MADHWA NAVAMI 2015 IS CELEBRATED ON 28TH JANUARY //// SHRI HARI SARVOTHAMA -- VAYU JEEVOTHAMA //// From Udupi Sri Madhwacharya disappeared and went to Badari Kshetram the abode of all-mighty Sri Vedavyasa, hence we celebrate Madhwanavami. Udupi: We can realize to God through knowledge, and not in money. Madhwacharyas main goal was to secure the knowledge of God. Every person should try to get knowledge of God, श्रवणादि विना नैव क्षणं तिष्ठदपि क्वचित्, DIVINE KNOWLEDGE IS ETERNAL, WE HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF HUMAN BEING, SO DONT WASTE IT. EVERYTHING WE EARN HERE IS LEFT HERE BUT ANYTHING WE LEARN HERE WILL COME WITH US. Madhvanavami is an auspicious day associated with Madhvacharya, the great Indian philosopher who was the chief proponent of the Vaishnavism and Tattvavada the philosophy of reality. The day falls on the 9th day of the Shukla Paksha in the Hindu month of Magha. Madhwanavami festival is celebrated with great importance in the ancient Sri Ananteshwara Temple in Udupi, Karnataka. Special rituals, pujas and chariot procession are held on this day. Madhvacharya is also believed to be the third avatar of Vayu Deva. The other two avatars being Lord Hanuman and Bhima (Bhimasena). Madhwa Navami literally means Avatarasamapti Denotsavam of Sri Guru Madhwacharya. Vaishnava Brahmins are the followers of Madhva Acharya. Madhvacharya Jayanti 2015, the birth anniversary of Sri Madhva, is celebrated on 23 October 2015, Friday. Sri Madhvacharya’s original name was Vasudeva. He was born in 1238 AD on the Vijyadashami day in the village of Padubelle (Pajaka Kshetra), fourteen kilometers from Udupi. He was born after twelve years of austerity and prayers. His parents were Madhyageha Bhatta and Vedavati, whose family deity was Sri Anantha Padmanabha. They also worshipped Durga Parameshwari in the temple situated on op of Kunjarugiri hill. Right from childhood, Vasudeva manifested a keen intellect and assimilation of spiritual teachings. He was also good in sports and games of his time like swimming, trekking, wrestling and earned the nickname ‘Bhima’. Vasudeva was keen to take up the life of an ascetic(sanyasi) and devote his entire life in the study and interpretation of the Vedas and Vedangas. As he was the only son of his parents, Vasudeva waited till the birth of a brother, Vishnuchitta. Vsudeva was initiated to sanyasa by Achyutaprakashacharya at the age of sixteen with a new name ‘Poornaprajna’. Later, he was made the head of the Math (monastery)and received the name of Ananda Teertha. He assumed the name ‘Madhwa’ as the author of the commentaries on the Vedas and Vedangas and became well-known as Sri Madhvacharya. Sri Madhvacharya’s rigorous training, deep study of the Vedic and later Vedic texts created doubts in his mind regarding interpretation of earlier scholars such as Shankaracharya regarding the nature of God. He evolved his own theory of dualism (dvaita), which is also known as ‘Tattvavada’. The doctrine preached by Sri Madhvacharya was distinct from the principle of non-dualism (Advaita) propounded by Shankaracharya. Sri Madhvacharya presented a very simple vision of God and the world through his philosophy of dualism (dvaita) also known as the doctrine of ‘Panchabeda’ or five differences. According to this doctrine there is an absolute distinction between God and the soul, God and matter, souls and matter, each individual soul and another, and each material thing and another. There is an unbridgeable gulf between God and all other beings because God is the only independent Reality. Like other Bhakti saints, Sri Madhvacharya preached the existence of One God known by many names as Narayana, Ishwara, Brahma, Vishnu and other names. He also claimed that the world is God’s reflection. He also gave a new interpretation to cast system. According to him caste was related more to one’s nature than his or her birth. Further he maintained that a spiritually enlightened chandala (outcaste) was better than an ignorant Brahmin. Sri Madhvacharya made extensive tour of South and North India from Kanyakumari in the south to Badrinarayan in the north, where he said to have met Veda Vyasa and presented his commentary on Gita to him. His clear thinking, oratory and debating skills won him a large number of disciples and admirers in different parts of India. Sri Madhvacharya wrote about forty books including commentaries on Upanishads, Gita, analysis of Mahabharata and Purnanas, and Rigveda. His musical composition Dwadasa Stotra is quite popular among Vaishnava devotees. After his return from North India following his first tour, Sri Madhvacharya installed the image of Lord Krishna in the Udupi temple. According to a legend, following a storm there was a ship-wreck off the coast near Malpe. Sri Madhvacharya had a dream that there was an image of Lord Krishna in the ship. With the help of the fishermen, he got the image salvaged and installed in the temple. According to another version, Sri Madhvacharya calmed the ocean and saved a ship from sinking. In gratitude, the captain of the ship offered him the entire contents of the ship. However, the Acharya declined to accept anything except lumps of ‘Gopichandana’. With his divine vision, he saw in one of the lumps a beautiful and precious image of Lord Krishna that had originally been worshiped by Rukmini herself. He carried the lumps on his shoulders and walked towards Udupi. He duly consecrated the image of Lord Krishna in Udupi and personally worshiped it for 20 years. NAMES OF MADHWA MATHA LIST :- 1. Palimaru-matha 2. Adamaru-matha 3. Krsnapura-matha 4. Puttige-matha 5. Sirur-matha 6. Sode-matha 7. Kaniyuru Matha 8. Pejavara Matha 9. Uttaradi-matha 10. Sosale Vyasaraya-matha 11. Kundapura-Vyasaraya-matha 12. Raghavendra-matha 13. Mulubagilu-matha 14. Majigehalli-matha 15. Kudli-matha 16. Balegaru (Banagara)-matha 17. Subramanya-matha 18. Bhandarkeri - matha 19. Bhimana-katte-matha 20. Citrapura-matha 21. Gokama-Partagali Jivottama-matha 22. Kasi-matha 23. Madhva-Gaudiya-matha of Bengal ************************************************************************ narasimhacharyasulibhavi.blogspot.in/2011/02/why-do-we-celebrate-madhwa-navami-today.html daijiworld/chan/exclusive_arch.asp?ex_id=731 itslife.in/festivals/madhwa-navami srimad.org/wp/?p=166 hindudevotionalblog/2015/01/madhwa-navami-2015-january-28.html ***************************************************************************** FROM COIMBATORE VENKATA SUBBARAO RAGHAVENDRARAO . //// SHRI HARI KRISHNAARPANA MASTHU ////
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