Sri Yadavendra Teertharu

Shree Yadavendra Teertharu (Mudumale near Krishna River)

Aradhana – Magha Shukla Hunnime

Vrundavana @ Mudumale

Ashrama Gurugalu – Sri Sudheendra Tirtharu

Sri Yadavendra Teertharu one of the close relatives (poorvashrama son in law – sister’s son ) of Sri Sudheendra Teertha’s poorvashrama, sought Sanyasa from Sudheendra Teertharu.  Even from his early age itself, he was demanding for sanyasa from Sudheendraru, but he was refusing.   But he had plenty of jnaana, bhakti, vairagya, and was observing various vrathaas, upavaasaas right from his childhood.  One day, he approached Sri Sudheendra Teertharu and requested for sanyasa once again.  Sudheendra Tirtharu just to test him asked Whether you need mahasamsthaanadipathya or you are demanding sanyasa just because of vairagya.  At this he told that he does not need maha samsthaanadipathyaâ.  Sudheendra Teertharu happy with the opinion and vairagya in him gave sanyasa, and gave him phala mantrakshate, with mantra mudra dharana, guroopadesha and named him Sri Yadavendra Teertha.  He also gave him Sri Garuda Vahana Lakshminarayana devaru, Sri Krishna idols, some saaligraamas, idol of Mukya Pranadevaru and pooja paatres and blessed him.  Yadavendra Teertharu did the guru seva for several days and went on Teertha kshetra yatre.  He was not given the Vedanta samrajya by Sri Sudheendra Teertharu.

With repeated requests from him Sri Sudheendra Teertharu finally agreed to give him sanyasa but not the uttaradhkarathwa of Mutt.  Yadavendra Teertharu agreed for that condition and went all round the country for spread of Madhwa Shastra.   Sri Sudheendra Teertharu gave him sanyasa even before Raghavendra Teertharu and had sent him for Theertha Yatre.  After 10 years of successful Theertha Yatra, and regular paata pravachana for several shishyaas, he came to Madurai.  At that time Sri Raghavendra Teertharu was Peetadhipathi and Sri Sudheendra Teertharu had entered Vrundavana.  Sri Yadavendra Teertharu came to visit Sri Raghavendra Teertharu on his sanchara to Kumbakona.

After the Vrundavana pravesha of Sudheendra Teertharu, Yadavendraru returned back to Tanjore, on his way for southern India Theertha yaatra.  As Sri Yadavendra Teertharu was ashrama jyesta, Raghavendra Teertharu came out with Poornakumbha, and invited him to Kumbakona Vidyapeeta and requested him to take over the Vibudendra Teertha Mutt.  At this Yadavendraru told that he is not interested in the mahasamstanadhipatya and he was only interested in vairagya.  He further told that Raghavendra Teertharu only is capable of running the Samsthana.   At this Raghavendra Teertharu requested him to do pooja of Sri Moolaramachandra Devaru.   Yadavendra Teertharu did the pooja of Moolaramachandra Devaru and handed over the Sri Garudavahana Lakshminarayana devaru to Rayaru and went to have the darshana of Sudheendra Teertha’s Vrundavana at Navavrundavana.

Rayaru who had taken the peetadhipathya offered the peetadhipathya to the senior pontiff by offering the Moolarama idols.  But Yadavendra Teertharu refused to take the peetadhipathya and continued with his piligrimage.

After some time, he entered Vrundavana @ Mudamale on the banks of  Krishna river.

(Source – Kaliyuga Kalpataru)

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यदनुग्रहमात्रेण पूर्णोहं सर्व संपदा।
यादवेंद्र मनिशम् वंदे विद्या गुरुं सदा॥

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yādavēṁdra maniśam vaṁdē vidyā guruṁ sadā||