RAYARU - A cursory glance of Sri Raghavendra Swamy (Mantralayam)

RAYARU(A cursory glance of Sri Raghavendra Swamy)

Moola Roopa: Shankukarna (Karmaja Devatha)

Avathara:

• Prahlada (Krita Yuga)
• Bahlika (Dwapara Yuga)
• Vyasaraja/Vyasa Rayaru (Kaliyuga)

Lineage in Current birth:

• Manetana: Powsthika Vamsada “Beegamudre”
• Gothra: Gautama

• Great Grand Father: Sri Krishna Bhatta
• Grand Father: Sri Kanakachala Bhatta
• Father: Thimmana Bhatta
• Mother: Gopikamba

• Sister: Venkatamba
• Brother: Gururajacharya

• Birth: 1595 – Manmatha Nama Vastara
• Phalguna–Sukla Sapthami - Guruvara (Thursday)

• Birth Star: Mrigasira
• Birth Place: Bhuvanagiri (near Chidambaram in T.N)
• Poorvasrama Nama: Venkatanatha

• Aksharabhyasa: 1597-1598 (Hevalambi)
• First Teacher: Lakshminarasimhaacharya(B’ in-law)
• Upanayana: 1602 (Subhakruthu)
• Education: At Kumbhakonam
• Vidya Guru: Sri Sudheendra Theertharu

• Marriage: 1614 (Ananda Nama Vastara)
• Wife: Saraswathi Bai
• Son: Sri Lakshminarayanacharya

• Direction for Sanyasa Sweekara: From Goddess Saraswathi (Swapna)
• Sanyasa Sweekara: 1621 (Durmathi–Phalguna–Suddha Bidigi)
• Aasrama Nama: Sri Raghavendra Theertha

• Guru Lineage:
• Sri Surendra Theertharu
• Sri Vijayendra Theertharu
• Sri Sudheendra Theertharu

• Aasrama Sishya: Sri Yogindratheeratharu
• Favourite Musical Instrument: Veena

• Longevity of Sri Raghavendra:
• 76 years - Physically present on the Earth
• 100 years - Physically present inside the Brindavana
• 300 years - Tenure in Brindavana (without physical form)
• 700 years - Influence (Mahima) of Rayaru and his literary works

• Brundavana Pravesa:

Virodhi Nama Vastara - Sravana Bahula Bidigi

Friday, 11th August, 1671

• Titles of Sri Raghavendra:
• Parimalaacharya
• Mahabhashya Venkatanathaacharya
• Veena Venkanna

• Composer of Sri Raghavendra Sthothra: Sri Appanaacharya (Bichhali)

• Location of Moola Brindavana: At Mantralayam (Manchali) Kurnool Dt. (A.P) on the banks of river Tungabhadra

• Popular slokas of Sri Raghavendra Swamy

Poojyaaya Raghavendraya satyadharmaratayacha
Bhajataam kalpavrikshaaya namataam kamadhenave

Mookopi yat prasaadena Mukundasayanayate
Raja Rajayate Rikto Raghavendram Tamasraye

Durvadidhvantaravaye Vaishnavendeevarendave
Sri Raghavendragurave namo Athyanthadayalave

Om! Sri Raghavendraya! Namah!
(Raghavendra Astakshari)

Sri Krishnaarpanamasthu

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