Aradhane of great saint Sri Vijayindra Tirtha(1517-1614)

||Hari Sarvothama Vayu Jivothama||
||Sri Sri Vijayindra Tirtharigae Namo Namaha||

CHARAMA SLOKA 
भक्तानां मानसांबोजभानवे कामधेनवे ।
नमतां कल्पतरवे जयीन्द्रगुरवे नमः ॥
bhaktAnAM mAnasAm bhoja bhAnave kAmadhenave |
namatAM kalpatarave vijayIndra gurave namaha ||

Meaning: Sri Vijayindra Tirtha is like the Sun for the devotees who take refuge in him. His holiness is like divine cow Kamadhenu. His holiness is like divine Kalpavrksha.For such a great saint our sastanga namaskara is submitted.

Words from his shishya Sri Sudhindra Tirtha: “Sri Vijayindra Tirtha has no defects,he was a complete pandit in Vedanta,Sastras.He was shining with all victores.Oh foolish opponent!When defeating Sri Swamiji is an impossible venture,how can you think to win over such a great saint?”

Brief details about Sri Vijayindra Tirtha:

• Period:1517-1614
• Poovashrama name::Sri Vittalacharya
• Ashrama name::Sri Vishnu teertha
• Second Ashrama namaha::Sri Vijayindra teertha
• Ankitha::Vijayeendra Rama
• Asrama Grugalu::Sri Vyasarajaru
• Vidhya Gurugalu::Sri Vyasarajaru
• Danda badalavane::Sri Surendra teertha
• Shishyaru/Uttaradhikare::Sri Sudhindra teertha (“Gurugalu of Sri Raghavendra Swamin”)
• Brindhavana::Kumbakonam,Tamilnadu
• Punya teethi::Jesta bahula Trayodashi
• Samasthana period::1575-1614

The Aradhane of great saint Sri Vijayindra Tirtha  is celebrated all over our Bharatha desha especially at his moola brindhavana which is situated at punya sthala ‘Kumbakonam’.This year his aradhane is celebrated on 28,29(Madhya)&30 of June month.The  below article is taken from various sources(my guru’s write up on Gurugunastavana,dvaita.org&from the book of Sri T.S.R)

Sri Vijayîndra Tîrtha was a `sarva-tantra-swatantra’, a master of the sixty-four arts, a winsome and magnetic personality,and the author of over a hundred works (104 are attributed to him). Born by the grace of Sri Vyaasa Tiirtha in 1517, Sri Vijayiindra Tiirtha got his education from Sri Vyaasa Tiirtha. The saint was then gifted by Sri Vyaasa Tiirtha to Sri Surendra Tiirtha, ruled the throne of Srimad Acharya, served his guru Sri Surendra Tiirtha, showed many great miracles, won many scholars which proved that he was undoubtedly victorious(Ajeya).
Sri Vadindra Tirtha extols Sri Swamiji in his work called Gurugunastavana in the 8th sloka(see below),which has been published in our blog as series.

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The below taken from our Gurugunastavana series
Shloka 8
Chaaturyairkaakrutiryaschaturadhikashatagrantharatnapraetha
dhootaaraati prabandah sfutaviditachatuh shashti vidyaavisheshah |
soyam nah srisurendravrativaratanayodvaitashaivaasahishnoh
pushnaatu sri jayeendraadrastribhuvanaviditah saratantrasvatantrah || 8

Meaning:
The poet proceeds to offer obeisances to the Chatushashtih Kalaa Purna, Sri Vijayeendraru. Sri Vijayeendra tirtha who has to his credit one hundred and four wonderful books which are effective in opposing other shastras and establishing Tatvavada, who is a master of the sixty four arts like music, crafts, dance, idol making and the like, who staunchly opposed the Saiva and Advaita religions, who suceeded to the pontificate after Sri Surendra tirtha, who is a sarva tantra svatanra (do not need external help to know other sidhantaas) and famous in the three worlds, may be pleased to take care of us.

It is said that the Saint used to carve within half an hour a Udupi Krishna idol and present it to some lucky devotee. The Saint had written 104 works superseding Appayya Diskhitar who had written 103 works. Here the ashrama guru of the Saint, Sri Surendra tirtha who was known for his penance and Bhoo pradakshina is very much honoured.
The verse is decorated by Roopalankaara while describing the Chaaturyaa of Sri Vijayeendra tirtha and the metre is Sraghdara metre.
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The below from the book “Life and Works of Sri Vijayindra Mahaprabhu” by humble author Sri T.S.Raghavendran
1. Capacity or Capability or Intelligence is the very form of Sri Vijayindra Tirtha Swamiji
2.Sri Swamiji has written 104 works of very valuable order like precious ratnas
3.Sri Swamiji dismantled and destroyed all the works of his enemies.
4.Sri Swamiji was very proficient and had known all the 64 arts.
5.Such glorious Swamiji was the son of Sri Surendra Tirtha,the foremost among the saints.
6.Sri Swamiji can never tolerate opposition doctrines since they are all opposed to Vedic truths.
7.Sri Swamiji is having all the glories in the three worlds.
8.Not depending on others in all sastras, is the calibre of Sri Swamiji.
9.Sri Swamiji with all glories shall protect us always.
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Some of the 104 works by Sri Vijayîndra Tîrtha

1. brahmasUtrabhAshhyaTIkATippaNi tattvamaNimANikyapeTikA
2. brahmasUtranyAya saN^graha
3. brahmasUtranayamukura
4. brahmasUtraadhikaraNanyAyamAlA
5. adhikaraNamAlA
6. adhikaraNaratnamAlA
7. nyAyamauktikamAlA
8. advaitashixA
9. bhedavidyAvilAsA
10. madhvasiddhAntasAroddhAra
11. mImAMsAnayakaumudI
12. nayachampakamAlA
13. vAgvaikharI
14. vAdamAlikA
15. shrutitAtparya kaumudI
16. shrutyarthasAra
17. gItAvyAkhyAna
18. nyAyAmR^itanyAyamAlA
19. nyAyAmR^itajaiminIyanyAyamAlA
20. nyAyAmR^itagurvAmodaH
21. nyAyAmR^itamadhyamAmodaH
22. nyAyamAlA
23. tAtparyachandrikAvyAkhyA – nyAyamAlA
24. chandrikodAhR^itanyAyavivaraNaM
25. tAtparyachandrikAbhUshhaNaM
26. tarkatANDavavyAkhyAsadyuktiratnAvaLi
27. paratattvaprakAshikA
28. upasaMhAravijaya
29. rAmAnujamatarItyAsUtrArtha [shArIrikamImAMsA]
30. pramANalaxaNaTIkAvyAkhyAna
31. kathAlaxaNaTIkAvyAkhyAna
32. tattvodyotaTIkAvyAkhyAna – gUDhabhAvaprakAsha
33. vishhNutattvanirNayaTIkAvyAkhyAna
34. mAyAvAdakhaNDanavyAkhyAna
35. mithyAtvAnumAnakhaNDanavyAkhyAna
36. upAdhikhaNDanavyAkhyAna
37. avashishhTaprakaraNagranthavyAkhyAna
38. kuchodyakuThAra
39. bhaTTojIkuThAra
40. aNubhAshhyaTIppaNi
41. padArthasaN^graha
42. praNavadarpaNakhaNDanam.h
43. bhedachintAmaNi
44. bhedaprabhA
45. bhedAgamasudhAkara
46. bhedasaJNjIvanI
47. liN^gamUlAnveshhaNavichAra
48. virodhoddhAra
49. vishhNupAramya
50. sanmArgadIpikA
51. AnandatAratamyavAdArtha
52. gItAxarArtha
53. pishhTapashumImAMsA
54. gItAbhAshhyapremeyadIpikATippaNi
55. nyAyadIpikATippaNi
56. karmanirNayavyAkhyA
57. nyAyasudhATippaNi -bindu
58. shrIvyAsarAjavijaya
59. subhadrAdhanaJNjaya
60. ubhayagraharAhUdaya
61. siddhAntasArAsAravivechana
62. –71 dashopanishhad.hbhAshhyaTIkATippaNi

Stotra:
72. shrI nR^isiMha stutiH
73. vyAsarAjastotram.h

“pApavimochana stotram.h” was composed by Shri VijayindratIrtha.
This is also known as “duritApahAra stotram.h”.

This is a very good example to show that the contents of the Mangalacharana shloka-s and/or this kind of stotra-s [such as
“I commit multitude of sins every yAma(duration of three hours”)] do not apply to the great yati-s, who compose these and as such these should not be used to assess their svarUpa-s. They are applicable to common people like us for whose sake they compose these. The same guideline should be used when discussing sensitive issues of such kind.

“Om Namo Vijayindraya ithyastakshara mantrathaha jathyathe bhavyathe vaapi yene’shtaartha siddhayae” -the one who does japa of 8 letters mantra”Om Sri Vijayindraaya”, that person will obtain all benefits and will be ever happy
—taken from Sri Vijayindra Gurustotram

Let our great mahan bless us with Gyana/Bhakthi/Vairagya

Jai Sri Sri Vijayindra Tirtharigae!!

Hare Sreenivasa
Yours in the service of Sri Harih Vayu Gurugalu,
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