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Sri Vadiraja's Theertha Prabandha: An Unique Travel Guide of 107 Holy Kshetras of Bharath (An Old and Rare Book)

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Item Code: NAM230
Publisher: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, Tirupati
Language: English
Edition: 1997
Pages: 119 (2 B/W Illustrations)
Cover: Paperback
Other Details 9.0 inch X 6.0 inch
Weight 110 gm
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Introduction

Sri Madhwacharya installed Lord Krishna at Udupi, eight centuries ago and appointed eight young monks, for the worship of Kadacola Krishna. Eight mutts were established later on at Udupi. Among these eight mutts, Sode mutt is quite significant, for the first saint of this Mutt Sri. Vishnu Theertha was the younger brother or Sri. Madhwacharya. The 19th Saint Sri Vageesha Theertha was a great tapasvi and a super scholar. Sri Vadiraja who authored "Theertha Frabandha" was the direct disciple of Sri Vageesha Theertha.

Brief (Resume) of Sri Vadiraja : Sri Vadiraja born of the divine couple Sri Ramacharya and Saraswathi Devi in 1480AD at Huvinakere village of Kundapura Taluk, D. K. Dist., Karnatakc State. He lived an illustrious and glorious life with a full spar of 120 years from 1480 to 1600AD i. e. from Magha Shudda Dwadashi in Sharvari Samvatsara to Palguna Bahula Thritheeya of the same Sharvari Samvatsara until the said samvatsara completed its two full circles. He dedicated his whole life for the material and spiritual emancipation of mankind. He was ordained as a monk at the tender age of eight by his guru Sri. Vaqeesha Theertha. On account of the un-rivalled scholarship and deer attachment for human welfare possessed by Sri Vadiraja, Sode Mutt came to be known as Sode Vadiraja Mutt, subsequently Even today we can see the ancient house. where Vadiraja was born and spent his early years at Huvinakere.

Sri. Vadiraja was a brilliant scholar, creative poet, great administrator, social reforrr.er, precise thinker, and a contemporary of Sri. Vvasaraja, Purandara Dasa, and Kanaka Dasa. Vadiraja had authored more than 77 books in Sanskrit Viz; 1) Philosophv-' 2) Critical Notes-6 3) Poetry-4 4) Critical Review-11 5) Stotras-49 in all 77. In Kannada he had authord 7 books, and thousands of Bhajans, bearing the mark of his tutelary deity Hayavadana at the end of the song. He also wrote a Tulu Poem on the Dashavathara of Srihari for the benefit of the commoners. He composed Lakshmi Shobana song in Kannada, which when recited in temples or on the eve of marriages, will create a supremely divine atmosphere for the listners. His major works in Sanskrit are 1) Yuktimallika 2) Rukmineesha Vijaya 3) Sarasa Bharati Vilasa 4) Theertha Prabhanda.

As said earlier, Sri Vadiraja was blessed with a full span of life of 120 years,(1480-1600AD) and He entered Brindavan alive on Palguna Bahula Thritheeya in Sharvari Samvatsara upon the said Samvatsara completing its two full circles, at Sode 20 k.m. away from Sirsi in U. K. Dist. of Karnataka State. Among the Madhwa saints, Sri. Vadiraja was the first to enter the brindavan alive. The second saint to do so was His Holiness Sri Raghavendra Theertha Swamiji, who is blessing the devotees spread all over the world, standing on the banks of Thunga river at Manthralaya.

Sri Vadiraja's Theertha Prabandha : We come to know from the life of Sri Vadiraja, that he had toured all over India, from the Southern end of Kanyakumari to Badrinath in North, and from the Western end of Dwarka to Puri in the East several times, and had authored a book in Sanskrit entitled "Theertha Prabandha" an unique travelogue in Sanskrit literature. The book is divided into 4 well organised parts Viz; Paschima Prabandha comprising of 44 holy places, of the Western Region described in 99 Verses, Uttara Prabandha - 20 kshetras of the Northern Region in 46 Shlokas, Purva Prabandha- 23 places of the Eastern Region in 43 Verses, Dakshina Prabandha -20 places of the Sothern Region in 47 shlokas, in all 107 holy kshetras worshipped in 235 Verses visited by the saint spread in different parts of the holy mother Bharath. Vadiraja visited each place and explained the spiritual significance and glory of those places and deities, rivers, mountains, thereof as enviseged in our scriptures. In short, we can see the glory of ancient Indian culture in this book, the essence of which is unity in diversity. The reading of the book is virtually a Bharath Darshan, as seen by an illustrious Indian saint 500 years ago, when the modern transport system and other infrastructures for pilgrimage were not available. The whole tour must have been conducted by walk along with the other daily chores of the saint i. e, Japa, Pooja, Pravachana, and writing of books etc. Such a hazardous task could be accomplished only by a noble soul like Sri. Vadiraja, who had abundant blessings of Hari and Vayu. Sri Vadiraja possessed an outstanding power of grasp and expression, and he unravels in this book the glory of our ancient culture as envisaged in the Ramayana, the Mahabharatha, the Bhagavatha and enraptures us with the picturesque description of various deities, temples, holy rivers, mountains, etc. as he visits different places. Vadiraja proceeds form Sri. Krishna Temple Udupi Via west, north, east and southern directions in Pradaksinakara (Clock wise direction) to Lord Krishna as well as to mother Bharat, The English version of the Original Sanskrit shlokas are given below for the benefit of the English readers, in twenty seven chapters with necessary comments etc. The book is equally good as travel guide'

Contents

1Picture of Lokesha Sri Venkatesha MessI-IX
2Translators Note & Picture of Kadagola Udupi Sri KrishnaX-XIV
Places visited by Yathiraja Vadiraja :
Western Region (Paschima Prabandha)
I1Invocation
2Parashurama Kshetra
3Madhwa Sarovara
4Srikrishna Temple
5Anantheshwara Temple1-8
II6Pajaka Kshetra & Kunjarugiri .
7Yelluru Vishwanatha
8Madyavata Mutt
9Chintamani Narasimha
10Netravathi River
11Netravathi & Kumaradhara Sangam8-14
III12Subrahmanya Kshetra
13Vedavyasa Samputa
14Payaswini River
15Suvarna River15-18
IV16Kumbhasi Kshetra
17Koteshwara Kshetra
18Shankara Narayana Kshetra18-21
V19Mukambika Kshetra Kolluru
20Sahyadri
21Harihara21-24
VI22Bidirahalli Aswathanarayana
23Bidirahalli Someshwara
24Bankapura Keshawa
25Varada River
26Banavasi Madukeshwara
27Dharmaganga River
28Shalmali River24-28
VII29Sonda Kshetra
30Manjuguni Venkatesha
31Vena Bhairava28-31
VIII32Gokarna Kshetra
33Kolapur Mahalaxmi
34Tapati River
35Narmada River31-35
IX36Prabhasa Kshetra
37Banaganga Theertha
38Dhwarakapuri
39Gomathi River
40Chakra Theertha
41Shankoddara Theertha35-39
X42Gopichandana
43Siddapuri & Bindu Sarovara
44Theertharaja Pushkara
Northern Region (Uttara Prabandha)
XI1Krishna River
2Pandharapura Kshetra
3Godavari River42-46
XII4Yamuna River
5Triveni Sanqharn
6Prayaga Madava
7Holy Ganga River46-50
XIII8Kashi Kshetra
9Gaya Gadadara
10Palgu River50-53
XIV11Mathura
12Vishranthi Theertha
13Vrandavan
14Ayodya
15Naimisharanya
16Hastinapur
17Kurukshetra54-57
XV18Shambala
19Shat (Six) Prayagas
20Badari Kshetra58-62
Eastern Region (Purva Prabandha)
XVI1Gangasagara Sangama
2Puri Jagannatha
3Srishaila
4Ahobala
5Bhavanashini River63-66
XVII6Nivrathi Sangama
7Thungabhadra River
8Hampi Vittal
9Virupaksha Temple
10Pampa Kshetra
11Hampadevi
12Anegondi66-70
XVIII13Jaya Theertha
14Thirumala Srinivasa Prabhu70-74
XIX15Suvarna Mukhari River
16Kanchi Varadaraja
17Shiva Kanchi Ekambareshwara
18Kanchi Kamakshi
19Arunachaleshwara74-77
XX20Tirucoiluru
21Vriddachaleshwara
22Srimusna Bhuvaraha
23Kumbhaghonam77-79
Southern Rigion (Oakshina Prabandha)
XXI1Sriranga Kshetra
2Panchapani Shesha
3Chandrapushkarni80-83
4Cauvery River
5Vrishabhachala
6Nupuraganga
7Darbhasahyana
8Rama Sethu83-88
XXIII9Rarneshwara
10Dhanushkoti
11Sriramapada Stotra
12Srirama Stotra88-91
XXIV13Tamraparni River
14Mahendra Hills
15Kanyakumari
16Agasthya Varnana91-94
XXV17Such indra Kshetra
18Adi Keshava Kshetra
19Ghrathamala River
20Ananthashayana Kshetra95-98
XXVIA)Offer of Theertha Prabandha at Thiruvanthapur to Sri Ananthapadmanabha Swamy
B)Special Note on holy places not visited by Sri Vadiraja
1Mayapuri (Haridwara)
2Avantikapuri (Ujjaini)
3Sindhu River95-101
XXVIISpecial Note on holy places not visited by Sri Vadiraja
1Jambhukeshwara
2Srikalahasti
3Chidambara
4Totadri
5Kedarnath
6Anegondi101-104
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