In the following three shlokas, Shri Vaadiraaja prays Lord Vedavyasa at Madhyavaata Mutt. This place (not known to many) is in between Udupi and Subrahmanya. For many years, Shri Acharya used to travel between Udupi and Subrahmanya, to do pooja at both places same day. Shri Acharya used to halt at this place during noon, which is in the middle enroute( so the same Madhyavaata). Shri Acharya had brought eight Vedavyasa Saligramas from Badaria and has installed one in this, for his pooja & rituals in the noon. We can even now see the place where Acharya used to perform Pooja. Other holy spots here are the Gautama Kunda and Gada Theertha ( Details about these two are not known to me). This mutt is 3 Km away from Kavalakatte, which is on the MANGALORE - CHARMADI bus route.
BhavaGhaRmaBhavaaRthiGnah sa sathaa
sEvyathaam maTah |
kRuShNadhvaipaayanaGhanO yathragaadhvaayuvaRthmanaa
||27||
Prose version:
kRuShNadhvaipaayanaGhanah yathra
yuvaRthmanaa agaath,
BhavaGhaRmaBhavaaRthiGnah sa maTah
sathaa sEvyathaam ||27||
English Version:
Clouds move with the wind,Neela
Megha Shyama Vedavyasa,
Was moved from Badari to Madhyavata
Mutt,By wind-God Madhwacharya.
The rain laden clouds,Cool the
earth by lashing rains,
Likewise Vedavyasa wipes out,All
miseries and pains
Of his devotees who pray to him.
...27...
snEhaaRdhraMaDhvahRudhayaaKya dhashaanuShaktham
mOhaaKyasamthamasakRumthanathIvrashakthim
|
shrImaDhvavaataMaTapourutaBhaajanasTham
vyaasapradhIpaMiMaMaadharathO bhajaDhvam
||28||
Prose Version:
snEhaaRdhraMaDhvahRudhayaaKya dhashaanuShaktham
mOhaaKyasamthamasakRumthanathIvrashakthim
shrImaDhvavaataMaTapourutaBhaajanasTham
iMaM vyaasapradhIpam (hE
janaah) aadharathah
bhajaDhvam ||28||
English Version :
Light lit on a golden lampDispels
darkness away,Same way Vedavyasa Saligrama
Installed in golden Samputa here,Drives
away darkness and ignornance
From the heart of those who worship
him ....28
vEdhavyaasa guNaavaasa vidhyaaDhIsha
sathaam vasha |
Maam niraasham gathaklEsham kuRvanaasham
harE$nisham ||29||
Prose Version:
guNaavaasa vidhyaaDhIsha sathaam
vasha (hE) vEdhavyaasa harE,
anisham Maam niraasham anaasham
gathaklEsham KuRu ||29||
English Version:
Oh Vedavyasa you are knowledge
and Bliss rolled into one and are,
The supreme authority on scholarship,Oh
swamin, please shower your grace,
Upon all who pray to you, andDetach
us from pursuit of material pleasures,
And liberate us from all turmoils.
...29
Chintamani Narashimha Kshetra:
'Chintmani Narashimha temple'
is near 'Kade Shivalaya' which is six Km away from 'Uppinangady'
on the Mangalore -Bangalore highway. According to local history,
when Lord Shankara was performing tapas, he was troubled by 64000
bad devils called "Yoginis". Then Lord Narashimha jumped upfrom Pathaala
(netherworld) and saved Lord Shankar, destroying all bad elements.
Also Shandilya Muni worshiped LaxmiNarashimha
Saligrama given by Lord Brahma in this place and Lord Nasashimha
appeared here to bless the saint. According to Skaandha Purana, Veerabhahu,
King of Mangalapura(Mangalore), who had his arms cut, built the temple
here, worshiped Lord and got back his arms. This place is junction (sangama)
of 'Netravathi' and 'Kumaradhara' rivers. This place is known as 'Dakshina
Kashi' and it is believed that there are 1000 'shivalinga' here along the
river bed. So Shri Vaadiraaja travelled along the river on a platain leaf
to reach the main temple. In the main temple, Shri Vaadiraaja installed
Lord Mukyaprana on right side and 'Bhootha rajaru' on the left side.
Here only the priest can go inside the temple. Shri Sodhe pontiff has special
previlage of going inside and performing 'mangalarathi'.
Shri Vaadiraaja Theertha
prays Lord Narashimha by desribing his posture and action
BhUnyasthavaaMaamkagavaaMapaaNi-
Muth kshipthadhakshOrugathaanyahastham
|
chakraayuDham nEthravathIthatasTham
chimthaaMaNim shrinarasimhaMIdE
||30||
Prose Version
BhUnyasthavaaMaamkagavaaMapaaNim
uth kshipthadhakshOrugathaanyahastham
chakraayuDham nEthravathIthatasTham
chimthaaMaNim shrinarasimhaMIdE||30||
English Version
With left thigh set on earth,And
left hand placed on it &
The right thigh set upwards,And
right hand set on it
Oh chinthamani Narashimha Swamy,You
are standing on the banks of Netravathi
With Sudharshan Chakra in your
hand.We worship you with deep devotion. ...30
udhgathya paathaalathalaath karasTha-chakrENa
chakram KhalayOginInaam |
nihathya gourIvarakaaMadhO$bhUthunnaMrakaRNO
narasimha EShah ||31||
Prose Version
unnaMrakaRNah EShah narasimhah
paathaalathalaath udhgathya
karasThachakrENa KhalayOginInaam
chakram nihathya gourIvarakaaMadhah abhUth ||31||
English Version
With ears fully exposed like valiant
lion
King of the jungle, you moved,Upwards
from the netherworld
With Chakra on your hand,You have
slain Yoginis and Other wicked elements and,
Offered full protection to Gouri
Shankara ...31
Nethravathi River:
Nethravathi is the biggest river
in the Mangalore district. The river takes it s birth from Varaha Hills
(Kudhuremukha) and joins Arabian Sea near Mangalore. According to scriptures,
the river is born from the eyes of Lord Varaha. Shri Vaadhiraaja Theertha
explains
here the greatness of the river
in two slokas. Normally tears comes out when the person is weeping,
but tears comes out when the person is happy too. Shri Vaadhiraaja
Theertha explains here that Nethravathi is cheerful tears of Lord
as the river is always cool and
holy dip in the river enhances
the devotion.
varaahanayanaanamdhaDhaaraa nEthraavathI
sarith |
shuShkaam thadhBakthilathikaam
puShNaathikaThamanyaThaa ||32||
Prose Version:
nEthraavathI sarith varaahanayanaanamdhaDhaaraa
anyaThaa shuShkaam thadhBakthilathikaam
kaTham puShNaathi ..32..
English Version:
Oh Nethravathi you are born of,Cheerful
tears of Shri Varaha,
And not of sorrowful tears,For
you are always cool,And would have been not so
Were you born of the sad tears
of the Lord,And, again,Devotion of Shri hari is,
Enhanced as one dips in thy waters
....32....
kOlalOlakRupaashIlalOchanaambujachumbini
|
majjannEthraavathIthOyE thadhdhayEkshaaspadham
na kah||33||
Prose Version;
kOlalOlakRupaashIlalOchanaambujachumbini
nEthraavathIthOyE majjan kah
thadhdhayEkshaaspadham na..33
English version:
Oh Netravathi as thy watersAre
coming out of Varaha's eyes,
His grace and looks falls on those,Who
bathe in thy waters and
They are blessed fully ........33..
The conflux of Nethravathi
& Kumaradhara rivers:
The river Kumaradhara starts from
Kumara hills and joins Netravathi near Uppinangadi in Mangalore -
Bangalore route. By the side of this holy sangam there is a 'sahasralingeshwar'(Thousand
Lings) temple. This place is also known as ' Gayapadha", "Dhakshina Kashi"
etc. Shri Vaadhiraaja Theertha
explians Sangameshwar Kshethra in one shloka and Kumaradhara river in two
shloks.
kumaaraDhaaraasarithaa samEthaanEthraavathI
bhaathi tharamgiNIyam |
thrimaaRgagaathIragathO$pyavaathsIththrilOchanO
yathra sahasramURthih ||34||
Prose Version:
kumaaraDhaaraasarithaa samEthaa
iyam nEthraavathI
tharamgiNi bhaathi yathra thrilOchanah
thrimaaRgagaathIragathO$pi sahasramURthih
avaathsIth ..34..
English Version:
Oh Viswanatha,you are ever present,
In the holy town of Kashi, but here,
At the junction of Netravathi and
Kumaradhara
You are present as Sahasra Lingeshwar,And
the Sangameshwara Kshetra is
Indeed powerful and holyBy your
gracious presence.......34..
KumaraDhaara River:
It is known that when Lord Indra
made Lord Subramanya as the commander in Chief of the Army to fight
against 'Tharakasura', the holy water of the 'crowning ceremony'
became Kumaradhara river.
kumaaraDhaarE sujanOdhdhaarE vijJnyaanaDhaarayaa
|
punIhi maamaghasthOmam lunIhi sadhanIhitham
|| 35||
Prose Version:
sujanOdhdhaarE (hE) kumaaraDhaarE
vijJnyaanaDhaarayaa
maam punIhi sadhanIhitham
aghasthOmam lunIhi ..35..
English Version:
Oh Kumaradhare, you always,Protect
the virtuous, please favour,
Us with spiritual knowledge and,Purify
our thoughts, by wiping out,
All our sins preventing us>From
engaging in mis-deeds. ......35..
kumaaraDhaarE thvaththIrE mukthidhvaarE
guNaakarE |
thapasthapamthah sanmamthram japamthah
syaamasamthatham || 36||
Prose Version:
(hE) kumaaraDhaarE guNaakarE
mukthidhvaarE thvaththIrE
vayam samthatham thapah thapamthah
sanmamthramjapamthah syaama || 36||
Oh Kumaradhare, let your,Bank open
for us the door toEnter moksha, and we remain
Here for long performing ourRituals,
reciting various mantras,
Praising the glory of Srihari .....36.
Subrahmanya Kshetha:
Subrahmanya, one of the famous 'Skandha
Kshethra', is at a distance of 166 Km from udupi and can be reached by
Bus. The Mangalore-Bangalore train has got stop at Subrahmanya Road Station.
Shri Vishnu Theertha, the younger brother of Sri Acharya and the first
saint of present Sode Mutt, established Subrahmanya Mutt. Shri Vishnu
Theertha is still living, doing penance in the cave in the 'KumaraPravatha'
near Subrahmanya. The Subrahmannya Mutt and Subrahmanya temple are in the
same complex seperated by a wall. There is a 'Dharpana Theertha'
in front of the temple and people enter the temple after a holy dip in
the Dharpana Theertha. Subrahmanya is situated inside dense forest in the
bottom of the Sahyachala (Western Ghats) and people become immensely
peaceful by a mere sight of the
place and its surroundings. Sri Vaadhiraaja Theertha praises the glory
of Lord Subrahmanya Swamy in six shlokas bringing out various
factors related to Lord Subrahmanya and his place.
subraHmaNyasya mahimaa vaRNithum
kEna shakyathE |
yathrOchChiShtamapi spaShtam shvithriNah
shODhayathyahO || 37 ||
Prose Version:
yathra uchChiShtamapi shvithriNah
spaShtam shODhayathi, subraHmaNyasya
mahimaa vaRNithum kEna shakyathE
ahO ..37..
English Version:
Oh Subrahmanya, it is too difficult
to prise you fully,
For a mere Angapradakshina over,The
left-overs served to brahmins here,
Will cure major diseases like leprosy,
....37..
In Subrahmanya, after the lunch of brahmins, people used to roll over the plantain leaves and the left-overs. This is said to destroy all the sins and the diseases too. So Lord Subrahmanya is really very powerful.
braHmahathyaadhOShashESham braaHmaNaanaamayam
haran |
virODhE thu param kaaRyamithi nyaayamamaanayath
|| 38||
Prose Version:
ayam, braaHmaNaanaam braHmahathyaadhOShashESham
haran, virODhE thu
param kaaRyam ithi nyaayam amaanayath
.....38
English Version:
Those who committed cruel crimes,Like
brahma-hatya in previous births,
Come to earth again, to suffer
for the sins,
Attacked by leprosy, but you relieve
them from,
All the pains as they approach
you devotedly .....38
There is a rule in Sankrit
Grammer that whenever two conflicting things occur, the latest one
is to be followed. Shri Vaadhiraaja
Theertha quotes that here.
Even if some one had done a big crime like killing, he may be blessed by
Lord when the guilty repents for that and surrenders to Lord, though
it is not justified for those who got killed.
subraHmaNya suraagragaNya kujanaaraNyajvalathpaavaka
prabrUyaaththava vikramam Bhuvi
kavih kO vaa$marO vaa dhivi |
yah praagaprathimallathaarakamahaadhaithyam
sudhRuptham Bhavaan
viprouGhapriya suprabhaava
samarE krIdannajaiShIdhdhviSham ||39||
Prose Version:
suraagragaNya kujanaaraNyajvalathpaavaka
(hE) subraHmaNya thava
vikramam Bhuvi kO vaa kavih dhivi
(kO vaa) amarah prabrUyaath ? (hE)
suprabhaava viprouGhapriya, yah
Bhavaan praak samarE sudhRuptham
dhviSham aprathimallathaarakamahaadhaithyam
krIdann ajaiShIth ..39
English Version:
Oh six faced Subrahmanya, you are,
The supreme commander of the army
of Gods,You are like fire to destroy,
The wicked; neither the earthly
poets,Nor the celestials know your glory fully,
Oh son of Shankara, Lover of brahmins,You
are quite powerful,
As the army chief of Celestials,You
bought success to Gods,
Finishing powerful Tarakasura easilyWithout
much labour of efforts ...39
annam dhadhaasi vidhaDhaasyakhilasya
rakshaam
klinnam punaasi vilunaasi samasthadhOShaan
|
hE skamdha vamdhya bhavathO bhuvanE
bhavaanI-
sUnO kRupaajalaniDhE kathamah sama
syaath || 40 ||
Prose Version:
bhavaanIsUnO vamdhya hE skamdha
(thvam) annam dhadhaasi akhilasya
rakshaam vidhaDhaasi klinnam punaasi
samasthadhOShaan vilunaasi.
kRupaajalaniDhE bhuvanE
bhavathah kathamah sama syaath || 40 ||
English Version:
Oh Subrahmanya, Son of Bhavani,
You offer food and shelter to those,Who
come to you and cure them,
From leprosy and other skin diseases,
You purify them and remove all
the miseries
None on earth can match you, in
glory & mercy ..40
pravaRthithaskaamdhamathah pRuThivyaam
jagathpathimshrIpathimaathmanaaThaM |
rahasyupaaraaDhayithum guhaadhya
guhaashrithO$sIthi mama prathaRkah||41||
Prose Version:
(hE) guha pRuThivyaam pravaRthithaskaamdhamathah
jagathpathim aathmanaaThaM shrIpathim rahasi upaaraaDhayithum adhya guhaashrithah
asi ithi mama prathaRkah ....41
English Version:
Oh Adi Subrahmanya you have earlier,
Propagated Scanda-Mata,Advocating
supremacy of Shanmukha,
But in your hearts of hearts you
are,Devoted to Shri Hari and are staying,
Inside the cave, to worship HIM
calmlyAnd peacefully, undisturbed ......41
Very near to Subramahnya there is a place called Adi Subrahmnya where there is a mud cave. Sri Subrahmanya is said to be living there in the cobra form. Shri Vaadhiraaja Theertha says that though Skandha mata says Subrahmanya is Supreme, it is not to deceive the wicked people. Lord Subrahmanya himself is great devotee of Vishnu like his father LordShankar.
shrIviShNuthIRThamunimithra suraarijaithra
shrIkRuShNapajjalajabhRumga kRuthaaghabhamga
|
saHyEsha dhEhi sakalairupajIvyamannam
samhaRthRu saRvabhuvanasya kumaara
maHyaM ||42||
Prose Version:
shrIviShNuthIRThamunimithra suraarijaithra
shrIkRuShNapajjalajabhRumga
kRuthaaghabhamga saHyEsha kumaara
sakalaih rupajIvyam saRvabhuvanasya
samhaRthRu annam maHyaM dhEhi ..42..
English Version
Oh Shanmukha, you are a great friend
of,Sri Vishnu Theertha Muni; you are,
Enemy of Tharakasura and are devoted,
To Lord Krishna, you wipe out the
sins of your,Devotees, dwelling in Sahyachala,
Please favour us with the knowledge
of Para Brahma. ..42
Shri Vishnu Theertha who is first saint of Subrahmanya Mut, is still doing peanance at Kumara Parvatha. After many years, when the other religions becomes too powerful and people following Tatvavadha gets very much confused and deteriorated, Shri Vishnu Theertha is going come back to reestablish the Tathvavada. Shri Acharya has written many Granthas on the copper foil and put in the ground at a place called SEthuthila" (Khadthila). Shri Vishnu Theertha is going to take out all those Granthas written By Shri Acharya and re estalablish Tathvavada.
Shri Vedavyasa Samputa:
Shri Vaadiraaja Theertha explains
the greatness of samputa (Box) of
Shri Vedavyasa Salagrama which
can neither be opened nor the salagram
seen seperately.yathra samputamasPOtam
kRuShNasya sPOrayathyahO |
agraaHyathvamadhRushyathvam kim
punasthathra pamdithaah ||43||
Prose Version:
yathra asPOtam samputam kRuShNasya
agraaHyathvam adhRushyathvam
sPOrayathi ahO. thathra pamdithaah
kim punah ||43||
English Version:
Oh Vedavyasa Krishna you are present,
Inside the samputa in the form
of Salagrama,
But the samputa is too strong to
open,
To see you out of Samputa, Indicating
your Omnipotence.
The local people are learned,And
are ever engaged in praising your glory ..43
Explanation: As told earlier, Shri
Vishnu Theertha, younger brother of Shri Acharya, was the first saint of
Subramanya mutt and he went to "Sahya Parvath" to do penance along with
the samputa which he was worshipping.Later his disciple Shri Aniruddha
Theertha prayed for the samputa for his worshipping. Then he was indicated
in the dream about the arrival of Samputa through Kumaradhara river. Accordinlgy
next day the samputa came floating along the Kumaradhara river along with
a mirror.(That is Darpana Theertha. Darpana means mirror) That mirror was
given to the Subrahmanya temple as per the indications of the dream. Then
the king Ballalaraya was upset with this, and he snatched the samputa and
tried to open it by all means including stamping by an
elephant. The people who
tried to open and the elephant too died due to skin burns. The king also
suffered a lot and then he surroundered to the swamiji.
Normaly for all "saligrama" daily abhisheka and pooja are to be done. But
for this samputa only external pooja with offering of flower and sandal
is done. The samputa can be only opened by Shri Vishnu Theertha who will
come down when the followers of Tatvavada get into lot of problems and
trouble by other people, after many years.
abhEdhyamathiyathnEnaapyaskhalath
kRuShNavigraHaM |
thathpUjaabhaajanam bhaathi maaDhwam
hRudhiva samputaM ||44||
Prose Version:
athiyathnEnaapi abhEdhyam
askhalath kRuShNavigraHaM thathpUjaabhaajanam
samputaM maaDhwam hRuth iva
bhaathi ||44||
English Verison:
Oh Vedavyasa, you are firm,Inside
the Samputa as Sri Krishna,
Is firm in the heart of Madhwa
Muni,Oh Samputa Narashimaha Swamy
You are supreme strong and powerful
...44
Payasvini River:
Shri Vadiraja Theertha explains
the holyness of Payasvini river. It is one of the big rivers in Kerala.
Shri Acharya has mentioned that Sri
Mahalaxmi will incanate as Durga
here after 36,000 thousand years in Kaliyuga. It is mentioned in Sumadhwa
Vijaya (5/35) also that when Shri Acharya visited Payasvini
river, he prayed Goddess.
payasvini jagathsvaamI thvayi sannihithO
DhruvaM |
na chEth thathprEyasI thIrE kaTham
thE$vathariShyathi ||45||
Prose Version:
payasvini jagathsvaamI thvayi sannihithO
DhruvaM na chEth thathprEyasI
thE thIrE kaTham avathariShyathi
||45||
English Version:
Oh payaswini river, Lord Jagannath,Is
ever present in thy waters,
If not why would Mahalaxmi incarnate
here
On your bank again as Sri
Durga ......45
Shri Vadiraaja Theerta comes from Udupi towards south upto this place, and then moves back and proceeds towards north of Udupi on the west coast. The first nearest holy place towards north of Udupi is Suvarnariver.
Suvarnariver.
vEdhaachalahRudhudhbUthaam suvaRNaam
kO nu vaRNayEth |
amHasO dhaHyamaanasya shraavayamthIm
svanam janaan ||46||
Prose Version:
vEdhaachalahRudhudhbUthaam dhaHyamaanasya
amHasah svanam janaan
shraavayamthIm suvaRNaam
kO nu vaRNayEth ||46||
English Version:
Oh Suvarna who can explain your
gloryThrough Vedachala as you pass,
Those who dip in thy waters, can
hear
And feel distruction of their sins
as they bathe ..46
Suvarna river originates
from Varahagiri.( Major rivers like Thunga, Bhadra, Netravathi also
originate from Varaha Parvatha.) Suvarna flows through Vedhachala or Vedagiri
near Manipal and moves along the north side of Kalyanapura. The drinking
water to udupi town is from this river. A holy bath in this river especially
on Krishnangara Chaturdhashi ( On the 14th day of Krishna Paksha
when it falls on Tuesday) is considered to burn all sins and one can here
the sound of sins getting burnt.
Shri Vadiraja Theertha's 'Theertha Prabhandhaa' is an extra ordinary work. Shri Vadiraja went around the whole India, visited all the holy places, rivers, mountains, visualized God in those places and praised him through sthothra, bringing out the special attributes in those places. This book exhibits the Shri Vaadiraja's unparalleled devotion and mastery in literature. This book is of great help to us and we can visit all the places through this book and get blessed by God.
Kumbhasi Kshethra:
Kumbhasi is the first holy place on the north of Udupi at a distance of 30 Km. This is also known as Goutham Kshethra, Gajapuri. The birthplace of Shri Vadiraja, "Hoovinakere" is just 5 Km away from Kumbhasi. The old house where Shri Vaadiraja's parents lived was renovated few years back and is known as 'Hoovinakere Mutt'. There is a small temple with Shri Vaadiraja's icon in ‘Gowri gadde’, the paddy field, where Shri Vadiraaja was actually born. Every year the rice from this field is being used for 'Shri Vaadiraja Aradhana' at Sode. His holiness Shri Vishwothama Theertha swamiji of Sode Mutt, celebrates 'Shri Vadiraja Jayanthi', every year on Maagha Suddha dwadashi (Feb 17th, 2000) in this place. This year, marking the 400th year of Shri Vadiraaja's Vrandavana pravesh, special programs are arranged for 4 days grand celebration.
Long back, when there a big famine and people were suffering without water and food, sage Goutham prayed Ganaga Devi and with her divine blessing, he sheltered all the Brahmins and other sages in this place. Hence this place is also known as 'Goutham Kshetra' nd it was very famous for a long time for all sacred activities of learning Veda, performing homa etc.
During dwapara Yuga a demon by name ‘Kumbhasura’ lived here and used to trouble all people. When Shri Bhimasena visited this place, all sages requested him to kill this demon. But Kumbasura had a boon by Shri Shiva that he would get half the power of his enemy. When Shri Bhimasena was thinking about this, he heard words by heaven, suggesting placing a sword in the trunk of an elephant and worshipping that. According Shri Bhimasen worshipped Lord Viswambara (form of Shri Hari having head of elephant) in the elephant and then killed Kumbhasura. It is also said that Shri Bheemasena killed Kumbhasura with the blessing of Shri Mahaganapathi.
There is a beautiful temple of Shri MahaGanapathi, on the top of a small hill, known as ‘Gajagiri’ (Ane gudde) and this place is also known as 'Gajapura'. Shri Mahaganapathi is very famous for readily fulfilling the desires of the devotees and lots of people from far off place come here to offer prayers to Shri Ganapathi. It is also said that the idol of Ganapathi is growing year by year, and surely the popularity too wide spreading. Recently H.H. Sri Vishwesha Theertha Swamiji of Pejavar Mutt inaugurated a big dining room, capable of accommodating 1000 people. Pictures indicating the history of the place are carved on the walls of the temple. The car festival of this temple is held during first week of December. One can enjoy the beautiful scene of sunset from this place.
There is another very
rare and sacred spot, Shri Harihara temple, at the bottom
of the hill, built over a water tank. In the Garbha Gruha,
there is a shivalinga and a small water spring. The local story says
that when all sages requested Lord Shankar to protect them from the
hands of Kumbasura, Lord Shankar assured them that Shri Hari and Shri
Hara would come out in that place together. All sages were asked to
keep two vessels covered in a sacred place and wait for a good time.
But the sages,
in a hurry, opened the vessel to find nothing. When they again prayed
Lord, they were assured that Shri Bhimasen would come to that
place and kill the demon.
There is a small well inside the temple. The water in this small well is crystal clear and is always full throughout the year. Devotees take this water as 'theerhta'. It is said that Sage Goutham brought Ganga to this well. This temple is also renovated recently. There is a small Shri SuryaNarayana Temple and Shri ChannaKeshava temple nearby. It is also said that there is a cave called 'yama guha' and the surrounding park is also known as 'Madhuvana'.
Shri Vageesh
Theertha, guru of Shri Vadiraaja used to live in this
place. The old and abandoned Mutt where Shri Vadiraja stayed with his
Guru for sometime is reconstructed this year by H.H. Shri Viswoththama
Theetha of Sode Mutt, this year. There are two 'vrandavana' at this
place belonging to two yathis of the Sode Mutt lineage. Though this
place is well connected to the highway, it has maintained the serenity
and peacefulness and by going around this place, devotees enjoy unique
pleasure.
Shri Vadiraja explains the
glory of this place in two shlokas.
bhaasi kumbhaasisamjJnya thvam kshEthram
shrIshagirIshayOh |
yathra kumbhaasurasyaasirabhaasIdhdhroupadhIpathih
|| 47||
Word by word : (hE) kumbhaasisamjJnya shrIshagirIshayOh kshEthra thvam bhaasi. yathra dhroupadhIpathih kumbhaasurasya asih abhaasIth.
English Version:
Oh! Holy place Kumbhashi,
Srisha and Girisha(Hari-Hara),
Stay together, You are quite holy,
For Bhima finished Kumbhasura here,
And by a mere visit, the devotees
get cleared of their sins .....47
guhaamukham thIRThanEthram vEdhasThaanam
vanaayanaM |
yathyaRThyam gouthamakshEthram
chithram thaththanuvadhbaBou ||48||
Word by Word:
guhaamukham thIRThanEthram vEdhasThaanam
vanaayanaM yathyaRThyam
gouthamakshEthram thaththanuvath
baBou, chithram !!.
English Version:
Oh gautama Muni, Hari Hara kshetra
Kumbashi is thy face,
the tanks on either side of the
temple,
Are thy eyes, the place is your
Tapovan,
As holy as thy body, for the study
of Vedas,
And conducting holy prayers and
penance
..........48.