Shri Vijayendra Teertharu Aradhana (Shri Raghavendra Swamy Math)

Shri Vijayendra Teertharu 

Period: 1517 - 1614

pUrvAshrama name: shri viTTalAchArya

Ashrama: 1525 - 1526 from vyAsarAjaru (who named him vishNu tIrtharu)

danDa change with: surEndra tIrtharu of rAyara maTa  (then called vibhudEndra maTa); in 1530

pITAdhipathi Period: 1575 - 1614

Lineage: 14th in rAyara maTa and parama gurugaLu of shri rAyaru

shishyaru: shri sudhIndra tIrtharu

Aradhane: jEshTa bahuLa trayOdashI

brindAvana: kumbakONam, TN

Shri viyayIndra tIrtha is one of the greatest saints in madhva matha. He was a bAla sanyAsi. He was taught by shri vyAsarajaru and was given sanyAsa by him as Vishnu tIrtharu. He was one of the favorite disciples of vyAsarajaru. He has written 104 works.

Once shri surEndra tIrtharu of rAyara maTa was visiting hampi and met shri vyAsarAjaru. shri surEndra tIrtharu was higly impressed with the scholarship of shri Vishnu tIrtharu and asked him as a gift from shri vyAsarAjaru. vyAsarAjaru gifted him with no hesitation. shri surEndra tIrtharu did a danDa change and renamed him vijayIndra tIrtharu.

VijayIndra tIrtharu went to KumbakONam as per his guru's advice as shaivism was thriving there. He defeated several pandits there and established the maTa. He had a life long debate with appaiya dIskhitar, who was a great advaita scholar. While on deathbed, appaiya dIkshitar finally was not sure whether advaita was correct and asked vijayIndra tIrtharu as to what he should do. vijayIndra tIrtharu told him to continue to have faith in his own beliefs.

Lingarajendra, a famous shaiva saint came to know that Sri Vijayeendra Tirtharu was a great Madhwa philosopher.  He could not tolerate the fame, reputation Vijayeendraru had.  He invited Swamiji for a debate and Kumbeshwara temple at Kumbakonam was fixed as the venue. Swamiji was being taken from his maTa to Kumbheshwar temple in a pallakki (palaquin) and the shaiva sanyasi also started from his maTa.  They both met in one road corner. Now the shaiva sanyasi got down from his palaquin and told his shishyas to place the vyaagraasana (tiger skin) on the wall of a compound of a house. The wall started moving towards the temple. Now, Sri Vijayeendra Tirtharu asked his shisyaas to take off their hands from the palaquin.  Now the palaquin along with the Swamiji itself moved high in the sky and landed in front of the Kumbheswara temple.  Now, it was the turn of the Shaiva saint to be shocked on this miracle.  Swamiji defeated Lingarajendra and got rights over the temple. He even composed a stuti on pArvati dEvi. That place can be seen in the temple even today.

There are several miracles he performed to establish the supremacy of Lord vishNu in that Shaivite town. 

He has written 104 granthAs and was adept in all 64 arts.

 1. Music – Singing

 2. Music – Instrument – Flute

 3. Dance – Nartana

 4. Alekhya – Drawing

 5. VishEshaka ChEdyam – Tilaka rachane

 6. Drawing Padmakruti in front of pooja hall in Coloured rice and flowers

 7. PushpastaraNa – Spreading flowers in a beautiful way

 8. Vastralankara

 9. Manibhoomika karma – Designing with valuable jewels and pearls

 10. Shayana Rachanam – Alankara of bed

 11. Udakavaadya – Jalataranga Instrument

 12. UdaakaaGaata – JalataaDana art

 13. Chitrayoga – An yoga which makes our Indriyas inactive

 14. Maalyagrathanakalpaa – creating Different flower maalika

 15. SheKarakaapIDayOjanam –  Alankara of hair in head

 16. Nepatya prayoga –  Disguise Dressing

 17. Karnapatrabhanga – Making ornaments on ears

 18. Gandha yukti: – sugandha dravya rachana

 19. Bhooshana yojana – Ornaments arranging and wearing

 20. Aindrajala- kuchumaarayoga – Aindrajala vidya & rectifying loss in the body

 21. Hastalaghava –  kaichalaka – Handworks

 22. Vichitra shaakayoosha bhakshya vikaraka kriya – Preparing different bhakshya, bhojya

 23. Paanakarasaraagaasavayojana – preparing paanaka, etc juice

 24. Soocheevaanakarma – Tailoring

 25. SootrakreeDa – Thread game

 26. VeeNa, Damaruka vaadya – playing Veena, Damaruka, etc

 27. Prahelika – Puzzling

 28. Pratimaala – i.e., antakshari game

 29. Durvaachaka yoga –  using harsh (difficult) words for arguments and for fun

 30. Pustaka Vaachanam – Reading books based on respective “rasa prayoga”

 31. NaTakaaKyaayikaa darshanam – Telling the situation through abhinaya (acting)

 32. KaavyasamasyaapooraNam – When given a particular part of a shloka (one paada) –          preparing the shloka to give full shlokabhipraya

 33. PaTTikaavEtravaana vikalpa – preparing Vessel,  cloth, weaving, etc

 34. Takshakarmaani – Carpentry work

 35. TakshaNam – toy making

 36. Vaastuvidya – house construction

 37. Roopyaratna pareeksha – Examining Silver and other ornaments

 38. Dhaatuvaada – Examining stones, pearls, soil, etc

 39. MaNiraagaakaara Jnaana – identifying pearl’s different colours, group.

 40. Vrukshayurvedayoga – Preparing medicine from medicinal plants

 41. Mesha, Kukkuta, Laavakayuddavidhi – learning animal-birds systems

 42. Shukashaarikapralapanam – birds language

 43. Keshamardana, nerve improvement, health

 44. Akshara mushtikaa kathanam – Telling Secret news through finger vinyasa

 45. Mlenchitavikalpaa – Telling Secret news through secret words

 46. Deshabhaasha vijnaana – Different regional languages

 47. PuShpashakaTika – Preparing different items from flowers

 48. Nimitta jnaanam – Shakuna parichaya

 49. Yantramaatrukaa jnaanam – machine related

 50. Dharanamatruka – Ashtavadhana, shatavadhana vidya

 51. SampaaTyam – reading

 52. Maanasee – Locating item which is invisible through mind

 53. Kaavyakriya – Shrungaara kavya rachana

 54. Abhidhana kosha – Well versed in Dictionary, Ekakshara kosha, medina, etc

 55. ChandojNnanam – Chandassu in chandashastra

 56. Kriyakalpa – Knowledge of Planning

 57. Chalitakayogaa: – Winning capacity in Gambling through deceiving or confusing

 58. Vastragopanani – Protection of cloths from insects

 59. Dyotavisheshaa – Knowledge of Different Gambling games

 60. Attractive sports – stambheekarana, vasheekarana, goohana, akarshana,

 61. Balakreedanakaani – Knowledge of children plays

 62. Vaijayikeenaam vidya – Winning over opponents in any situation

 63. Vyaayamikinaam cha vidyaanaam vijnanam – Yogasana shastra

 64. Vainayikeenam vidya – Teaching of good behaviour  

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