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shrImatsudhIndrakarakamalasa~njAta \- shrImadrAghavendrayatikR^itA
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Shri Raghavendra Swami (1595-1671) was a great scholar and devotee. His
original name was Venkanna or Venkatanatha. As a young boy he was a
brilliant student. He learnt dvaita philosophy, grammer and shastras under
his spiritual guru Shri Sudhendra theerta.  His guru noted his great
devotion and intelligence and chose him to be his successor. He later
took sanyasa in 1621 at Tanjore. He travelled extensively He popularised
Vaishnavism and the Dvaita philosophy of Saint Madhavacharya. He
wrote many texts on philosophy. He is considered to be the avatar
(reincornation) of Prahlada, the son of Hiranyakasipu who was killed by
Sri Narasimha.  Many miracles are attributed to him.  On Dwitiya Day of
Sravana Krishna PakSha in 1671, Raghavendra Swami gave a soul-stirring
speech to hundreds of devotees who had gathered to watch his entering
samadhi. Some of his advice to his devotees are as follows
1. One cannot get right thinking without without right living.
2. Social work done for the good of the people also constitutes worship
of the Lord.
3. One should keep away from people who merely perform miracles.
4. Right knowledge is greater than any miracle.
5. Have devotion to the Lord. But devotion should never be blind faith.

Sri Raghavendra Swami attained Jeeva samadhi in 1671. This date is
celebrated each year as Sri Raghavendra Swami Aradhana at Brindavans all
over the world. The Raghavendra Math in Mantralaya housing his Brindavan
is visited by thousands of devotees every year. His samadhi at Mantralayam
in Andhrapradesh is a place of tourism that attracts large number of
devotees who believe that his prescence is still available at his samadhi.
The following poem composed by the saint narrates Shrimad Ramayana in
eleven verses and is in the form of a hymn (stotra). By reciting this
short poem one gets the benefit of reciting Shrimad Ramayana and also
praying to Lord Rama.##

                 atha shrIrAmachAritrama~njarI |
shrImAn viShNuH prajAto dasharathanR^ipate rAmanAtho.atha nIto
       vishvAmitreNa mantrAhR^idanujasahitastATakaghAtuko.astram |
brAhmAdyaM prApya hatvA nishicharanikaraM yaj~napAlo vimochyA\-
       halyAM shApAchcha bha~NktvA shivadhanurupayan jAnakIM naH prasIdet || 1||
Ayan rAmaH sabhAryodhvani nijasahajairbhArgaveShvAsaroShA\-
       ddhatvA surAriM puraga uta nutastApasairbhUpapR^iShThaiH |
kalyANAnantadharmo.aguNalavarahitaH prANinAmantarAtme\-
       tyAdyuktashchAbhiSheke purajanamahito mahyatAM me vachobhiH || 2||
kaikeyIprItihetoH sa sahajanR^ipajovalkalI yAnaraNyaM
       ga~NgAtArI guhArchyaH kR^itaruchirajaTo gIShpateH putramAnyaH |
tIrtvA kR^iShNAM prayAto.avatu nijamamalaM chitrakUTaM prapannaM
       svAmbAbhirbhrAtaraM taM shrutajanakagatiH sAntvayan nyuptatIrthaH || 3||
datvA.asmai pAduke sve kShitibharaNakR^itau preShya taM kAkanetraM
       vyasyArAjyo.atrinAmno vanamatha samito daNDakaM tApaseShTam |
kurvan hatvA virAdhaM khalakuladamanaM yAchitastapasAgryai\-
       steShAM dattvA.abhayaM svAnasidhanuriShudhIn yAnagasttyAt sa pAyAt || 4||
AsInaH pa~nchavaTyAmakuruta vikR^itAM rAkShasIM yo dvisapta\-
       kravyAdAnapyanekAnatha kharamavadhId dUShaNaM cha trishIrSham |
mArIchaM mArgarUpaM dashavadanahR^itAmAkR^itiM bhUmijAM yAM
       anviShyannArtagR^idhraM svagatimatha nayan mAmavet ghnan kabandham || 5||
pampAtIraM sa gachChanniha kR^itavasatirbhaktituShTaH shabaryai
       datvA muktiM prakurvan hanumata uditaM prAptasugrIvasakhyaH |
sapta chChitvA sAlAn vidhivarabalino vAlibhitsUryasUnuM
       kurvANo rAjyapAlaM samavatu nivasan mAlyavatkandaresau || 6||
nItvA mAsAn kapIshAniha dasha haritaH preShya sItAM vichityA\-
       yAtashrImaddhanUmadgiramatha samanushrutya gachChan kapIndraiH |
sugrIvAdyairasa~NkhyairdashamukhasahajaM mAnayannabdhivAchA
       daityaghnaH setukArI ripupurarudavedvAnairvairighAtI || 7||
bhagnaM kR^itvA dashAsyaM gurutaravapuShaM kumbhakarNaM nihatya
       pradhvastAsheShanAgaM padakamalanataM tArkShyamAnandya rAmaH |
sarvAnujjIvayantaM giridharamanaghashchA~njaneyaM kapIn svAn
       vij~nAnAstreNa rakShan samavatu damaya.nllakShmaNAchChakrashatrum || 8||
kravyAdAn ghnannsa~NkhyAnapi dashavadanaM brahmapUrvaiH sureshaiH
       puShpairAkIryamANo hutavahavimalamApya sItAM vidhAya |
rakShonAthaM svabhaktaM svapuramatha gataH puShpakasthaH samastaiH
       sAmrajye chAbhiShikto nijajanamakhilaM mAnayan me gatiH syAt || 9||
rakShan kShoNIM samR^iddhAM nuta uta munibhirmAnayan vAyusUnuM
       preShyAdityAtmajAdIn vyatanuta bharataM yauvarAjye.anumAnya |
kArye saumitrimArtashvagaditakR^idarighno.atha shatrughno yo
       hatvA.asau duShTashUdraM dvijasutagubavet kumbhajAnmAlabhArI || 10||
yaj~naM tanvan trikoTIrvyatudata bharatAdyaiH surAnIshavAkyA\-
       dyAsyan dhAmAtripuraM bhujimatha sa nayannAtmasUn svarAjye |
kR^ItvA shrIhrIhanUmad dhR^itavimalachalachchAmarachChatrashobhI
       brahmAdyaiH stUyamAno nijapuravilasatpAdapadmo.avatAnmAm || 11||
iti shrIrAmacharitrama~njarI leshataH kR^itA |
rAghvendreNa yatinA bhUyAdrAmaprasAdadA || 12||

 || iti shrImatsudhIndrakarakamalasa~njAta rAghavendrayatikR^itA
       shrIrAmachAritrama~njarI sampUrNA ||
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