Great fortune is not always acquired, sometimes it is bestowed!
Otherwise how is it possible that a person like me got to touch the lotus feet of a great devotee last Sunday!
"Sri Vishwesha Teertha was born in 1931 at Ramakunja to a Shivalli Tulu Brahmin family and his pre-Sanyasa name was Venkataramana Bhat. He was ordained into Sanyasa at
the young age of 8 years in 1938. His vidya guru is Vidyamanya Teertha of Sri Bhandarkeri Math.
Sri Vishwesha Teertharu is the current Swamiji of the Pejavara Adokshaja matha, one of the ashta mathas belonging to the Dvaita school of philosophy, founded by Sri Madhvacharya. Sri Vishvesha Tirtha is the 32nd Pontiff in the lineage of the Pejavara matha, starting from Sri Adhokshaja Tirtha, who was one of the direct disciples of Sri Madhvacharya." ~Wiki
He was invited at the Bhagyanagar Sri Krishna Mutt at Kondapur for short "Pada Puja" and I was fortunate enough to somehow get there by the mercy of the lord.
The devotees who were allowed was a limited few so I didn't expect to get a chance to actually touch his feet.
On his arrival, he rushed into a small puja of the lord after which the devotees washed his feet and each family came to take his blessings.
Ramachandra prabhu kindly let me join his family while taking blessings.
I tried really hard not to believe that I actually saw him in person and even more, be let to touch his feet!
After he left, the towel that was used to dry his feet lay where it was used and I had to restrain myself from stealing that in broad daylight. :D
On his leaving for the next destination, my dream was suddenly broken by loud cries of :
Hari Sarvothama! Vayu Jeevothama!
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Otherwise how is it possible that a person like me got to touch the lotus feet of a great devotee last Sunday!
"Sri Vishwesha Teertha was born in 1931 at Ramakunja to a Shivalli Tulu Brahmin family and his pre-Sanyasa name was Venkataramana Bhat. He was ordained into Sanyasa at
the young age of 8 years in 1938. His vidya guru is Vidyamanya Teertha of Sri Bhandarkeri Math.
Sri Vishwesha Teertharu is the current Swamiji of the Pejavara Adokshaja matha, one of the ashta mathas belonging to the Dvaita school of philosophy, founded by Sri Madhvacharya. Sri Vishvesha Tirtha is the 32nd Pontiff in the lineage of the Pejavara matha, starting from Sri Adhokshaja Tirtha, who was one of the direct disciples of Sri Madhvacharya." ~Wiki
He was invited at the Bhagyanagar Sri Krishna Mutt at Kondapur for short "Pada Puja" and I was fortunate enough to somehow get there by the mercy of the lord.
The devotees who were allowed was a limited few so I didn't expect to get a chance to actually touch his feet.
On his arrival, he rushed into a small puja of the lord after which the devotees washed his feet and each family came to take his blessings.
Ramachandra prabhu kindly let me join his family while taking blessings.
I tried really hard not to believe that I actually saw him in person and even more, be let to touch his feet!
After he left, the towel that was used to dry his feet lay where it was used and I had to restrain myself from stealing that in broad daylight. :D
On his leaving for the next destination, my dream was suddenly broken by loud cries of :
Hari Sarvothama! Vayu Jeevothama!
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