Nava Brindavana [Blogger- Sharanappa] [Supported By-Sujay Kulkarni]

Navabrundaavana

 (also known as Navavrundhaavana and Navabrindavan) (Kannada:ನವ ಬೃಂದಾವನ) is located at Anegundi, near Hampi, Karnataka, India. It contains the Brundaavanas of nine Hindu Madhva saints, who belong to the Sri Uttaradi Math, Sri Raghavendra Math, Sri Vyasaraja Math and the Sri SriPadaraja mutt and Other Various Prominent Madhwa Mutts. It is located on an island in the Tungabhadra River. You have to go in a boat or Theppa from Hampi to visit Nava Brindavana. It is located east of Anegundi, which was the earlier capital of the Vijayanagar dynasty before it was shifted to Hampi.

You can catch a ferry either from Gangavathi side or Hampi side (Talagarighatta Gate).

Nava Brindavana is Situated on a small island on the Tungabhadra, Navabrindavanam has the Samadhis (tombs) of nine saints, followers of Madhvacharya, and predecessors of Sri Raghavendra.

The nine saints are

1.   Shri Padmanabha Tirtha, direct disciple of Jagadguru Shri Madhvacharya

2.   Shri Kavindra Tirtha

3.   Shri Vagisha Tirtha

4.   Shri Raghuvarya Tirtha

5.   Shri Vyasatirtha

6.   Shri Sudhindra Tirtha,Guru of Mantralaya Shri Raghavendra Tirtha

7.   Shri Srinivaasa Tirtha

8.   Shri Raama Tirtha

9.   Shri Govinda Vodeyaru

Avathaarathraya Hanuman

This idol of Hanuman installed here by Sri Vyasaraja is indeed unique.

It depicts the three avatars - Hanuma, Bheema, Madhva in one form. The face is like Hanuman, the arms and shoulders well - rounded and muscular with the Gadhayudha symbolises Bheema, the avatar of Hanuman in the next yuga and the manuscripts in his hand symbolises Madhvacharya.

Shri Padmanabha Theertha

He is the first Madhwa saint to enter Brindavana at Nava Brindavana .
Padmanabha Theertha was the first disciple of the Madhwacharya. He also ascended the Dwaitha throne after Madhwacharya.
His original name was Shobana Bhatta. He was a well-known logician of his times and he lost a marathon debate to Madhwacharya after which he converted to Dwaitaism.

Shri Kavindra Theertha

The second Brindavana here is that of Kavindra Theertha. He is believed to be the brother of Rajendra Theertha, the founder of Vyasaraja Matha. He was earlier known as Vasudeva Shastry.

The first bifurcation of the Padmanabha Theertha paramapara or Peetha took place when Vidyadhiraja handed over the reins to Kavindra Theertha.

Vidhyadhiraja Theertha had appointed Rajendra Theertha as his successor. Vidhyadhiraja fell ill and he could not get in touch with Rajendra Theertha as he was away on Sanchara. He then appointed Kavindra Theertha as the successor and passed away. When Rajendra Theertha came back he found what had happened and he travelled further south towards Mysore and founded the Vyasa Raja Matha.

Kavindra Theertha is supposed to have entered Brindavana in 1398. Kavindra teertha continued to reign in the Peetha of the already established Matha/Peetha by Shri Madhvacharya through Shri Padmanabha Tirtha which is known as Shri Uttaradi Matha which comes in the same lineage as that of Shri Madhvacharya, Padmanabha tirtha, Jaya Tirtha, Kaveendra teertha & Vageesha teertha and so on.... )

Shri Vageesha Theertha

His Poorvashrama name was Raghunathacharya. He was one of the greatest scholars of his time. He was the third Madhwa saint to enter Brindavana at Nava Brindavana.

He was the successor of Kavindra Theertha. He entered Brindavana sometime in 1406

Shri Vyasa Theertha

A renowned scholar, Vyasa Theertha or Vyasa Raja was the Raja Guru of six Vijayanagar Emperors, including Krishnadevaraya. He had a large number of disciples including Vadiraja Tirtha.

He encouraged Purandara Dasa and Kanaka Dasa in penning Haridasa Sahitya. He was the Chancellor of the Vijayanagar University which had 11,000 students.

He consecrated 732 idols of Hanuman in India. His guru was Brahamanya Theertha of Abbur, while his Vidya Guru was Sripadaraja of Mulabagal.

Vyasa Raja was the earlier avatar of Raghavendra Swamy. His works are considered to be among the most significant in Madhwa literature.

Some of his works include Nyayamritam Tarkatandava Tatparya Chandrika.

He entered Brindavana in 1539 when Achyuta Deva Raya was the Emperor of Vijayanagar.

Shri Raghuvarya Theertha

Shri Srinivasa Theertha

He succeeded Vyasa Theertha to the Vyasaraja Matha. He was also the Raja Guru of Achuta Deve Raya. He has written a book on Vyasa Theertha. This book along with accounts of Portuguese travelers to Vijayanagar and a biography by Somanatha, a Smartha Brahmin during the period of Krishna Deve Raya, give us a lot of information about Vyasa Raja.

Shri Rama Theertha

He followed Srinivasa Theertha to the Peetha of Vyasaraja Matha.

It was during the period of Rama Theertha that the first split of the Vyasa Raja Matha took place. Both Lakshmikantha Theertha and Sridhara Theertha took Sanyas from Rama Teertha.

Shri Sudheendra Theertha

He was the Guru of Shri Raghavendra Swamy. He was also the “Shishya” given to Vijayeendra Theertha by Vyasa Raja himself. He was an unmatched scholar and he shared a close relationship with Vijayeendra Theertha. Some of the books written by him are: Sadukthi Rathnakara (Tarkathandava Vyakhya), Apastamba Shulbasootrapradepa,

Shri Govinda Odeyar

He was a disciple of Vyasa Theertha. He was an Advaitha scholar and he entered into a debate with Vyasa Theertha and lost. He accepted the Dwaitha way of life and joined the large number of disciples of Vyasa Theertha.

He entered Brindavana at Nava Brindavana much earlier than Vyasa Theertha. He did not belong to any Matha but he was a Bidi (Independent) Sanyasi.

Apart from these Brindavanas, the final resting place of Narahari Theertha, the second pontiff of the Dwaitha Samrajya after Padmanabha Theertha is at Chakra Theertha in Hampi.

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VAYU STUTI

 

Vayu Stuti (Hari Vayu Stuti)

|| vAyustutiH ||

|| dhyAnam ||

Om udyadraviprakarasanniBamachyutAMkE svAsInamasya
nutinityavachaHpravRuttim |
dhyAyEdgadABayakaraM sukRutAMjaliM taM prANaM
yathEShTatanumunnatakarmaSaktim ||

|| SrI narasiMhanaKastutiH ||

pAMtvasmAn puruhUtavairibalavanmAtaMgamAdyad GaTAkuMBOcchAdrivipATanAdhikapaTupratyEkavajrAyitAH |
SrImatkaMThIravAsyapratatasunaKarA dAritArAtidUrapradhvastadhvAMtaSAMtapravitatamanasA
BAvitA BUriBAgaiH || 1 ||

lakShmIkAMta samaMtatO&pi kalayan naivESitustE samaM
paSyAmyuttamavastu dUrataratO&pAstaM rasO yO&ShTamaH |
yadrOShOtkaradakShanEtrakuTilaprAMtOtthitAgnisphurat-
KadyOtOpamaviShphuliMgaBasitA brahmESaSakrOtkarAH || 2 ||

|| iti SrImadAnaMdatIrthaBagavatpAdakRutA SrInarasiMhanaKastutiH saMpUrNA ||

Om || SrImadviShNvaMGriniShThAtiguNagurutamaSrImadAnaMdatIrtha –
trailOkyAchAryapAdOjjvalajalajalasat^pAMsavO&smAn punaMtu |
vAchAM yatra praNEtrI triBuvanamahitA SAradA SAradEMdujyOtsnABadrasmitaSrIdhavalitakakuBA
prEmaBAraM baBAra || 1 ||

utkaMThAkuMThakOlAhalajavaviditAjasrasEvAnuvRuddhaprAj~
jAtmaj~jAnadhUtAMdhatamasasumanOmouliratnAvalInAm |
BaktyudrEkAvagADapraGaTanasadhaTAtkArasaMGRuShyamANaprAMtaprAMgryAMGripITh OtthitakanakarajaHpiMjarA
raMjitASAH || 2 ||

janmAdhivyAdhyupAdhipratihativirahaprApakANAM guNAnAmagryANAmarpakANAM
chiramuditachidAnaMdasaMdOhadAnAm |
EtEShAmESha dOShapramuShitamanasAM dvEShiNAM dUShakANAM
daityAnAmArtimaMdhE tamasi vidadhatAM saMstavE nAsmi SaktaH || 3 ||

asyAviShkartukAmaM kalimalakaluShE&smin janE j~jAnamArgaM
vaMdyaM chaMdrEMdrarudradyumaNiphaNivayOnAyakAdyairihAdya |
madhvAKyaM maMtrasiddhaM kimuta kRutavatO mArutasyAvatAraM
pAtAraM pAramEShThyaM padamapavipadaH prApturApannapuMsAm || 4 ||

udyadvidyutprachaMDAM nijaruchinikaravyAptalOkAvakASO
biBradBImO BujE yO&ByuditadinakarABAMgadADhyaprakAMDE |
vIryOddhAryAM gadAgryAmayamiha sumatiM vAyudEvO vidadhyAdadhyAtmaj~
jAnanEtA yativaramahitO BUmiBUShAmaNirmE || 5 ||

saMsArOttApanityOpaSamadasadayasnEhahAsAMbupUraprOdyadvidyAnavadyadyutima NikiraNaSrENisaMpUritASaH|
SrIvatsAMkAdhivAsOchitatarasaralaSrImadAnaMdatIrthakShIrAMBOdhirviBiMdyAdBavadanaBimataM
BUri mE BUtihEtuH || 6 ||

mUrdhanyEShO&MjalirmE dRuDhataramiha tE badhyatE baMdhapASacChEtrE
dAtrE suKAnAM Bajati Buvi BaviShyadvidhAtrE dyuBartrE |
atyaMtaM saMtataM tvaM pradiSa padayugE haMta saMtApaBAjAmasmAkaM
BaktimEkAM Bagavata uta tE mAdhavasyAtha vAyOH || 7 ||

sABrOShNABISuSuBrapraBamaBaya naBO BUri BUBRudviBUti-
BrAjiShNurbhUR^^Ru^^BUNAM Bavanamapi viBO&BEdi baBrE baBUvE |
yEna BrUviBramastE Bramayatu suBRuSaM barBRuvaddurBRutASAn
BrAMtirBEdAvaBAsastviti BayamaBiBUrBOkShyatO mAyiBikShUn || 8 ||

yE&muM BAvaM BajaMtE suramuKasujanArAdhitaM tE tRutIyaM
BAsaMtE BAsuraistE sahacharachalitaiSchAmaraiSchAruvEShAH |
vaikuMThE kaMThalagnasthiraSuchivilasatkAMtitAruNyalIlAlAvaNyApUrNakAMtAkuchaBarasulaBASlE- ShasammOdasAMdrAH || 9 ||

AnaMdAnmaMdamaMdA dadati hi marutaH kuMdamaMdAranaMdyAvartyAmOdAn
dadhAnA mRudapadamuditOdgItakaiH suMdarINAm |
vRuMdairAvaMdyamuktEMdvahimagumadanAhIMdradEvEMdrasEvyE
maukuMdE maMdarE&sminnaviratamudayanmOdinAM dEvadEva || 10 ||

uttaptAtyutkaTatviT^prakaTakaTakaTadhvAnasaMGaTTanOdyadvidyudvy- UDhasphuliMgaprakaravikiraNOtkvAthitE bAdhitAMgAn |
udgADhaM pAtyamAnA tamasi tata itaH kiMkaraiH paMkilE tE
paMktirgrAvNAM garimNA glapayati hi BavaddvEShiNO vidvadAdya || 11 ||

asminnasmadgurUNAM haricharaNachiradhyAnasanmaMgalAnAM
yuShmAkaM pArSvabhUmiM dhRutaraNaraNikasvargisEvyAM prapannaH |
yastUdAstE sa AstE&dhiBavamasulaBaklESaniRmOkamastaprAyAnaMdaM
kathaMchinna vasati satataM paMchakaShTE&tikaShTE || 12 ||

kShut^kShAmAn rUkSharakShOradaKaranaKarakShuNNavikShOBitAkShAnAmagnAnaMdhakUpE
kShuramuKamuKaraiH pakShiBirvikShatAMgAn |
pUyAsRu~gmUtraviShThAkRumikulakalilE tat^kShaNakShiptaSaktyAdyastravrAtARditAMstvaddviSha
upajihatE vajrakalpA jalUkAH || 13 ||

mAtarmE mAtariSvan pitaratulagurO BrAtariShTAptabaMdhO
svAmin sarvAMtarAtmannajara jarayitarjanmamRutyAmayAnAm |
gOviMdE dEhi BaktiM Bavati cha BagavannUrjitAM nirnimittAM
nirvyAjAM niSchalAM sadguNagaNabRuhatIM SASvatImASu dEva || 14 ||

viShNOratyuttamatvAdaKilaguNagaNaistatra BaktiM gariShThAmASliShTE
SrIdharAByAmamumatha parivArAtmanA sEvakEShu |
yaH saMdhattE viriMchaSvasanavihagapAnaMtarudrEMdrapUrvEShvAdhyAyaMstAratamyaM
sphuTamavati sadA vAyurasmadgurustam || 15 ||

tattvaj~jAn muktiBAjaH suKayasi hi gurO yOgyatAtAratamyAdAdhatsE
miSrabuddhIMstridivanirayaBUgOcharAnnityabaddhAn |
tAmisrAMdhAdikAKyE tamasi subahulaM duHKayasyanyathAj~jAn
viShNOrAj~jABiritthaM SrutiSatamitihAsAdi chA&karNayAmaH || 16 ||

vaMdE&haM taM hanUmAniti mahitamahApauruShO bAhuSAlI
KyAtastE&gryO&vatAraH sahita iha bahubrahmacharyAdidharmaiH |
sasnEhAnAM sahasvAnaharaharahitaM nirdahan dEhaBAjAmaMhOmOhApahO
yaH spRuhayati mahatIM BaktimadyApi rAmE || 17 ||

prAk paMchASatsahasrairvyavahitamamitaM yOjanaiH parvataM tvaM
yAvatsaMjIvanAdyouShadhanidhimadhikaprANa laMkAmanaiShIH |
adrAkShIdutpataMtaM tata uta girimutpATayaMtaM gRuhItvA
yAMtaM KE rAGavAMGrou praNatamapi tadaikakShaNE tvAM hi lOkaH || 18 ||

kShiptaH paSchAtsalIlaM SatamatulamatE yOjanAnAM sa ucchastAvadvistAravAMSchApyupalalava
iva vyagrabuddhyA tvayA&taH |
svasvasthAnasthitAtisthiraSakalaSilAjAlasaMSlEShanaShTacChEdAMkaH
prAgivABUt kapivaravapuShastE namaH kauSalAya || 19 ||

dRuShTvA duShTAdhipOraH sphuTitakanakasadvarma GRuShTAsthikUTaM
niShpiShTaM hATakAdriprakaTataTataTAkAtiSaMkO janO&BUt |
yEnAjau rAvaNAripriyanaTanapaTurmuShTiriShTaM pradEShTuM
kiM nEShTE mE sa tE&ShTApadakaTakataTitkOTiBAmRuShTakAShThaH || 20 ||

dEvyAdESapraNItidruhiNaharavarAvadhyarakShOviGAtAdyAsEvOdyaddayArdraH
sahaBujamakarOdrAmanAmA mukuMdaH |
duShprApE pAramEShThyE karatalamatulaM mUrdhni vinyasya dhanyaM
tanvan BUyaH praBUtapraNayavikasitAbjEkShaNastvEkShamANaH || 21 ||

jaGnE niGnEna viGnO bahulabalabakadhvaMsanAdyEna SOchadviprAnukrOSapASairasuvidhRutisuKasyaikachakrAjanAnAm|
tasmai tE dEva kurmaH kurukulapatayE karmaNA cha praNAmAn
kirmIraM durmatInAM prathamamatha cha yO narmaNA nirmamAtha || 22 ||

nirmRudnannatyayatnaM vijaravara jarAsaMdhakAyAsthisaMdhInyuddhE
tvaM svadhvarE vA paSumiva damayan viShNupakShadviDISam |
yAvat pratyakShaBUtaM niKilamaKaBujaM tarpayAmAsithAsou
tAvatyA&&yOji tRuptyA kimu vada Bagavan rAjasUyASvamEdhE || 23 ||

kShvElAkShINATTahAsaM tava raNamarihannudgadOddAmabAhOrbahvakShouhiNyanIkakShapaNasunipuNaM
yasya sarvOttamasya |
SuSrUShArthaM chakartha svayamayamatha saMvaktumAnaMdatIrtha-
SrImannAman samarthastvamapi hi yuvayOH pAdapadmaM prapadyE || 24 ||

druhyaMtIM hRuddruhaM mAM drutamanilabalAddrAvayaMtImavidyAnidrAM
vidrAvya sadyO rachanapaTumathA&pAdya vidyAsamudra |
vAgdEvI sA suvidyAdraviNada viditA droupadI rudrapatnyAdyudriktA
drAgaBadrAdrahayatu dayitA pUrvaBImA&j~jayA tE || 25 ||

yAByAM SuSrUShurAsIH kurukulajananE kShatraviprOditAByAM
brahmaByAM bRuMhitAByAM chitisuKavapuShA kRuShNanAmAspadAByAm |
nirBEdAByAM viSEShAddvivachanaviShayAByAmuBAByAmamUByAM
tuByaM cha kShEmadEByaH sarasijavilasallOchanEByO namO&stu || 26 ||

gacchan sougaMdhikArthaM pathi sa hanumataH pucChamacChasya BImaH
prOddhartuM nASakatsa tvamumuruvapuShA BIShayAmAsa chEti |
pUrNaj~jAnoujasOstE gurutama vapuShOH SrImadAnaMdatIrtha
krIDAmAtraM tadEtat pramadada sudhiyAM mOhaka dvEShaBAjAm || 27 ||

bahvIH kOTIraTIkaH kuTilakaTumatInutkaTATOpakOpAn
drAk cha tvaM satvaratvAcCharaNada gadayA pOthayAmAsithArIn |
unmathyAtathyamithyAtvavachanavachanAnutpathasthAMstathA&nyAnprAyacChaH
svapriyAyai priyatamakusumaM prANa tasmai namastE || 28 ||

dEhAdutkrAmitAnAmadhipatirasatAmakramAdvakrabuddhiH
kruddhaH krOdhaikavaSyaH kRumiriva maNimAn duShkRutI niShkriyArtham |
chakrE BUchakramEtya krakachamiva satAM chEtasaH kaShTaSAstraM
dustarkaM chakrapANERguNagaNavirahaM jIvatAM cAdhikRutya || 29 ||

tadduShprEkShAnusArAtkatipayakunarairAdRutO&nyairvisRuShTO
brahmA&haM nirguNO&haM vitathamidamiti hyESha pAShaMDavAdaH |
tadyuktyABAsajAlaprasaraviShatarUddAhadakShapramANajvAlAmAlAdharO&
gniH pavana vijayatE tE&vatArastRutIyaH || 30 ||

AkrOSaMtO niRASA BayaBaravivaSasvASayASChinnadarpA
vASaMtO dESanASastviti bata kudhiyAM nASamASA daSA&Su |
dhAvaMtO&SlIlaSIlA vitathaSapathaSApASivAH SAMtaSouryAstvadvyAKyAsiMhanAdE
sapadi dadRuSirE mAyigOmAyavastE || 31 ||

triShvapyEvAvatArEShvariBirapaGRuNaM hiMsitO nirvikAraH
sarvaj~jaH sarvaSaktiH sakalaguNagaNApUrNarUpapragalBaH |
svacChaH svacChaMdamRutyuH suKayasi sujanaM dEva kiM chitramatra
trAtA yasya tridhAmA jagaduta vaSagaM kiMkarAH SaMkarAdyAH || 32 ||

udyanmaMdasmitaSrImRudumadhumadhurAlApapIyUShadhArAp- UrAsEkOpaSAMtAsuKasujanamanOlOchanApIyamAnam|
saMdrakShyE suMdaraM saMduhadiha mahadAnaMdamAnaMdatIrtha
SrImadvaktrEMdubiMbaM duritanududitaM nityadAhaM kadA nu || 33 ||

prAchInAchIrNapuNyOcchayachaturatarAchArataSchAruchittAnatyucchAM
rOchayaMtIM SrutichitavachanAM SrAvakAMScOdyachuMchUn |
vyAKyAmutKAtaduHKAM chiramuchitamahAchArya chiMtAratAMstE
chitrAM sacChAstrakartaScharaNaparicharAMCrAvayAsmAMScha kiMchit || 34 ||

pIThE ratnOpaklRUptE ruchiraruchimaNijyOtiShA sanniShaNNaM
brahmANaM BAvinaM tvAM jvalati nijapadE vaidikAdyA hi vidyAH |
sEvaMtE mUrtimatyaH sucharita charitaM BAti gaMdharvagItaM
pratyEkaM dEvasaMsatsvapi tava BagavannartitadyOvadhUShu || 35 ||

sAnukrOSairajasraM janimRutinirayAdyUrmimAlAvilE&smin
saMsArAbdhau nimagnAMCharaNamaSaraNAnicChatO vIkShya jaMtUn |
yuShmABiH prArthitaH sa~jjalanidhiSayanaH satyavatyAM maharShErvyaktaSchinmAtramUrtirna
Kalu BagavataH prAkRutO jAtu dEhaH || 36 ||

astavyastaM samastaSrutigatamadhamai ratnapUgaM yathAMdhairarthaM
lOkOpakRutyai guNagaNanilayaH sUtrayAmAsa kRutsnam |
yO&sou vyAsABidhAnastamahamaharaharBaktitastatprasAdAtsadyO
vidyOpalabdhyai gurutamamaguruM dEvadEvaM namAmi || 37 ||

Aj~jAmanyairadhAryAM Sirasi parisaradraSmikOTIrakOTou
kRuShNasyAkliShTakarmA dadhadanusaraNAdarthitO dEvasaMGaiH |
BUmAvAgatya BUmannasukaramakarOrbrahmasUtrasya BAShyaM
durBAShyaM vyasya dasyOrmaNimata uditaM vEdasadyuktiBistvam || 38 ||

BUtvA kShEtrE viSuddhE dvijagaNanilayE rUpyapIThABidhAnE
tatrApi brahmajAtistriBuvanaviSadE madhyagEhAKyagEhE |
pArivrAjyAdhirAjaH punarapi badarIM prApya kRuShNaM cha natvA
kRutvA BAShyANi samyag vyatanuta cha BavAn BAratArthaprakASam || 39 ||

vaMdE taM tvA supUrNapramatimanudinAsEvitaM dEvavRuMdairvaMdE
vaMdArumISE Sriya uta niyataM SrImadAnaMdatIrtham |
vaMdE maMdAkinIsatsaridamalajalAsEkasAdhikyasaMgaM
vaMdE&haM dEva BaktyA BavaBayadahanaM sajjanAnmOdayaMtam || 40 ||

subrahmaNyAKyasUrEH suta iti suBRuSaM kESavAnaMdatIrtha-
SrImatpAdAbjaBaktaH stutimakRuta harErvAyudEvasya chAsya |
tatpAdArchAdarENa grathitapadalasanmAlayA tvEtayA yE
saMrAdhyAmU namaMti pratatamatiguNA muktimEtE vrajaMti || 41 ||

|| iti kavikulatilakaSrImattrivikramapaMDitAchAryakRutA vAyustutiH saMpUrNA ||

|| SrI narasiMhanaKastutiH ||

pAMtvasmAn puruhUtavairibalavanmAtaMgamAdyad GaTAkuMBOcchAdrivipATanAdhikapaTupratyEkavajrAyitAH|
SrImatkaMThIravAsyapratatasunaKarA dAritArAtidUrapradhvastadhvAMtaSAMtapravitatamanasA
BAvitA BUriBAgaiH || 1 ||

lakShmIkAMta samaMtatO&pi kalayan naivESitustE samaM
paSyAmyuttamavastu dUrataratO&pAstaM rasO yO&ShTamaH |
yadrOShOtkaradakShanEtrakuTilaprAMtOtthitAgnisphurat-
KadyOtOpamaviShphuliMgaBasitA brahmESaSakrOtkarAH || 2 ||

|| iti SrImadAnaMdatIrthaBagavatpAdakRutA SrInarasiMhanaKastutiH saMpUrNA ||

– By Sri Trivikrama Panditacharya

Yantroddharaka Stotra

 

Yantroddharaka Stotra Introduction:

Yantrodharaka Stotram was written by Sage Vyasaraja. Shri Vyasaraja Theertharu uses to meditate on a hillock near Chakratirtha on the banks of Tunga River (near Hampi, Karnataka). And on one of those days during his meditation, an image of Shri Hanumantha devaru kept coming to his mind, and on that night, he had a dream wherein he was instructed to install a murthy of shri Hanumantha devaru at the spot where he was meditating earlier in the day.

During his meditation next day when the image appeared, he started to draw the image on a rock using Angara (charcoal). To his dis-belief the image came to life and jumped from the rock. He was astonished, he tried drawing the image several times, and the same repeated. Finally, Shri Vyasaraja theertharu drew a yantra (digbhandana) to confine the image of Shri Hanuman deva. Then the picture took the form of an icon on the face of the rock. Shri Vyasaraja theertharu was ecstatic and composed the Yantrodharaka Hanumat Stotra. Later on a small temple was built, and till today the temple has retained its sanctity and potency. Devotees, who perform seva at the temple, have their desires and wishes fulfilled. Several dasaru’s have composed songs extolling Shri Yantrodharaka Hanuman.

Yantroddharaka Stotra Lyrics in English:

Namami dhootham, ramasya sukhadam, suradrumam,
Peena vrutha maha bahum, sarva shatru nivaranam || 1 ||

Nanarathna samayuktha kundaladhi virajitham,
Sarvada abheeshta datharam, satham vai drudamahave || 2 ||

Vaasinam chakra theerthasya, dakshniastha girou sada,
Thungaboditha rangasya, vathena parishobithe || 3 ||

Nana desa gathai sadhbhi, sevyamanam nrupothamai,
Dhoopa dheepadhi naivedhyai, pancha khadyaischa shakthitha || 4 ||

Bhajami hanumantham hema kanthi sama prabham,
Vyasa theertha yatheendrena poojitham cha vidhanatha || 5 ||

Trivaram ya paden nithyam, bhkthya dwijothama,
Vanchitham labhathe abeeshtam, shanmasabhyanthare kalu || 6 ||

Puthrarthi labhathe puthram, yasorthi labhathe yasa,
Vidhyarthi labhathe vidhyam, dhanarthi labhathe dhanam || 7 ||

Sarvadha maasthu sandeho, hari sakshi jagatpati,
Ya karoth yathra sandeham, sa yathi narakam dhruvam || 8 ||