SRI #MADHWAVIJAYAHA - DASHAMAHA SARGAHA SHLOKAS 54, 55 AND 56 (56) ಶ್ರೀ #ಮಧ್ವವಿಜಯ – ದಶಮ ಸರ್ಗ 54, 55 ಮತ್ತು 56ನೇ ಶ್ಲೋಕಗಳ ಅರ್ಥವಿವರಣೆ (56)

 SRI #MADHWAVIJAYAHA - DASHAMAHA SARGAHA SHLOKAS 54, 55 AND 56  (56)

ಶ್ರೀ #ಮಧ್ವವಿಜಯ – ದಶಮ ಸರ್ಗ 54, 55 ಮತ್ತು 56ನೇ ಶ್ಲೋಕಗಳ ಅರ್ಥವಿವರಣೆ (56)

ಧನ್ಯೋsಮಹ್ಯತ ನಾಕಿನಾಮಹಿತಹೃದ್ಬಾಣಃ ಸಮೋsಜಸ್ಯ ಯೋ

ಮಧ್ವೋ ಧ್ವಸ್ತದುರಾಗಮೋsಗ್ರ್ಯಹಿಮಗುಶ್ರೀಃ ಕಾಮಮಾಯಾಮಿಹೃತ್|

ವಿಷ್ಣುಂ ವಿಶ್ವಜಯಪ್ರದಂ ಸ ಹಿ ನಮನ್ ಸೇವ್ಯಂ ಸುಸೌಖ್ಯಂ ಮುದಾ

ದಾಕ್ಷ್ಯಾಚ್ಛ್ರೀಧರಮಾಮಯಾದಿವಿರಹೀ ಯೋಗೀ ಸುಹೃತ್ ಸರ್ವದಾ||54||

DhanyO(s)mahyata nAkinAmahitahrudbANaha samO(s)jasya yO

MaDhwO DhwastadurAgamO(s)gryahimagushreehi kAmamAyAmihrut|

ViShNum vishwajayapradam sahi naman sEvyam susauKhyam mudA

dAkShyAchChriiDharamAmayAdivirahii yOgee suhrut sarvadA||54||

धन्यॊsमह्यत नाकिनामहितहृद्बाणः समॊsजस्य यॊ

मध्वॊ ध्वस्तदुरागमॊsग्र्यहिमगुश्रीः काममायामिहृत्।

विष्णुं विश्वजयप्रदं स हि नमन् सॆव्यं सुसौख्यं मुदा

दाक्ष्याच्छ्रीधरमामयादिविरही यॊगी सुहृत् सर्वदा॥५४॥  

SUMMARY: Sri Madhwacharyaru, who is without any desires; who is an embodiment of good qualities; who is like the spike to the heart of atheists; who is equal to four-faced Lord Brahma; who is the destroyer of misinterpreters of Scriptures; who is an epitome of pleasant light of full moon and who possesses a broad mind, got worshipped everywhere and by everyone with all reverence, devotion because of his pure devotion towards Lord Vishnu, as a person with no blemishes; a Yogi and the most beloved of the Lord.

ಇತಿ ಭುವನವಿಭೂಷಣಸ್ಯ ಭೂಯಾಂಸ್ಯವಿಗಣಿತಾನಿ ಕೃತಾಂತರಾಣಿ ಹಂತ|

ಶ್ರವಣಮನನಕೀರ್ತನೈರಭೀಷ್ಟಂ ಪ್ರತಿದದತೀತ್ಯಮರಾಃ ಪ್ರಕೀರ್ತಯಂತಿ||55||

Iti BhuvanaviBhUShaNasya BhUyAmsyavigaNitAni krutAntarANi hanta|

ShravaNamananakeertanairaBhIShTam pratidadateetyamarAha prakeertayanti||55||

इति भुवनविभूषणस्य भूयाम्स्यविगणितानि कृतान्तराणि हन्त।

श्रवणमननकीर्तनैरभीष्टं प्रतिददतीत्यमराः प्रकीर्तयन्ति॥५५॥

SUMMARY: The deities are praising Sri Madhwacharyaru, the beacon of universe, by listening to the exemplary stories of Sri Madhwaru, which have been recorded here and most of them have not been recorded as they are infinite and beyond perception,  by remembering them forever and singing them, as they fulfill all the sane desires.

In this stanza, Sri Narayanapanditacharyaru has clearly stated that meditating the stories of Sri Madhwaru, remembering them, reciting them, listening to them with devotion grants fulfillment of all desires, which is stated by deities.  

ಇತಿ ವಿವಿಧಗೋಧಾರಾವಾರೈರ್ವಿಶಾರದವಾರಿದೋ

ಹರಿಪದರತೋ ವಿದ್ಯಾವಿದ್ಯುತ್ಪ್ರದೀಪಿತದಿಜ್ಞ್ಮುಖಃ|

ಭವಭಯಮಹಾಘರ್ಮೋತ್ತಪ್ತಂ ಸದಂಘ್ರಿಪಮಂಡಲಂ

ಸಫಲಸುಮನಃ ಸಾಂದ್ರಾನಂದಂ ವ್ಯಧಾದವಿಪಲ್ಲವಮ್||56||

Iti viviDhagODhArAvArairvishAradavAridO

HaripadaratO vidyavidyutpradeepitadingmuKhaha|

BhavaBhayamahAGharmOttaptam sadanGhripanDalam

saPhalasumanaha sAndrAnandam vyaDhAdavipallavam||56||(Tenth Sarga concluded)

इति विविधगॊधारावारैर्विशारदवारिदॊ

हरिपदरतॊ विद्यविद्युत्प्रदीपितदिज्ञ्मुखः।

भवभयमहाघर्मॊत्तप्तं सदन्घ्रिपमन्डलम्

सफलसुमनः सान्द्रानन्दं व्यधादविपल्लवम्॥५६॥

इति श्रीमत्कविकुलतिलकश्रीमत्त्रिविक्रमपन्डितचार्यसुत श्रीमन्नारायण पन्डिता-

चार्यविरचितॆ श्रीमत्सुमध्वविजयॆ महाकाव्यॆ आनन्दान्कॆ दशमः सर्गः॥

SUMMARY: That Cloud, with the lightning of knowledge that makes all the directions shine, with the rain waters of this type of statements, made the trees of the pious and spirituous that were suffering from the heat of worldly life, fill with flowers and fruits.

In this stanza, Sri Narayanapanditacharyaru has likened the knowledge that Sri Madhwaru spread among the pious and righteous people by providing correct, authentic and perfect interpretation of the Shastras to the rains that the Clouds produce to make the trees, likened to the pious and the spirituous, produce flowers and fruits.

The word “SaPhalasumanaha” can be interpreted as “SaPhalasuchittam” and “PhalapuSpasahitam”.

“Avipallavam” means ‘without any obstacles’ as we

ll as ‘without any disturbance of mind’. Bhavaprakashika explains: “Avipallavam vipadO lavEnApi rahitamavigatapallavam cha|” {अविपल्लवं विपदॊ लवॆनापि रहितमविगतपल्लवं च।}

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 (Sri #Jagannathadasa virachita)

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

231.      ಮೌಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿಹ ವಾಸುದೇವನು

            ಏಳಧಿಕ ನವಜಾದಿರೂಪವ

                ತಾಳಿ ಮುಖದೊಳುನಯನಶ್ರವಣಾದ್ಯವಯವಗಳೊಳಗೆ|

                ಆಳರಸು ತಾನಾಗಿ ಸತತ ಸು-

                ಲೀಲೆಗೈಯುತಲಿಪ್ಪ ಸುಖಮಯ

                ಕೇಳಿ ಕೇಳಿಸಿ ನೋಡಿ ನೋಡಿಸಿ ನುಡಿದು ನುಡಿಸುವನು||17||

            MauLiyalliha VAsudEvanu

            yELaDhika navajAdirUpava

            tALi muKhadoLunayanashravaNAdyavayavagaLoLage|

            AaLarasu tAnAgi satata su-

            Leelegaiyutalippa suKhamaya

            kELi kELisi nODi nODisi nuDidu nuDisuvanu||17||

 SUMMARY: Lord Sri Hari, in his form as Vasudeva, is present in the human body by wearing sixteen forms. An embodiment of pleasure and happiness, Sri Hari remains in every human being in the face, eyes, ears and other organs as a servant as well as the master/King and displaying various good acts, eternally. By being present in each every organ, he listens/hears and makes the human hear; he sees and makes the human see and speaks and makes the human speak.

YELaDhika nava means sixteen namely Aja, Ananda, Indra, Eesha, Ugra, Urja, RutamBhara, RooGha, Lrusha, Lrooji, YEkAtma, Aira, VOjOBhrut, Aurasa, Anta and ArDhagarBha.

 

232.      ಎರಡಧಿಕ ಎಪ್ಪತ್ತೆನಿಪ ಸಾ-

                ವಿರದ ನಾಡಿಗೆ ಮುಖ್ಯ ಏಕೋ-

                ತ್ತರಶತಗಳಲ್ಲಿಹವು ನೂರಾವೊಂದು ಮೂರ್ತಿಗಳು|

                ಅರಿತು ದೇಹದಿ ಕಲಶನಾಮಕ-

                ಹರಿಗೆ ಕಳೆಗಳಿವೆಂದು ನೈರಂ

                ತರದಿ ಪೂಜಿಸುತಿಹರು ಪರಮಾದರದಿ ಭೂಸುರರು||18||     

            YeraDaDhika yeppattenipa sA-

            Virada nADige muKhya yEkO-

            ttarashatagaLallihavu noorAvondu mUrthigaLu|

            Aritu dEhadi kalashanAmaka-

            Harige kaLegaLivendu nairan-

            Taradi pUjisutiharu paramAdaradi BhUsuraru||18||

SUMMARY: Out of the seventy-two thousand pulses, one hundred and one forms of Sri Hari remain in most important one hundred and one pulses. Inhabitants of Earth eternally worship the Lord with great devotion and passion, with the awareness that they are marks of Sri Hari.

Details of the deities of Kalash, the Holy Urn, are mentioned in TatrasArasangraha and PadmamAlA:

YEkapaMchAshadwarNAnAm chaturvimshatimoortayaha|

AtmAdyA VAsudEvAdyA vishwAdyA matsyakachChapau||

kOlO Nrusihmaha savaTurjAmadgnyaraGhUdwahau|

VAsiShthayAdavau KriShNAvAtrEyO BudDhakalkinau||

ShimshumArashchEti shatam kalAha kalashanAmakAha|

YEtABhihi sahitAm mUlamUrtim kumBhOdakE suDheehi||TantrasArasangraha (2/7-9)

ऎक्पन्चाशद्वर्णानां चतुर्विम्शतिमूर्तयः।

आत्माद्या वासुदॆवाद्या विश्वाद्या मत्स्यकच्छपौ॥

कॊलॊ नृसिह्मः सवटुर्जामदग्न्यरघूद्वहौ।

वासिष्ठयादवौ कृष्णादात्रॆयॊ बुद्धकल्किनौ॥

शिम्शुमारश्चॆति शतं कलाः कलशनामकाः।

ऎताभिः सहितां मूलमूर्तिं कुम्भादकॆ सुधीः॥तन्त्रसारसन्ग्रह (२/७-९)

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

 SRI  #VADIRAJA VIRACHITA “#TEERTHA #PRABANDHA”

ಶ್ರೀ ವಾದಿರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ “#ತೀರ್ಥ #ಪ್ರಬಂಧ”

ಆದಿಕೇಶವಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ/Adikeshava Kshetra

ಶೇಷೇ ಶಯಾನ ಶರದಿಂದುಸಮಾನವಕ್ತ್ರ ಶ್ರೀಶಾದಿಕೇಶವ ಸಿತೋದಕಜಾತನೇತ್ರ|

ದೋಷಾತಿದೂರ ಗತಪಾರ ಗುಣಾಂಬುರಾಶೇ ದಾಸೇ ದಯಾಂ ಕುರು ಮಯೀಶ ಗತೇತರಾಶೇ||37||

ShEShE shayAna sharadindusamAnavaktra SreeshAdikEshava sitOdakajAtanEtra|

DOShAtidUra gatapAra guNAmburAshE dAsE dayAm kuru mayeesha gatEtarAshE||37|

शॆषॆ शयान शरदिन्दुसमानवक्त्र श्रीशादिकॆशव सितॊदकजातनॆत्र।

दॊषातिदूर गतपार गुणाम्बुराशॆ दासॆ दयां कुरु मयीश गतॆतराशॆ॥३७॥

SUMMARY: Oh Lord Adikeshava, who is resting on Adishesha; whose face is reminiscent of the full moon during the Sharadritu; who is the husband of Goddess Lakshmi; who possesses eyes that are like the white lily; who is always untouched by all sorts of drawbacks or defects; who is infinite; who is the epitome of all that is good; who is the custodian of the Ocean and is in the form of the ocean, please be empathetic towards me.  

This temple dedicated to Adikeshava is at Tiruvattar, which is about 23 miles from Shucheendra and about 20 miles from Nagarkoil. The statue of Sheshasayi Narayana in this temple is about 16 feet long. Only the face and chest of the Lord are seen from one door and the feet can be seen from the other door. Under the Adishesha, an Asura has been cramped down. The story behind this reads as follows:

Once, when Lord Brahma was  doing penance here, a demon came to him and begged for food. Lord Brahma told that demon to go to a banana plantation that was very close to him. The demon went there and started torturing the Rishis, who were doing penance there. As requested by the Rishis, Lord Narayana killed that demon. However, the demon requested Lord Narayana that his body (Narayana’s body) should always be lying on his (demon’s) body. Therefore, Lord Narayana placed Adi Shesha on the body of the demon and rested on Adi Shesha.

ಘೃತಮಾಲಾನದಿ/Ghrutamalanadi

ರೂಕ್ಷಪಾಪಾಟವೀದಾಹದಕ್ಷಜ್ನಾನಾನಲೋನ್ನತೇಃ|

ಸತತಂ ಹೇತುಭೂತೇಯಂ ಘೃತಮಾಲಾ ವಿರಾಜತೇ||38||

RUkShapApATaveedAhadakShajnAnAnalOnnatEhe|

Satatam hEtuBhUteyam GhrutamAlA virAjatE||38||

रूक्षपापापाटवीदाहदक्षज्ञानानलॊन्नतॆः।

सततं हॆतुभूतॆयं घृतमाला विराजतॆ॥३८॥

SUMMARY: This Ghrutamala River, which is capable of burning the forest of cruel sins and is always good at enhancing the fire-like knowledge, is shining gloriously.

This holy place is located at about 18 miles from Tiruvattar, on the banks of Tamraparni. It is located between Tiruvanantpur and Keshava Kshetra. There is a temple dedicated to a charming statue of Lord Sri Krishna. Sri Vadirajaru has described that river in this stanza.     

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SRI #MADHWAVIJAYAHA - DASHAMAHA SARGAHA SHLOKAS 53 (56) ಶ್ರೀ #ಮಧ್ವವಿಜಯ – ದಶಮ ಸರ್ಗ 53ನೇ ಶ್ಲೋಕದ ಅರ್ಥವಿವರಣೆ (56)

 SRI #MADHWAVIJAYAHA - DASHAMAHA SARGAHA SHLOKAS 53 (56)

ಶ್ರೀ #ಮಧ್ವವಿಜಯ – ದಶಮ ಸರ್ಗ 53ನೇ ಶ್ಲೋಕದ ಅರ್ಥವಿವರಣೆ (56)

ಅಯಮೇವ ಗೋವಿಷಯತೋsಪಿ ಸದಸಿ ಜನತಾರ್ಥಿತೋ ಜವಾತ್|

ಪುಷ್ಪಮುತ ಫಲಮಹೋ ವಿದಧೇ ಜನಸುಪ್ತಿದಾನುಪಮಗಾನಸಂಪದಾ||53||

AyamEva gOviShayatO(s)pi sadasi janatArThitO javAt|

PuShpamuta PhalamahO vidaDhE janasuptidAnupamagAnasampadA||53||

अयमॆव गॊविषयतॊsपि सदसि जनतार्थितॊ जवात्।

पुष्पमुत फलमहॊ विदधॆ जनसुप्तिदानुपमगानसम्पदा॥५३॥

SUMMARY: At a place called “Pashupe”, where a group of people appealed to him, Sri Madhwaru displayed his extraordinary singing skills and instantly created flowers and fruits there with his singing; what a miracle!

This was an incident that happened in Pashupe, where the arecanut and other plants had stopped yielding flowers or fruits and nuts for several years. As requested by the villagers, Sri Madhwaru instantly made all the plants to shine with flowers, fruits and nuts merely by displaying his singing skills.

A rare fact that owing to the request of the villagers of Pashupe, Sri Madhwaru wrote “Ganashastra”, a book on how to sing, is mentioned in Bhavaprakashike.

DivyagEyavidagDhO(s)sau sarvajna iti yAchitaha|

VodwadBhiratra krutavAn gAnashAstram sudurlaBham||

दिव्यगॆयविदग्धॊsसौ सर्वग्न इति याचितः।

विद्वद्भिरत्र कृतवान् गानशास्त्रं सुदुर्लभम्॥

This GAnashastra laid the foundation for the Dasapantha, which is one of the most astounding and unknown facts about Sri Madhwaru.

Unfortunately, Ganashastra by Sri Madhwaru is not known to the present world. It is only recorded that he had produced such a work. Scholars are of the opinion that Sri Purandaradasaru, doyen of Carnatic devotional song composers might have secured it.

In Tattwapradeepa, the exemplary musical skills of Sri Madhwaru has been described in very clear terms:

GanDharvavidyAnipuNasya nityam ganDharvavaryairanugeerakeertEhe|

KalAshcha shEShA hrudayE gurOrnaha karOllasatkandukavadwiBhAnti||

गन्धर्वविद्यानिपुणस्य नित्यम् गन्धर्ववर्यैरनुगीतकीर्तॆः।

कलाश्च शॆषा हृदयॆ गुरॊर्नः करॊल्लसत्कन्दुकवद्विभान्ति॥

In his AnuvyAKhyAna, Sri Madhwaru has stated that music can make plants and trees produce or yield flowers and fruits:

GeetAt puShpaPhalAvAptihi sparshAt kArshyaM rasAt sThitihi|

Api vRukShasya drushyanta iti nAnAtmatA BhavEt||

गीतात् पुष्पफलावाप्तिं स्पर्शात् कार्श्यं रसात् स्थितिः।

अपि वृक्षस्य दृश्यन्त इति नानात्मता भवॆत्॥        

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(Sri #Jagannathadasa virachita) SRI #HARIKATHAMRUTASARA/PanchatanmAtrA Sandhi ಶ್ರೀ #ಜಗನ್ನಾಥದಾಸ ವಿರಚಿತ ಶ್ರೀ #ಹರಿಕಥಾಮೃತಸಾರ

 (Sri #Jagannathadasa virachita)

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

230.      ರೋಮಗಳಲಿ ವಸಂತ ತ್ರಿಕಕು-

                ದ್ಧಾಮ ಮುಖದೊಳಗಗ್ನಿ ಭಾರ್ಗವ

                ತಾಮರಸಭವ ವಾಸುದೇವರು ಮಸ್ತಕದೊಳಿಹರು|

                ಈ ಮನದೊಳಿಹ ವಿಷ್ಣು ಶಿಖದೊಳು-

                ಮಾಮಹೇಶ್ವರ ನಾರಸಿಂಹ

                ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ತನ್ನನುದಿನದಿ ನೆನೆವರ ಮೃತ್ಯು ಪರಿಹರಿಪ||16||

            ROmagaLali vasanta trikaku-

            dDhAma muKhadoLagagni BhArgava

            tAmarasaBhava VAsudEvaru mastakadoLiharu|

            Yee manadoLiha ViShNu shiKhadoLu-

            mAmahEshwara Narasihma

            swAmy tannanudinadi nenevara mrutyu pariharipa||16||

SUMMARY: Lord Vasantha in the hairs, in him Lord Trikakuddhama Sri Hari are present; in the face, Lord Fire God and in him Sri Hari in the form of Sri Parashurama are present; Lord Brahma is in the head and in him Lord Sri Hari is present in the form of Sri Vasudeva. Consort of Goddess Uma, Lord Shiva is present in the tuft and in him is Lord Sri Hari in the form of Lord Narasihma. Lord Hari, by being present in various parts of the human body, relieves human beings from unnatural or premature death.

TrikakudDhAma is one of the forms that finds mention in Vishnusahasranama.

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ಅಗಸ್ತ್ಯ ವರ್ಣನೆ/Description of Sage Agastya

ಅಗಸ್ತ್ಯೋ ಮುನಿಶಾರ್ದೂಲೋ ಭವಾಬ್ಧೇರ್ನಃ ಸಮುದ್ಧರೇತ್|

ಚುಲುಕೀಕೃತಗಂಭೀರಜೃಂಭಿತಾಂಭೋಧಿಡಂಬರಃ||35||

AgastyO munishArdUlO BhavAbDhErnaha samudDharEt|

ChulukeekrutagamBheerajrumBhitAmBhODhiDambaraha||35||

अगस्त्यॊ मुनिशार्दूलॊ भवाब्धॆर्नः समुद्धरॆत्।

चुलुकीकृतगम्भीरजृम्भिताम्भॊधिडम्बरः॥३५॥

SUMMARY: One of the most prominent sages Agastya, who gulped the mighty Ocean which was prospering without any control, shall help us cross the Ocean of worldly life.

There is a hillock called Vyasaparvata in close proximity to Kanyakumari. Sri Vadirajaru is offering prayers to Sage Agastya in that Vyasaparvata. It may be recalled that Agastya had gulped the entire ocean in one take to teach the Ocean a lesson and control it. Therefore, Sri Vadirajaru is praying in this stanza that Sage Agastya may bless humanity to cross the ocean of worldly life with ease and comfort.

ಶುಚೀಂದ್ರ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ/Shucheendra KshEtra

ಇಂದ್ರಶೌಚವಿಧಾನಾತ್ತೇ ನ ಶುಚೀಂದ್ರಾತಿಪೌರುಷಮ್|

ಅನಿಂದ್ರಸ್ಯ ಮನಶ್ಶೌಚಂ ಮಮ ಕೃತ್ವಾತದಾರ್ಜಯ||36||

IndrashauchaviDhAnAttE na shucheendrAtipauruSham|

Anindrasya mashshaucham mama krutwAtadArjaya||36||

इन्द्रशौचविधानात्तॆ न शुचीन्द्रातिपौरुषम्।

अनिन्द्रस्य मनश्शौचं मम कृत्वातदार्जय॥३६॥

SUMMARY: Oh Lord, the presiding deity of Shucheendra Kshetra, you cannot become more powerful just because you purified Lord Indra; you may earn greatness by purifying my mind, which is not Indra.

There is a story behind this Shucheendra. It is said that Lord Indra, who was cursed by Sage Gauthama to become insane, got relieved from that curse at Shucheendra. Sri Vadirajaru seems to tell Shucheendra, a sacred place, that merely by clearing the sin of Indra, it (the pilgrimage) cannot assume to have become great. Indra is a deity and there is no greatness in clearing his sin or purifying him. However, the place can consider itself to be great after purifying the human minds, which cannot match Indra.

Shucheendra is about eight miles from Kanyakumari. It was here where Indra, who was cursed by Gauthama Maharishi for his misbehavior with Gauthama’s wife Ahalya, got relieved from that curse at Shucheendra. The name of the place is derived for clearing the sin of Indra. There is a large temple in this place dedicated to Lord Vishnu, Rudra and Brahma. It is said that that the statue of Hanumantha in this temple is among the largest statues of Hanumantha in India. 

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