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KATHA SRAVANTHI ( BEDTIME STORY 28/1/2022):
Long ago, at a place called MULABAGAL, a Narasimha Kshetra, a guru Sri.Sripada Raja theertha, was teaching his favourite disciple a word in sanskrit and gave 18 meanings to that one word, and asked him to introspect on that word.

Sanskrit is a complex language the words of which can be interpreted according to the level of intellect of the learner. Hence it is called Garbha bhasha or Guhya bhasha (This is being exploited by many today to misinterpret our scriptures and drive us away from Hinduism). The

Disciple then goes into a cave and starts meditating on the word, and loses track of time, and it gets dark. When one of the other students came in search of him, he sees that he's been entangled by a large cobra . He runs to Sripada Raja theertha and brings him to the cave

Where the boy was meditating with a cobra entangled, and realises that the cobra is his Guru Padmanabha theertha. When he offers his obeisance to him , the cobra replies that he came to bless the boy as he would be a great guru in future, and also in future, he has the danger of

Snake poison and his blessing will now make him immune of that danger and vanishes.With all the noise around the disciple's meditation breaks, and seeing his guru in front of him,apologises for the delay and says he has found 64 more meanings to the one word. Seeing his erudition

Saripada Raja theertha gets very happy and hands him over the responsibility of doing Pooja to the moola Devata in the mandir. He is none other than VYASA RAJA THEERTHA, a great siddha, and Raja guru of vijayanagara empire. One day while Vyasa Raja theertha was performing pooja,

He sees a closed box in the pooja mantapa and opens it to find mesmerizing idols of Srikrishna, Rukmini and Satyabhama. Seeing those beautiful idols, Vyasa Raja theertha gets into ecstasy and taking the shaligrama shilas in front of him, like cymbals( kartala), he starts singing.

So beautiful was his ecstasy filled song that Krishna's idol takes the form of a human and starts dancing to the song. Listening to the sound , Sripada Raja theertha comes to the pooja room, and as soon as he enters krishna disappears . Vyasa Raja theertha then comes out of his

Trance to find that the shaligrama shilas broke. He apologises to his guru, who with extreme happiness praises his devotion. Later VYASA RAJA THEERTHA becomes the Raja Guru of Krishna Deva Raya. Once astrologers predicted that Krishna Deva Raya was passing through a planetary

Phase called KUHU YOGA, and that would kill the king. VYASA RAJA THEERTHA then takes over the throne to protect the king. One day a huge cobra comes into the court of VYASA RAJA THEERTHA as KUHU YOGA will kill whoever is a king by a serpent. VYASA RAJA THEERTHA then removes his

Anga vastra and throws it on the cobra killing it( This was the prediction and protection by Sri padmanabha Theertha). Krishna devaraya gets crowned a king again.
Sri VYASA RAJA THEERTHA was not only a great saint, Siddha who possessed Ashta siddhis and who could see

Nava nidhis, he was a great devotee who could make sakshat Narayana dance to his devotion & ecstasy.He was also with great ministerial skills, and spread the wealth and strength of spirituality.
Let us take pride in our saints and gurus and be indebted to them
Jayatu Sanatana🙏