SHRI SHRI RAGHUTTAMA THIRTHARA ARADHANE

(1537 -- 1595)

 

 

The aradhane of Shri Raghuttama thirtharu falls on Shudda Ekadashi. The aradhanes of the great gurugalu wil usually be on Dashami, Ekadashi, Dwadashi, Thrayodashi. As the Gurugalu entered the brindavana on Ekadashi.

 

Shri Raghuttama thirtharu is considered as Niruthi Amsha of Astadikpalakaru.

Born as Durmukhi in Threthayuga and joined in war with kumbakarna and was given a severe treatment. And in Dwaparayuga bheema hidambi's son took the form of gatodgaja sacrificed his life and saved arjuna. In Kaliyuga following shri Vedavyasaru and Dwaitha siddantha of Madhwacharyaru wrote bhavabhoda granthas and did hari seve.

 

Shri Raghuttama aradhane neither lies in summer season nor in winter season still we can find sevakartharu's doing katinaseva all through the time.

 

On Dashami Aradhane Day, Shri Satyathmathirtharu does pooja to both the brindavanas, does abhisheka, Shri moolaramara pooje, after abhisheka brahmana bhojana and serving mrusthanna to thousands and thousands of devotees. For the glorious four days we can see thousands of devotees gathering at the place to get the gurugala darshana.

 

Ekadashi (Hari Dina), most important day on that day devotees wil be thronged near the river Dakshina pinakini taking bath, applying gopi chandana, wearing tulasi mala, fasting on that day, chanting stuthis, doing sevas etc and on the nxt day sevakartharu's with their yathashakthi does sashtanga pranamagalu and involves themself in the gurugala seva.

 

During Ekadashi afternoon for the purpose of devotees there wil be various competitions conducted to the childrens by the madhwas sanghas.

 

On Ekadashi Night from 7.00 pm to the next day morning 4.00 Am bhakthadigalu wil be involved  in jagarane all through the night with bajane, and also devotees wil be involved in listening to the Swamigala pravachana.

 

And in the midnight between 2.30 Am to 3.30 am with plesant environment we can see the pushpalankara to Shri Shri gururajara brindavana to watch those itself is a festival to the eyes.

 

Exaclty around 4.30 Shri Shri Satyathmathirtharu does abhisheka (Ksheera, drakshi, godambi, dalimbe, karjura, mosambi, and with sweet sugar) and does alankara to the brindavana with various fruits and during the abhisheka there wil be bhajans, dasarapadagalu, kolata, sounds of drums which reaches the sky the abhisheka gets completed by the suryodaya after which wil be followed by seva of sevakartharu's bhakthadigalu , bhojana and swamigalu doing mudradharane.

 

On the Dwadashi Day, from evening 4 to 7 o clock there wil be programmes in the nearby thirkoilur sri raghavendra mutt which wil be conducted by various madhwa sanghas.

 

On the trayodashi Day, there wil be special panchamrutha abhisheka to Shri Raghuttama thirtharu and there wil be rathothsava with various bhajanas and moolaramara pooja by the swamigalu which is most important thing to watch.

 

These three days of Aradhane wil be with huge crowd, of various events and mainly a great darshana of Shri Raghuttama thirtharu. Those who perform seva with complete devotion to the gurugala their desires wil be fulfilled without any single doubt. May Shri Raghuttama thirtharu bless all the devotees.

 

                                     ll Shri Krishnarpanamasthu ll   

 

                     SHRI SHRI SATYAPRAMODA THIRTHARA ARADHANE

                                               (1948 -- 1997)

 

 

Shri Satyapramodathirthara Aradhane falls on Shudda Thruthiya. The aradhane goes on for 3 days with great celebration. Shri Satyapramodathirtharu is the 41st Pontiff of Uttaradhi Mutt. Shri Satyapramodathirthara brindavana was formed by Shri Satyathmathirtharu on Shudda Thruthiya 03 -11-1997.From there onwards Shri Satyathmathirtharu took the 42nd Peethadipathi of Uttaradhi mutt.He has come all through the way by following the gurugalu Shri Satyapramodathirtharu during aradhane days.

 

The 28 pooja idols for which the  pooja was done by the Madhwacharyaru . Shri Satyapramodathirtharu celebrated this 28 pooja idols for 50 samvatsaras. He is the great eminent scholar in Sanskrit wherby he has written granthas in sanskrit pertaining to dwaitha siddantha. Among those the prominent ones are Shriman Nyayasudha Mandane, Vijayendra vijaya vaibhava, vaayusthuthi mandana etc.. The great gurugalu has been titled as Abhinava Satyadhyana thirtha.

 

He has paved the way for the students by setting up gurukula Jayateertha vidyapeetha in Bangalore, and Satyadhyana vidyapeetha in mumbai.

 

This great yathigala aradhane the people comes all over tamilnadu and karnataka.For celebrating the aradhane of this yathigalu Shri Satyathmathirtharu wil arrive and does the panchamrutha abhisheka to Shri Satyapramodathirtharu, Shri Raghuttama thirtharu and Shri Shri Moolaramadevaru and serves thousands of devotees with teertha,prasada and bhojana.

 

Shri swamigalu during the aradhane performs Taptamudhradharane.During this Aradhane there wil be a Vidwath sabha for discussing  the most dwaitha siddhantha topics and the prize wil be honoured to the yogyatha pandiths.

 

For these three days aradhane we can see people thronging from all over the states and get the hari gurugala darshana.During the aradhane of Shri Satyapramodathirtharu the dakshina pinakini wil be filled with huge water and the gurugala brindavana pooja, abhisheka wil be done with the pleasant environment and the devotees with huge crowd involves themself in the seva. May the devotees be blessed by Shri Satyapramodathirtharu.

 

                                    ll Shri Krishnarpanamasthu ll

श्री रघॊत्तमतीर्थ गुरुभ्यॊः नमः