Guru Govinda Vittala Dasaru - A Great Torch bearer

Guru Govinda Vittala Dasaru - A Great Torch bearer

(1894-1983)

Kannada book published on the occasion of 13th year completion of Haridasa Sahitya Mahavidyalaya. 

In Kannada : Harati G Prahlad

Translated in English by : Smt. Savitha Rao

Verified by : T.V.Sathya Narayanan

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Guru Govinda Vittala Dasaru

Note: Harati G Prahlad, founder of Haridasa Sahitya Mahavidyalaya is the Guru in the conversation below. 

Sishya: Guruji, please enlighten me with a devotional story.

Guru: The life histories of devotees of the Lord are all enlightening devotional stories. About whom you want to hear?

Sishya: Please enlighten me with a story of any of our Yati or Haridasa.

Guru: Have you heard about a place called DevarayanaDurga?

Sishya: Yes, I have been there.

Guru: What did you see there?

Sishya: I had the darshan of Narasimha Swami Temple situated up & down the hill.

Guru: That’s all? Did you notice anything else nearby?

Sishya: No. I just had visited those temples.

Guru:  Down the hill, did you noticed a name board “Dasa Koota”?

Sishya: No I have not seen Guruji. Please tell me more about that.

Guru: This “Dasa Koota” was established by Tande Muddu Mohana Vittala Dasaru in 1900. Tande Muddu Mohana Vittala Dasaru was mentioned by a title “Parama Priya”.

Sishya: Guruji, please tell me more about “Dasa Koota” organization.

Guru: Dasaru belongs to Sri Vijaya Dasaru parampara. After getting initiation as “Hari Dasa” he embraced the three important tenets - Gnana, Bakthi and Vairagya and led a life on an Aparoksha Gnani. Every day he used to chant HariKathamruthaSara. Sri Vijaya Dasaru is his ancestor.

Sishya: Please let me know more about Sri Vijaya Dasaru Parampara.

Guru: Sri Vyasarajaru gave Ankitha and Dasa Dheeksha to Purandara Dasa and to Kanaka Dasa. This Dasa Parampara continued for many years. To revitalize this lineage, Sri Hari’s avatara Sri Veda Vyasa gave ankitha to this Chikkalaparavi dasa (Vijaya Dasaru) at Vyasakashi through Sri Purandara dasaru in his dream at sannidhana of Sri Kasi Vishwanatha. Purandara Dasa gave him the ankita as “Vijaya Vittala”.

The life style of Vijaya dasaru completely changed once he woke up from the dream. He had come to Kashi to end his life because of depression. As soon as he woke up, he did Sri Hari’s smarane, took bath in the Ganga and worshipped Kasi Vishwanatha. He started singing spontaneously to Lord Rudra as, “Kailasa vasa gaurisha isha, thaila dharae yenthae manasu kodu hariyalli shambo…”

Sishya: How it is possible to sing hymns of Lord as soon as he got dasa dheeksha and ankita from his Guru?

Guru: That is karuna and blessings of a Guru. You asked about his parampara right?

Sishya: Yes. Kindly tell me more about him.

Guru: Vijaya Dasaru who got his ankita in his dream wanted to grow his lineage and extend his dasa parampara. So he himself gave ankita to many deserving people.

Sishya: To whom all he gave ankita?

Guru: Vijaya Dasaru first gave ankita to

1. Gopala Dasaru – as Gopala Vittala
2. Venu Gopala Vittala Dasaru  - as Venu Gopala Vittala
3. Mohana Vittala Dasaru – as Mohana Vittala
4. Hayavadhana Vittala Dasaru – as Hayavadhana Vittala

Like this he gave ankita to different people.

Sishya: Guruji, what do you mean by ankita?

Guru: Ankita means pada-naama (signature/created by).  As you know, Lord Sri Hari is dwelling in our heart. Ankita is a name given to Sri Hari who is dwelling in the heart.

Sishya: How to give ankita?

Guru: There are four different ways to give ankita.

• We can get ankita from a guru who has come in the parampara. Like our ParamaPriya and Sri Guru Govinda Vittala Dasaru.
• We can get ankita through dream (swapna labdha). For example, Sri Vijaya Dasaru gave to Bheemavva.
• Self proclaiming ankita, by keeping a name which is dear to a person and start writing the songs (dasaru padas). For example, Sangeetha Vasudevachar, Thyagaraja.
• Fourth one is sakshath, Sri Hari appears in the dream and gives the ankita or by other means of communication through Sri Hari. For example for Sri Jagannatha Dasaru, Sri Hari gave ankita from water written on a wooden plank.

The above told are the different ways of giving ankita.

Sishya: Guruji, you have not yet told the parampara of Sri Vijaya Dasaru.

Guru: I was about to tell that.

1. Vijaya Dasaru
2. Venu Gopala Vittala Dasaru
3. Vyasa Vittala Dasaru
4. Raghupathy Vittala Dasaru
5. Bhuvaraha Raghupathy Vittala Dasaru
6. Srinidhi Vittala Dasaru
7. Sripathi Vittala Dasaru
8. Tandhae Sripathi Vittala Dasaru
9. Srivara Vittala Dasaru
10. Sri Muddu Mohana Vittala Dasaru
11. Sri Tandhae Muddu Mohana Vittala Dasaru. He is “Subbaraya Dasaru” who earned the title as “Parama Priya”.

Sishya: Did the parampara grew after Sri Tandhae Muddu Mohana Vittala Dasaru? Please throw some light about that.

Guru: Subbaraya Dasaru gave ankita to 1165 people.

Sishya: In this 1165 people can you please tell me, who is the person who got the first ankita and the person who got last one?

Guru: The first person to get ankita is “Pranapathy Vittala Dasaru” also called as “Sesha Dasaru”. The last one to get ankita is “Guru Govinda Vittala Dasaru” from Mysoru.

Sishya: Please tell me more about the dasaru who got the ankita at the last. If we know about him, then it is equivalent of knowing all the dasas of the paramapara.

Guru: I will give information upto my knowledge and capabilities. Dasaru was employed in government as sub-overseer. His job position demanded him to travel to different places quite frequently. When he was staying in Chitra Durga, he got the friendship of Sri Srinivasa Rao and Sri Ramachandara Rao. Through them, he came to know about Subbaraya Dasaru in Deva Rayana Durga. From that day onwards he had a longing wish to get dasa dheeksha and ankita from Subbaraya Dasaru. Around 1940, he got ankita as “Guru Govinda Vittala Dasa” along with his blessings. That was the last meeting of Subbaraya Dasaru and Guru Govinda Vittala Dasaru. Subbaraya Dasaru attained hari pada on Sri Rama Navami that year.

After he (M.R. Govinda Rao) got ankita as Guru Govinda Vittala Dasaru, he started living a life of a hari dasa. Every day he used to perform snana sandhyavandhana, devaru pooja, japa, tapa and bhajans. Moreover he used to give discourses and stories from Srimad Bhagavatham and Puranas to his mother and his kids sitting near the tulsi plant (tulsi maada).

Sishya: How many songs he has written so far?

Guru: Guru Govinda Vittala dasaru has written more than 700 songs. All the songs take inspiration and roots from dwaita siddantha and reflects the concept of gradation/ hierarchy (tara tamya) in it.

Sishya: What do you mean by gradation?

Guru: Gradation means ranking of devatas from top to bottom as per their qualities and status. A person who is worshipping Lord Sri Hari, along with his worship, they do the worship of parampara (parivara) devathas like, Rama devi, Brahma, Vayu, Garuda, Sesha, Rudra, Tulsi, Sowparni, Vaaruni, Indra in their order of hierarchy. The hierarchical order of the devathas has been defined already, and Guru Govinda Vittala Dasaru has written his songs based on this hierarchy.

Sishya: Did Guru Govinda Vittala Dasaru gave ankita to other dasas like his Guru Subbaraya Dasaru?

Guru: Yes. He has given ankita for around 265 dasas. Everytime he gives ankita he has written one devara nama in that name. Along with these 265 songs, he has written songs regarding hierarchy of devatas, hierarchy of yatis (saints) and hierarchy of hari dasas. In all, he has written more than 700 songs.

Sishya: Apart from this, is there any other achievements made by your guru?

Guru: Yes of course.

1. He has done yatra to Badrinath Dham three times. On his first visit he has covered the yatra of 500-600 km by foot. Isn't this a great achievement?
2. He has translated 10 Upanishads in Kannada language
3. He has gone on pilgrimage to several places and published small books describing the greatness of such places for the benefit of other hari baktas.
4. Under the patronage of “All India Haridasa Federation” he has conducted Sri Purandara Dasa Aradhana in different places.
5. He has performed the great “Bruhuti Sahasra” sacrifice (yaga).
6. He was truly devoted to Sri Madhwacharya’s Sarvamoola Grantas. He has performed Sri Sudha Mangalam three times.
7. In Mysore Krishnamurthypuram, the place where dasaru lived, he has consecrated an idol of Pandarapur Sri Vittala in his house. The house looks like a mini Pandarapuram.
8. He has translated the Sanskrit works like Sundarakanda, Ramayana, Manusmruthi written by I.G. (or Aigee) Swamigalu in kannada.
9. He has written a book called “Thirtha Kshetra Mala” similar to Sri Vadiraja’s “Thirtha Prabhandham”.
10. At an age of 89, in the year 1983, on Marghaseera Krishna Dwadashi, he attained the lotus feet of Lord Sri Hari in Anandapuram with his devout prayers to Ananthanada Kadareesha.

Sishya: Guruji when did you meet him? Tell me more about that.

Guru: I met him at his very old age and during my younger days. It is all Lord Sri Hari’s blessing that we could meet each other. He was very simple man and quite normal like any one of us. But he was a great gnani and was very knowledgeable. Whoever came to him with some problem, he used to pray to Sri Hari Vayu Gurugalu, on behalf of the devotee.  After that, he will present a suitable remedy to the devotees asking them to perform parayana, bhajans or seva. The devotees were overwhelmed by his remedies as their problems got solved. In a short time, dasaru became very famous. Devotees started having great respect and belief in him. Slowly people started believing in haridasa paramapara. If we consider “ParamaPriya’s” time as 5^th generation of dasa sahitya, Guru Govinda Vittala Dasaru belonged to 6^th generation of dasa sahitya.

Dasaru is a staunch devotee of Lord Sri Hari. I will explain with an example. Once, Dasaru wanted to dig a well in his house. The work started, but the masons found only lime stones in the place but no water. The workers gave up their effort and told it is not possible to find water in this place and stopped the work. Immediately dasaru did prayers to Sri Hari, he got the blessings of Madanur Sri Vishnu Thirtha. He vowed to keep Sri Vishnu Thirtha’s name to the well. Dasaru performed bhoomi pooja once again and commenced the work of digging the well. The workers would have dug upto 4 to 5 feet they started getting sweet water in the well. Dasaru named the well as “Vishnu Thirtham”. For the past twenty years water is taken from this well to perform devaru pooja.

Even though he is not an aparoksha gnani, there is no doubt that he is a great gnani and quite knowledgeable. He very well knew how to perform sadhana towards Sri Hari. He has performed japa of great mantras. There is no doubt that he is called as a great Torch Bearer.

Sishya: How many books were written by Guru Govinda Vittala Dasaru ?

Guru: Guru Govinda Vittala Dasaru has done translation of several Sanskrit works in Kannada language. It is not correct to consider all these works as his books? Apart from the Kannada translation of Dasha Upanishad (Bhamini Shatpathi Sytle), he has written many other books. All his books have been published under the title “Guru Krupa Grantha Mala”.

Sishya: Like this how many books have been published?

Guru: Around 30 books have been published so far in his name.

Sishya: Guruji, can you please tell more about your relationship with Guru Govinda Vittala Dasaru?

Guru: As I told you before it was all because of Sri Hari’s wish, we both met each other. Around 1974-75, my father’s friend Anantayya got few Guru Govinda Vittala Dasaru books to our home. I too browsed through all his devara naama books. One day I went to meet him at his home. But I could not find his house. I, along with my friend HP Prahlad and another person stayed in a hotel that night. Next day morning we again started the search for his house. But we could not find the house and I was disappointed. I was praying to Lord Sri Hari to show some way. At that time an old Iyer (Smarta) Brahmin cladded in white kurta along with a small girl was approaching near an eatery “Ballal”. Once I saw him I felt like Lord Rudra had come to help me. I decided to ask the address to him and convinced myself that if I get the address I will meet dasaru else I will head towards Thirumukkudalu. I went and asked the old Brahmin for the address.

The old Brahmin agreed to show the house and we got into an auto immediately. As soon as we reached dasaru house, I got down to give the money and the moment I turned to thank the old Brahmin, to my surprise, he and the small girl had disappeared. Anyway I was happy that I could reach Guru Govinda vittala dasaru house. I went inside the house and met him. I was very happy that day. Like this, our first meeting took place on Aashada Sukla Dwiteethya in 1974.

Sishya: How you started developing belief in him?

Guru: I had read his books and songs and felt very happy about its divinity. But my father did not give permission to meet him those days. Like this 4 to 5 years passed by. One day to my surprise, dasaru came to our house, did pooja for Sri Vittala and initiated (upadesha) me with Sri Krishna Mantra. From that day onwards my respect towards him grew manifold.

Sishya: Did you find any difference in the days before he did the upadesha and after that?

Guru: I am not able to bring out anything specific but for sure there were some changes.

Sishya: You started this vidhyalaya as per Dasaru’s advice or someone else?

Guru: Why are you asking this question now?

Sishya: I too wanted to take this path of Dasa Sahitya. That is why I asked just to know how you started this vidhyalaya.

Guru: My parents are the main reason to open this vidhyalaya. After them it is because of Guru Govinda Vittala Dasaru. I will explain a bit, in 1980 with my father’s permission I travelled to Mysuru to meet dasaru. We reached there around 5 in the evening. We did not want to walk further and we took an auto to one person’s house. It belonged to Dr. Varadaraja Rao. He welcomed us and made arrangements to take rest for sometime in the living room of his house.  Around 7.30 we came out took another auto and headed towards KM. Puram. On the day I asked Dr. Varadaraja Rao about Dasaru. I asked who he is. Where he is working?  Dr. Varadaraja Rao replied, that dasaru is holding a very responsible position in Haridasa Sahitya Department in Mysore University. Dasaru is a Doctorate and has done Ph.D. in Hari Dasa Sahitya. After hearing to this, I was curious to find out what is there to get doctorate in Dasa Sahitya and I decided to study the same.

I was able to start this vidhyalaya with the help of whatever my father had earned in his days. I wanted to learn for myself and also help others learn. As a result in the year January 1996, I decided to start the dasa sahitya vidhyalaya. By that time my father, mother, Varadaraja Rao and Guru Govinda Vittala Dasaru everyone had attained haripada. Even though no one was there, I developed courage to start the vidhyalaya and was successful. Now many years have passed by and I believe that because of the blessings of the people whom I mentioned above, I was able to start and develop the vidhyalaya to this extent.

Sishya: Please share your experiences after the vidhyalaya was opened.

Guru: I had to face lot of obstacles and problems after opening the vidhyalaya. I had to allocate time for setting the question paper, to conduct exams and to distribute the certificates for the successful candidates. After the initial phase settlement, now everything is going on smoothly to a greater extent.

Sishya: Do not mistake me to ask this question to you. Do you have any plan how and by whom this vidhyalaya will be functioning, after your period?

Guru:  Nothing wrong in asking such type of questions. “Jatasya Maranam Druvam” meaning whoever born has to die one or the other day. But I have never thought about this so far now.  Till my last breathe I will work and live for this vidhyalaya and help the students in their studies and collect information for them. After this it is all in the hands of Rayaru and Rajaru.

Sishya: What is your opinion about Guru Govinda Vittala Dasaru?

Guru: All this time, I was telling and speaking about him only. Didn’t I? I strongly believe this vidhyalaya is running even now through his blessings. I will tell that even if he is not present, he is the person who is running the vidhyalaya.

Sishya: I am really sorry, in the name of asking about Guru Govinda Vittala Dasaru, I had asked about your personal life. Kindly excuse me.

Guru: It is alright. You asked only normal and practical questions and I answered them. Nothing to feel sorry about it.

Sishya: I still have doubt or question whether Guru Govinda Vittala Dasaru was capable and competent enough to give blessings?

Guru: I do not have answer to your question. If you believe, do as I suggest.  Chant his name for 108 times daily and you will come to know about his greatness.

Sishya: Ok Guruji. I will do as you said. How did he got that much power and competency?

Guru: If you believe me and have respects towards Guru Govinda Vittala Dasaru, Iisten to my words. Dasaru is a great devotee of Sri Sri 1008 Vadirajaru.  Sri Vadirajaru has executed many works / tasks through Dasaru; and by that Dasaru got lot of credits and respects from the people. That is how Dasaru got that much power and capability. Listen to me, you chant his name, be devoted towards him, definitely good things will happen in your life.

Sishya: I have not seen him. Please show me or guide me how to do bakthi towards him.

Guru: Every day when you perform Gayathri mantra japa, along with that chant his name and perform japa. Rajaru will bless you through Guru Govinda Vittala Dasaru.

Sishya: Ok Guruji. As you have told I will perform japa of his name every day. After discussing with you so much with questions and answers, I now feel I must also get ankita for myself.

Guru: Good. Please do prarthana in Dasaru, he will come and bless you.

Sishya: No Guruji. I want you to give ankita for me.

Guru: I am not that competent enough to give ankita to you. Please go in search of some other eligible person.

Sishya: No guruji. I humbly request you to guide me.

Guru:  Have belief in Guru Govinda Vittala Dasaru and keep going.

Krishnarpanamastu.

Question and Anwers:

1) Who is the first haridasa in Guru Govinda Vittala lineage? What is the name of his parampara? What is the reason for such a name?

Kodabalae Govinda Dasaru. He used to have huge golden rings similar to kodabalae as earings.

2) Name the parents of Guru Govinda Vittala Dasaru?

Sri Raghunatha Rao and Srimathi Lakshmi Bai.

3) Mention the birth date of Guru Govinda Vittala Dasaru.

Tuesday 28^th August 1894, Sravana Bagula Dwadashi

4) Who blessed Guru Govinda Vittala Dasaru’s mother when dasaru was in her womb?

Sri Ibrahimpura Appaavaro. The lines from the song “Abinamipae Maata Pitharkae” is a proof for the same.

5) Why Govinda Rayaru left his paternal aunt’s house where he was staying with his mother?

One day Govinda Rayaru refused to eat day old food and requested his paternal aunt to serve him with fresh food which is cooked that day. For that his aunt replied like “If you want fresh food find another house for it”.

6) Who gave refuge to Guru Govinda Vittala Dasaru and his mother? Describe the environment of that house.

Navarathna Rao Rayaru. His house was filled with religious activities like bhajans, group chanting (parayana), discourse (pravachana).

7) During the school days of Govinda Rayaru, which plays he has acted and what was his role?

Veni  Samhara - Ashwattama, Merchant of Venice – Shylock

8) What was the occupation of Govinda Rayaru? What was the advantage of that job? How did he make use of it?

He was in government job as sub-overseer in public service department. Due to the nature of the job he was transferred to different cities/towns/villages quite often. He would make a pilgrimage to all the religious places nearby.

9) How many kids Govinda Rayaru had?

He had two daughters Tulasamma and Krishnaveni and 4 sons.

10) Who gave ankita to Govinda Rayaru? Name the lineage of his guru?

Thandae Muddu Mohana Vittala Dasaru gave ankita to Govinda Rayaru. He belonged to Sri Venu Gopala Vittala Dasaru Lineage whose guru in turn was Sri Vijaya Dasaru.

11) Name the ankita given to Guru Govinda Vittala Dasaru’s Mother and Wife. Who gave ankita to them?

Mother – Bharateesha Priya Vittala

Wife – Lakshmeesha Vittala

Given by Sri Uragadri Vyasa Vittala Dasaru

12) Guru Govinda Vittala Dasaru published a book similar to a book “Karnataka Baktha Vijayam“ published by Belur Keshava Dasaru. What is the name of the book?

Hari Baktha Vijaya ( 7 Volumes).

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Dasa Chathushtayaru

Dasa Chathushtayaru

Book published on 6th Jan 2008 - during the occasion of Aradhana of Gurugovinda Vittala dasaru.

in Kannada : Harati G Prahlad

Translated in English by : T.M.Vishwa Janani.

Verified by : T.V.Sathyanarayanan

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Dr. R. S. Panchamukhi has divided Haridasa Sahitya into parts which is to be remembered and learnt/studied.  He along with Dr. Varadaraja Rao has done commendable research work in the above context which is to be remembered. His evidences relate to his time. His dedication and perseverance are praiseworthy.

Opinions till now

1. As per Dr.R.S.Panchamukhi :

1st Phase: Narahari Tirtharu
2^nd Phase: 13^th century to 16^th century – Purandara Dasaru, Kanaka Dasaru and Yatitrayaru.
3^rd Phase: Vijaya Dasaru, Mohana Dasaru, Gopala Dasaru, Jagannatha Dasaru.
4^th Phase: Pranesha Dasaru, Guru Pranesha Dasaru, etc.

2. Dr. H. K. Vedavyasacharyaru has divided the Haridasa Sahitya into 4 stages: Beginning, Uplift period, expansion period and the decline. But, probably it is not right to use terms like uplift and decline in the above context.

3. Dr. H. Thippe Rudraswami: Although, from a classification perspective it can be divided into four steps, but because of its influencing power and cultural impact there is only one phase.

4. Dr. K. G. Shastri says there are 2 phases. The first phase begins from Narahari teertharu and ends with Purandara Dasaru. The second phase is from Vijaya dasaru onwards.

5. Dr. K. Gopalanath says there are three eras: 1. Sripaadarajaru’s era 2. Vijaya Daasaru’s era 3. Tandemuddu Mohana dasaru’s era.

We can say that this division has been done keeping in mind the haridasaru. We may think whether it is apt to name each haridasa as the representative of their era.

R. S. Panchamukhi and Dr. G. Varadaraja Rao have not included Sri Narahari teertharu in their research. The reason being:

1. Dasa Sahitya did not continue after him.
2. His works were contemporary to 20^th century literature.

If Sripaadarajaru, Sri Vyasarajaru and Sri Vaadirajaru are Yatitrayaru, then Sri Purandara Dasaru and Sri Kanaka Dasaru are known as Dasadwayaru. Since the Ganga of haridasa Sahitya was initiated from here, these five haridasaru were recognised as the first phase of this division.

Vijaya Dasaru, Gopala Dasaru, Jagannatha Dasaru from the 17^th century formed the 2^nd phase while the 3^rd phase consists of Pranesha Dasaru, Jagannatha Dasaru and a few others. A thing to think about is that Jagannatha Dasaru does not belong to the guruparampare. Inspired by Vijaya Dasaru, Gopala Dasaru had given him aayushya daana. And when Jagannatha Dasaru asked him for an ankitha he was told that he would get it at Pandharpur. And it is believed that there he got his ankitha at the river from Jalantaryami Sankarshana roopi paramatma. Jagannatha Dasaru did not get his ankitha from Vijaya Dasaru or Gopala Dasaru, rather he got it by the anugraha of lord sankarshana written on a stone. That is why he does not belong to the guru parampare. But still he is accepted as a part of the 2^nd phase.

After Purandara Dasaru, Haridasa Sahitya was neutral up to one and a half century before Bagalkote Prasanna Venkata Dasaru and Kakhindi Mahipati Dasaru from Uttara Karnataka contributed greatly to Haridasa Sahitya. So the fact that they do not belong to the guru parampare might be given in the phase list. Right?

Here both of them do not belong to the guru parampare. Similarly, Jagannatha Dasaru also does not belong to the guru parampare but is it right to include him in the phase division? The overall opinion is that, beginning from Narahari Teertharu, Dasa Sahitya took birth.

We can, without any doubt, say that, Sripaadarajaru, Vyasarajaru, Vaadirajaru (Yatitrayaru) and Purandara Dasaru, Kanaka Dasaru (Dasadwayaru) belong to the first phase.

Guptagaami Haridasaru: Mahipati Dasaru, Prasanna Venkata Dasaru (they are also known as Dasadwayaru).

In 2^nd Phase: Vijaya Dasaru, Gopala Dasaru, Venugopala Dasaru and Mohana Dasaru.

In the 3^rdphase :Jagannatha Dasaru, Pranesha Dasaru and his Shishya Parampare and Vyasa Vittalaru and his shishya parampare.

In the 4^th phase are Paramapriya Subbaraya Dasaru and his shishyas.

Guru Govinda Vittalaru and his shishya parampare, haridasaru from the 21^st century form the 5^th phase.

Is the term Dasa chatushtayaru understood in the right sense? How reasonable is it to call Purandara Dasaru, Vijaya Dasaru, Gopala Dasaru and Jagannatha Dasaru as Chatushtayaru? They were neither contemporary nor are there any evidences of them meeting each other. How can someone who lived at the end of the 15^th century meet the Dasaru of the 18^th century? It would be okay if they would have met each other. Why did they leave out Kanaka Dasaru and Vaadirajaru, as soon as they found a similarity in their style of composition? If Vijaya Dasaru, Gopala Dasaru, Venugopala Vittala Dasaru and Jagannatha Dasaru from the 18^thcentury are called Dasa Chatushtayaru, it will not be wrong. The reason being these four have seen and met each other. Also, they have contributed greatly to Haridasa Sahitya. But one question arises in our mind.

Mohana Dasaru has also contributed greatly to Haridasa Sahitya. He could have also been considered but he was the foster son of Vijaya Dasaru. So if Venugopala Vittala Dasaru has been given the opportunity, the doubt vanishes. This could be reviewed by the Vidwat mandali. Therefore, there is no doubt about the fact that Vijaya Dasaru, Gopala Dasaru, Venugopala Vittala Dasaru and Jagannatha Dasaru are called Dasa Chatushtayaru. There is no scope of any debate over this. If one asks, how can we include Jagannatha Dasaru, the answer is simple enough. He has seen Vijaya Dasaru and Gopala Dasaru. Although he does not belong to the guru parampare, he has greatly contributed to Dasa Sahitya, so it will not be wrong to include him as one of the Chatushtayaru. Any other relevant answers are always welcome.

But as stated before, according to Dr. G. Varadaraja Rao, this means except Purandara Dasaru all the others are included here. Instead of Purandara Dasaru, if we include Venugopala Vittala Dasaru then Dasa Chatushtayaru has some meaning, right?

If we call the three Yatis, i.e., Yatitrayaru and Dasadwayaru as a part of the first phase, then it would look like as if we have identified all the Hari Dasaru in terms of their existence period and the contribution made by them to Haridasa Sahitya. So, on the basis of the observations which have been the results of research work, there is no room for any further discussion on this topic.

Even in world of Sanskrit expertise, Madhwaru, Jayatheertharu and Vyasarajaru are known as Vangmayatrayaru. Even here they haven’t seen each other. There is a gap of around 200 years between them. How is it possible? We come across such ideas in abundance. So is it not our duty to filter out all the misconceptions and pass on the right ideas to the future generations?

VIJAYA DASARU:

Famously known as ‘Koosimaga Dasa’, Vijaya Dasaru had visited Manoniyamaka (the Lord) in Vyasa kaashi three times with a lot of vairaagya and there he received his ankitha ‘Vijaya Vittala’ from Purandara Dasaru who had come in his dreams. He became the first Hari Dasa of the 2^nd phase.

He was born in Raichur district, Manvi taluk, Chikalaparvi around 1682 AD. He has composed several suladis under the pen name (ankitha) Vijaya Vittala. All these works are a philosophical pursuit of God. He has put very complex philosophies in simple terms which can be understood by common man very easily. He has composed suladis on a variety of topics which include upasane, bimbaparoksha, moksha, antaranga nivedane, srushti prakara, kankanakaara, etc. As soon as he was given his ankitha by Purandara Dasaru, he composed a song which

Antaranga kadavu tereyithindhu llpall
entha punyadhaphala prapthiyayitho enage llanu pall
esudhina vayitho beega mudhre maadi
vaasavaagiddharu duralaralli

mosavaagitthu indhina thanaka thamasina
rashiyolage holi kaani sutthiddilla

There are nine doors (nava dwara) inside and nine doors outside. External happiness is because of the nine external sense organs (nava indriyagalu). In today’s materialistic life, if you look into your soul, inside your heart, you can see the image of the Lord (bimba) only if you have enough punya. And for punya, Dasaru says it is important that the mind is introspective. Only then it is possible to have the darshan of the Lord. The Lord is present inside everyone but we can’t see him. When is the epiphany of the Lord? Dasaru says, before the darshan of the bimba roopi paramatma, the valve of the heart is not only closed but it will also be locked with sins which are nothing but bad elements like arishadvarga and navavidha dhwesha. Till now bimba is covered with a heap of ignorance. And we should have the capacity to free ourselves from this.

Gurukarana vembantha keelikai dhorakithu
harikaruna vembantha shakthiyindha
parama bhaagavathara sahavaasadhalli pogi
hari smaraneyindhali beegava thereda ll2ll

As it is rightly said, ‘Guruvina gulama naguva thanaka dhoreyadanna mukuti’, it is important for an achiever (saadhakaru) to have a guru and follow his orders (For a lady her husband is her guru and she should worship the Lord inside him). It is possible to find such a guru only by the grace of god. Only if he wishes we can get a guru. Otherwise, even if we offer a golden shield (kavacha) to guru’s brindavana, we will not get his anugraha. But, we are not supposed to leave it to him totally. But it is difficult to find parama bhagavataru, who are veera vaishnavaru. Once we find someone like that, we should accept them as our guru and have upadesha of Gayatri Mantra, Rama Krishna Mantra, Ankitha Nama japa, etc. which  are locked. Open the lock using the key and try finding God who cannot be seen otherwise. Obtaining this key should be the main aim of achievers (saadhakaru).

Baththikakkadavemba jnanadeepa
jaththagi hidakondu dwaravane pogalu
etta nodidaraththa shrungaara sadhana
suththaliddavarella palaayanavaadaru ll3ll

Naamajapa is the only way to see God who is hiding inside our heart. As this naamajapa increases, we get rid of the bad elements like arishadvarga and navavidha dwesha. For example, as we do naamajapa, the darkness in our hearts is replaced by the light of knowledge. It is possible to see God only after this enlightenment. So dasaru says, the main goal of our life should be to achieve this enlightenment.

Horage dhwaaravu naalku olagaidhu dwaragalu
purada dwaaraadige pranaadhi jayaroo
miruguva Madhya mantapa koti raviyanthe
sarasijanaabhanaa aramaneya sobagu ll4ll

God has many layers surrounding him in our heart. In the first 4 layers, there are 4 doors. As we cross them, we again find another 5 doors. After that, there is a lotus. Jnanis say that, the supreme Lord resides inside this lotus. In each of the 9 doors, Bharathipathi (pranadevaru) resides in 9 different forms. And to be blessed with his grace, it is important for us to pray to the Lord inside Bharatiramana Mukhyaprana at every step. There is a big palace in the centre of our heart. Inside this palace, there is a golden mantap. And that is where the supreme lord resides. Having the darshan of God is the real essence of our life says Dasaru.

Swamoorthigana Madhya sachchidhanandhaika
rameyadharadhindha laalingyaththedee
kamala jaadhigalindha thuthisi kolutha hru
thkamala dholagirdha VijayaVittalana kande ll5ll

If one ask how is the Lord, who has brightness equal to that of crores of sun (kOtisurya), we can say that Sat+chit+ananda+atma is very versatile. Does that mean he is alone? No, goddess Lakshmi (Rama devi) is there along with him. Sita Devi is always with him. Never should we think that He is alone. We should always pray to Rama samethanaadha pashchima Ranga. Rama, Bramha, MukhyaPrana, Garuda, Shesha, Rudra, Indra, Kaama and all the Tatvaabhimaani Devatas are among the others who reside with Him. The supreme Lord lives inside each of them in different forms but with the same brightness (teja). All the devatas are always eulogizing Him. Dasaru says, I had the Darshan of the Bimbaroopi paramatma who is inside the Tatva abhimani Devatas, MukhyaPrana Devaru, Rama Devi. He has penned down his experiences in the form of a song. Here, Dasaru gives us an important message, that after reading this we should also think in a similar manner so that even we can have the darshan of the Bimbaroopi paramatma.

Vijaya Dasaru has composed several kruthis, suladis, Keshavanama, etc. He has given Haridasa Dikshe (Ankitha) to many people. Gopala Dasaru, Hayavadana Vittalaru, Venugopala Vittalaru and Mohana Dasaru are some important Dasaru among them. Vijaya Dasaru has thus helped in the growth of the Dasa Parampare.

GOPALA DASARU:

GopalaDasaru is remembered for two things – one, he is the chalapratime of Vijaya Dasaru and the second is the Lord Dhanvantri.

Enna binnapa kELu dhanvaMtri dayamaaDu

 saNNavanu iva kEvala ||pa||

bannabaDisuva rOgavannu mOchanE maaDi 

chennaagi paalisuvudhe karuNI ||a pa||

When Vijaya Dasaru directed him to donate 40 years of his life-span to Srinivasa and revive him, Gopala Dasaru immediately complied and thought it to be his guru dakshina to Vijaya Dasaru, which helped in bringing out a philanthropic book. That is when this song was written.

Gopala Dasaru says, Hey Lord Dhanvantri please listen to me. He is too young and is suffering from severe stomach ache. Please cure him.

aarOgya aayuShya aishvaryaveMba ee

mUru vidha vastungaLu

naarayaNana bhajakaraadavara saadhanakke

pUraNavaagippavo

ghOra vyabhichaara paraniMda para viththaapa

haaramaaDida dOShadi

daridraraaguvaru ee mUru vidhadiMdali

kaaraNanu nIne duShkarma parihariso     ||1||

It is not possible to worship God if we do not have good health, wealth and life expectancy. And to have all these we should be free of vyabhichara, paravittapaara and paranindane. If we do not have these three qualities in us, we will never face poverty (daridraya). Dasaru says, you (lord) are the sole reason for all this. So, I request you to free him from this sin. This applies to us also.

vasumatiya mElinnu asura janare bahaLa

vashavalla kaliya baadhe

bisiliMda pIDitavaadha sasigaLaMte

shishugaLu naa vippevu

asuraari ninna karuNaamRuthadha maLigegaredu

kushadhali paalisuvado

kesariMda kesaru toLedaMte karmada pathavu l

asunaatha hariye salaho, swami ll2ll

Hey Lord, there are many people on this earth who have been afflicted by kali. As the tree dries up due to sunlight, similarly all of us are suffering without your mercy. We are covered with heaps of sin, please free us from all our sins by showing mercy on us.

anyaranu bhajisadale ninnane bhajisuththa
ninna cinhegaLannu dharisi

ninna naamOchcharisi ninnavara nenisi

ninniMda upa jIvisill

anna aarOgyavu alpavoo aage innu

anyarigea alpariyabEke

ninna saMkalpa bhakutaranu pOShineMbo

ghanna birudannu uLuho swami  ||3||

Hey Lord Dhanvantri, I pray that we are always devoted to you, we always adorn your mudras – Narayana Mudra – shanka, chakra, gadha and Padma and we are always in the company of your devotees. Keep us immersed in your thoughts and do not keep us deprived of the food (anna), health (aarogya) and clothing (batte) in our next birth. Are you not bhakta paradheena? So please shower your blessings on us and keep us protected.

AadhivyaadhigaLu unmaadha vibhrama naanaa

Baadhe gauShadhavu nIne

ee dhAva karamaladhim sudhegaredhu

saadhugaLa paalisuvenee

mOdhabaDisuvi ninna saadhisuvavarige

shubhOdayaMgaLaneneedi/

aadarisi ivage thavapaadha bhajaneya niththu

saadhugaLoLirisi mOdhakoDu sarvadaa ||4||

Hey Lord Dhanvantri, since you are the medicine for all diseases (bhavaroga Vaidya), please cure him and bless him. Keep us immersed in your thoughts, make us sing the praise of your glory, give us the company of your devotees and keep us happy.

ninnavarali ivage innu ratiyanekodo 

ninnavaraneMdu aridu

ninnapraarthiside naananyarige alpariye

 enna paalisuva doreye

ennamaatallavidu enna hiriyara maatu

 mannisabEku karuNi

anaMta guNapUrNa gOpaala viThala

 innidage paalisuvado swami ||5||

Gopala Dasaru says, though he had insulted my guru in the past I request you to bestow your blessings on him so that he does not repeat it. I do not pray to any deity other than you for our upliftment. This is not my prayer, this is my guru’s order to give ayurdaana to him. So please protect him.

You are infinite. You have protected the Gopalakaru. You are Gopala Krishna. Hey Vittala, since this prayer of mine is also the prayer of my guru, please bestow your blessings on him without any delay and please uplift him. He offered 4 jowarrotis (bhakkari) to the Lord and gave it to Srinivasa as prasada. The latter ate a little piece from each bhakkari.

Modala bhakkariyalli rug veda
eradane bhakkariyalli yajurveda
moorane bhakkariyalli saamaveda
Nalkane bhakkariyalli atharwanaveda

He gave the bhakkaris to Srinivasa after chanting the above written lines and Srinivasa immediately regained consciousness. Later on, Jagannatha Dasaru gave the world a marvellous work named ‘Harikathamruta Sara’ which is the essence of the vedas as a mark of respect for his guru.

Note: Is it possible to give ayasudana? If yes, how? Who will give us the answer? What is the procedure to give ayasudana? Who will tell us? So are we supposed to accept whatever is said before? Who will give us the right answer?

Murariraya and Venkamma were a poor Brahmin couple living in village Mosarakallu in Deva Durgataluk, Raichur district of Karnataka were blessed with four sons. Bhaganna, the eldest among them, is the hero of this story. He was born in 1722 AD. When his brothers Dasappa, Seenappa and Rangappa, were young their father, Murariraya died, leaving his family helpless and destitute. Now the responsibility of the family came on Venkamma. She somehow managed to perform the upanayana of Bhaganna and got his gayatri mantra upadesha done. From then on, Bhaganna did gayatri mantra japa daily with full concentration and mastered it. He was capable of predicting the future of a person for the next three births. This is true for everyone if we try.

Then, they started their stay at late Uttanuru Sri Venkappa’s place. And with the grace of Lord Srinivasa, Bhaganna started composing songs with the pen name Venkata Krishna and also went on yatre to Kashi. Later on, Vijaya Dasaru bestowed his blessings on him and gave him the ankitha of ‘Gopala Vittala’ at the mangaraya temple of Adoni. From then, he became the representative of Vijaya Dasaru.

He bestowed his grace on Venkataramaarayya, Srinivasacharya and his three brothers. He used to visit Tirumala every year for the 'Brahmostvam' of Lord Sri Venkateshwara along with his guru. It is said that even though Sri Gopala Dasaru had travelled all over India, and composed songs in Vittala's name, he had not visited Pandharapura. One night, he dreamt that Panduranga came and told him 'Ale Nagi', complaining about GopalaDasaru's failure to visit Pandharapura. That is when he composed the song ‘Neela kudhureyaneri shaalu tonkakka suththi’, apologising for his inability to have the darshan of Panduranga and visited Pandharapura. In 1762 on the eighth day of the dark half of the lunar month of Pushya of the year Chitrabhanu, laid down his mortal body. He was also called Suladi Dasaru.

 

VENUGOPALA VITTALARU:

Venugopala Vittala Dasaru was popularly known as ‘Panga Naama Thimmanna’. He belongs to the erstwhile Aadavani of Bellary district which is the modern day Adoni of Andhra Pradesh. He was born to Rukmanna couple in Yadavagiri. Rukmanna had three children out of which, the eldest child was Hire Thimmanna, the second child was Chikka Thimmanna and the youngest one was Nagappa. The second of the three children, Chikka Thimmanna is none other than Panga Naama Thimmanna.

Chikka Thimmanna had served as the Diwan in Nawab Aadavani Vasaalat Jung’s court. Ever since he met Vijaya Dasaru, the latter always camped at his place whenever he visited Aadavani. On one such occasion, Venugopala Vittala Dasaru’s mother tells Vijaya Dasaru that whenever you visit our house my son loses interest in his work. She also expresses her concern saying that one day he might lose his job. On hearing this Vijaya Dasaru immediately leaves. And the next time he visited Aadavani he stayed somewhere else. On hearing this Thimmanna Dasaru went to Vijaya Dasaru, apologised to him and asked him for an ankitha. Vijaya Dasaru, then gave him his identity (ankitha) – Venugopala Vittala and made him a Haridasa.

Note : Why did Vijaya Dasaru call him Panganama Thimmanna?

When he was asked so, we get a chance to know what his answer was. Thimmanna in his previous birth was Vaikunta Dasaru of Beluru. He had rendered invaluable service to Lord Keshava and procured his blessings. And due to this Vijaya Dasaru said that he could see three naamas on his face.

He has also written a number of songs and suladis. He left for his heavenly aboard in 1738 -swadhari samvatsara, vaishaka maasa, shuddha bidige, somavaara.

As stated before, in his previous birth he was none other than Vaikunta Dasa. There was a boy named Nanjunda who helped him. It is said that, satisfied with the dedication of this boy, Dasaru warded off the unnatural death of the boy and gave him an aayurdana of two years. But after sometime, Nanjunda died. And later, when Vaikunta Dasaru took birth as Venugopala Vittalaru, the same boy took birth as Kalluru Subbanna and received an ankitha – Vyasa Vittala, from the former at Mangaraya (prana devaru) temple with the blessings and anugraha of Vijaya Dasaru. Because of this, even today, i.e., till the 21^st century, the haridasa parampare has been growing successfully. Hence, there was no opposition when Venugopala Vittalaru was included in the Dasa Chatushtayaru.

Another reason to call him Dasa Chatushtayaru: Gopala Dasaru and Venugopala Vittalaru were both the disciples of Vijaya Dasaru. The guru had sent Srinivasacharya to Gopala Dasaru for aayurdana. Similarly, he had sent Kalluru Subbanna to Venugopala Vittalaru for ankitha pradana which another strong reason for his inclusion in the Dasa Chatushtayaru.

Therefore, including Venugopala Vittalaru instead of Purandara Dasaru, will make it more meaningful and also there will be no scope for any debate.

JAGANNATHA DASARU:

Born with the grace of Lord Srinivasa to Narasimha Dasaru and Lakshmakka, during 1650 Kilaka nama samvatsara shravana shuddha Dwitheeya, i.e., on 27-1-1728, Srinivasa grew up to be an expert in several languages.

He did his schooling under the able guidance of Sri Varadendra theertharu and the other pandits of Mantralaya for 12 years. He grew up to be a very great scholar, very well versed in all the great Dvaita works. He was recognised as ‘aacharya’ in the vidwatsabha.

Is it not very common among Madhwas to add ‘aacharya’ behind their name or other people calling them aacharya? The Yatitrayaru held the real authority to this. This was not the case with the Advaithis and Vishishtadvaithis. (Means they do not suffix 'Aacharya' behind their names). But every other Madhwa - whoever it is - cook, pundit, lecturer (upanyasakaru) - they still use the said suffix. We hope this culture does not continue. To stop this tradition Purandara Dasaru has composed a song which goes like this:

Aachariya rembuvara ivara nodi ||pa||
aachara ballavare aachariyaru ||a pa||

Aa endare ati tatvava tilidavaru
aadhulida mathadhwamsa maaduvaru
atithi abhyagatharige annavanne ekkuvaru
aayutha vruttiyanne maaduvaru ||1||

Cha endare chaanchalaatmavanne alidavaru
chennagi vedha shastravanne odhidhavaru
chalane ellade guruhiriyarige eraguvaru
chaanasa bittavaru aachariyaru ||2||

Ru endare runava maadadiddavaru
ripumithra samarendhu kaambuvaru
kaavya souvarnavanu mruttikeyendu noduvaru
ramaadhava purandara vittalana ballavare aachariyaru ||3||

Now tell us can we call them acharyaru? Definitly not. Is it not enough to call them by their name with respect?

Once when Dasaru was living in Manvi, Vijaya Dasaru visited the place. The latter had heard a lot about Srinivasacharyaru (since he was a scholar). Once, when dasaru was going for dainandina karya, Srinivasacharya’s house was on the way. So he visited him and invited him for the function. But Srinivasacharyaru did not like Vijaya Dasaru. After naivedhya, Dasaru again sent word for Srinivasacharyaru. In order to avoid Dasaru, Srinivasacharyaru sent a message saying that because of stomach problems he had already taken lunch. On hearing this, Vijaya Dasaru said God’s wish.

Eventually, as per god’s wish, Srinivasacharyaru developed intense stomach problems which grew worse by the day, finally reaching unbearable proportions. Srinivasacharyaru went to Tirupathi and Ghatikaachala. None of this proved to be of any avail. At last, the epitome of mercy, Sri Raghavendra Swamigalu, appeared in his dream and told him that the cure for his problems lay in surrendering to Sri Vijaya Dasaru and seeking his blessings. Soon after this, he goes to Chikalaparvi, apologises to him and seeks his blessings.

Vijaya Dasaru sent him to Gopala Dasaru since his life was coming to an end. The former learns about his untimely death and does not interfere. Another reason is that Vijaya Dasaru was about 54 years of age at that time. And Srinivasacharyaru needed 40 years which only Gopala Dasaru had also he had already donated two and a half years to Keshavachar and a few others. As per the orders of Vijaya Dasaru, Gopala Dasaru donates 40 years to Srinivasacharyaru.

As soon as Srinivasacharyaru was free from his pride he requested for an ankitha from Gopala Dasaru. Gopala dasaru gave him Haridaasa Deekshe and directed him to Pandarapur for ankitha. There while taking bath at the Chandrabhaga River, Srinivasa found a stone bearing the words "Jagannatha Vittala". He thought that it was the wish of the Lord, Jalantaryami Sankarshana roopi paramatma and accepted it as his ankitha. From that day, he started composing devotional works with that ankitha. He became renowned as Jagannatha Dasaru.

From then, he became a renowned Haridasa and dedicated all his time in singing the praise of the Lord.

1. Harikathamruta sara – wrote a work in bhaminishatpadi.
2. Tatva suvvali – contains 1200 padyas.
3. Phalavidu baldudake.
4. Several suladis like Nrusimha suladi and many Devara namas.

Thati toti nibhakayo

 jagannatha vittalayya vitalayya
nee karunisade nirakarisalu enna saakuvaryaaro
dayapara muruthe

vitalayya vitalayya

He started singing the above lines. He lived for 82 years and in 1731, shukla nama samvatsara bhadrapada shuddha navami, Sunday night at 8:30 he left for his heavenly abode.

There is a place dedicated for him in Manvi, where he had written Harikathamrutasara.

TatvaSuvvali:-

TulasiStotra

vrundavani janani vandisuve satataja
landharane rani kalyani
kalyani Sri Tulasi
mandire enage dayavage ||1||

Sri tulasidevi Manmata lalisu jaga
nnatha vittalanna charanajja jaga
nnatha vittalanna charanabja hrudayadi
neetore nityaa krupeyinda||8||

Similarly, he has composed Bramha Deva Stotra, Vaayu Devaru, Rudra Devaru, Navagraha, Vinayaka, Rukmini Vilasa, Dasavatara Stotra, Venkatesha Stotra, Srinivasa Stotra, etc.

1. Duritavana kutari durjana kulavairi sharanagata vajrapanjara kunjara||

mantra tulya vaada nrusimhasuladiane kaeepsita koduvantaddagide.

2. Phalavidu baldudake sirinilayana gunagala tilidu bhajisuvude||pa||

This line tells us that, our life is fruitful only when one understands God and sings in his praise.

sochita karmagala acharisutabalu neecharallipogi yachisade

khecharavaaha charachara bandaka mochaka nahudend yochisutippude||1||

Human beings always do only what they feel is right. We should not depend on anyone for the basic necessities of our life. The person who thinks of the Supreme Lord (bandha mochaka) whose vehicle (vahana) is none other than Garuda himself, that person’s will always stay happy. Dasaru also says, it is important for one to do the nitya karma – snana, sandya, japa, tapa, dana, dharma, adhyayana, adhyaapana, teerthayatre, swaadhyaaya, etc.

nichcha subhakutiya achyutananghri galarchisi mechchisu techcharadee||

tuccha vishayagalig ichchaisade  yedruchchha laabhadim prochchanaguvude||2||

Dasaru says that Sri Vyasa Theertharu said “Amala Bhakthishcha tat saadhanam” meaning it is not enough to have only devotion but your devotion should be pure – “nishchala subakthi”. Nobody in this world can take His place. So he is irreplaceable (achyuti). We should always worship His feet. The one who is content with what he has, is the one whose life is worthy (saarthaka).

bigida kantadim drugbhashagadim nagemogadim romagalugido

mige santoshadi negedaduta naal moga nayyana guna pogali higguvude||3||

Worshiping god is an art. We should master this art up to that extent where we are mesmerised by Him and unknowingly we have tears in our eyes whenever we think of Him. Have we come to that level? We should shout, laugh out loud and dance when we think of Him. This is the true character (lakshana) of a devotee. The one who experiences this, his life is Phalavidu Baldudake. Dasaru says, You are my companion during loneliness.

pannagaachala susannivaasa paa vanna charita sadguna bharitaa||

janyajanaka laavanyaa neka jagannatha vittalaa naanyapa nembude||27||

The Lord who is Shesha shayana, resides inside our heart. We should know his characteristics, his qualities, we should know that he is the Lord of this universe – Jagannatha. He is none other than our bimba, the Lord who resides inside our heart. If we believe this our life is Phalavidu Baldudake.

In this kruti, which is a 27 stanza nakshatra maalike, dasaru has talked about Madhwaru’s panchabedha, taratamya and siddhantha pratipada. How should we live to make our life fruitful? What should be our lifestyle if we want happiness? Dasaru has given the answers to all these questions in this kruti and also he has told that with this we can have the blessing of God. Should we not try and practice all these in our life?

Sri Krishnarpanamasthu

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