!!! Sri Sri 1008 Satyadhyana Teertharu : Charitra [Part -3] !!!

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Continued after Pune Digvijaya…

 

After Shri Swamiji completed Pune digvijaya,

Swamiji proceeded toward Bijapur. Swamijis Pune visit changed the lifestyle of

Punekars and many people were blessed with his sheer presence. Prominent

amongst the Haribhaktas were (Sarva Sri) Mule, Dandekar, Nigudkar, Karhade,

Kokanashata etc… After Swamiji left Chikkod, he traveled extensively in

Maharashtra and blessed people of Sangli, Miraj, Kolhapur, Karhad, Vai,

Rasaripur, Kalgaon, Kale, Satara, Shiraval and other towns. All these villages

were blessed with presence of Swamiji as it was quite long since any

Peethadhipati had come and blessed these places. Vaishnavism was on the decline

in these places but Sri Swamijis sanchara to these places revived the faith and

Swamiji blessed them all with the Darshana of Sri Moola / Digvijaya Rama Devaru

and Sita Devi.

 

Many people requested Swamiji to keep coming to all

these places, as it was necessary for the people to enhance their affinity

towards their Matha & Mutt and at the same time keep them aware of all

irreplaceable rituals like Tapta Mudradharane. Swamiji has blessed all these

people and litened to their woes with a lot of love and patience. During

Swamiji's initial visit to this place, not even a single Haribhakta came

forward with financial assistance for bhikshe, not because these Haribhaktas

could not afford it, but it was because they were really not aware that they

need to come forward and make a contribution in any form possible, this was due

to the fact that not many peetadhipatis had visited these places in near past.

Acting to nullify this situation, Swamiji ordered the Diwan of Shri Uttaradi

Mutt to ensure that the mutt itself bears the burden of all the expenses and he

also ensured that no Haribhakta was left out without Mudhradharane or Theertha

Prasada. Swamiji ensured that the people were kept updated and were aware of

our siddhantha and practices by extensively travelling to such areas.

 

Many Shishyas of Swamiji have contributed towards

keeping our tradition alive in Maharashtra, prominent amongst them were Sri

Mahish from Sangli, Shri Khuperkar / Shri Pundit Rao from Kolhapur, Shri Mangle

from Kalgaon, Shri Gajendragadkar from Satara etc.

 

Swamiji then decided to head for Bijapur as

Chaturmasa was fast nearing. By ensuring a watertight and accurate itinerary,

Swamiji reached Bijapur on Ashada Shuddha Dashami. After completing Chaturmasya

at Bijapur, Swamiji extensively traveled villages surrounding Bijapur and

blessed them all. Later he continued his sanchara to Gulbarga and decided to

visit Malkhed on occasion of Mahasamarahane of Tikarayaru. He had invited many

pundits from Karnataka / Maharastra / Andhra / Tamilnadu for the grand event.

As per Swamijis instructions Sri Rangacharya met Sri Vasudevshastri Abhyankar

and informed him that " Sri Uttaradi Mutt Ubhaya Swamiji Sri Satyadhyana Teerthau

has invited you to attend Mahasamaradhana at Malkhed " . Sri Vasudev Shastri

agreed to come to Malkhed but put forth some conditions for his coming to the

Mahasamaradhana. He requested that Swamiji not have any debate/discussion with

me on Dvaita - Advaita vivaada. Sri Rangacharya conveyed this demand Swamiji.

Hearing this Swamiji immediately informed Shri Vasudev Shastri that he will not

engage him in any debate related to Dvaita/Advaita vivaada, but would like to

have a discussion/debate on Vyakarana Shastra. To this Shastriji readily agreed

but requested Sri Rangacharya to inform Swamiji that the debate/discussion

should happen in a friendly environment with total sportsmanship. Later Sri

Vasudevshasrti came to Malkhed from Pune with his shishyas. Prominent people

who attend Samaradhane were Sri Sridhar Shastri Pathak, Rangacharya Raddi,

Maratheshastri from Vai, Balacharya Gajendragadkar from Satara etc…

 

Sri Satyadhyana Teertharu decided to play role of

Neutral Umpire between opposite teams. On one side sat great Kannada pundits

from Mysore and on the opposite were Pundits from Maharashtra. One side was

Vidwan's in Nyaya and the other side was experts in Vyakarana. Almost 15000

people gathered to attend Mahasamaradhane. The both rival teams were surprised

to see that the discussion continued for close to 5 days, which was a matter of

surprise at that time.

 

One side was lead by Sri Abhyankar and they were

experts in Vykarana and Swamiji was playing a role of an umpire for the same. A

pundit from the opposite party decided to ask a question using a unique method

called NYAYAGHATIT. To this Sri Abhyankar Shastri requested the defending party

not to choose this method and rightly so, Sri Swamiji intervened and prevented

the discussion based on Nyayagathi. Everybody was very happy that the Swamiji

mediated and prevented an ugly scene. They all praised Swamiji for the same. At

the end the debated ended in a mutually constructive way and everybody who

participated were honored by Swamiji with Sambhavane , Mantakshade and

Sriphala.

 

Later Swamiji stayed for some more days at Malkhed

and decided to continue his travel to Raichur, Bellary etc. After accepting

Ashrama, it was for the first time that Swamiji was visiting some of these

places. Many popular and prominent people from Sholapur like Sri Nana Vaidya,

Shri Gavai, Shri Kakade etc. visited Bijapur and requested Swamiji to conduct

his next Chaturmasya at Sholapur. Swamiji readily accepted their request and

decided to stay at Sholapur for his next Chaturmasya. He later came to Sholapur

on Shaka 1840 Ashada Shudha Pournima. Sholapur had many Madhva families and

matched big cities at that time.

 

The Haribhaktas of Sholapur gave Swamiji an

excellent reception and performed all rituals with pomp and gaiety. Many people

from surrounding villages about 50 miles came and stayed at Swamijis chatra and

participated in chaturmasya festival. Many people utilized the presence of

Swamiji at Sholapur and conducted Bhiksha / Padapooja with total devotion. After Sholapur Swamiji

travelled to Akkalkot and Naldurg. Sri Sarasswati Mahostava was performed at

these places with great pomp and gaiety. He stayed at these places for some

time and later decided to travel to Hyderabad.

 

At that time Hyderabad was gripped with plague due to

which Swamiji decided to stay in Secunderabad, which is attached to Hyderabad

and called as twin city of Hyderabad. Swamiji stayed at Secunderabad for many

days. Later Plague also spread to Secunderabad due to which he decided to send

many of his disciples to their respective villages. From Secunderabad Swamiji

decided to travel to Malkhed as Mahasamaradhana was nearing again.

 

During his trip to Malkhed Swamiji visited

Chincholi and upon request of locals he decided to perform Mahasamaradhana at

Chincholi only. As many as 10,000 people attended the Mahasamaradhana in this

tiny village. Such was the greatness of Swamiji, that people from wide and far

participated in large numbers. Wherever he use to go people use to gather and

no one use to go away without Teertha Prasada.

 

The same we can see today also. Wherever present

Swamiji too visits we see an ocean of people. That's all the greatness of

Parampare and Ramadevara Aashirwda on mutt and its devotees.

 

After completing Mahasamaradhana at Chincholi, Swamiji

proceeded towards Malkhed where Sri Akshobhya Teertha, Sri Jayateertha and Sri

Raghunatha teertha Moola Vrindavana's are there and Sri Satyajnana Teertha

Swamijis Mritika Vrindavan is housed. This place was of a lot of importance to

Swamiji and he was highly attached to this holy place. We can see the same

attachment with our present Swamiji as well. Swamiji then decided to continue

his Patha karyakrama there at Malkhed and made his Shishyas to learn Sriman

Nyasudha and later decided to perform Sudha mangala for the very same students.

He decided not perform any more sanchara until he completes the Sudha Mangala

and decided to sell off his horses and bullock carts. He later asked one of his

shishya to send all Elephants except one to the village where he had Jahagiri

at that time. Pleasant information went around all stating that the Swamiji had

decided to perform Sudha mangala at Malkhed, this resulted in a very large

gathering with people wanting to hear Sudha from Swamiji.

 

Completing Sudha Mangala was a very important part

of every Madhva pundit's life. Everybody desired and felt elated to complete

his Mangala under Swamiji in the erstwhile days.

 

Elucidating Sudha was not a simple job by any

standards. Many famous pundits Shishyas were called for this job. Prominent

amongst them were Sarvasri Narasimhacharya Varkhedkar, Chincholi Krishnacharya,

Malagi Vedavyasacharya, Galgali Venkannacharya, Jevali Raghavacharya, Koulagi

Yadunathacharya, Toravi Krishnacharya, Pandurangi Jayacharya, Pangari Tatacharya,

Yagniya Vitthalacharya etc. Apart from these famous pundits, Sri Kudli

Akshobhya Teertha Mutt Junior Swamiji had come there with the Senior Swamiji.

The junior pontiff had come to Malkhed to complete his Sri Sudha Patha under

Shri Satyadhyana Theertharu. The Junior Swamiji was also honored with the title

" Tankasali Swami " .

 

The routine during those days was interesting;

daily Sri Sudha Patha used to start at 7:00 AM in morning and end at 10:30 AM.

Following this, Swamiji used to perform Sri Rama Devara pooje and used to take

some vishraanthi. Again from 2:00 PM patha would start and continue till

about 6:00 PM. There use to be two different kinds of people who use to come

for Sudha patha. The first batch were students who were learning pursuing patha

under Swamiji and the rest were great scholars and experts. Swamiji ensured

that it was great learning experience for all who were studying under the

swamiji. For the new it was fresh learning and it was the same for the learned

too, such was the greatness of Swamiji. Every day was a new learning for all of

them. Swamiji used to patiently answer every question the students put forth

and used to clear their doubts with great ease. Swamiji was so patient that he

would never feel offended even if the questions raised were out of context or

not relevant to the current area of study.

 

Sri Satyadhyana Teertha Sripadangalavaru has credit

of producing thousands of Shishyas and some of them were Mathadhipathis and

Peethadhipatis. Prominent Mathadhipatis amongst them were

 

·

Sri Sri 1008 Vidyamanya Teertha

Sripadangalavaru (Bhandarkeri Mutt Mathadhipathi)

·

Sri Sri 1008 Lakshmisha Teertha

Sripadangalavaru (Kundapur Mutt Vyasaraya Mathadhipathi)

·

Sri Sri 1008 Vidyasindhu

Teertha Sripadangalavaru (Subrahmanya Mutt Mathadhipathi)

·

Sri Sri 1008 Lakshmindra

Teertha Sripadangalavaru (Shiroor Mutt Mathadhipathi)

·

Sri Sagarkatte Vyasaraja Mutt

Mathadhipathi

·

Sri Kudli Akshobhya Teertha

Mutt Mathadhipathi

·

Sri Vallabhacharya

(Pithadhipathi) Sri Krishna Dikshitji Maharaj.

 

Sri Satyadhyana Teertha Sripadangalavaru has a rare

distinction of teaching and producing so many Peethadipathis. This distinction

also goes to erstwhile Swamiji Sri Satyapramoda Teertharu and present pontiff

of Sri Uttaradimatha Sri Satyatma Teertha Sripadangalavaru. Both of them have

distinction of teaching Kaniyoor Mutt Sripadangalavaru.

 

 

Sri Satyadhyana Teertha Swamiji was well versed

with Nyaya, Vyakarana, Mimamsa and other schools. Apart from our Srimadacharyas

tattvavada he was well versed with the other Vedantha schools. He has studied

all granthas written by Sri Adi Shankaraharya, Sri Ramanujacharya and Sri

Vallabhacharya. Because his sheer diversity of knowledge, he used to clear the

doubts in whatever topics being asked to him. He was well aware with the

loopholes of other Schools, which helped him to prove that what Srimadacharya

has preached us is right.

 

This Sudha Patha continued for almost 4 months and

on shaka 1842 Jyestha Vadya Dashami, Shri Sudha Mangala was concluded. Many

pundits from different regions came to attend this Sudha Mangala. On the very

same day, after completing Sri Ramadevara Pooje, Swamiji gave a discourse on

the last chapter of Sriman Nyanasudha. After that he completed Hastodaka for

all Swamijis Moola Vrindava. He took out a grand procession of Srima Nyanasudha

Gratha on that day. Almost 2000 Vaishnavas from different places attended the

procession. After the procession, Swamiji distributed clothes/sambhavane to all

students who passed out the examinations.

 

Swamiji decided to host a sumptuous meal for all

the people who attended the Sudha Mangala. He then went into kitchen to inspect

what's going on there. He decided to prepare " Hurnada Kadabu " to

all the devotees who came to attend the program. Many students were betting on

each other for eating more number of Kadbu's. Swamiji asked the cook to prepare

everything in pure ghee and preparing Kadbu's for almost 3000 people was not an

easy job. He later asked students to join the cook and asked them to give a

helping hand to prepare the same. A big heap of Kadabus almost 6 feet height

was prepared. Swamiji never liked things, which move on slow pace. He never

used to move from the place until the tasks were completed. He never ever liked

delays.

 

Most of the people who came to complete their Sudha

Mangala were aged. They use to have their lunch at Mutt and in evening it was

not possible for them to come to the mutt in evening time with their wives and

children. He ordered everybody to prepare his or her own food back at home. All

necessary ingredients were sent from the mutt to everybody's home to enable him

or her to prepare food at their respective homes.

 

It was also greatness of

Swamijis Poorvashrama wife popularly known and recognized by name Avvanoor who

use to take care of all the students who stayed at Mutt. She was like a mother

to most of the students who use to stay with Swamiji, leaving their respective

village, parents and home. Apart from this the total responsibility of

Akshobhya Teertha Mutt (Tankasali Swamiji) was on Uttaradimutt and Swamiji use

to take care of them. Through this the author of the book Late Sri Ramacharya

Balacharya Avadhani want to inform that he was about 12 years of age when this

Sudhan Mangala concluded at Malkhed. He was also present at Malkhed at that

time.

 

After completing Malkhed Sudha

Mangala in sannidhana of Sri Tikarayaru Swamiji again started his digvijaya

tour and arrived at Raichaur for and stayed there to complete his next

chaturmasya. After completing Chaturmasya at Raichur on request of Gadwal

residents Swamiji decided to celebrate Deepavali Mahostava at their place.

Later he stayed at a place called Kuntargi for some days, which was near to

Gadwal. As per his daily routine of teaching patha to students Swamiji was

about to go for his bath and at that time the Diwan of mutt has brought all the

posts and mail which was on the name of mutt. One of the mails was a book,

which was sent by registered post in the name of Swamiji. Usually nobody use to

address any mails on Swamijis name. All private and Govt mails were addressed

in the name of Diwan. Swamiji was surprised to see the mail on his name and he

was very much eager to open it and see what's inside. He just tore the cover of

the book and was looking very furious. Diwan was very much surprised and asked

Swamiji what is the book. Swamiji informed him that the books name is " CHANDRIKA

KHANDANAM " . The book was all about defaming the great grantha Tatparya

Chandrika that was written by Sri Vyasaraja Swamiji.

 

This book was written by a Advaiti

Pundit Sri Ramasubbashastri of Kumbhakonam. He was honored by title

Mahamahopadhya by that time government, and such was his name and fame in those

days. Sri Ramasubbashastri uses to have a small gurukul of his own and had some

50 students at his place for Patha and Pravachana. He purposely wrote this book

and sent this book in the name of Swamiji. In other words he challenged Swamiji

by sending this book by registered post just to make sure that he has received

this book. As soon as Swamiji opened this book he got very furious to see it

and decided to go through the book page by page and later informed the students

to bring writing material. He informed all of them what was in that book and

decided to write a book against it by name " CHANDRIKA MANDANAM " . He informed all students that he is going to

go for his bath and pooje only after writing initial pages of the book and this

is how started writing the book. After writing some pages Swamiji left for his

bath and completed Pooja and Teertha Prasada. Immediately after completing this

he again started writing and this went for some more days. Later Swamiji

decided to move to Tirupati. He stayed there for some days and published the

book " CHANDRIKA MANDANAM " and immediately sent a copy to Sri

Ramasubbashastri and was waiting for his reply. This is how Swamiji was, he

never uses to tolerate anything, which was talked, listened or written against

our great Yatis and tattvavada.

Like every time I request the

learned to forgive me for anything, which is incorrect and not properly

translated by me.

More translation about " CHANDRIKA

MANDANAM " in my next mail…..

Some of the famous student names

who studied all Shastra under Swamiji in my next mail…

 

I am sending this mail on very

auspicious day ie. Sri Hanuman Jayanthi. I take one more opportunity to

inform all of you that how we are blessed with Aashirwada of Sri Bhimasena

Devaru. In my uncles house (cousin of my father Late Sri Bimacharya Jadcharla)

we have a Pratime of Lord Bhimasena Hanuman Devaru on a small stone, which was

found by his ancestors 200 years ago. My uncle's great grandfather was a famous

ayurvedic vaidya in those days. Their Kuladevata was Sri Bhimasena Swamy of

Motakpally (near to Gudmitkal – Gulbarga). It so happened that he was washing

his clothes near to pushkarni on a small stone, which was very soft. He decided

to take it back home and thought that it will be very useful for him to prepare

the medicines. To his surprise he found a Hanuman picture carved exactly as the

Main God in Garbhagudi of the temple. He was so joyous that he brought the

Pratime keeping on his head all the way from Motakpally to Hyderabad by walking

that too in suddha Madi halting at some places in between. Motakpally is almost

200 Kms from Hyderabad. We have lost all our ancestors but still we are blessed

with Sri Bhimasena Anjaneya Swamy who is still intact at my uncle's place.

Above all I am very fortunate to have soubhagya of doing Pooja every year to

this great Hanumanji. I often visit my uncles house to perform pooja of this

great idol. May Sri Vayurupi Bhimasena Devaru bless all of us and give us more

and more opportunities to serve him like this every year. Please find enclosed the picture of Sri Bhimasena Devaru.

!!! Jai Shri Raam !!!

!!! Sri Bharatiramana

Mukhyapranantargata Sree Krishnarpanamastu !!!

!!! Sri Madhvesharpanamastu !!!

!!! Haraye Namaha !!!Kale Balkrishna

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