Shri Kamalanatha Teertharu

Shri Kamalanatha Teertharu

21st Pontiff of Shri Samsthan Gokarn Partagali Jeevottam Math

Ashramadīkṣā Day: Śrī Śaka 1829, Plavanga Samvatsara, Vaiśākha Krishna Panchami, Sthiravāsara

Pattābhiṣeka (Coronation) Day: Śrī Śaka 1864, Chitrabhānu Samvatsara, Vaiśākha Shukla Tritiya (Akshaya Tritiya), Sthiravāsara

Brindavana Pravesha: Śrī Śaka 1865, Subhānu Samvatsara, Chaitra Shukla Ekadashi, Bhṛguvāsara (6:10 PM)

Brindavan Location: Partagalli

Aradhana Month: Chaitra

Paksha: Shukla

Tithi: Dwadashi

🕉️ Selected Verses in His Praise:

1.
kamalAnATha pAdAbja bhramarAyita mAnasaM
mamatArahitaM vandE kamalAnATha yOginaM

I bow to Shri Kamalanatha Yogi, whose mind hovers like a bee at the lotus feet of the Lord, free from all attachment.

2.
srIman madhava mahAmuni prakaTitE bhAShyAdi shAstrOdadhau
niShNAtam sakalAgamajnya guruNA prEmNA samadhyApitE |
srI mad vyAsakRtE purANa sahitE srI manmahAbhAratE
tarkavyAkaraNAdikE ca kamalAnATham gurum tam bhajE ||

I worship Guru Kamalanatha, who was well-versed in the ocean of Bhashyas and scriptures revealed by Shriman Madhvacharya, and deeply learned in the Puranas, Mahabharata, logic, grammar, and other Shastras.

3.
vyApArAh svagurOriva bahavO vidyAnnadAnAdikAh
khyAtA yasya mahAtmanO vijayinO vyAptAstaThA kIrtayaH ||

Just like his Guru, his activities were numerous – spreading knowledge and generosity – and his fame spread far and wide.

4.
lOkE yat smaraNam vipattiharaNam yaddarshanam puNyadam
srIman mangalapUjyapAda kamalAnATham gurum tam bhajE ||

Whose remembrance removes obstacles, and whose darshan grants merit – I worship the auspicious and revered Kamalanatha Guru.

His aradhana is observed in the month of Chaitra, during the Shukla Paksha, on the Dwadashi Tithi.

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