In this devotional service, senior and junior seers of Pejavara and Adamaru matha, seers of Krishnapura, Kaniyooru, Subrahmanya, Bheemanakatte and Sode matha participated along with senior and junior seers of paryaya Palimaru matha. Despite being withdrawn from all worldly matters, the seers actively participated through chanting the divine works of Haridasaru in soothing tunes to eclectic beats.
Author : Vidwan Bommarabettu Shrinivasa Bhat Translation: Varun K V The episode of discourses on Bhagavata by Acharya Madhwa at the famed Vishnu temple at… Read More »Acharya Madhwa’s Mantra Siddhi
On a dark night, completely void of moonlight, Acharya Madhwa was giving a sermon. Then, suddenly a bright light filled the dark sky. Everyone present there was astonished.
A picture depicting this incident of Acharya Madhwa singing melodiously, adorns the cover page of this edition.
After all, wasn’t he the same Lord Hanumanta who had traversed the mighty sea spanning 100 yojanas itself? Wasn’t he the same Bheemasena who had performed great miracles as a child in the Ganga? Hence, it comes as no surprise that Shri Madhwacharya was able to traverse the Ganga by bare foot.
Despite traversing a great distance of 100 yojanas, defeating the demons such as Simhike etc, Lord Hanumanta introduced himself as a faithful servant of Lord Rama without any pride and vanity. Servitude is one of the nine types of devotion (Bhakti) we have to offer to the supreme Lord. Servitude implies dedicating ourselves to the supreme Lord. There is no greater example than Lord Hanumanta for us to follow.