Sri Raghottama Tirtharu

Sri Raghottama Tirtharu

(Uttaradi Mutt)

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भावबोधकृतं सेवे रघूत्तममहागुरुं ।
यच्चिष्यशिष्यशिष्याद्याष्टप्पण्णाचार्य संज्ञिता:॥
रघोत्तमगुरुर्बूयान्मम ज्ञानाय सर्वदा ।
श्री मध्वशास्त्रं संशोध्य य: सम्यज्ञानामवाप्तवान् ।

bhaavabOdhakRutam sEvE raGUttamamahaagurum |
yachchiShyashiShyaSiShyaadyaaShTappaNNaachaarya sanj~Jitaa:||
raGOttamagururbUyaanmama j~Jaanaaya sarvadaa |
shrI madhvashaastram samshOdhya ya: samyaj~Jaanaamavaaptavaan |

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ರಘೂತ್ತಮಗ್ರಂಥಜಾತಾರಘೋತ್ತಮಕಥಾದೃತ: |

रघूत्तममुनीन् विद्यागुरून् परगुरूंस्तथा ।
वंदे श्रीमध्वशास्त्रोत्थविनिर्मलमतीनहं ।
रघूत्तमगुरूर्दद्यात् रघोत्तमकठादरं।
रघूत्तमग्रंथजातारघोत्तमकथादृत: ।

raGUttamamunIn vidyaagurUn paragurUmstathaa |
vandE shrImadhvashaastrOtthavinirmalamatInaham |
raGUttamagurUrdadyaat raGOttamakaThaadaram|
raGUttamagranthajaataaraGOttamakathaadRuta: |

Aradhana – Pushya Shudda Ekadashi

(Vaikunta Ekadashi Day)

Vrundavana – Tirukoilore (Near pinaki river)

Ashrama Sweekara – 1556
Peetadhipathitva Period – 1557-1595 (Approx 38 Years)

Vidya Gurugalu – Sri Raghuvarya Tirtharu & Sri Varadacharyaru

Ashrama Gurugalu – Sri Raghuvarya Tirtharu

Ashrama Shishyaru 1  – Sri Raghupathi Tirtharu

(For a short period, as he entered vrundavana at an early age).

Ashrama Shishyaru 2 – Sri Vedavyasa Tirtharu (Penagonda)

Ashrama Shishyaru 3 – Sri Vedesha Tirtharu

(But he didn’t accepted the peetadhipathva,

he had a shishya by the name Sri Yadavaryaru, who has done commentary on  Bhagavatha and many works)

Poorvashrama name – Sri Ramacharyaru

Parents – Sri Subbabhatta & Smt Gangabai

Disciples :  Sri Raghupathi Tirtharu, Sri Vedesha Tirtharu, Tarangini Ramacharyaru, Rotti VenkaTadri BhaTTaru, Ananda Bhattarakaru,

Sri Raghottama Tirthara Granthas:

1. Tatvaprakashika Bhavabodha
2. BruhadaaraNyakopanishad Bhavabodha
3. VishNu Tatva NirNaya Teekabaavabodha
4. Geetha Bhashya Prameya Deepika Bhavabodha
5. Sanyayavivruthi Bhavabodha
6. Anuvyakyana Nyayamala Brahmasootra sambandha pradeepa
7. VivaraNoddaara
8. Taratamya Stotram
9. Tithitraya VinirNaya
10. ShravaNa Dwadashi NirNaya

(ರಘೋತ್ತಮ ತೀರ್ಥರ ಜೀವನ ಚರಿತ್ರೆ ಹಾಗು ಗ್ರಂಥ ಮಾಹಿತಿ)

Please click for Kannada Version on Raghottama Tirtharu :-

ರಘೋತ್ತಮರು –  ಜೀವನಚರಿತ್ರೆ – ಪವಾಡ – click for Kannada Version

• Revolution in the system of Bhiksha –

Earlier there was a practice that the sanyasi or the peetadhipathi used to go to various houses for their Bhikshe.  This was an age old tradition that the bhikshu used to get their bhikshe for their daily requirements.  Sri Raghottama Tirtharu changed the practice of daily bhikshu and started a new practice that a separate cooking to be arranged for the naivedya, hastodaka and for the Peethadhipathigalu.  Whoever does the Bhikshe, the same should be done in the Mutt system only.  The items cooked in the special cooking room for the bhagavanta to be done naivedya, hastodaka and the seer used to take the same naivedya for his bhojana.    This practice ensured pure shuchitva in the preparation for srihari naivedya.    The same system is being followed by almost all yathis/peetadhipathis now.

• Revolution in Sanchaara –

In the earlier practice, the Mathadhipathigalu himself used to carry the pooja box (devara pettige) on his shoulders, carry danda,  and his sanchara used to be  by foot only.  Raghottama Tirtharu started sitting on Chariot of horse, elephant, etc to carry pooja box, and his servants used to accompany the seer.

• Miracles :

• Near Anegondi, when requested by a  dumb boat runner (ambiga), he gave him kamandalodaka and mantrakshate, and he was able to talk.  Even today so many dumb people are doing seva in front of the vrundavana and getting Vak Shakthi.
• One brahmana was loosing all his children immediately after their birth and his wife had became insane.  After Sri Raghottama Tirtharu gave him mantrakshate, his wife got back to normalcy and delivered a dheergayushya child also.
• Recently in 19th cetury, one Sri Anjali Acharyaru got parshyavayu disease and he came to Tirukoilore to do the seva of Raghottama Tirtharu.  After he did the seva in Tirukoilore, his disease was removed and he got to normalcy.
• One British Officer who was in charge of construction of bridge, had planned to demolish the Vrundavana for the sake of construction of the bridge.  He got a dream and was instructed to stop the construction.  He did so.  He was not having any issues, but as a result of obeying the instructions of Raghottamaru, he got putra prapthi.
• One king who had lost his kingdom after a war, got back after doing the seva of Raghottama Tirtharu

(Source : Sri Vyasanakere Prabhanjanacharya’s book on Sri Raghottama Tirtharu)