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Raghavendra Tirtharu

Sri Raghavendra Guruve namo atyanta dayalave

poojyaya raaghavendraya satyadharma rathaayacha |

bhajataam kalpavrukshaaya namathaam kaamadhenavE |

पूज्याय राघवेंद्राय सत्यधर्मरतायच ।
भजतां कल्पवृक्षाय नमतां कामधेनवे ।

ಪೂಜ್ಯಾಯ ರಾಘವೇಂದ್ರಾಯ ಸತ್ಯಧರ್ಮರತಾಯಚ |
ಭಜತಾಂ ಕಲ್ಪವೃಕ್ಷಾಯ ನಮತಾಂ ಕಾಮಧೇನವೇ |

Raghavendra  – It is the name of Ramachandra Devaru :–

“Ra” – destroys mountains of sins

“Ga” – provides deep devotion

“vem” – speedy liberation from the cycle of life and death

“dra” – removes all our daaridryaas (sadness)

Moola roopa Shanku Karna
Ist Avatara Prahlada Raja
IInd Avatara Baahleeka Raja
IIIrd Avatara Vyasa Raja
IVth Avatara Guru Raja  (Raghavendra Tirtharu)
Who cursed him? Brahmadevaru
Why did he cursed him? Shanku Karna delayed in bringing the flowers for Brahmadevara pooja
What was to the curse? To be born as Daithya
Gothra Gautama Gothra
Father Timmanna Bhattaru
Mother Gopikaamba
Grand Father Kanakachala Bhattaru
Poorvashrama Brother Gururaja
Poorvashrama Sister Venkataamba
Born with anugraha of Tirupathi Timmappa
Year of Birth 1598AD(shaleevahana shaka 1518)
Janma Samvatsara Manmathanama Samvatsara
Janma Nakshatra Mrugashira
Month and day of Birth Phalguna Shudda Saptami
Birth Naama Venkatanatha
Birth Place Bhuvanagiri
Aksharabhyasa date 1600AD (shalivahana  shaka 1520)
Upanayana date 1606AD(Shalivahana shaka 1526)
Initial Vidyabhyasa Lakshminarayanacharyaru  (His brother in law)
Gurukulavaasa Kaveri Pattanam
Marriage Year 1616AD
Poorvashrama wife Saraswathi
Samsaarika Jeevana done Kaveri Pattanam
Poorvashrama son Lakshminarayana
Higher Education Sri Sudheendra Tirtharu @ Kumbakona
Name of Veena used by Rayaru “Vagdevi”
Who wrote “Raghavendra Vijaya” Narayanacharya (his sister’s son)
Sanyasashrama taken 1621 AD (shalivahana 1543) Durmati samvatsara Phalguna shukla dwiteeya.
Sanyasashrama Place Tanjavore
Where did he got his ashrama In Court of King Raghunatha of Tanjavore
Which God came in his dream and ordered him to take sanyasa Goddess Saraswathi
Whom did Sudheendraru gave ashrama before Rayaru Sri Yadavendra Tirtharu
Ashrama Naama Sri Raghavendra Tirtha
Ashrama Gurugalu Sri Sudheendra Tirtha
Ashrama Shishya Sri Yogeendra Tirtharu
Vrundavana Pravesha Samvatsara Virodhi Samvatsara  (1671AD)
Vrundavana Pravesha Day Shravana Bahula Dwiteeya
Who gave Mantralaya to Rayaru Adoni Administrator Siddi Masanad Khan
No of Khandaarthas Rayaru wrote Nine Khandarthas
What is the significance of Manchale? Prahladarajaru had done Yaaga at Manchale
Who composed Astakshara Appannacharyaru
Rayaru’s life time predictions showed that he had 100, 300 and 700 years. What does it mean? 100 Yrs – Life span

300 Yrs – Tenure in the Vrundavana

700 Yrs – Tenure for his Granthaas
Rayaru ordered the Vrundavana made for him – reserved for? For Vadeendra Tirtharu
Colour of the rock which Rayaru choosed for his Vrundavana Black colour
What is the significance of the Rock which Rayaru choosed It was the same rock which Ramachandra Devaru sat while he was in search of Seethakruthi
The preciding deity at Manchale during  Rayaru’s vrundavana pravesha & after Manchalamma – Any one who wishes to have the darshana of Rayaru must first visit Manchalamma, then only Rayaru as was promised by Rayaru to Manchalamma
How he entered Vrundavana? He entered Vrundavana alive next only to Vadirajaru (sashareera vrundavana).  He was holding japa maala in his right hand and he had sarvamoola grantha & teekaas, tippanees on the vyasapeetha
Whom did he referred to as equal to Rayaru Sri Varadendra Tirtharu –   “SAPTAMO MATSAMO YOGI VARADENDRO BHAVISHYATI”
Whom did Rayaru predicted to write vyaakyana for his granthas Sri Sumatheendra Tirtharu –  “Third yathi after me will be Sumatheendra Tirtharu, who will do all the works”.
What are the words of Rayaru in  Astothara? “Saakshee Hayaasyotrahi”
What is the position of Shankukarna among devate? “Karmaja Devatgegalu”
What is the Kakshya 19th Kakshya ; – But when he has avesha of vayu, he will be in the 15th Kakshya
What was the earlier name for Rayara Mutt? Sri Vibudendra Tirtha Mutt
What was the title conferred on him by Sudheendra Tirtharu “Mahabhaashyacharya”
What is the speciality of Vrundavana @ Honnali? In Honnali, Rayaru entered the Vrundavana directly (it is not a mruttika Vrundavana).  It is called as the Second Vrundavana
His Grantha on Bhagavatha Dashama skanda “Sri Krishna Charitrya Manjari”
His Grantha on Ramayana “Sri Ramacharitrya Manjari”
His Grantha on Mahabharata Tatparya “bhava Sangraha”
His Meemaamsa Grantha “Bhatta Sangraha”
His vyakyana for Anubhashya “Tatva Manjari”
Vyakyana for Tatparya Chandrika “Chandrika prakasha”
Grantha on Dharmashastra & Jyotishya “Tithi NirNaya”
Grantha on Taratamya of rivers “nadee taratamya stotra”
Name of Tippani for “Sudha” “Parimala”
Devaranama written by Rayaru? “indu enage govinda”
The works by Rayaru called as “Bhava Deepa”
Which is the grantha written in his poorvashrama? “Anu Madhwa Vijaya”

(Prameya Navamalika)
The works done by Rayaru at Udupi Tantradeepika, Parimala, Chandrika prakasha
What is his ankitha? Dheera Venugopala
What is the name given to his vyakyana on Upanishat “Khandaarthaas”



  1. Rayaru – Charitre - click

  2. Rayaru – Brief Note – click

  3. Nadee Taratamya Stotra – with Meaning - click

  4. Mahabharatha Tatparya Nirnaya Bhavasangraha - click

  5. Mahabharatha Tatparya Nirnaya (Sanskrit) - click

  6. Devaranamagalu – Part I - click

  7. Devaranamagalu – Part II - click

  8. Rayara Mutt Parampare - click

  9. ri Krishna Charitrya Manjari with meaning (Kannada) - click

  10. Sri Krishna Charitrya Manjari – Sanskrit - click

  11. Sri Krishna Charitrya Manjari – Telugu, Tamil - click

  12. Sri Ramacharitrya Manjari – Kannada with Meaning - click

  13. Sri Ramacharitrya Manjari – Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu - click

  14. Sri Raghavendra Tirtha Krutiratnamalika Stotra - click

  15. Sri Raghavendra Stotra - click

  16. RAYARA GRANTHAGALU - click

  17. Sri Raghavendra Mangalastakam - click

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