Madhava Navami is being celebrated to remember Guru Lord Madhavacharya. Madhavacharya was the first to spread the Dwaitha philosophy which is considered as Philosophy of reality.
Lord Madhavarcharya is considered as an incarnation of Lord Anjeneyar.
Vayu deva -> Lord Anjeneyar - > King Bheema -> Guru Madhavacharya.
Guru Madhavacharyar's birth name is Vasudeva. It is believed that he lived in this earth for 79 years and reached to Lord Narayana's feet directly. His period is considered between 1238 to 1317.
Guru Madhavacharyar installed Lord Krishna in Udupi based on the sandlewood that he got while saving a ship which was troubled in the sea close to Udupi due to bad weather.
Guru Madhavacharyar written several scriptures and they are called as "Sarvamoola Granthas", these scriptures are written by his disciples during the dictation of Guru. The life history of Guru Madhavarcharya has been captured in "Madhava Vijaya" which has 16 chapters.
There is also a saying that when "Raghavendra Vijaya" was authored to capture the life history of Guru Raghavendra Swamy, Guru did not included few chapters and wanted to limit the chapters less then 16 so not to exceed "Madhava Vijaya"
Guru Madhavacharyar started the Guru Parampara who followed Dwaitha philosophy and two famous diciples were Narahari Teerthar and Padmanaba Teerthar. Narahari Teerthar was the one who brought Moola Rama from the king for poojas which is still followed in our Mantralayam.
Madhavacharyar has a very strong body and good physical strength even to this day, the huge rock-boulder lifted up and placed in the river Bhadra by the Acharya to help villagers is still available and witness the strength of Madhavarcharyar, near Kalasa bears witness to his strength. This incident is confirmed by the sentence inscribed on that stone.
Guru Madhavacharyar won several debates and faced several oppositions while spreading the Dwaitha philosophy. Guru has travelled length and breadth of the country to spread the Dwaitha philosophy.
During the travel, when Guru reached Kurushetra, he showed the burried mace of Kind Bhima (previous incarnation) to his diciples and burried it again the land.
No one knew how Guru Madhavacharyar attained Lord Narayanan's feet, however he told his diciples that he will leave alone from Udipi to Badri and the day he left Udipi is celebrated as "Madhava Navami".
This year Madhava Navami falls on 19-Feb-2013, is celebrated in Mantralayam
(Below information is from http://www.raghavendramutt.org/madhwa2013)
19- Feb MADHVA VIJAYA PRAVACHANA - 9 AM to 10 AM
19-Feb Render Sri Madhva Vijaya Pravachana - 7 PM
PRATISHTAPANA OF SRI MADHWACHARYA
His Holiness Sri Swamiji will be consecrating a captivating icon of Acharya Madhwa at Srimatha on 15.02.2013. The preliminary rituals of this pratishtapana will start on 11.02.2013. It will be installed above the Sheshadevaru at Sri Pranadevara Sannidhi. The stone for this icon has been fragmented by the same massive rock which is being used to carve the huge 32ft monolithic statue of Acharya Madhwa by H.H Sri Vidyadheesha Teertha Swamiji of Palimaru Matha at Pajaka/Kunjarugiri.
PRAJNA PRABODHINEE
Prajna Prabodhinee is a youth oriented program on Dwaita Philosophy. It is designed mainly for those who are working in non spiritual domains. There will be workshop for two days for young men and women for two days (16 Saturday and 17 Mondy February 2013). This workshop intends to fetch some of the precious gems from the abundant ocean of Madhwa Philosophy. The source and information is very vast, due to time restriction the workshop is set for two days. The program is as given below. The entire program will be headed by eminent scholar Prof. Hayavadana Puranikaru. Entry is free
MADHWA TATVA- NAVARATNA -PRAVACHANA
A series of discourses on Sri Vyasaraja’s Madhva Prameya Ratna is organized during this Navaratri as given below.
11.02.2013 : Sriman Madhwa Mate Harih Paratarah by Dr. A. Raghavendracharya
12.02.2013 : Satyam Jagat by Sri Abbur Brahmanyacharya
13.02.2013 : Tatvato Bhedah by Sri Rochanacharya
14.02.2013 : Jeevaganah hareh anucharah by Sri Sanjeevacharya
15.02.2013 : Neechocha Bhavam Gatah by Sri Garaga Ramachandracharya
16.02.2013 : Mukhti naija sukhanubhootih by Sri Kanakachalacharya Wodeyar
17.02.2013 : Amala Bhaktih cha tat sadhanam by Sri L. Krishnacharya
18.02.2013 : Akshadi Tritayam Pramanam by Sri Bheemasenacharya
19.02.2013 : Akhila amnayaika vedyo harih : Sri K. Venkateshacharya
Time : 7.00 PM to 8.00 PM | Venue : Yagashala
PANCHA MAHA RATHOTSAVA AND AVABHRUTA SNANA
On Sri Madhvanavamee day His Holiness Sri Swamiji has organized a glorious procession of Sri Vedavyasa Devaru and Sri Madhvacharya wherein the procession will be headed by Sri Swamiji, Sri Rayaru and Sri Vyasarajaru in Golden Pallakki, Sri Haridasaru in wooden chariot, Sri Vijayeendra Teertharu and Sri Jayateertharu in Silver Chariot. All these holy chariots will move together. It is a very rare occasion to see 5 chariots pulling together. This procession will be followed by a colorful Avabhruta Snana in the holy Tungabhadra River.
Time : 7.30 AM | Venue : Prakaram
MADHWA DEEPOTSAVA
The Madhva Navartri celebrations of this year will be concluded by a eye catching Deepotsava at 7.00 PM. Icon of Acharya Madhwa, Sri Prahladarajaru will be decorated with thousands of holy lamps around.
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