INTRODUCTION :
Kavindra Tirtha (1333-1398) was a dvaita saint and the pontiff of Uttaradi Mutt. He was a great scholar and talented in all vedas, shastras, Upanishads and other holy texts. He was the chief of the Uttaradi mutt during his last six years, before attaining Samadhi in the Nava Brindavan, which is situated in Hampi, Anegunde, karnataka. Devotees from all sects of Hinduism would visit this holy place, and worship the great Saint Kavindra Tirtha along with the eight other saints.
The nine saint names are as follows:
1. Shri Padmanabha Tirtha
2. Shri Kavindra Tirtha
3. Shri Vagisha Tirtha
4. Shri Raghuvarya Tirtha
5. Shri Vyasatirtha
6. Shri Sudhindra Tirtha
7. Shri Srinivaasa Tirtha
8. Shri Raama Tirtha
9. Shri Govinda Vodeyaru
LIFE
It is believed that he was born in a village at Karnataka, and he was very intelligent in his studies, and got good grasping power. He also rendered several social welfare activities during his period, and distributed food and clothes to the poor people. His guru was Shri Vidyadhiraja Teertha.
Shri Kavindra Teertha was also known as "Vedanta Samrat" due to his great knowledge in vedas. He took charge of the mutt and administered it properly. Everyone has appreciated his service and towards his dedication to the god. He used to perform puja to Sri Ram and other deities and then only would take his morning breakfast. He lived a saintly life, and dedicated himself to the welfare of the people and to the god. Through his great spiritual powers, he has also solved the problems of the people, and removed the diseases from their body, and invoked them into the spiritual path, in order to live a pleasant and a happy life.
Let us visit the holy mutt of Kavindra Teertha along with other saints at Nava brindavana at least once in a year. Since by visiting the holy place, we would get the divine blessings of the saints as well as the gods and goddesses, and we would get a sense of satisfaction and our mind and body would be relaxed and we would get spiritual energy, which we will not get anywhere else, even if we make foreign trips. Apart from luxurious entertainment travels, we can allocate some time, to travel to this holy place, in order to get pleasantness in our life.
Let us worship the holy saint and be blessed.
“OM SREE KAVINDRA TEERTHARE NAMAHA”
“OM NAMO NARAYANAYA NAMAHA”
SENT BY
R.HARISHANKAR
