Mantralaya-588

(The importance of Deepotsava and the devotees attaining Bhakti Gnyana Vairaagya Punya Siddhi as per GEETAVIVRUTTI)

Date : Oct 23 2014

Background

Mantralaya Sri Raghavendrateertha Gurusarvabhoumaru is showering the Anugraha of Deepavali -  Deepotsava with abundant bliss and light from the bank of Tungabhadra to all of us, always taking care in all our undertakings affectionately, irrespective of caste, creed, religion, nation and gender.

DIVYATVA AND DAIYVATVA JAAGRUTI IS THE CELEBRATION OF DEEPAVALI
WISHING A HAPPY DEEPAVALI TO ALL THE DEVOTEES.

Looking at the today's dawn  my heart immediately remembered the following Powerful Shloka of  Sri Raghavendraanugraha Prashasti Vijeta Sri Raghavendra Guruvamsha Bhooshana Sri Raja S.Gururajacharyaru.

Deeptaha Sudha Parimalojvala Keerti Kaantyaa
Truptaha Trayee Vivarena Nijena Noonam
Khyaato Jayaarya Kruti Bhooshana Tippaneebhi

Mantralayesha Parishibhitavaraatma Chitta Mantralayesha Karunaapta Samasta Vitta
Mantralayesha Parisevanamatta Chitta Mantralayesha Paahi Sakala Sadbhaktaanaam

Tvam Tae SUMANTRANILAYAARYA Shubha Prabhaam
Mantralayesha Avatu Tvam (Avatvam) Sadaa Sri Guro Raghavendra
Prabho Mae Shirasyaasu Hastam Nidehi

Mantralaya Sri Raghavendrateertha Gurusarvabhouma  you have to Protect us always and  Prabho your Blessing Hand should always be on our head, is the Constant Prayer of all the Devotees of the world today. As your Anugraha is highly essential to all of us.

The importance of Deepotsava and the devotees attaining Bhakti Gnyana Vairaagya Punya Siddhi as per GEETAVIVRUTTI are described in Mantralaya(588).

Meaning

The last four days of Aashweeja Bahula are very important owing to the Festival Celebration of  Deepavali - Deepotsava in general and to the Devotees of Mantralaya in particular. Kaarteeka Deepaaraadhana Deepotsava from Aashweeja Bahula Chaturdashi Narakachaturdashi to complete Kaarteekamaasa is very sacred and holy. Deepa is not only the light but the Anugraha of Sri Hari Gnyana Drushti - Vision of Knowledge. With that Anusandhaana and Bhakti we Celebrate Deepotsava.

Bho Deepa Brahma Roopaha Tvam Andhakaaraka Nivaaraka
Imaam Mayaa Krutaam Grahnan Tejaha Mayi Pravartaya
Uttamaha Sarva Tejaha Deepo Ayam Pratigruhyataam

Let us light the Deepas DEEPA SAMYOJYA with joy, pleasure, bhakti. Let us put an an end to darkness Agnyaana - Andhakaara and Ashuchi. Pray to Sri Hari Jagadodeya Deepa is the Narayana Krupa Drushti. Pray to accept our Deepotsava today Deeparaadhanha.

Let us clean our houses, surroundings and provide neat every where. Respond to the timely need of the society from time to  time.In this regard we are never lagged behind, we are always forward under the leadership of our H. H. Sri Subudhendrateertharu the Paramahamsacharyaru  Peethhaadhipati of our Hamsanaamaka Paramatma's Saakshaat Parampara of Jagadguru  Sri Madhwacharyaru's Moola Mahasamsthhaana Mantralaya Matha Rayara Matha Vidya Matha. Swamiji himself performed the Mantralaya Swachchhataa Abhiyaana. It is a record in the history of our Matha. Throbbing to the feelings of our society with great concern and affection is the speciality of our Swamiji's dynamic outlook, Manukula Prema and foresightedness. We are very proud and highly Blessed to our Mantralaya Rayaru.

Yathha Shakti Yathha Bhakti Sevakaanaam Phalapradam
Prasiddha Karunaanidhe Mantralaya Prabho
Deepa Samyojya  Vidyaavaan Sabhaasu Vijayeebhavet
Raja Chora Mahaavyaghra Sarpa Nakraadi Peedanaat
Iti Sri Raghavendrasya Kavacham Paapanaashanam
Sarvavyaadhi Haram Sadyaha Paavanam Punyavardhanam
Kavachasya Prabhaavena Bhayam Tasya Na Jaayate

Lighting the Nandaadeepas near the Punya Sannidhaana of Rayaru: 

GurorBrindavanaantike we are sure to be blessed by Rayaru always what ever we desire and aspire that will be fulfilled.

As described above we have undergone the Cleanliness Programme in Mantralaya under the leadership of our Swamiji H. H. Sri Subudhendrateertharu on this Deepavali. DEEPAVALI means A COLLECTION OF LIGHTS  DEEPA +  AAVALI .Not only for show, really our heart should be lighted and delighted by Sri Haribhakti with all shuchi, neat and clean, shining - glittering like gold and silver. Sri Krishna Paramatma on the dday of  Chatrurdashi early in the morning killed the Asura by name Narakaasura.Released the sixteen thousand beauty queens who were under the imprisonment of Narakaasura. Those women were the Parama Bhaktas of Sri Krishna Paramtma.They felt happy as Sri Krishna killed Narakaasura and released them from the prison cell, they all looked Swami expressing  gratitude through the eyes .Their looking itself was Aarati NEERAJINA AARATI. So to mark this most important occasion , we are following Aarati on this day that too early in the morning at that time only sixteen thousand Mahila Bhaktas performed Aarati to Sri Krishna expressing gratitude in through the eyes. For Neerajina Aarati ghee is not used but the oil is used, as their eyes were wet with joy and gratitude. Deergha Akhanda Japa Nirata Rayaru also accepts the Aarati on this day and then proceed to Japadakatti Bichali to take the holy dip in Tungabhadra and complete the Snaana Aahneeka. Gururayaru is participating actively in all our programmes and Blessing immensely. The Deepotsava at the Sannidhaana of Rayaru in Mantralaya will fetch the Punya of KOTI DEEPOTSAVA. In Mantralaya always we find Nityotsava - Brahmotsava - Deepotsava as Sri Narahari Rama Krishna Vedavyasadevaru Vayudevaru, Acharya Madhwaru, Jaiteertharu and the Paramahamsas right from our Vidya Matha Yativarenya Sri Vibudhendrateertharu are all accepting Deepotsava. So we perform and participate in Karteeka Deepotsava in Mantralaya without fail.

Sri Ramaraadhaka Punyamurty Sri Raghavendrateertha Gurusarvabhouma Tungabhadra
Tata Mantralaya Priya Vaasa Bhikshaalaya Sri Appanarya Priya Guru Raghavendra  Nitya
Jyoti Roopa Darshana Pradaata Bhakta Vatsala Karunaa Samudra Sri Mantralaya
Vidya Matha Yativarenya Bhuvi Japtuhu Tava Sankeertanam Sadaa Sarva Kaaleshu
Maam Raksha Sri Raghavendrateertha Prabho.

Today Mantralaya Devotees are many. Only a few are highly fortunate to follow the Bhakti Gnyana Vairaagya and Punya of Rayaru. Among these again a few selected will put sincere efforts in acquiring knowledge Gnyana. Among these one or two will complete succeed in understanding the Mahima and the Siddhi of Rayaru. Our Bichali Japadakatti Sri Appanacharyaru is one among them in all the Janumas as Lachamari Ben kappa - Karajagi Dasappa Shreedavithalaru and Kosigi GuruJagannathadasaru.Performed Lokahita Lokoddhaara by the Power of Anugraha

Lokahita Kriyaasheelaru Nijadi ! Bichali Japadakatti
Sri Appanaryara Januma Janumagalaoo Yedebidade
Jarugiddu PRATYAKSA SAAKSHI VISHWADA BHAKTARE !
Adake Helidaru GURUSTOTRADALI
Yatpaada Kanja Rajasaa ParibhooshitaangaYatpadmaMadhupaayitaMaanaasaye
Yatpaada
PadmaParikeertanaJeernaVaachahaTatDarshanamDuritaKaananadaavabhootam
Antaha Bhaktaru Rayara Paadadhholi
Arthhaat Mruttikeyanella Dehake Alankaradolu
Lepisi Rayara Paadakamala Seveyali Dumbiy
Sadaa Aasktaru ! RayaraVachana Stotra Mantralaya
Mantralaya OM SRI RAGHAVENDRAAYA NAMAHA
NAAMOCHCHAARANEYALE NIRATARU IVARA
DARUSHANA MAATRADI NAMMELLA PAAPA SUDUVAVU
KAADUKICHCHU KAADANU SUDUVANTE

Devotees applying Rayara Mruttika to their body as Alankara, those who are engaged in the Seva of Rayaru - to the Lotus feet of Rayaru like a bee, those who are digested the wordings of Rayaru and always indulged in pronouncing MANTRALAYA MANTRALAYA RAGHAVENDRA are so powerful that by the mere sight of such Bhaktas all our ill deeds paapas will be vanished and burnt like a wildfire burning the entire forest. While writing this  I felt that it is in accordance with the statement of GEETAVIVRUTTI of our Mantralaya Rayaru:

This is the Geeta Shloka

Manushyaanaam Sahasreshu Kaschid Yatati Siddhaye
Yatataamapi Siddhaanaam Kaschinamaam Vetti Tatvataha

Mantralaya Rayaru;s Vivrutti for the above Geeta Shloka.:

PERATIGNYAATE GNYANE AADARA JANANAAYA TASYA DOURLABHYA
MAAHA MANUSHYAANAAYITI | KASCHIDEVA PUNYAAVAAN PURUSHAHA|
SIDDHAYE GNYAANAAYA | YATATI YATATE | YATAMAANAAMAPI
MADHYE | KASCHIDEVA SIDDHIMAAN BHAVATEETI YOJYAM !
SIDDHAANAM GNYANINAAMAPI   MADHYE KASCHIDEVA TAT TATVATO
MAAM VETTI YATHHAA VA JJAANAATI |

We are unable to understand the Mahima of Sri Hari. Very few handful of Satvikas are putting their efforts to understand the Gnyana Siddhi they are fortunate. Among these handful only a few finger count Satvikas they are one or two they try to understand the Mahima Gnyana Siddhi of Sri Hari without any pride and prejudice, they wish Lokahita and engage in the welfare of Lokoddhaara.

By the Power of Punya of such Bhaktas only this world's activities are on the right track and we are living, surviving. When the number of such satvikas increaseautomatically we find a better change and tremendous improvement. So understanding the Mahima of Sri Hari Vayu Guru Raghavendrau we have light the Deepas and perform DEEPOTSAVA DEEPAARAADHANA IN THIS DEEPAVALI. Acquire the Sarvaarthha Siddhi. When we think in these lines is the real celebration of DEEPAVALI

|| BICHALI JAPADAKATTI SRI APPANACHARYA PRIYA MANTRALAYA
   SRI RAGHAVENDRATEERTHA GURUBHYO NAMAHA||
 

 

Poem

 

Nityotsava Brahmotsava Deepotsava
Rayara Mantralayadali Vishwada Bhaktare !
Noorentu Saavira Laksha Koti Deepotsava Samarpane
Belagutide Sarvatra Vishwada Deepagala Belakella
Mangalakara Mantralaya Maha Maneyali
Brindavana Mandira Gururaya Divya Sannidhiyali
Ee Aashweejada Koneya Naalku Dinadi
Kaarteeka Maasa Paryanta Deeparaadhane
Deepotsava Deepa Bari Belakalla Deepa Namage
Sri Hari Karunisuva Gnyana Drushti Sanketa
Anusanadhaanadi Deepagala Hachchi Belaguvevu !

Bho Deepa Brahma Roopaha Tvam Andhakaaraka Nivaaraka

Imaam Mayaa Krutaam Grahnan Tejaha Mayi Pravartaya

Uttamaha Sarva Tejaha Deepo Ayam Pratigruhyataam

Santasa Sambhrama Utsaahadi Deepagala Hachchi
Belagona Andhakaaravanella Antagolisona

DEEPA BRAHMA  ROOPA JAGADODEYA SRI HARI

NARAYANA GNYANA DRUSHTIYA KARUNISU

SWEEKARISI EE DEEPAARAADHANEYA

Yathha Shakti Yathha Bhakti Sevakaanaam Phalapradam

Prasiddha Karunaanidhe Mantralaya Prabho

Deepa Samyojya  Vidyaavaan Sabhaasu Vijayeebhavet

Raja Chora Mahaavyaghra Sarpa Nakraadi Peedanaat

Iti Sri Raghavendrasya Kavacham Paapanaashanam

Sarvavyaadhi Haram Sadyaha Paavanam Punyavardhanam

Kavachasya Prabhaavena Bhayam Tasya Na Jaayate

Bichali Japadakatti Appanaryaru Raghavendra Kavachadali
Idane Rayara Divya Sannidhaanadali Nandaadeepava
Belaguta Rayara Kavacha Stotra Gadya Ashtottara Shatanaamaavali
Ee Deepavali Dinadandu Bhaktiyali Pathhisi
Sarvaarthha Siddhiyanu Padeyona ! Krutaarthharaagona !
Badukinali Shuchi Nairmalya Bhaava Shuddhiyali
Aacharisona Deepavali DEEPA + AAVALI
Deepagala Ananda Maneya Valagoo Horagoo
Divyatva Daivtava Jaagrutiye Deepavali
Deepalankaara Kevala Aadambara Torikeyalla
Daridra Lakshmi Alakshmi Badatana
Daaridrya Somaaritanavanella Hodedodipudu

DEEPAM JYOTI PARA BRAHMA DEEPENA HARATI PAAPAM

Adakaagi Mane Matha Mandiragalalella Deepa
Deep[otsava Kaarteeka Deepotsava !
Hadinaaru Saavira Cheluveyaru Narakaasurana
Bandhanadi Balalutiruvaaga  Sri Hari Sri Krishna
Samharisida Narakaasurana Belaginali
Ee Aashweeja Bahula Chaturdashi Damavand !
Cheluveyaru Anandatundilaru Avarella Sri Krishnana
Paramabhaktaru Neerjinadolu Holeva Kanninda
Krutagnyateyali Nodidaru Ade Aarati
NEERJINADA AARATI BELAGIDOLU BHAKTARE
Ee Paripaathha Sampradaaya Deepavali Chaturdashi Dina
Belaginali Aarati Maaninyaru Belaguvaru !
Anaadi Kaaladi Roodhiyalihudu Yenneya Ee Neerajinada Aarati

JAPA NIRATA RAYARIGE AARATIYA BELAGONA

Aaratiya  Sweekarisi Horaduvaru Bichali Japadakattiya
Tungabhadrege Snaana Aahneekake ! Mantralaya Rayaru
Nammella Kaaryakramagaloo Bhaagi
Harsuvaru Bahuvaagi Bhaktaranu
Mantralaya Rayara DivyaSannidhaanadali Belaguva
Deepotsava  Koti Punyada Satva Nijakoo
Narahari Rama Krishna Vedavyasaru Vayudevaru
Acharya Madhwaru Teekaryaru Sri Vibudhendrateertharaadi
Sakala Yativarenyaru Deepotsava Sweekarisi Anugrahiparu
Adakende Mantralaya Kaarteeka Deepotsava Saliparu Bhaktaru

Sri Ramaraadhaka Punyamurty Sri Raghavendrateertha Gurusarvabhouma
Tungabhadra

Tata Mantralaya Priya Vaasa Bhikshaalaya Sri Appanarya Priya Guru
Raghavendra  Nitya

Jyoti Roopa Darshana Pradaata Bhakta Vatsala Karunaa Samudra Sri Mantralaya

Vidya Matha Yativarenya Bhuvi Japtuhu Tava Sankeertanam Sadaa Sarva Kaaleshu

Maam Raksha Sri Raghavendrateertha Prabho.

Geeteya Shloka:

Manushyaanaam Sahasreshu Kaschid Yatati Siddhaye

Yatataamapi Siddhaanaam Kaschinamaam Vetti Tatvataha

Mantralaya Rayara Vivrutti Ee Geeta Shlokake GEETAVIVRUTTI:

PERATIGNYAATE GNYANE AADARA JANANAAYA TASYA DOURLABHYA

MAAHA MANUSHYAANAAYITI | KASCHIDEVA PUNYAAVAAN PURUSHAHA|

SIDDHAYE GNYAANAAYA | YATATI YATATE | YATAMAANAAMAPI

MADHYE | KASCHIDEVA SIDDHIMAAN BHAVATEETI YOJYAM !

SIDDHAANAM GNYANINAAMAPI  MADHYE KASCHIDEVA TAT TATVATO

MAAM VETTI YATHHAA VA JJAANAATI |

Swami Sri Hariya Mahime Tiliyalu
Praytnipa Satvikaru Durlabharu ! Yaaroo
Kevala Beralenisuvashtu Satvikaru Punyashaaligalu
Gnyanakaagi Satata Yatnadaliharu ! Antahavaraloo Vabbibbaru
Aa Gnyana Siddhiya Phala Sri Hari Mahime Tilivaru !
Loko Bhinna Ruchi Marali Yatnava Maadi Satata
Yeko Bhaavadi Paramatmana Chintane Mahime
Ariyalu Bhakti Beku Ee Saakaara Anusandhaanadi
Sajjana Satvika Bhaktaru Bhakti Gnyana Vairaagya
Siddhiya Padedu Adanu Lokoddhaarake Balasuva
Niswaarthha Bhaava Taledavaru  Vabbaro Ibbaro Ashte
Avarinda Ee Loka Vyavahaara Saagide Suraleeta
Kelavarashte Naijavanaritu Siddhiya Sarvaarthha
Arthhaisi Belagiharu Konariharu !

EE DEEPAVALI  BHAKTI VAIRAAGYA GNYANA

SIDDHIYA TAVANIDHI DEEPOTSAVA

DEEPAARAADHANE VISHWADA BHAKTARE !

Ee Dina Lakshopalaksha Bhaktaru Mantralaya
Rayara Bhaktaru ! Ivarali Kelavu Punyashaali Bhaktaru
Gnyanada Hambalaullavaru Prayatnashaaligalu
Ee Terana Saadhaneya Niratarali Beralenisuvashtu Jana
Gnyana Sampaadiparu ! Intaha Bhaktarali Vabbibbaru Maatra
Rayara Punya Vaoragya Gnyana Bhakti
Mahime Siddhiyanu Tilivaru Jeernisikoluvaru
Avare Nijavaada Bhaktaru ! Badukinuddakoo
Aa Siddhiya Belakali Rayara Anugraha Baladi
Lokahita Kriyaasheelaru Nijadi ! Bichali Japadakatti
Sri Appanaryara Januma Janumagalaoo Yedebidade
Jarugiddu PRATYAKSA SAAKSHI VISHWADA BHAKTARE !
Adake Helidaru GURUSTOTRADALI

Yatpaada Kanja Rajasaa ParibhooshitaangaYatpadmaMadhupaayitaMaanaasaye

Yatpaada
PadmaParikeertanaJeernaVaachahaTatDarshanamDuritaKaananadaavabhootam

Antaha Bhaktaru Rayara Paadadhholi
Arthhaat Mruttikeyanella Dehake Alankaradolu
Lepisi Rayara Paadakamala Seveyali Dumbiyolu
Sadaa Aasktaru ! RayaraVachana Stotra Mantralaya

Mantralaya OM SRI RAGHAVENDRAAYA NAMAHA

NAAMOCHCHAARANEYALE NIRATARU IVARA

DARUSHANA MAATRADI NAMMELLA PAAPA SUDUVAVU

KAADUKICHCHU KAADANU SUDUVANTE
 

|| Bichali Japadakatti Sri Appanacharya Priya Mantralaya
Sri Raghavendrateertha Gurubhyo Namaha ||