1. On the occasion of 420th ArAdhana of Sri Vadiraja Tirtha, a short thread on his Samkruta treatise "Bhugola Varnanam" that deals with the brahmAnDa that we live in.

Sources: Kannada & English Translations by Sri V. Badarayana Murthy. 2. Bhugola Varnanam has 35 topics related to the earth, planets, stars, cosmos and other worlds. Sri Vadiraja explain these topics in 391 shlOkA-s. Topics include time wheel, star world, planets etc.

1. On the occasion of 264th ArAdhana of Sri Vijayadasa [c.1685-1755], a thread on the plight of Brahmans working under Islamist rulers, as gleaned from a life account of Venugopaladasa, illustrious shishya of Sri Vijayadasa. & how the Hindu polity & philosophers responded to it. 2. After the fall of Vijayanagara, the greatest Hindu Empire in South India & also after the disintegration of kingdoms of various Nayakas, the 17th century South India fell into utter chaos and disorder. Many splinter states & principalities sprung up all over the landscape.

This is a compilation of threads previously done on the contributions made by Sri Vyasatirtha in philosophy, empire & societal development.

1. First let us begin with one of his contributions to the society as gleaned from Tumbaruguddi inscription >>

https://twitter.com/MadhvaHistory/status/842272299210428416

2. Sri Vyasatirtha's multipurpose donation made to Tirumala temple that not only enriched temple treasury but also caused the development of tanks, irrigation channels, cultivation, employment etc.

https://twitter.com/MadhvaHistory/status/1094585055031119872

1. Today is the 515th ArAdhana of Sri Sripadaraja Tirtha (Lakshmi Narayana Muni), vidyA guru of great Vyasatirtha & gaurdian-saint of Saluva Narasimharaya. This thread deals with the inter-religious tolerance shown by Sripadaraja who, otherwise, wrote terrific polemical writings. 2. His much acclaimed work 'vAgvajra' is known for its sharp criticism of such philosophies that reject Dvaita. But this episode from his life history, well supported by inscription & archaeology evidences, affirms his respect towards philosophical opponents.

1. Today, phAlguNa bahuLa chaturthi, is the 480th ArAdhana of Sri Vyasatirtha also known as Vyasaraya or Vyasaraja Tirtha, who acted as spiritual master for 6 Vijayanagara emperors from Saluva Narasimha to Achyuta. 2. On this sacred occasion this thread is about his Vanga-desha digvijaya which laid a firm foundation of Vaishnava siddhanta in the eastern parts of Bharatadesha. Let me hashtag it as #VyasatirthaVangaVijaya

1. Today is the 409th ArAdhana of Sri Vadiraja Tirtha who appeared on earth in physical form for 120 years. He witnessed the fate of Vijayanagara Empire from c.1480-1600. This thread is about his unique contribution to the world of Samskruta literature titled "tIrtha prabaMdha.' 2. Vadiraja was a prolific writer in Samskruta, Kannada & Tulu languages. Authored some of the unique works such as lakShAlankAra that offers meanings for 1 lakh important words of Mahabharata.

1. A 'katha' told by the elders in my childhood. Its a story of an orphan who remained unlucky even after a divine intervention tried helping him.

The reason for recollecting this story is given at the end of the thread. Here is the story....

2. Once there was an orphan living in a hamlet all alone. Begging for alms was the only means for him to fill his tummy. He was traveling to a nearby town by traversing a frightening forest for begging.

1. Recently a heated debate raged over a Telugu piece on Sitadevi. The person who wrote that is a Xtian missionary & a known Hindu hater. I didn't read that piece but read the FB updates put up by few friends. 2. This thread is not about that worthless piece by a bigoted Xtian but about the ancient & proven method to be adopted to understand our paurANika & aitihAsika anecdotes.

1. Today is mahA shivarAtri.

Not just this day but on everyday one must seek refuse in Mahashiva to get rid off life-death cycle. Shiva, as the controller of the mind, with His 'karma vipAka saMhita' shows the way to how to achieve 'withering of karmaShEsha' & become nisSEsha. 2. karma vipAka saMhita, part of Brahma Purana, comprises of 111 chapters & covers the effects of bad karma on the souls born under 27 stars (nakshatrA-s) & 12 rAshis [zodiac signs]. It gives the atonement for each ill effect in detail. It's a samvAda between Shiva & Parvati.

1. Bertrand Russel wrote "Bolshevism [Communism] is to be reckoned with Mohammedanism." He also said that "Both are practical, social, unspiritual, concerned to win the empire of this world." [B. Russel, Theory & Practice of Bolshevism, 1921] 2. What Russel wrote in 1921 has become true in India. From 60's which saw the rise of Communism to 90's when Islamic terror began to spread to present times where Communism & Islamic terror have almost got merged.

1. This is a real life account. No fiction. No exaggeration. A chapter from life's "kaThinOpanishat."

Sri Jagarlamudi Nageshwara Sharma Bhagawatar (78 yrs) & Smt. Bhramaramba (69 yrs) could be seen pulling the old cycle & pulling the life along with it in a street in Tirupati. 2. Sri Nageshwara Sharma was a well known Harikatha artiste in his heydays during 1960s & 70s. Performed in almost all metro cities in Dakshina Bharata. He won many accolades from the rasikas of those times. Made a name for himself.

1. On the sacred occasion of #MadhvaNavami , a thread on the invaluable contribution of Acharya Madhva made to firm up the very foundation of Sanatana Dharma in the age of Kali. And that contribution's name is "Sriman Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya." [MBTN] 2. As was done by the earlier Acharyas i.e. Sri Sankara & Sri Ramanuja, Acharya Madhva too had commented up on Vedas, Upanishads & Brahma Sutras. Many independent works were also written but MBTN by the Acharya is the unique & only full length commentary available on Bharata.

1. In the Saka year 1446 tAraNa saMvatsara, in the month of vRuschika (phAlguNa mAsa), on 12th lunar day of bright fortnight, Sri Vyasatirtha made a donation to Tirumala temple, 2. This inscription of Sri Vyasaraya [No. 165] issued as 08/11/1524 AD has some very interesting aspects that could help in understanding the roles of state, temple, maThams w.r.t. to the pilgrims visiting Tirumala & Tirupati.

1. Sri Vijayadasa, second only to the great Purandaradasa, was born in c.1687 & left the mortal world in c.1755 on Thursday, 10th day of bright half of kArtika month. Today is his 263rd puNyatithi. 2. Sri Vijayadasa said to have written 25,000 kIrtanA-s most of them being suLAdi-s. Legend has it that he was the son of Purandaradasa in previous birth & wrote kIrtanA-s with 'guru purandara viTThala" ankinta.

1. Today is the 424th ArAdhana of Sri Vijayindra Tirtha, the bulwark of Dvaita Vedanta from post-Vyasatirtha period. This thread is a humble contribution about a great yati who foresaw the difficult times for Vijayanagara Empire & forewarned Ramaraya to take measures. 2. Vijayindra was born in c.1514 as 'Vitthala.' Got initiated into sanyAsa by Vyasatirtha as 'Vishnutirtha.' But subsequently passed on to Surendra Tirtha as his successor & got renamed as 'Vijayindra Tirtha.'

1. Today is the 514th ArAdhana of Sri Lakshmi Narayana Tirtha popularly known as Sri Sripadaraja Tirtha (c.1412-1504). 2. Sripadaraja Tirtha is, in a sense, founder of Haridasa movement within Dviata school of Vedanta. He popularised the method of propagating tattva through Kannada language.

1. Sri Vyasatirtha (Vyasaraja) donated 14,000 nar-paNams to Sri bhanDAraM (Tirumala temple treasury) on Shuddha dwAdashi of vRuschika mAsam (kArtika mAsam) in Saka 1446 i.e. 8th November, 1524. (Source: TTD Inscriptions Vol.3-Inscriptions from Krishnaraya's Time) 2. narpaNam was a popular denomination of currency widely used throughout Vijayanagara Empire. It was both in gold & copper. Vyasatirtha donated gold narpaNams to Sri Govindaraja Swamy at Tirupati.

1. On occasion of Madhva Navami, this thread on the last two decades of Sri Madhva (1238-1318) which has some of our history's epoch-making developments is a humble tribute to the great Guru of tattva vAda. 2. The period of last two decades (1298–1318 AD) in the life of Sri Madhva is an important pointer to study the Delhi Sultanate, its invasion of South & the visionary steps taken by Sri Madhva to protect the Sanatana Dharma.

1. Today is the puNyatithi of Sri Purandaradasa (c.1484-1564), the luminous star of Kannada Haridasa movement. Most part of his life was spent during the heydays of Vijayanagara Empire. 2. Purandaradasa was born to Varadappa Nayaka & Leelavati couple as Srinivasa Nayaka. There are varied opinions on his place of birth. Some say its near Tirthahalli or Purandaraghatta (both in K'taka) while some felt Purandaragadh near Pune as his birth place.

1. This tweet from @bendakaaluru made me to pull out an idea about Navabrindavana that I always kept in my mind only.

I believe that Navabrindavana, though has an association with Hanuma but has got a greater connection with Prahlada.

How?

Let me narrate.

https://twitter.com/bendakaaluru/status/947847686530637824

@bendakaaluru 2. Though the navabRundAvana gaDDi houses the 1st ever bRundAvana of mAdhva lore i.e. of Sri Padmanabha Tirtha, the center-of-attraction is none other than Sri Vyasatirtha., the patron-saint of Saluva & Tulu dynasties of Vijayanagara Empire.

1. On the holy occasion of 509th birth anniversary of Sri Kanakadasa, I offer my humble obeisances to him through this thread. 2. Timmappa (would-be Kanaka) was born in c.1508 to Beerappa & Bachchamma. Beerappa was a palegar of Bada village & was serving Vijayanagara