Mantralaya-305

Background

Owing to the Aradhana of Sri Ibharamapura Appa in Ibharamapura, very near to Mantralaya about ten kilometers and the divine personality of Appa that happened during his visit to Gadag are described in Mantralaya(306).
 
 

Meaning

Dear Devotees the details pertaining to Ibharamapura's Appa are described in Mantralaya series. In 25 series Sri Appa's Ibharamapura Darshana has already been presented to the world and can find in www.patwari.org.

On this most holy day of Appa's Aradhana remembering the events during the period of Appa are described here. It is quite amazing to know that mostly all the great divine chetanas have disappeared from our eyes during this sacred Chaaturmaasa and became very dear to Sri Hari. Appa a good horse rider daily used to come to Mantralaya from Ibharamapura to see Rayaru. If Appa was not coming Rayaru himself was going to Ibharamapura, such a great Devotee. Appa's  wordings always became true. Many have experienced. Appa owing to the Aparokshagnyana and Bhakti used to forecast and foretell what is going to happen in future. In Mantralaya once a great scholar by name Sri Ganeshabhatta met Appa and performed Namaskara to the sacred feet of Appa. Immediately Appa told Ganeshbhatta today you are doing Namaskara and from tomorrow onwards I have to do Namaskara to you.Every body laughed. But in the evening a telegram came from Nanjanagudu from H.H.Sri  Sugnyanendrateertharu to start immediately to Nanjanagudu. As per the  essage started from Mantralaya, reached Nanjangudu, met Swamiji. Sri Sugnyanendrateertharu was about to attain the lotus feet of Sri Hari, made him as his successor and named as Sri Sudharmendrateertharu.

Once Sri Appa had been to Gadag. Visited the famous temple of  Sri VeeraNarayana  that too in the afternoon.At that time Pooja, Alankara, Naivedya, Mahamangalarati  were all completed. The Archakas and the Parupateyedars closed the doors of Garbhaalaya, locked and went home. The temple is really worth seeing, such a massive, huge temple beautifully built. It is  heartening to know that Kumaravyasa Mahakavi, a great poet of Kannada has  composed the Bhaarata - Gadugina Bhaarata sitting in the temple to a pillar with utmost devotion. Swami Sri VeeraNarayana Blessed him and Said VeeraNarayana is the poet and I am only the copier. So Appa stepped into the temple. I have come all the way to seek your Darshana Narayana. Said loudly Oh! Narayanappa I have come to see you, but the doors are all closed and locked, what is this? At that time to our great surprise, the locks opened automatically without the keys and doors opened. Appa went inside and took the  darshana of Darshana Brahma Sri VeeraNarayana  and started  alking each other. Swami offered Pratyaksha Darshana to Appa. Sri Yogi Narayanacharya was there on the spot. He has actually witnessed the meet and the talk. Sri Narayanacharya resident of Gadag, a great devotee of Sri VeeraNarayana lead the life like a Yogi. He was a scholar,a sculpture and a Sanskrit pandit. It is he who has written about Appa and introduced to the world.

After seeing Appa's divine personality, immediately surrendered to Appa and requested him to accept  as his shishya. From that day onwards Yogi Narayanacharya always followed Sri Appa, lived with him and performed the seva with devotion and affection.

I was sharing this Miracle with the devotees of Rayaru and said how Sri VeeraNarayana talked with Ibharamapura's Appa, immediately in the middle, a young boy, quite pleasing  of six years, the grandson of a Rayara devotee said that Sri VeeraNarayana gave darshana and talked with Appa because Appa was the bed of Sri VeeraNarayana, it means Appa was Shesha and VeeraNarayana Sri Hari - Narayana will sleep on Shesha in the Ksheera Saagara. All were surprised to hear this from the kid's mouth. This reveals the standard  of thinking and the purity of the heart of the Mantralaya Rayara Devotees.

Appa sometimes gave darshana to his devotees with shesharoopa. Sri Appa was always had the fragrance from his body where ever he went. Perhaps this was the vaasana of previous janma. More over the fragrance was the effect and the impact of Sri Jaiteertha  Teekakrutpaadacharya's Sri ManNyaayaSudha. There is no exaggeration to say that no one had excelled so far the Pathana - Paatha - Pravachana  - Mangala of Sudha of  Ibharamapura  Appa till today. That fragrance Parimala is of Sudha. When Appa had appeared in the dream of a devotee, that room was filled with fragrance. Such a great Mahimavanta Mahimapurna personality is our Ibharamapura's Appa.

Appa was so kind during those days to facilitate the residential need of the devotees Appa built a house in Mantralaya opposite to the Sri Venkateshwara temple. Now that old house is renovated by the devotees and the Vamshashthharu are staying in that house.

Sri Ibharamapura Appa's son's name Sri Obalacharya(Sri Ahobalacharya),
Sri Obalacharya's son's name Sri Ramachandracharya
Sri Ramachandracharya's son's name Sri Krishnamurtyacharya
Sri Krishnamurtyacharya's son's name is Ramachandracharya. He is the fifth head fifth generation sajjana of Appa's family. Owing to the age factor Sri Ramachandrayacharya is helping his father Sri Krishnamurtyacharya towards looking after Ibharamapura and Appa's katte.

The Aradhana of Ibharamapura  Appa is celebrated by the vamshashthharu on a grand scale in Ibharamapura. The neighbouring  holy and  the sacred places of Mantralaya are

Bichali , Gaanadhaalu Panchamukhi,

Ibharamapura, Lachamari ,

Uttanooru, Venisompura

are all protecting the Mantralaya devotees. All these places have the impact of our great Yatiraat Mantralaya   Sri Raghavendrateertha Gurusarvabhoumaru.
 
 
 

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