Satyasanda Teertharu Aradhane

|| Vishnoo padasrit Govrataihi svanta dhvant Nivarkah |
Shri Satyasandha suryooyam Bhasantam No Hrudambare ||



Today (Jyesta Shudda Bidige) is Sri Satyasandha Teerthara aradhane.

Since Satyasanda Teertha was with his guru for many years at one place , he started his sanchara only after he become the pontiff. At Pandarapur he got the darshan of Load Vithala as a brahmachari . During his sanchara ,it so happened on day that he had no flowers at all to offer to Moola Rama at at the time of his daily worship as he could not get any in spite of his best efforts. When he was thus worried, an old man appeared as if from no where with lotus flowere and offered them for the pooja and disappeared even as everyone was watching him.Shri Satyasandha Teertha Swamiji felt supremely happy that Lord Moola Rama himself, had sent these lotus flowers for his own worship. On this occasion, in his supreme happiness he offered all the loutses to Moola Rama and other deities's and found he had none left to offer Shri Sita. He was greatly worried . Miracle of miracles happened ! A lotus flower jumped from Shri Moola Rama and st on Shri Sita making him very happy . When he visited Gaya, he found the Gayawallas were up to their tricks again in spite of all the temple doors and would not open them unless a large sum of money doors with his followers the locks and the doors burst open facilitating the devotees to do their sastric rites. This happened day after day for seve days. When the gayawallas realised their loss as no pilgrim even came to them for help , they gave him the key"kanike" they had demanded of him and pleaded to be excused for their arrogance.
When Shri Satyasandha Teertha visited Udupi, he had a confrontation with the pontiffs of the eight Matha established specially for worship of the God in the Shri Krishna Matha. He established his own superiority and knowledge of the Sastras, over them all in scholarly discussions/discourses with the result that one of them queried whether he was Satyasandha or Jarasandha in the Sastras.He was then cordially and respected fully invited to worship the Uttaradi Matha Samsthana Murthya one day each in everyone of the eight MAtha with their own Samsthana Murthy. Afterwards he left Udupi triumphantly after giving Udupi. Krishna the required Kanike , leaving nothing but the glory of Uttaradi Matha and their admiration for him.
On one occasion when he visited Sangli, he performed his daily worship of Samathana deties in fort of the Vrindavana of Shri Satyavrata Teertharu, and did his Nyaya-Sudha pravachana.The Brindavana, shook extensively side to side , many times as if nodding its head in great appreciation of the pooja and pravachana of this saint. This was seen by everyone present including the King Balaraj Urs who were all thrilled at this miracle and praised the greatness of Shri Satyasandha Teertha.
At this stage he knew he had only a few days left in his life. He installed Jhulupi Krishnacharya Balacharya to succed him with name of Shri Satyavara , gave detailed instructions how his body , in case he passed away during Sanchara , should be taken to Mahishi where he would have his Brindavana. He advised everyone of his entourage and all the sishyas of Shri Uttaradi Matha and all the other Madhvas that they should all follow the example of himself and the two pontiffs of Shri Vyasaraya Matha and Shri Raghavendra Swamy Matha, Who respect one another, not to have confrontations and differences among them selves but work for the good of the entire Madhwa community as such , as they were all , first and foremost , the followers of the great Acharya and that petty and narrow minded differences among them would do no good to any of them but weaken them in the long run, Such wise words. He could utter such wise words as he believed to be the Avatara of Prahlada himself born third time to worship Moola Rama and had recognised that Shri Vayasraj and Shri Raghavendra Teertha ware also avataras of Shri Prahlada and as such were brothers as it were, it is for this reason that his Brindavana's Abhisheka is done with Raghavendra stotra since quite long. Another belif is also current that he was the incarnation of the "SAPTA-RISHIS"(seven sages) and had the Avesha of one of them.
Shri Satyasandha Vijaya describes two marvelous incidents one of God Vithala coming in the form of an old Brahmin to receive Mudra from Shri Satyasandha Teertha swamiji and another as is already written is of Brindavana of Shri Satyavrata Teertha moving to and fro during the time of his puja and Bhashyaapravachana. He was the pontiff of Shri Uttaradi Matha for 10 year , 2 months , 19 days. Among his great achievements is a commentary on Shri Vishnu - Sahasranama and Vishnustuti.

|| Shri Krishnarpnamstu ||