medhanidhi teertharu 1926 erode matha sripadaraja mutt yati 32 karteeka amavasya ಮೇಧಾನಿಧಿ ತೀರ್ಥರು

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Aradhana: Karthika Amavasya

Sri Medhanidhi Theertharu

info is from sumadhwaseva.com--->

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गॊपीनाथ सपर्यादि वैराग्यगुणशालिन: ।

मॆधानिधिगुरून्वंदॆ सच्चिष्यापन्निवारकान् ।

Gopinaatha SaRpayaadhi Vairaagya GuNashaalini|
MeDhaaniDhi Guroon vamdhe SachiShyaapannivaar akan||

Vrundavana @ Pallipalayam

Period 1906-1926

Aradhana day – Kartika Bahula Amavasye

Mutt – Sripadaraja Mutt

Birth Name – Srinivasacharya

AShrama Gurugalu – Sri Sudhinidhi Tirtharu

Ashrama Shishyaru – Sri Dayanidhi Tirtharu

Once Sri Medhanidhi Tirtharu had the darshana of Sripadarajaru in the cave inside Vrundavana –   Once when he was doing the Abhisheka to Sripadaraja Vrundavana, he felt uncomfortable because of a defect in one of the steps for climbing.   He asked some of his shishyaas to remove one step and make it convenient to climb.  When the step was removed, a flash of light was there and when he saw inside he was surprised to see Sripadarajaru doing meditation in a cave, there he saw a nandadeepa also next to Sripadaraja Swamigalu.   Then he asked his shishyas to close the step, as it was before only.  It is because of his tapa shakthi only that he could see Sripadarajaru.

(Source Sripadaraja CharitaM by Satyadhitirtharu)

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info from sripadarajamutt.org---> Sir Srinivasacharya was brother-in-law of Sir Hariyappa Charya (Sri Sudhinidhi Theertha). He was christened as Sri Medhanidhi Theertha by Sri Sudhinidhi Theertha and was made the head of the Mutt.

He worshipped Lord Gopinatha and helped in increasing the wealth of the Mutt. He travelled extensively in the Mysore state and preached everywhere he went. He shared his vast knowledge with his disciples and made them scholars.

Sri Medhanidhi Theertha was a well-known Ayurvedic expert too. During his period the Mutt used to celebrate all the ceremonies and poojas with much reverence and grandeur. The Mutt prospered well during his tenure.

In 1926 he nominated his son-in-law Sridwipayanacharya as his successor and named him as Sri Dayanidhi Theertha. He was immortalised in the Brindavan on karthika amavasya of Vibhava samvatsara near the Brindavan of his guru Sri Sudhinidhi Theertha in Erode.

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