Sri Satyabhinava Tirtharu
Period – 1673 – 1706
satyanaathaabdhisambhUta: sadgOgaNavijRumbhita: | satyaabhinavatIrthEndu santaapaan hantu santatam | ಸತ್ಯನಾಥಾಬ್ಧಿಸಂಭೂತ: ಸದ್ಗೋಗಣವಿಜೃಂಭಿತ: | ಸತ್ಯಾಭಿನವತೀರ್ಥೇಂದು ಸಂತಾಪಾನ್ ಹಂತು ಸಂತತಂ | सत्यनाथाब्धिसंभूत: सद्गोगणविजृंभित: । सत्याभिनवतीर्थेंदु संतापान् हंतु संततं ।ஸத்யநாதாப்திஸம்பூத: ஸத்கோகணவிஜ்ரும்பித: |
ஸத்யாபிநவதீர்தேம்து ஸம்தாபாந் ஹம்து ஸம்ததம் |
సత్యనాథాబ్ధిసంభూత: సద్గోగణవిజృంభిత: | సత్యాభినవతీర్థేందు సంతాపాన్ హంతు సంతతం |Poorvasharama Name: Narasimhacharya
Ashrama Gurugalu : Sri Satyanatha Teertharu
Ashrama Shishyaru – Shri Satyapoorna Teertha
Ashrama given to – Sri Satyadheesha Tirtharu & Sri Satyadhiraja Tirtharu
Pithadhipatitva: 32 Years , 6 Months, 4 Days
Aradhane: Jyeshtha Shuddha Chaturdashi
Vrundavana : Nacharagudi or Nacharkoil (TN)
Entered Vrundavana in Adhika Jyesta Shudda Chaturdashi
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Route to Nachargudi :
Nachargudi (Nacharakoil) comes under Thanjavur District. It is 10 K.M away from Kumbhakonam. There is sufficient bus facility to Nachargudi from Kumbhakonam.
He appointed 64 sevaks for offering the ritual and worship to the samasthan idols in the Math.
His Holiness has made seventeen categories of specified ritual to be offered daily for the worship of the samsthana deity which are as follows:
1) Aamantrana utsava 2) Gurupada archana 3) Panchanga Shravana 4) Timely Bath 5) Japa and anusthana 6) Vyakhyana 7) Nirmalya visarjana 8) Navarathna Abhishekha offered to Shri Vedavyasa murthy (Holy bath with Navarathnas) 9) Ksheerabhishekha to Shri Kurma saligrama (sacred bath with milk). 10) Chanting of pancha suktha at the time of pooja of samasthana deities. 11) Saptama tarpana (after sacred bath flowers, garlands, clothes fragrance and perfumes are offered to the diety etc). 12) Chikka Alankara and Mahanaivedyam 13) Using of curtains at the time of offering Naivedya. 14) Offering sugar naivedya in the golden plate 15) Offering water and tamboola 16) Kanakabhishekha to Shri Vedavyasa murthy 17) Showing of samasthana deities to the devotees after performance of pooja.His Holiness used to give the Teertha, prasada and Shrigandha (Sandal paste) to the disciples. In the afternoon hours, His Holiness used to spend his time with discourses on vedanta and shastra vicharana. Apart from this, numerous rituals were conducted in the Math to attract the devotees in large numbers. These rituals may be divided into five categories i.e., Nityotsava, Vaarotsava, Pakshotsava, Maasotsava, SamvatsarOtsava
As a part of the administration His Holiness used to oversee the day to day accounts i.e. income and expenditure in the night everyday. Further he used to supervise the daily routine in the Math. This pratice is being carried by the pontiffs of the Uttaradhi Math till this day.
He ordained sanyasa to Shri Satyadheesha Teertha. His Brindavan is in Rajahmahendry on the banks of river Godavari. He also ordained sanyasa to Vidyadheeshacharya who was named Shri Satyadhiraja Teertha after giving Sanyasa.
Selection of Uttaradikari – In course of time Shri Satyabhinava Teertha ordained Shri Satyapoorna Teertha to the pontificate throne of Uttaradi Math and entered the Brindavana in Nancharagudi on the banks of river cauvery.
Shri Satyabhinava Thirtharu composed two granthas :
1) Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya Vyakhyana
2) Ramamruta Maharnava
3) Guru Mahima Stuthi
Contact details :
Sri Gopal Rao Shri Satyabhinava Brindavana, Post – Nacharkoil, Vai – Kumbhakonam, District: Tanjavoor, T N: 612 602.
Phone: 0435 – 2466380
(Source – Uttaradimutt)