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Appear as you are - Be as you appear (The essence of Ittange Iruveno Hariye)

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The essence of "Ittā ṅ ge Iruvenō Hariye" "Appear as you are, be as you appear" The beautiful verse from Sri Sripadarajaru's composition "Ittā ṅ ge Iruvenō Hariye" ( ಇಟ್ಟಾಂಗ ಇರುವೆನೋ ಹರಿಯೇ) is a masterclass in spiritual surrender (Sharanagati). It captures the absolute peace that arrives when an individual completely dissolves their ego and drops all resistance to life's circumstances. Key Philosophical Themes of the Composition Sri Sripadarajaru uses stark, powerful contrasts in this song to teach profound spiritual truths: Sharanagati True surrender means accepting life's highs and lows with identical mental poise (Samatva). In the text, he says: If You grace me, You might feed me rich food and clarified butter (tuppa) on a golden plate. But if Your favor shifts, You might make me beg for dry scraps in the forest. I accept both conditions equally, because You are the author of both. Shedding the Ego Mask Human anxiety stems f...

Sri Sripadarajaru (Narasimha Theertha) - Mulabagalu

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Sri Sreepaada Raajaru (Mulabagalu) तं वंदे नरसिंहतीर्थनिलयं श्रीव्यासराट् पूजितं | ध्यायंतं मनसा नृसिंहचरणम् श्रीपादराजं गुरुं | ತಂ ವಂದೇ ನರಸಿಂಹತೀರ್ಥನಿಲಯಂ ಶ್ರೀವ್ಯಾಸರಾಟ್ ಪೂಜಿತಂ | ಧ್ಯಾಯಂತಂ ಮನಸಾ ನೃಸಿಂಹಚರಣಮ್ ಶ್ರೀಪಾದರಾಜಂ ಗುರುಂ | తం వందే నరసింహతీర్థనిలయం శ్రీవ్యాసరాట్ పూజితం | ధ్యాయంతం మనసా నృసింహచరణమ్ శ్రీపాదరాజం గురుం | https://archive.org/details/sreepaada-raayaru-mulabagalu ( Moola Brindavana of Sri Sreepaadarajaru ) Tham vande Narasimha theertha nilayam Sri Vyasaraja poojitham Dhyayantham manasa Nrusimha charanam Sreepadarajam Gurum There is a strong belief among the followers of Madhwa Philosophy that as soon as one gets up from the bed, chanting the name of Saint Sri Sreepaadarajaru with sincere devotion will bestow upon him sumptuous food on that day. True to the spirit of the belief, there lived a great saint and scholar by name Sri Sreepaadarajaru in 14th century during the period of King Saluva Narasimha Raya of Vijayanagara Empire. An outstanding Saint...

MADHVANAAMA (SriPaadaRaaja Virachita)

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Sri MadHvanaAma- ಮಧ್ವನಾಮ (ಶ್ರೀಪಾದರಾಜ ವಿರಚಿತ) (composed by Sri SreEpaAdaRaAjaru) https://archive.org/details/madhva-naama-sri-paada-rayaru MadhvaNaAma is one of the most popular works of shrIpAdarAjaRu. A Kannada poem extolling VaAyu dEvaru and his three incarnations. It follows the structure of shri hari-vAyu stuti and was composed by shrIpAdarAjaru for the benefit of those who don't know Sanskrit and/or are not allowed to recite the VaAyu-stuti. Phala-Stuthi for this great work was written by Sri Jagannatha Dasaru adding glory to its greatness and value. #ಮಧ್ವನಾಮ ಜಯ ಜಯ ಜಗತ್ರಾಣ ಜಗದೊಳಗೆ ಸುತ್ರಾಣ ಅಖಿಲಗುಣ ಸದ್ಧಾಮ ಮಧ್ವನಾಮ || ಪ || ಆವ ಕಚ್ಛಪ ರೂಪದಿಂದಲಂಡೋದಕವ ಓವಿ ಧರಿಸಿದ ಶೇಷಮೂರುತಿಯನು ಆವವನ ಬಳಿವಿಡಿದು ಹರಿಯ ಸುರರೈಯ್ದುವರು ಆ ವಾಯು ನಮ್ಮ ಕುಲಗುರುರಾಯನು || ೧ || ಆವವನು ದೇಹದೊಳಗಿರಲು ಹರಿ ನೆಲಸಿಹನು ಆವವನು ತೊಲಗೆ ಹರಿ ತಾ ತೊಲಗುವ ಆವವನು ದೇಹದಾ ಒಳ ಹೊರಗೆ ನಿಯಾಮಕನು ಆ ವಾಯು ನಮ್ಮ ಕುಲಗುರುರಾಯನು || ೨ || ಕರುಣಾಭಿಮಾನಿ ಸುರರು ದೇಹವ ಬಿಡಲು ಕುರುಡ ಕಿವುಡ ಮೂಕನೆಂದೆನಿಸುವ ಪರಮ ಮುಖ್ಯ ಪ್ರಾಣ ತೊಲಗಲಾ ದೇಹವನು ಅರಿತು ಪೆಣನೆಂದು ಪೇಳುವರು ಬುಧಜನ || ೩ || ಸುರರೊಳಗ...