A brief note on Sri GuruRaayara Vardhanti (Phalguna Sukla Sapthami)
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Phalguna sukla Sapthami is celebrated as Sri #RaghavendraTheerthara #VardhantiMahotsava, the sacred day Sri #VishnuParivaaraDevata #Shankukarna incarnated as Kamadhenu, Kalpavruksha, Parimalacharya, GuruSaarvabhouma, Poojyaaya, Sri #Raghavendraswamy of #Mantralayam.
श्री नृसिंह पुराणद वचनदंतॆ...
शंखुकर्णाख्य देवस्तु ब्रह्म शापाश्च भोतले ।
प्रह्लाद इति विख्यातो भूभार क्षपणे रतः ॥
स एव राघवेंद्राख्य यति रूपेण सर्वदा ।
कलौयुगे रामसेवां कुर्वन् मंत्रालये भवेत् ॥
ಶ್ರೀ ನೃಸಿಂಹ ಪುರಾಣದ ವಚನದಂತೆ...
ಶಂಖುಕರ್ಣಾಖ್ಯ ದೇವಸ್ತು ಬ್ರಹ್ಮ ಶಾಪಾಶ್ಚ ಭೋತಲೇ ।
ಪ್ರಹ್ಲಾದ ಇತಿ ವಿಖ್ಯಾತೋ ಭೂಭಾರ ಕ್ಷಪಣೇ ರತಃ ।।
ಸ ಏವ ರಾಘವೇಂದ್ರಾಖ್ಯ ಯತಿ ರೂಪೇಣ ಸರ್ವದಾ ।
ಕಲೌಯುಗೇ ರಾಮಸೇವಾಂ ಕುರ್ವನ್ ಮಂತ್ರಾಲಯೇ ಭವೇತ್ ।।
बाह्लीकोराज सत्तमः हिरण्यकशिपो पुत्रः ।
प्रह्लादः भगवत्प्रियः वायूना च समाविष्टः ॥
(MBTN - 11-8)
ಬಾಹ್ಲೀಕೋರಾಜ ಸತ್ತಮಃ ಹಿರಣ್ಯಕಶಿಪೋ ಪುತ್ರಃ ।
ಪ್ರಹ್ಲಾದಃ ಭಗವತ್ಪ್ರಿಯಃ ವಾಯೂನಾ ಚ ಸಮಾವಿಷ್ಟಃ ।।
Popularly & affectionately called #Raayaru, #Mantralaya #GuruSarvabhouma #SriRaghavendraSwamy was born in the lunar year, ManmathaNaama Samvatsara, Phalguna sukla Saptami, Guruvaara, #Mrigasira Nakshathra in the calendar year 1595 @ #Bhuvanagiri near #Chidambaram in Tamilnadu.
Sri #RaghavendraSwamy was born in the Divine lineage of #Shankukarna #Prahlada #Baahlika, #Vyaasarajaru. With lineage from 4 great divine personalities Sri Guru Raayaru took birth as a gifted son of Sri #ThimmanaBhatta & Smt. #Gopikamba in the family (manetana) of #Powsthika Vamsada #Beegamudre belonging to #Goutama Gothra. He was born to his parents with the Grace of Lord #SriVenkateswara and hence was aptly named as #Venkatanatha.
An ardent devotee of Lord #SriHari and having visesha #VaAyu aavesha; with his lineage from #Prahlada, Sri #RaAyaru through constant and extensive penance/devotion (saMtataM chiMtaye`~naMtaM) with focus on the all pervading Supreme God #HariSarvottama Sri #LakshmiPathi, became, #VishnuBhaktAgresara having #apratimabhakti on #Vishnu. #Rayaru is one of the greatest devotees of #Vishnu. #ParamaBhagavatottama.
#SriGuruRayaru (#Prahlada) is #BhaktiVibhootiroopa of #Bhagavanta; #SriKrishna says in #Bhagawadgita #VibhootiYoga that He is #Prahlada among the devoted.
#Raayaru is an incarnation of Bhakta #Prahlada (Prahlada Raayaru) whose Apratima #Vishnu Bhakti has been mentioned by Sri #Madhvacharya in his scripts;
Sri Raayaru Brundavana has come up at the place where He was born in Bhuvanagiri.
Sri GuruRaayaru stayed at SriMushnam the BhuVaraha kshethra and
the house where Sri Raayaru stayed a Brundavana has come up. It is said that it
is (Ekashila Brundavana ) has been carved out from the remains of Moola
Brindavana at Mantralayam.
VERY RARE PHOTO (art) OF #SHANKUKARNA (Moolaroopa of Sri #Raayaru)
Lineage followed
by...
Prahlada-Bahlika-VyasaRajaRu-Sri RaghavendraSwamy
Verily a Divine
Royal lineage all through...
#Shankukarna - (Vishnu Parivaara Devata)
#Prahlada (Chakravarthi/Emperor)
#Bahlika (Raaja/Kuru King)
#Vyaasaraayaru (VyasaRajaru) followed by
#RaghavendraSwamy [RajaAdhiraaja Guru
Saarvabhouma]
Several #DaasaSreshtas including Sri #VijayaDasaru have worshipped Sri Guru Raayaru.
There is no exception that people from all walks of life including #Yatis worship Sri Guru Raayaru and visit #Mantralayam to have darshan of Guru Sri #RaaghavendraRu.
[The term #Vardhanti is derived from the element #Vrdh meaning to grow (#Vrddhi); #Vardhamana that we generally come across denotes, to prosper, to grow, progressing; #Vardhana means extension; Therefore it is appropriate to use term Vardhanti for #Janmadinotsava. Sri #GuruRajoVijayate]
It is our ardent duty and bhaAgya to worship (yatha shakti) Sri #GuruRaayaru on this sacred day (Phalguna Sukla Sapthami) and also every day; spread the divinity, glory, significance and merits of Sri Guru RaAyaru and the divine tharaka manthra.
With so much of sanctity,spirituality,divinity, behind, One should not resort to dosha chintana of Sri Guru Raayaru. He should always be adored with utmost reverence; devotion; faith; obeisance, gratitude. He is Kaliyuga Kamadhenu – Kalpavriksha; His glory is everlasting...
Worshiping Sri Guru RaAyaru is Hari Preeti
Sri RaAgHavendraAya NamaHa
Very well written. Thank you
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