VadeendraTirtha

-Contributed by Sri Shesahdri Raghavendra

2. Vadeendra Teertaru is the Poorvaashrama MariMaga of Sri Raayaru.

3. It is claimed that he was 2 years old when Sri Raayaru entered inside the Vrundaavana in 1671 AD.

4. His poorvaashrama name was Sreenivaasaachar and took aashrama from Sri Upendra teertharu (SriRangam).

5. The incident involving Sir Thomas Munro seems to have taken place during the period of Sri Vaadeendra Teertharu.

6. When Diwan Venkanna prepares the Shila Vrundaavana for Raayaru, Sri Raayaru terms it as very small and asks Venkanna to keep it aside, which can be used for Sri Vaadeenra Teertharu who will sit in the Peeta in future. Raayara words turns to be true.

7. One of the famous Granthas of Sri Vaadeendraru is Sri GurugunaStavana.

8. It is said that when Sri Vaadeendraru wrote this and chanted in front of Raayara Vrundaavana in Mantraalaya, the Vrundaavana shook as though Sri Raayaru nodded his headas a mark of acceptance and blessing. This was a miracle that was witnessed by hundreds of people that day.

9. Sri GurugunaStavana gives a lot of info about Sri Raayaru, his personality, especially his Granthagalu, and at the end Sri Vaadeendra Teertharu calls himself as ‘Ubhaya-Vamshaadi-Chandrama’, meaning, he is the Chandra who enlightened both the Aashrama poorva vashma of Sri Raayaru and the ParamaHamsa Peeta (vamsha) in which he succeeded Sri Raayaru.

10. Sri Vaadeendra Teertha’s charama shloka calls him as ‘Vrundaaraka Guru’. Vrundaaraka=Devathe, meaning Sri Vaadeendaru is praised as the guru of Devathegalu.

11. Rangannjja, the Avadhootha Shiromani of Koutaala (near Aadavaani) was Sri Vaadeendrara shishyaru. Once when Sri Rangannjja walks down to Mantraalaya to have Raayar darshana and poses himself in front of Sri Vaadeendraru for Mudraadhaarane, Sri Vaadeendraru sees the whole body of Rangannajja filled with Shanka-Chakra symbols.

12. Sri Vaadeendaru gives ashrama to Sri Vasudhendraru and enters Vrundaavana next to Sri Raayaru in Mantraalaya itself.