Sri Purandara Dasara Smarane - Part 1

Namaskara All,

As we all know, Sri Purandara Dasara Aradhane is fast approaching.
This is a humble effort to make known some of the portion of the life history of Great Dasaru.
I am trying to capture those aspects of Dasaru, which might not be a well known and famous episode of his life time. As usual, your comments & feedback are welcome.

Ankita Naama, thanking his wife & Life Style of a typical Dasaru

Once Srinivasa Nayaka (erstwhile Dasaru) realised the value of Materialitic assets compared to Sri Hari Dasya, he left everything, and travelled towards Hampi along with his wife (Saraswathi Bai) and son (Madhwapathi). At Hampi he met Sri Vyasarajaru, who was expecting him and welcomed him along with the family.

Sri Vyasarajaru did a Sudarshana homa next day and did a Chakrankana to the entire family. He gave Manthropadesha and made him to be Bhagavatha Dharma Deekshitha.

For any Hari Dasa, following are the 'assets'
Dandige betha, Gopala Butti, Tulasi Male, Taptha Mudrankana.

Above all these, Kavyankita is also a very important, which has to be given by Gurugalu after Ankitopadesha. Sri Dasaru got all these from Sri Vyasarajaru and has composed a keerthane on the same:

aNkithavillada deha niShidDha,
aNkithavillada kaaya sHoBhisadu,
aNkithavillade irbaaradendu enage
chakrankithavanu maadiyenage
pankajanabha Purandara viTalanna
aNkithavenegitha Vyasamuniraya

After the Hari Dasa Deekshe, Sri Dasaru thanks not just his wife for driving him to towards this noble destination, but the entire sthree kula with the following composition.

AdadellA oLithE Ayithu,
mAdhavananghriya sEvisuvudake (also sung as - namma sridharana sEvege)
sAdhana sampatthAyithu

dandige bettha hidiyuvudakke mande bAgi nAchuthalidde
hendathi saMthathi sAviravAgali, dandige bettha hidisidalayyA.....

This shows the respect for Ladies, especially those GruhiNis, who play a major role in the journey & destiny of the family as a whole.

Also on the features of a Hari Dasa, he has composed the following:
eLe tulasiya vanamale dharisikolabeku,
GhaLilanE Hariya poojisuthirabeku,
kaLakaLane ekamana karaguthirabeku
naLinanaabhana Naama pogaLuthirabeku
Haroyane anavaratha neneyuthirabeku
karagaLali hariyanu poojisuthirabeku
charaNangalali punya sthaLava mettalubeku,
Purandara viTalanna neneyuthirabeku.

He is the one who is known as "Thrikarana Poorvaka Hari Dasa".
Dasaru also has composed the below on those people who did Sampradaya Akshepane:
gaDda meese bolisikondu goddu Naamava theedikondu
aDda dhiddi mudregala badidhukondinnu
doDda doDda maathugaLaadi doDdavarembheLikoMba
baddidhagaDi makkaliginnu Vaishnava salluvude?

naave shreshtayendu heLikondu
thiruguvantHa googe neechariginnu Vaishnava salluvude?

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dhanyavAdagaLu
Harish