Fwd: Swami Vidyaranya

[V Subrahmanian]

Today is the Aradhana of Swami Vidyaranya, 14th Century CE, who was instrumental in establishing the Vijayanagar Empire in Karnataka.  Here are some articles on his life, works, achievements, contributions, etc:

Sri Vidyaranya

https://www.sringeri.net/jagadgurus/sri-vidyaranya  

Biography of Sri Vidyaranya

https://www.sringeri.net/jagadgurus/sri-vidyaranya/biography 

Works of Sri Vidyaranya  

https://www.sringeri.net/jagadgurus/sri-vidyaranya/works-of-sri-vidyaranya  

Om Tat Sat 

subrahmanian.v

 

[venkat veeraraghavan]

Dear Sir,

I read somewhere that Shri Vidyaranya was a Gayatri upasaka who performed many purascharanas of Gayatri and he received Her darshan only when he took up sanyasa at a late age. This story goes that angered by this, he cursed the Goddess to turn into stone (for having been a stone hearted mother) and she trurned into a yantra. Apparently this yantra is worshipped in Shringeri.

However, when I made enquiries in Shringeri about this, I was told that there is no such yantra. Can you or anyone throw light on this?

Also in shastra is there any record of Yantras for the Gayatri mantra?

 There is also a story about the Hukka-Bukka and the rain of Gold that helped in establishing the Vijayanagara empire. 

It is interesting that the other great tapasvin who was a bulwark in building an empire of dharma Shri Swami Samartha Ramadasa was also an upasaka of Gayatri.

Kind Regards,

[venkat veeraraghavan]

"Can he be Brahma? We do not see four faces; can he be Vishnu? He does not have four hands; can he be Shiva? No oddness of the eyes is observed. Having thus argued for a long time, the learned have come to the conclusion that Vidyaranya is verily the Supreme Light Incarnate. (Sringeri Plate of Harihara II May 1386)"

The above quote (sourced from the website-https://www.sringeri.net/jagadgurus/sri-vidyaranya/biography) is rather interesting because the quote seems a modified version of that applied to Shri Veda Vyasa from the bhArata sAvitri.

achaturvadano brahmA dvibAhuraparo hariH | 

abhAlalochanaH shaMbhurbhagavAn bAdarAyaNaH ||

अचतुर्वदनो ब्रह्मा द्विबाहुरपरो हरिः |

अफाललोचनः शंभुर्भगवान् बादरायणः ||

[murali hr]

Non sense story ~ vidyaranya cursed no one ~

He is full of blessings -

M

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[venkat veeraraghavan]

Dear Shri Murali,

It is comforting  that we can rely on your intimate knowledge of Shri Vidyaranya. 

Don't stop there.

Let us know why you think the story is "non sense".

Kind Regards,

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[Sivasenani Nori]

Shouldn't it be the other way round? A 'story' needs to be substantiated - with oral tradition or textual sources; only when its provenance is given, could that provenance be examined and established as true or otherwise. 

Regards 

Senani 

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[venkat veeraraghavan]

Yes sir you are right. So i was hoping some learned member would either give a source or say it does not have basis in known written works.

Fyi the original 'story ' was sourced from Pt Rajmani Tigunait's book. I have also written to him requezting a source but no reply as of now.

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