha|

            AaliyoLu Vamana suBhAmana

            PhAladoLu Shiva KEshavanu suka-

            pOladoLage rateeshakAmanu alli Pradyumna||15||

SUMMARY: In the tongue, Varnuna as well as Sri Hari in the form of Matsya (Fish) are present. In the Cannula, there are Upendra and Indra. The Sun by name Parjanya is there in the palate and in him Sri Hari is there. There are the forms of Vamana and Bhamana of Sri Hari in the eyes, Shiva and Keshava forms in the forehead, Love God in the cheeks and in him, there is Sri Hari in the form of Pradyumna.         

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SRI #VADIRAJA VIRACHITA “#TEERTHA #PRABANDHA” ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “#ತೀರ್ಥ #ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”

SRI  #VADIRAJA VIRACHITA “#TEERTHA #PRABANDHA”

ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “#ತೀರ್ಥ #ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”

ಸಹಧರ್ಮಂ ವಿದಧತೀಮಿವ ಬಾಣಾಂತಕಾರಿಣೀಮ್|

ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧಾಮಿಮಾಂ ರಮ್ಯಾಂ ಕನ್ಯಾಂ ಮನ್ಯಾಮಹೇ ರಮಾಮ್||33||

SahaDhrmam vidaDhateemiva bANAntakAriNeem|

vArDhau snigDhAmimAm ramyAm kanyAm manyAmahE ramAm||33||

सहधर्मं विदधतीमिव बाणान्तकानिणीम्।

वार्धौ स्निग्धामिमां रम्यां कन्यां मन्यामहॆ रमाम्॥३३॥

SUMMARY: We think that this Virgin, who has destroyed Banasura (who has made the tip of the arrow of Parashurama), who is very friendly with the King of Oceans, who is very beautiful, is none other than Rama Devi or Goddess Lakshmi, who appears to be following the cultural ethos that Lord Narayana is following.

In this stanza, Sri Vadirajaru seems to disagree with the common perception that Kanyakumari is an incarnation of Goddess Parvati Devi.

ಆಸಿ ಮನ್ಮಥಮಾತಾ ತ್ವಂ ಕನ್ಯೇ ಮಾನ್ಯತಮೇ ಸತಾಮ್|

ನ ಚೇತ್ ಸೌಂದರ್ಯಮಾಶ್ಚರ್ಯಂ ಕಥಮೇತತ್ತನೌ ತವ||34||

Aasi ManmaThamAtA twam kanyE mAnyatamE satAm|

Na chEt saundaryamAshcharyam kaThamEtattanau tava||34||

आसी मन्मथमाता त्वं कन्यॆ मान्यतमॆ सताम्।

नचॆत् सौन्दर्यमाश्चर्यं कथमॆतत्तनौ तव॥३४॥

SUMMARY: Oh Virgin! You are the most revered of the pious; you are indeed Sri Lakshmi, the mother of Manmatha, the Love God; if not, how this extraordinary charm and beauty would have come to your body.

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SRI #MADHWAVIJAYAHA - DASHAMAHA SARGAHA SHLOKA 50 (56) ಶ್ರೀ #ಮಧ್ವವಿಜಯ – ದಶಮ ಸರ್ಗ 50ನೇ ಶ್ಲೋಕದ ಅರ್ಥವಿವರಣೆ (56)

 SRI #MADHWAVIJAYAHA - DASHAMAHA SARGAHA SHLOKA 50 (56)

ಶ್ರೀ #ಮಧ್ವವಿಜಯ – ದಶಮ ಸರ್ಗ 50ನೇ ಶ್ಲೋಕದ ಅರ್ಥವಿವರಣೆ (56)

ವಿಪ್ರಾತ್ಮೇಶಃ ಕ್ಷಣಾರ್ಥಂ ಕೃತನತಿರಶಿತಿ ಶ್ರೀರ್ಹೃಷೀಕೇಶದೇಶೇ

ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟಂ ದೃಷ್ಟೋsಪ್ಯದೃಷ್ಟಃ ಸಪದಿ ವಿಹಿತವಾನ್ ವಿಸ್ಮಯಂ ದೇಹಭಾಜಾಮ್|

ಸ್ವಪ್ನೇ ಸ್ವಪ್ರೇರಿತಾನ್ಯಸ್ಥಲಗನಿಜನರೋಪಾಹೃತೈರ್ಭಕ್ಷ್ಯಭೋಜ್ಯೈಃ

ಪ್ರಾಜ್ಯೈಃ ಪ್ರಾಭೋಜಯತ್ಸ್ವಂ ಗುರುಮಖಿಲಗುರುಂ ವೇದಯನ್ ವೇದಬಂಧುಮ್||50||

ViprAtmEshaha kShaNArTham krutanatirashiti ShreerhruSheekEshadEshE

spaShTam druShTO(s)pyadruShTaha sapadi vihitavAn vismayam dEhaBhAjAm|

SwapnE swaprEritAnyasThalaganijanarOpAhrutairBhakShya BhOjyaihi

prAyaihi prABhOjatswam gurumaKhilagurum vEdayan vEdabanDhum||50||   

विप्रात्मॆशः क्षणार्थं कृतनतिरशिति श्रीर्हृषीकॆशदॆशॆ

स्पष्टं दृष्टॊsप्यदृष्टः सपदि विहितवान् विस्मयं दॆहभाजाम्।

स्वप्नॆ स्वप्रॆरितान्यस्थलगनिजनरॊपाहृतैर्भक्ष्य भॊज्यैः

प्राज्यैः प्राभॊजत्स्वं गुरुमखिलगुरुं वॆदयन् वॆदबन्धुम्॥५०॥

SUMMARY: When Sri Madhwacharyaru was in “Hrisheekesha” Lord Sri Rudra in white complexion arrived to him in the guise of a Brahmin, saluted him, received alms, requested him to grace and bless, was seen by everyone clearly and instantly vanished from there; everyone around was astonished by this rare instance; he (Lord Rudra) appeared in the dream of a devotee, who was in a different place, motivated him to prepare several declicious food items and got them served among several people. Thus, he (Lord Rudra) made it very clear that the inner soul of Vedas and the Guru of everyone, Sri Madhwacharyaru, was his Guru too.

This was an incident that occurred when Sri Madhwacharyaru was in Hrisheekesha.

In Hrisheekesha, there is a very beautiful idol of Sri Hrisheekeshavamurthy. This is said to be a very rare idol cast strictly in accordance with the features of Hrisheekesha mentioned in Tantrasara. The shrine where this idol has been consecrated is known as Bharata Mandira.

It has been explained in Bhavaprakashike that Lord Sri Rudra appeared thrice in the dream of the priest of a nearby Shiva temple and told him that his Guru (Grandpa and father) Sri Madhwacharyary had come there, that he should offer a warm welcome to him and worship him and the priest had acted ccordingly.

Ta(tA)tO(s)yamAyAti tamarchayEti

sThAnADhikAree jaTinam trishUlinam|

Swapne bruvANam triravEkShya dUrataha

prAyAdudantam cha jagAda vismitaha||

त(ता)तॊsयमायाति तमर्चयॆति स्थानाधिकारी जटिनं त्रिशूलिनम्।

स्वप्नॆ ब्रुवाणं त्रिरवॆक्ष्य दूरतः प्रायादुदन्तं च जगाद विस्मितः॥

This is a very distinct and rare instance that showed that Sri Madhwacharyaru highly valued and respected Sri Rudra.

“AnyasThalaga” means a Shivitie place different from Hrisheekesha. AnyasThalam – HrisheekeshakShEtrAdanyat kinchichChaivasThAnam (Vishwa).

“VedabanDhuhu” means a relative or relation, who has been described in the Vedas.         

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 (Sri #Jagannathadasa virachita)

SRI #HARIKATHAMRUTASARA/PanchatanmAtrA Sandhi
ಶ್ರೀ #ಜಗನ್ನಾಥದಾಸ ವಿರಚಿತ ಶ್ರೀ #ಹರಿಕಥಾಮೃತಸಾರ

225.      ಜ್ಯೋತಿಯೊಳಗಿಪ್ಪನು ಕಪಿಲ ಪುರು-

                ಹೂತಮುಖ ದಿಕ್ಪತಿಗಳಿಂದ ಸ-

                ಮೇತನಾಗೀ ದಕ್ಷಿಣಾಕ್ಷಿಯ ಮುಖದೊಳಿಹ ವಿಶ್ವ|

                ಶ್ವೇತವರ್ಣ ಚತುರ್ಭುಜನು ಸಂ-

                ಪ್ರೀತಿಯಿಂದಲಿ ಸ್ಥೂಲವಿಷಯವ

                ಚೇತನರಿಗುಂಡುಣಿಪ ಜಾಗ್ರತಿಯಿತ್ತು ನೃಗಜಾಸ್ಯ||11||

            JyOtiyoLagippanu Kapila puru-

            hUtamuKha dikpatigaLinda sa-

            mEtanAgee dakShiNAkShiya muKhadoLiha Vishwa|

            ShwEtavarNa chaturBhujanu sam-

            Preetiyindali sThUlaviShayaya

            chEtanarigunDuNipa jAgratiyittu nrugajAsya||11||

SUMMARY: The Almighty by name Kapila, along with Indra and other guardians of the directions, is residing in the light of the eyes. Sri Hari called Vishwa resides in the front portion of the right eye. He has white complexion and four shoulders. Wearing human and elephant faces, this Vishwarupi Hari provides the living beings the state of being awake with utmost compassion, consumes or conceives hard subjects and feeds them to the beings.

Mandooka Bhashya elaborates:

AShTAdashamuKhAnyasya pumAkArANi sarvashaha||

MaDhyamam tu gajAkAram chaturbAhuhu parama pumAn|

PAdau hastikarO hastA iti saptAnga yeeritaha|

SThUlAn BhAgAnindriyaihi sa shuBhAn BhunktE na chAshuBhAn||MahAyOga-MAnDookaBhAShya||

अष्टादशमुखान्यस्य पुमाकाराणि सर्वशः।।

मध्यमं तु गजाकारं चतुर्बाहुः परः पुमान्।

पादौ हस्तिकरॊ हस्ता इति सप्तान्ग ईरितः।

स्थूलान् भॊगानिन्द्रियैः स शुभान् भुन्क्तॆ न चाशुभान्॥(महायॊग)-मान्डूकभाष्य॥

The word “NrugajAsya” means the Vishwarupa of Sri Hari having human and elephant faces. According to Holy Scriptures, in this form, Sri Hari has 16 faces and the special feature is that only one of those 16 faces is like that of an elephant.

226.     ನೆಲಸಿಹರು ದಿಗ್ದೇವತೆಗಳಿ-

                ಕ್ಕೆಲದಿ ಕರ್ಣಂಗಳಲಿ ತೀರ್ಥಂ

                ಗಳಿಗೆ ಮಾನಿಗಳಾದ ಸುರನದಿ ಮುಖ್ಯನಿರ್ಜರರು|

                ಬಲದ ಕಿವಿಯಲಿ ಇರುತಿಹರು ಬಾಂ-

                ಬೊಳೆಯ ಜನಕ ತ್ರಿವಿಕ್ರಮನು ನಿ-

                ರ್ಮಲಿನರನ ಮಾಡುವನು ಈ ಪರಿ ಚಿಂತಿಸುವ ಜನರ||12||

            Nelasiharu digdEvategaLi-

            Kkeladi karNangaLali teerThan

            gaLige mAnigaLAda suranadi muKhya nirjararu|

            Balada kiviyali irutiharu bAm-

            boLeya Janaka Trivikramanu ni-

            malinarana mADuvanu yee pari chintiusuva janara||12||

SUMMARY: In the ears on either side of the face, the deities dedicated to directions are residing. Ganga and other deities dedicated to Holy Waters reside in the right ears. Trivikrama, the Originator of Ganga, purifies those who follow this line of thinking and reasoning.

Digdevatas or deities dedicated to directions refer to Indra and other deities, who are in-charge of the eight directions called AShTadikpAlakas. In the right ear, Ganga and all other deities dedicated to various Holy Waters, reside and in them Lord Trivikrama stays and purifies those who think of him and the deities residing in the right ear. This is the reason for Brahmins to keep the Yajnopaveeta (Thread) on the right ear while answering the nature’s call and so on and to keep its sanctity intact.

Parasharasmriti explains:

PuShkarAdyAni teerThAni GangAdyAha saritastaThA|

Viprasya dakShiNE karNE santeeti manurabraveet|

पुष्कराद्यानि तीर्थानि गन्गाद्याः सरितस्तथा।

विप्रस्य दक्षिणॆ कर्णॆ सन्तीति मनुरब्रवीत्।पराशरस्मृति।

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KANYAKUMARI/ಕನ್ಯಾಕುಮಾರಿ

ಯಾ ಸೂತೇ ಸೇವಮಾನಾನಾಂ ಭಾಗ್ಯಾರೋಗ್ಯಾಪುನರ್ಭವಾನ್|

ಕನ್ಯಾ ಕಿಲೇಯಮ್ ತೀರ್ಥಂ ಚ ಕನ್ಯಾತೀರ್ಥಮಿದಂ ಕಿಲ||32||

YA sUtE sEvamAnAnAm BhAgyArOgyApunarBhavAn|

KanyA kilEyam teerTham cha kanyAteerThamidam kila||32||

या सूतॆ सॆवमानानां भाग्यारॊग्यापुनर्भवान्।

कन्या किलॆयं तीर्थं च कन्यातीर्थमिदं किल॥३२॥

SUMMARY: Goddess Kanyakumari and the holy waters Kanyateertha bestow upon the devotees wealth and health. When she or they (Kanyakumari as well as Kanyateertha) deliver health and wealth, how can she/they still be treated as virgins?

This is only a praise offered to Kanyakumari in an indirect way in a lighter verin.

Sri Kanyakumari is about 60 miles from Tirunelveli. Kanyakumari is an island and a very popular pilgrimage. Having bath in Kanyakumari is considered to be very sacred and mandatory. Even touching the waters in Kanyakumari is very auspicious and drives away all sins.

Kanyakumari is the Southern tip of the subcontinent of India. It has Bay of Bengal on one side, Arabian Sea on another and Indian Ocean in the front side. Therefore, it is a confluence of three oceans and hence very holy. The Sunrise and Sunset provide an enchanting spectacle here.

There are several holy ponds called Savitri Teertha, Gayitri Teertha, Saraswati Teerth and so on. The Papavinashishi Teertha located in the northern side of the temple contains potable water.

One has to pass through sevral doors to have the Darshan of Goddess Kanyakumari, a very charming and attractive statue beholding a garland in one hand.

Mythologically, Goddess Parvathi incarnated as a Kanya, unmarried virgin girl, to kill Banasura, who was born in this place and had secured a blessing that he could only be killed by an unmarried girl. After killing Banasura, the goddess did penance and married Lord Shiva, with whom her marriage had once been cancelled because of a trick played by Narada Muni, who wanted the demon Bana to be killed. Bana had defeated Indra and other deities, besides creating havoc among other good people, Rishis, Munis and so on.

It is believed that the statue of Kanyakumari was consecrated by Lord Parashurama. Kanyakumari is one among the 52 Shakti Peethas. Kanyakumari is known by several names including Shakti, Bhadrakali and so on.

As directed by his master Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Swami Vivekananda sought blessings of Kanyakumari before embarking on his spiritual journey. Several Sanyasis had come here and performed years of penance.

Sri Vadirajaru has blessed us with three more stanzas dedicated to Sri Kanyakumari, which will be provided with meaning in the next episode.      

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