The Nine saints of #NavaBrindavanam #temple
Nava Brindavana is a small island in the Tungabhadra river near Hampi or Vijayanagar.
Hampi is in Bellary district and it is approachable from Bangalore by rail or road. The nearest airport is Bellary. The nearest train stop is Bellary. There are direct buses from Bangalore and other places in Karnataka to Hospet and even Hampi apart from Bellary.
This is one of the most holy spots for Madhwas as it contains the Brindavanas (final resting place of nine Madhwa saints).
The Brindavana of Vyasa Theerta is at the centre while the Brindavana of other eight saints are in a rough circle. There is a yellow line drawn around the periphery of the Brindavanas.
Do not cross this line.
You have to go in a boat or Theppa from Hampi to visit Nava Brindavana. It is located east of Anegundi, which was the earlier capital of the Vijayanagar dynasty before it was shifted to Hampi.
You can catch a ferry either from Gangavathi side or Hampi side (Talagarighatta Gate).
There are shrines dedicated to Ranganatha and Hanuman here.
Poojas commence around 10-30 a.m., Devotees and visitors are advised not to do pradakshina of the Brindavanas in wet clothes. Try to time your visit in the morning.
It is on this island that Vyasa Raja in his earlier avatar as Prahalada had meditated to get rid of his dosha of getting his father, Hiranyakashapyu, killed by Lord Narasimha.
Some of the saints who have visisted Nava Brindavana are Raghavendra Swamy and Raghottama Theertha among others and Purandara Dasa and Kanaka Dasa.
Padmanabha Theertha
He is the first Madhwa saint to enter Brindavana at Nava Brindavana is Padmanabha Theertha.
Padmanabha Theertha was the first disciple of the redoubtable Madhwacharya. He also ascended the Dwaitha throne after Madhwacharya.
His original name was Shobana Bhatta. He was a well-known logician of his times and he lost a marathon debate to Madhwacharya after which he converted to Dwaitaism.
He was regarded highly by the fifth head of the Dwaitha Samrajya,
Jayatheertha or Teekachar, as the pioneer of Tatvavada literature.
He was the first to write a commentary on the Bhasya of Madhwacharya. This was called Sattarkadipavali.
Other works are Sanyaayarathnavali, Gitabhashya and Gitatatparya. He has also written commentaries on all the ten Nirnaya Prakshikaas. He headed the Dwaitha Matha for six years and nine months.
He took Sanyasa from Madhwacharya in 1263 and entered Brindavana in 1324 or 1325. He gave Deekshe to Lakshmidhara Theertha to set up the Sripada Raja Matha at Mulabagal.
His Aradhana Thithi is Karthika Bahula Chaturdashi (Nov-Dec).
Kavindra Theertha
The second Brindavana here is that of Kavindra Theertha. He is believed to be the brother of Rajendra Theertha, the founder of Vyasaraja Matha. He was earlier known as Vasudeva Shastry.
Vageesha Theertha
His Poorvashrama name was Raghunathacharya. He was one of the greatest scholars of his time. He was the third Madhwa saint to enter Brindavana at Nava Brindavana.
He was the successor of Kavindra Theertha. This sait if ofgten confused with another seer by the same name who gave Deekshe to Vadiraja Theertha (of Sode Matha). His name tooo was Vagesha Theertha and he beelonged to the Sode Math.
Raghuvarya Theertha
He was the Guru of Raghottama Theertha (of Tirukoilur).
He travelled all over the country to spread the message of Madhwacharya. Once when he reached the banks of Bheema river in north Karnataka, the river gave way for him.
Vyasa Theertha
A renowned scholar, Vyasa Theertha or Vyasa Raja was the Raja Guru of six Vijayanagar Emperors, including Krishna Deve Raya.
He encouraged Purandara Dasa and Kanaka Dasa in penning Haridasa Sahitya. He was the Chancellor of the Vijayanagar University which had 11,000 students.
He entered Brindavana in 1539 when Achuta Deve Raya was the Emperor of Vijayanagar.
Srinivasa Theertha
He succeeded Vyasa Theertha to the Vyasaraja Matha. He was also the Raja Guru of Achuta Deve Raya.He has written a book on Vyasa Theertha. This book along with accounts of Portuguese travelers to Vijayanagar and a biography by Somanatha.
It was during the period of Rama Theertha that the first split of the Vyasa Raja Matha took place. Both Lakshmikantha Theertha and Sridhara Theertha took Sanyas from Rama Teertha.
Sudhindra Theertha
He was the Guru of Raghavendra Swamy. He was also the “Shishya” given to Vijayendra Theertha by Vyasa Raja himself. He was an unmatched
scholar and he shared a close Samrajya.
He was the Raja Guru of Raghunatha Bhoopala of Tanjor
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18 июл 2021
