21stJun

Guruparampara upto Sri Raghavendra Thirtharu

The Dwaitha Philosophy also called in several names like Madhwa Philosophy, Madhwa Matta, Vyasa Matta etc., preaches the Doctrine Hari Sarvothama i.e. Lord Hari is the Supreme. It is said the humans gets the desired Moksha only by acquiring the required Gnana which is treasured in our Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas, Brahmasutras etc, which were made

21stJun

Rayaru’s works on an Elephant procession

Sri Raghavendra Thirtharu engaged in several debates with Scholars of high repute from different schools of thought.  In all these debates he was successful by virtue of his wisdom, in depth learning and convincing skills. On one occasion he was invited to participate in a debate by the King of Madurai Sri Tirumala Nayaka (1623-1659). 

21stJun

Buried boy revived back to life

Sri Raghavendra Thirtharu and his team were travelling in North Karnataka and reached a village called Krishnapura. It was scorching hot day, and all were resting at a place. On knowing that Rayaru is in the vicinity, the Nawab of Savanur comes walking and approaches Rayaru. He makes a humble submission to Rayaru that he

21stJun

Rayaru Visits Srirangapatna

Sri Raghavendra Thirtharu visited several pilgrim destinations of Vaishnava importance. On one occasion, he visited Srirangapatna on the invitation of the then-King Doddadevaraja Wodeyar (1627-1673). The King was God fearing, respectful to saints and patronised all of them. His ancestors had the privilege of honouring Sri Vibudhendra Thirtharu, the popular Saint of the Madhwa Lineage.

21stJun

Rayaru cleanses a Brahmin

After the visit to Rameswaram, Sri Raghavendra Thirtharu reaches the Banks of River Thamraparani. There in a Hamlet Kallidaikurichi he comes across a Brahmin very aggrieved, being outcasted and rejected by a group of Brahmins. He was rejected, it is said, as he had become impure for having deviated from traditional Brahmin practices, customs and

21stJun

Mantrakshathe Turns Black

Once Sri Raghavendra Thirtharu accepts mustard seeds offered by a devoted Harijan. It was during Ashada of Chaturmasa period and as a customary practice, mustard seeds are prohibited in food preparations. Overruling the custom, Rayaru hands over the mustard seeds to the cook instructing him to use it in the preparation of the naivedhya to

21stJun

Kanakadasa gets Moksha

Sri Raghavendra Thirtharu during one of his tours, was staying in Lord Hanuman Temple at Manvi in Raichur District. He was performing Chaturmasa vratha meaning he remained in the same place for four months. One day, an old Harijan comes to the temple and bows to Rayaru while standing at a distance. Rayaru on seeing,

15thJun

Why Prahalada was reborn as Rayaru?

Thimanna Bhatta and Gopikamba constantly prayed lord Venkateshwara for a boy child, visited Tirumala the abode of lord Venkateshwara and stayed for long duration. The couple offered sevas during their pilgrimage. Thimanna Bhatta a scholar by himself used to do the parayana and deliver discourses on our epics and puranas. One evening Thimmana Bhatta delivered

15thJun

Tanjore famine relief

King Vijayaraghava Nayaka ruled Tanjore Kingdom from 1634 to 1673. During 1640s his kingdom faced a severe drought with repeated failure of the monsoons. This calamity remained for many years causing panic to the King. He met Sri Raghavendra Thirtharu requesting for his intervention and solution to get back normalcy to the kingdom. He also

15thJun

Sri Raghavendraya Namaha

Raghavendraya Namaha in Devanagari is an eight-syllable mantra meaning salutation to Sri Raghavendra. The name Raghavendra has the credence for being suggested by lord Rama himself to Sri Sudhindra Thirtharu. The word Raghava means descendants of Raghu Vamsha and Indra means Chief conveying the name of Lord Rama. Also, lord moola Rama is the Samsthana