Hari Vayu Guru Sahitya

TTD is doing lot of good works and one among them is the Digital library. TTD is scanning many old books and these books are available for download for all those interested. TTD has set up scanning centers in many cities and in Bangalore it is in two places, one in Vyayalikaval and another in IISc. The website http://www.archive.org contains many of the scanned books and following are the some of the books which I found interesting to many of our fellow madhva bhandhus. One may find many more useful books after further searching based on key words. Interested people may download following books for their study. Also if you find any other useful books, please share with others too. You may do search with Kannada to find Kannada books. Bhugola Varnanam of Shri Vadirajaru translated by Shri Badarayana Murthy - http://www.archive.org/details/bhugolavarnanam014603mbp Books edited by Shri Appannacharyaru Ex-chief officer TTD project 1)Dasatatva prakasika - http://www.arc...

Click here to view a detailed map of south canara and adjacent places After lots of search and enquiries, I have gotten hold of this map, which is very much in detail especially the piligrimage places in South Canara and adjacent places. Please make the best use of it during your next trip. This does not give you the distance, but can be used more like a vector map and gives a fair idea of what shd be your next destination incase you are travelling on your own vehicle. During our recent trip to Udupi, Pajaka & Sode, ( a joing trip between Jignaasa Bangalore & IT Madhwa Sangha, Hyderabad), we came across an excellent guide who knows all over 200kms north, south and east of Udupi and can take care of all types of arrangements for Madhwa yaathris. He is a recognised guide from almost all Mutts and here are his contact details: Sridhar Upadhyaya (popularly known as "Sri Krishnaya Namah" in and around Udupi) Professional Guide Cell: 98451 59449 PP: 0820 252 2222 He is ava...

Sri Narasimhachar Ikoor , ivara Shishyaru , Ankita - Shyamasundara

Sri Narasimhachar Ikoor , ivara Shishyaru

Source: AmshAvatara of Sri Narayana Panditacharya by Sri Vyasanakere Prabhanjanacharya. AmshAvatara is a unique work of Narayanapanditacharya. In ninety two shlokas, it deals with the important characters of Ramayana & Mahabharatha.The characters in these two epics are the manifestations of various gods & demons. Narayanapanditacharya has given a list of who is who (with the exception of the Lord). He has based his work on Acharya Madhva's Mahabharata tatparya Nirnaya, Harivamsa, Padma purana etc.... The list of various gods & demons are in sanskrit alphabetical order. AmshAvatara helps in understanding the Mahabharatha & Ramayana & gives an insight into the various characters & their behavior.AMSHA means fraction; AMSHI is the whole containing fraction.The Lord takes two types of forms. He Himself manifest by directlydescending known as SAAKSHAAD roopas & in some case only His presence isexperienced at times, which is otherwise known as AVESHA...

TATTVANAMA-------------ABHIMAANI DEVATHA 1. Jeeva Svaroopa------- Brahma 2 Mahat tatva (chitta, chetana, ahamkara, buddhi, Manas) --------Brahma &Sarasvathi 3. VijnAna tattva----------- Vayu & Bharathi, Soma 4. Shvaasa (breathing)-------Mukyaprana & Bharathidevi 5. Avyakta ----------Saraswathi, Bharathi 6. Ahankara------Garuda, Shesha, Rudra 7. Manas----- Parjanya, Agni, Indra, Kama, Garuda, Shesha, Rudra 8. ALL INDRIYAS------Indra/Kama---main niyamaka. Five pancha Jnanendriyas: shrothra (ear), thvak (skin), chakshus (eye), jihva(tongue), aagrAna (nose) Five karmendriyas: vAk (mouth), pAni (hand), pAdha (legs), pAyu (anus),upastha (genital) 9. Shrothra (ear)------- Chandra, Digdevathas Directions digdEvatas a. pURva (E) iMdra b. AgnEya (SE) Agni c. daxiNa (S) yama d. nairutya (SW) niruiti e. pashchima (W) varuNa f. vAyuvya (NW) pravahavAyu g. uttara (N) kubEra h. IshAnya (NE) Rudra 10. Thwak (skin)-------- Ahankarika prana 11. Chakshus (Eyes)------- Syambhuva manu, Surya (r...

1. shrI viShNu sarvottama---- Vishnu is far far superior to all in allrespects, who is only independent all are under His control. 2. shrI lakShmI nityamuktaLu----- Lakshmi who is infinite times lower toVishnu & superior to all jivas. She is equal in respect of existing space &time with Vishnu & is called as Samana. 3. brahma vAyu nirdoShigaLu------ Brahma & vAyu. Sri Vayu attains Brahma'sposition & then attains Moksha. From that point, it is said that Sri Vayu is little lower to Brahma & aslo the sAdhana for Brahma at that time is onekalpa more than Sri Vayu. They are crore times lower to Mahalakshmi. 4. sarasvatI, bhAratI (level 1-4 are called parashuklatrayaru)-----wife of Brahma & Vayu.. Since Sri Bharati attains Saraswathi's position & then attains moksha, it is spoken that bhArathi is little lower to Saraswathi. Further one kalpa sAdhana is more to Saraswathi than Bharathi. 5. garuDa, sheSha, rudra------- garuDa, SheSha attains Moksha...

ITEM---------ABHIMANI DEVATA-------------BHAGAVATHRUPA 1. Anna-----Chandra------Keshava 2. Paramanna------Bharathi------Narayana 3. Bhakshya-------Surya-------Madhava 4. Ghee------Lakshmi-------Govinda 5. Milk-------Saraswathi------Vishnu 6. Mandigey------Brahma------Madhusudana 7. Butter-------vAyu----------Trivikrama 8. Curds-------Soma, Varuna-------Vamana 9. Bele (Dhal)-------Garuda--------Sridhara 10. Green leaves-------Mitra (Surya)--------Hrishikesha 11. Vegetables-------Sesha---------PadmanAbha 12. Amla (Sour)---------Gowri--------Damodara 13. Huli------------Rudra---------Sankarshana 14. Sugar/Jaggery-----Indra-----------Vasudeva 15. Condiments (Chatni, Seasoning, flavor)-----Bruhaspathi------Pradyumna 16. Pungent (Bitter items)---------Yama---------Aniruddha 17. Asafoetida, Cardomom, mustard seeds, Kesari,jeerige----Manmatha------Purushottama 18. Fried items--------Jayantha---------Adhokshaja 19. Sesame, Pumpkin---------Daksha--------Narasimha 20. Items m...

Click here for a useful handsheet for Tarpana Vidhi When once you fill this , this becomes very handy

Click here to view the meaning of the famous Devaranama 'Bharati Majjanani' by Sri Jagannatha Daasaru in Kannada and Sanskrit.. Thanks a lot for Sri S.K.Patel who replied on MYP forum on my request for the same

Anuvrundavanakhyana in Sanskrit Click here to view

Click here for Sri HariKathaMrutaSara in Sanskrit

A fantastic link for learning Samskrutam from English. http://www.sanskrit%20-lamp.org/ Please go through this link and benefit from it. It is a Java based software, download and run it on your computer. Start the tutorial and enjoy!

This holy place on the banks of river Kanva has the mula-Vrindavana of Sri Brahmanya Tirtha and other Vaisnava saints. The location is amid greenfields and coconut groves. Sri Brahmanya Tirtha comes in the parampara of Sri Rajendra Tirtha, Sri Jayadhvaja Tirtha and SriPurusottama Tirtha. He is said to be Suryamsa-Sambhoota . He was intrumentle in presenting the great Sri Vyasaraja (Sri Vyasatirtha)to the Spiritual World. As per history, Sri Brahmanya Tirtha went on apilgrimage to Badri Kshetra on foot and served Sri Badrinarayana for several periods. He then came back to Aboor after visiting the holy shrines in north and south. He entered the cave and did penance for long there. He was a great tapasvi . His intelligence was like Bruhaspati, his bhakti was like Prahlada and his virakti (renunciation) was compared to Sanaka and other great sages (munis). He lived as he should, like a true sannyasi. He performed many miracles during His lifetime. He was the person who restored the lost le...

Ahobilam is a pilgrimage center of great antiquity. It is a hilly, forested region where the almighty god,Mahä-vishnu has taken the form of Narasimha. Significantly, every plant, tree and stone found is pregnant with the presence of Narasimha, the lion-god. As such, this place is considered the most venerated Vaisnava shrines of Andhra Pradesa, enshrining nine iconological forms of Narasimha.There are reference to this place in Brahmanda Purana,Bhavisyottara Purana and Padma Purana. According to it, it is where Lord Garuda did penance. It is where the Vedas were protected from the hands of Raksasasand it is believed as sacred as Gayä and Käshi. It is also mentioned in Srimad Bhagavata and Sri Vadiraja’s‘Tirtha Prabandha’. It is famed to be a place where four faced Sri Brahma visits and worships God everyday and Markandeya did penance. It is also known to be a place where Lord Rama had come during his exile and wrote Narasimha Stavana.Forming part of the Central Eastern Ghats, it has tw...

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