bhargavasarma {nirikhi krishna bhagavan}

Phalguna sukla Sapthami is celebrated as Mantralaya Sri Raghavendra Theerthara Jayanthi (Vardhanthi) the day Kaamadhenu, Kalpavruksha, Parimalaacharya, Guru Saarvabhouma, Poojyaaya, Sri Raghavendra swamy of Mantralayam was born. Special celebrations are held every year at Mantralayam on this occasion. Popularly and affectionately called as Sri Raayaru was born in Manmatha Naama Samvatsara, Phalguna masa, sukla Sapthami (7 th day of the bright fortnight) on Thursday in the constellation of Mrigasira in the year 1595 at Bhuvanagiri near Chidambaram in Tamilnadu.  Sri Raghavendra Swamy was born in the Divine lineage of Sri Shankukarna, Sri Prahlada, Sri Baahlika and Sri Vyaasaraajaru.  Venkatanatha (poorvaashrama naama of Sri Raghavendra Swamy) was born to Sri Thimmana Bhatta and Smt. Gopikaamba in Goutama Gothra in the family (manetana) of Powsthika Vamsada Beegamudre. It is incidental that H.H. Sri Sushameendra Theertharu the immediate past Pontiff of Mantralaya Sri Ragh...

Phalguna Sukla Bidigi (Dwiteeya) is the day the sacred name, the powerful taraka-manthra Raghavendra took birth and it was in the year 1621 A.D. of Durmathi Naama Samvatsara, second day of the bright fortnight. It was on this day Sri Raghavendra Swamy (Sri Venkatanatha Poorvaashrama Nama, of Sri Rayaru) took Sanyasa Deeksha from his Guru Sri Sudheendra Theertharu and ascended the throne of Dvaita Philosophy founded by the great Saint and Philosopher Sri Madhvacharya. This day of Phalguna Sukla Bidigi is celebrated as Sri Guru Saarvabhoumara Pattabhisheka Dina . Starting from this day special celebrations will be held at Mantralayam the seat of Sri Raghavendra Swamy Moola Brundavana, for a period of seven days up to Phalguna Sukla Sapthami the day Sri Rayaru was born. It was all through a royal lineage in which Sri Rayaru was born with his three previous incarnations all hailing with a rich Royal background. Sri Prahlada was an Emperor; Sri Bahlika was a Kuru King and broth...

Om! Gam! Ganapathaye! Namaha! Om! Sri Raghavendraya Namaha! Om! Namo! Bhagavathe! Vaasudevaya! Om! Ham! Hanumathe! Sri Rama Doothaya Namaha! “As life unfolds from the cradle to the grave, there is an ever moving pageant of numbers so that one cannot deny the great truth behind them.” In continuation to the earlier post under the label Significance and Symbolism of numbers from a Hindu perspective (link provided below), let us see in the current post what the number ONE signifies. Obviously,  ONE signifies unity, supremacy, paramount, solitary, primary, and the best. It is independent of all other numbers and is the source of all other numbers. It has no divisors. In philosophical context number one stands for the primordial person who was at the beginning and who will be at the end and who is the source of creation. It symbolizes sovereignty of God who is uniquely superior to all. Pythagoras referred to number One as the Monad (philosophy). It symbolized the crea...