It is in this place and
environment that Shri Vysarajaru who is believed to be an
avatar of Prahlada was born. This brought a
sense of fulfilment to the aged couples through the grace
of saint Brahmanyathirtharu of Abbur near Channapatna town.
The saint took a promise, that the
boy should be given to the mutt. The boy was named
Yathiraja and brought up by parents. After performing
upanayana, he was sent to the mutt for higher education.
After four years he returned home and later learnt
Kaavya, Naataka, Vyakarana. Then the sage Brahmanyathirtharu
sent for the boy ,as agreed. Though the parents were
reluctant to part with the boy, they had to submit
themselves to the promise and the boy was left under the
custody of the saint who treated him with greater
affection than the parents. The saint was impressed by the
wide range of the boy’s intellect, his great eloquence,
his graceful form and his commanding personality. He gave
him sanyasahram with the name Shri Vyasa Teertharu.
Shri Vyasateertharu then
undertook a tour of India. At Kanchi his extraordinary
learning evoked profound admiration of the pandits there.
There were jealous pandits also, who tried to poison him.
But by divine grace was unhurt. He proceeded to Mulabagal,
then a centre of learning. Sri Sripadaraj welcomed this
young yati. Sri Vyasathirtha learnt all the secrets of
vedantic lore. Sri Sripadaraja found in him extraordinary
merit and said
Vadi timira Marthandaneniside ! Vadi Sharabha Bherunda Vyasamuniraya !
He
was sent to the court of Saluva Narasimha of Chandragiri.
He performed pooja for lord Srinivasa at Tirumala hills,
for 12 years. Later he went to the court of Vijayanagar.
Shri Krishnadevaraya was the king who looked upon him as
his kulaguru and was always ready to carry out his wishes.
It was not the power, but he was all the time making
profuse benefactions in the cause of learning and for the
maintenance of Dharma. He was founding Agraharams to
foster learning and Dharma.
When he was made kulaguru, it created a feeling of great
jealosy. Learned men from different parts of India came
and disputed the position. Sri Vyasaraj easily vanquished
his opponents. His elequence was a spiritual and
intellectual treat. He strengthened and adorned the Madwa
school of thought and brought it in to the highest
pinnacle of temporal recognition.
After the victorious battle at Raichur by Krishnadevaraya,
he conducted a Durbar in which he seated Shri Vyasaraja
teertharu on
a seat of GOLD when men of learning and warriors
prostrated themselves before Shri Vyasaraja. He performed
Ratnabhisheka with all precious stones. Shri Vyasarajaru did
not take any of them .They were distributed to the men of
learning, warriors, and even mussalman chiefs who were
serving the king. Vyasa samudra was built at Kandakur near
Madanapalli village
Shri Vyasarajaru averted the danger to Krishnadevaraya from
KUHUYOGA. An inauspicious combination of planets- by
himself sitting on the throne during that time and
overcoming it with his Tapashakti.
He
lived for a glorious life of 93 years full of
extraordinary achievements. Shri Vyasaraja left this world
on Saturday the 8th March 1539 (Vilambi Nama samvatsara
Phalguna bahula Chathurthi).
Read Janmavrittanta Book in Kannada
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