Vande vishnum namami shriyamatha cha bhuvam brahmavayu cha vande|

gayathrim bharatim tamapi garudamanantam bhaje rudradevam|

devim vande suparnim ahipathidayitam varunnimapyumam tam|
indradin kamamukhyan api sakalasuran tadgurun madgurunshcha
Lord Veda Vyasa – Avatara of load vishnu
Sri Gurubhyo Namah
|| Vasudeva-sutam devam Kamsa-chaanoora-mardanam
Devakee-paramaanandam Krishnam vande jagadgurum ||

|| Bramanataguravha Sakshaistam Daivam Shriyaha Patihi |

Acharyaha Shrimadacharyaha Santu Mejanmajanmni ||

Chitrai padaisch gambhiraih vakairmanaih akhanditaih |

gurubhavam vyanjayanti bhati shrijayatirtha vak

|| Bhavabhodakrutam Seve Raghuttamamahagurum |

Yat Shishyashishyashishyadya tippanyacharyasangnithaha ||

|| Vishnoo padasrit Govrataihi svanta dhvant Nivarkah |

Shri Satyasandha suryooyam Bhasantam No Hrudambare ||

|| Naivedyakabavisham Rame Vikshyatatbhuktibhagguru |

Yodarsayatravim Ratrausatyabhodhastume Mude ||

|| ASetoorahisharadrehe yoo disho jitavan muhuhu |

Satyadhyanaguruhu paatu yatindryerappyu pasita ||

|| Satyaabhijyakarabjotthan Panchashdvarsha Poojakaan |

Satyapramodateertharyan Nauminyayasudharatan ||
(Whom) it is possible
to know well only from
good scriptures, (who
is) comprehensively
beyond all that is
destructible and
indestructible; (that)
Nârâyana I worship
always, who is
flawless and of the
nature of an
uncountable number
of good qualities.

Udupi sri Krishna

Abhisheka of Udupi sri krishna by pratah smaraniya
param pujya sri. Vidyamanya tirtha swamiji
Vasudeva-sutam devam
Kamsa-chaanoora-mardanam
Devakee-paramaanandam
Krishnam vande jagadgurum
Rukmini kararchita Madhva
vallabha Sri Krishana
 || Hari sarvottama ||
|| Vayu jivotamma ||
jaya jaya jagatrANa,
jagadoLage sutrANa
akhila guNa sadhdhAma
madhvanAma

Madhva Murti
Located outside Krishna temple
in Udupi
shuklaambara dharam vishnum
shashi varNam chaturbhujam
prasanna-vadanam dhyaaye
sarva vighnopa-shaantaye

anandamukunda
aravindanayana |
Anandatirtha
paranandavarada ||
Udırnamajaram divyam
amrtasyandyadhı situhu I
anandasya padam vande
brahmendradi abhivanditam II
-- Dwadasha stotra
Om Isavasyamidam sarvam
yatkiñca jagatyam jagat |
tena tyaktena bhuñjitha ma
grdhah kasyasvid dhanam ||
sukara rupaka danava
shatro bhumividharaka
yajnavaranga I
deva nrsimha hiranyaka
shatro sarva bhayantaka
daivatabandho II
Tvameva maata cha, pitaa tvameva
Tvameva bandhuscha sakhaa tvameva I
Tvameva vidyaa dravinam tvameva
Tvameva sarvam mama deva deva II
svajanodadhisamvrddhi
purnacandro gunarnavah
amandananda sandro nah.
Sadavyadindirapatih

ramacakorý vidhave
dustadarpodavahnaye
(dustasarpodavahnaye)
satpanthajanagehaya
namo narayanaya te

cidacidbhedam. akhilam.
vidhayadhaya bhunjate
avyakrta guhasthaya
ramapranayine namah.
Om purnamadah purnamidam
purnat purnamudacyate |
purnasya purnamadaya
purnamevavasisyate
-Ishavasya Upanishad
Vedavvyasa - lord of knowledge
he is wearing jata. In one hand,
Gnana mudra and abhaya mudra on the
other.
In gita, shri krishna says,
Abhaya is the first quality for sadhaka
And gnana is the supreme one for
salvation.

Veda Vyasa Devaru (Avatara of Lord Vishnu)

 The vigraha of paduranga vittala
with rukmini and satyabhama
gifted to the first pontiff,
shri upendra tirtha by acharya
madhva is worshipped here.
Vittala is holding a conch in one
hand and pointing his feet with
the other hand, both hands are at
hip level.
Shri vadiraja swamiji interpreted
this as, those who wear this sign
of conch and chakra and
prostrate before the lord's feet
can easily cross the ocean of
bhava since the depth of the
ocean will get reduced to his hip
level by the grace of the lord.
Since two other mathas also have
the vigraha of vittala, the vigraha
of this matha is known as upendra
vittala to distinguish this from
the other vigrahas.

Subramanya mutt deities

Sripadrayara mutt gopala
Deities of SrimadUttaradi mutt
The main deity (patta devaru)
Of the matha is shri mula gopinatha

Sripadarayara mutt deities

Puthige mutt deities Sripadrayara mutt Gopi nandana
Deities of sri Raghavendra Mutt
Bharati ramana mukhya pranaya
Hanuma Bhima Madhva Murti
Namo Hanuma Bhima Madhva
-Navavrindavana
abhramaM bhaN^garahitaM ajaDaM
vimalaM sadA |
AnandatIrthaM atulaM bhaje
tApatrayApaham.h ||

yO vipralambha viparItamati
prabhUtAn
vdAnnirasya kritavAn bhUvi
tatvavAdam |
sarvEshvarO haririti
pratipAdayantam
AnandatIrtha munivaryam
aham namAmi ||
 Sanatana Dharama (dvaita ) origins

Shri Hamasanamaka Paramatma

Acyutapreksa*, whose name means
"one who has knowledge of the Brahma
infallible Lord Acyuta", according to
Shri Madhva Vijay (4.7) he was in an
devaru
earlier birth a bumble bee who used
Sanak
to reside in the house of the Pandavas kumar
for some years and used to take Durvasa
prasadam directly from the hands of
Queen Draupadi. Nonetheless it was
Muni
for his asrama, for he possessed a
Jnananidhi
pure mind and pure heart, and this
was where Vasudeva (purvashrama Garudavahan
name of madhvacharyaru) was
+Due to there being a four a
heading.
hundred year gap in the Brahma Kaivalya
sampradaya, breaking for all
practical vision with Prajna, some Jnanis
ten guru-disciple generations
previous, the gurus in this line up a
until Acyutaprajna (Acyutapreksa) Paratirth
had, out of fear of the wicked
Buddhists and Mayavadins,
a
hidden themselves away and just
Satyaprajn
tried to maintain their line without a
drawing attention to themselves. Prajn
These Kutirchak sannyasis were
not strong enough to smash the
a
onslaughts of these philosophies, (through hidden line) to
+

so they just stayed in their Acyutapreksa*

asramas at the edge of their
villages and tried to PoornaPrajna ( Ananda
philosophically maintain
Shri Madhavacharya, a.K.A, srimad ananda tirtha, was born in a village called
pajaka kshetra, near udupi, on the west coast of india in modern day
karnataka in 1238 AD
Shri madhvacharya is the third avatara of shri mukhya prana devaru, the
other 2 avataras being that of shri hanuman and shri bhemasena. Shri
Madhavacharya re-introduced the eternal philosophy of tatvavada
(realism), a.K.A dvaita, based on vedanta. The main tenets of this
philosophy are:
 Shri hari (vishnu) is supreme and independent with infinitely auspicious
qualities
 This universe is real

 The differences perceived in this universe are also real and 5-fold

6. Jiva-paramatma bheda

7. Jada-paramatma bheda

8. Jiva-jiva bheda

9. Jada-jada bheda

10. Jiva-jada bheda

 There is gradation among souls, both in this world and in mukthi

Shri madhvacharya also established the ashta mathas at udupi and installed
the vigraha of lord shri krishna at udupi
Chitrai padaisch gambhiraih
vakairmanaih akhanditaih |
gurubhavam vyanjayanti bhati
shrijayatirtha vak

Jayatirthara Brindavana
 Adherents of tattvavada or dvaita owe shri Jayatirtharu a huge debt. Like hanumanta
communicating the thoughts of lord rama to sita mata, Jayatirtharu is the messenger who brings us
the message of shri Madhavacharya. He has delved deep into shri Madhavacharya works and
brought us innumerable pearls of wisdom and insight. Indeed, it is impossible to study Madhva
shastra without his help.
 All the luminaries who have graced dvaita – shripadarajaru, Vyasarayara, vadirajaru, vijayindraru,
raghottamaru, raghavendraru, to name a few – have only built on the foundation laid by shri
Jayatirtharu, and have not deviated from the line laid by him. Such is his profound mastery over
tattvavada or dvaita.
 To put it symbolically, one may consider the sarvamula granthas (shri Madhavacharya works) as the
temple that shri Madhavacharya built to his favorite deity, narayana or vishnu. Like jaya guarding
the portals of vaikuntha, jayatirtha regulates entrance to this shrine. One has to obtain his
blessings in order to enter and obtain the grace of the deity enshrined within.
 It is said that in a previous birth, Sri Jayatîrtha was a bull that served as a pack-animal, and
traveled with Srimad Ananda Tîrtha and his devotees, whose library it carried. When Srimad
Ananda Tîrtha would give a lecture, the bull would stand at a distance and listen silently. Once, when
some disciples approached Srimad Ananda Tîrtha and asked him which of them would be the one to
write commentaries on his works, he told those importunates that it would be the bull that would do
so, rather than one of them
 "sudhâ vâ paThanîyâ, vasudhâ vâ pâlanîyâ," which conveys the meaning that the joy of studying the
Nyâya-Sudhâ can only be compared to the joy of ruling a kingdom
 Sri Jayatîrtha's Brndâvana is at Malkheda, in the north of modern Karnataka state, from where he
continues to bless devotees who, in spite of their own lack of any significant ability, wish to
understand Srimad Ananda Tîrtha's writings correctly
 Jaya rayaru
Mithya sidhdhanta durdhvanta vidhvamsana vichakshanah |
jayatirthakhya taranirbhasatam no hrudambare
Sri Vishnu thirtharu
Sri Vadiraja gurusarvabhaumaru
Vrindavana of Sri Vadiraja sripadaru at Sode
Hierarchy of Devatas (Devata Taratamya) According to Madhvas*
Hierarchy of Devatas According to Madhvas contd.

*Please understand taratamya from your guru as it is very

complex in certain aspects of avesha, amsha etc
Worshiping gods without taratamya is a great sin hence the
list
 The philosophy of srimadacharya had started to spread far and wide in the 16th century due to the
incessant zeal of great saints like shri sripadaraja tirtha, shri vadiraja tirtha, shri Vyasarayara, shri
vijayindra tirtha and a host of haridasas like shri purandaradasa, shri kanakadasa and others. But the
battle of talikota of 1565 ravaged the whole of vijayanagar and also to some extent the whole of
south india, and this had a terrible impact on the madhva community since the vijayanagar empire had
collapsed like a pack of cards after the battle. The vijayanagar emperors were great patrons of
literature and held the madhva saints and haridasas in great esteem and encouraged their progress
within and outside their domain.
 The greatest king of vijayanagar, krishnadevaraya, had been saved by shri vyasa tirtha during the
kuhu yoga. Shri vijayindra tirtha, the worthy shishya of shri vyasa tirtha, also commanded great
respect in the vijayanagar kingdom. But unfortunately ramaraya, the successor to krishnadevaraya
did not heed the advice of shri vijayindra tirtha on certain aspects and this eventually led to the
downfall of the empire. The architectural splendour of hampi was reduced to a vanished reality.  
Many madhva families migrated south to thanjavur and other places.   Fortunately, because of the
patronage of the maratas and the nayaks, the madhvas were able to sustain themselves in the south.
When shri vijayindra tirtha heard about the downfall of the vijayanagar empire, he was emotionally
moved but after meditating on the lord he comforted himself with the fact that nothing happens
without the will of the lord. The followers of sanatana dharma, regardless of what sect or religion,
were put to untold hardships.
 Especially for the madhva community there was an urgent need for a lighthouse to guide the
rudderless boat in a stormy sea. The lord decided that none other than Nirutti, the guardian of the
south west direction of vaikunta, was the correct person who could act as a perfect guide to the
sorrow stricken bhaktas. According to the taratamya stotra of the purvashrama sister of
srimadacharya, nirutti occupies the 17th position in the taratamya.  Like srimadacharya, nirutti had
served in his first two avataras of shri ramachandra and shri krishna paramatma as durmukha vanara
and ghatotkacha respectively.
 In the kali yuga, nirutti devatha, who is on equal taratamya as that of pravahi, mithra, tara and
others came to the earth as shri Raghottama tirtha.
 Shri Raghuttam Teertharu desired to enter the Brindavana at Manapundi ( Thirkoilur ) near the bank of river
South Pinakini (Penna) which is in Villupuram Distric of present Tamilnadu, Where Shri Galava Rishi was residing
and also the place is Known as "Pancha Krishnaranya Kshetra “
 || Bhavabhodakrutam Seve
Raghuttamamahagurum |
Yat Shishya shishya
shishyadya
Tippanyacharya sangnithaha ||

Raghottama gurum vande

raghottama padarchakam |
gambiryenartha bahulya tika
tatparya bhodakam ||
Like mantralaya mahaprabhu was aware of
the sanctity of mantralaya, shri raghottama
tirtha,
Also was aware of the sanctity of tirukkoyilur.
This is the place where the marriage of sati
and Rudradevaru had taken place and hence
the name manampoondi
Had been allotted to this village. Till today
even if we go by bus we should ask for
manampoondi.
There is a big temple with shri trivikramaswami
vigraha installed by brahma devaru at
tirukkoyilur.

Raghuttama Thirtharu (tirukoilur)

 Jnana vairagya bhaktadahi
guna shalini |
lakshminarayana munin
vandhe chimthithadhayakam
||

kale palathi kalpadhru

chimthamanirapi yachane
dhatha |
varshathi sakala abhishtham
darshana mathrath
shripadharan muni ||

Sripadarayara Brindavana
Sripadrayara Brindavana
Sripadrayara mutt saligrama
Arthikalpithakalpoyam
prathyarthigajakesari |
vyasathirthagururbhuyadas
madhishtarthasiddhaye ||

Shri vyasaraja tirtha was the 3rd avatara of

karmaja devata, Shanku karna.
His first avtara was in krita yuga as
prahalada.
His second avatara was that of shri bhalika
raja during mahabharata
In dvapara yuga.
He also reincarnated as mantralaya
mahaprabhu,
Shri raghavendra tirtha, after having come
down as
Shri vyasaraja tirtha.

Vyasarayara Brindavana
Sri Raghavendra swamigalu
Abisheka of Sri Laxmi Nrasimha idol adorning atop
moola vrindavana of sri raghavendra swami
This devaranama was composed by Gururayaru . The
statements in the verses do not apply to Rayaru.
Gurusaravabhouma out of compassion for lesser mortals like
us, has shown us the way to pray to lord venugopala for we
don’t know even how to pray !.
Rare pictures of Sri Raghavendra swami
Sri Vijaya Dasaru
(Brgu Amsha sambootaru)
Sumramanya mutt narashima
 Prinayamo Vasudevam

Sri Bharatiramana Mukhyapranatargata sri krishanarpanamastu

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