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IntroductionSri Anandacharya(19th century AD) was a famous Madhwa scholar, and he was a staunch devotee of Guru Raghavendra. He considered Guru Raghavendra as his second Kula Deva, since his first Kula Deva was Sri Venkateswara of Tirumala. He strongly believed that Guru Raghavendra was a true saint, and he considered the great Guru as an avatar of Lord Vishnu itself.Prahalada is a popular devotee of Lord Vishnu. He worshipped Lord Vishnu day and night since from the first Satya Yuga, and as a result he has become a form of Lord Vishnu itself, and he contains supreme powers similar t..

Introduction The great Prahalada was mentioned as the first and foremost Alvar, in some of the Holy Texts of Hinduism, and several years ago, I have got an opportunity to read the TTD spiritual magazine, Saptagiri, and in that sacred book, it was mentioned, that, Prahalada was the main Alvar, and they have also quoted an ancient Sloka as a proof for that! The humble child Prahalada was ready to sacrifice even his life itself for the sake of his worshipful god Vishnu.The teachings of Prahalada are as popular as the teachings of Lord Krishna. Similar to the Lord Krishna’s Holy Gita, ..

More number of shrines of the Bhagavathas needed to be installed in Shiva and Vishnu Temples, like shrines of Prahalada, Dhruva, Markandeya, Narada, Tumburu, Nakeerar, Nambiyandar Nambi etc. Bhagavathas act as the main pillar for the establishment of religious faith, devotion and religious sentiments. Only through the life history of the Bhagavathas, we are able to thoroughly understand the significance of the deities. If there is no Prahalada, then Narasimha Avatar itself would not occur. Likewise, if there is no Narada, then we could not know about the significance of the “Narayana M..