sree pada sreevallabha charithamrutham

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Sreepada Raajam Saranam Prapadyae
Sreepada Sreevallabha
Charitaamrutam
(Divine Biography of Sreepada Sreevallabha an Ecstatic Elixir)
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Original Sanskrit Script by
Sriman Shankar Bhatt, (Contemporary of Sree Sreepad)
KARNATAKA
-: Translated from Telugu by :-
Dr.J.Satyaprasad , M.D
Sreepada Sreevallabha Charitaamrutam
Sripada Srivallabha Charitamrutam
(Divine Biography of Sripada Srivallabha – an Ecstatic Elixir)

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INTRODUCTION

The information available in Sri Guru Charitra about Sri Sripada Srivallabha is
very little. The very first Datta incarnation in Kaliyuga is Sri Sripada
Srivallabha. The details of His life known to outside world are very meager.

In 1320 A.D. Sripada Srivallabha was born as the third child to Brahmasri
Ghandikota Appalaraju Sharma and Akhanda Lakshmi Sowbhagyavati Sumati
Maharani. Ghandikota family belongs to the lineage of Sage Bharadwaja. They
are of ‘Aapstamba Sootra’ tradition. After Sri Sripada, three sisters namely Sri
Vidyadhari, Radha and Surekha also were born to them.

The maternal grandfather of Sri Sripada was Brahmasri Malladi
Baapannavadhanulu. His ‘dharma patni’ was Akhanda Lakshmi Sowbhagyavati
Rajamamba.

A Brahmin by name Shankar Bhatt wrote the divine biography of Sri Sripada in
Sanskrit. It’s Telugu translation is with me belonging to the 33rd generation of
Sri Bapannavadhanulu. In Sripada Srivallabha Charitamrutam it was stated
that it would come into light during the 33rd generation of Sri Bapannavadhani
but, it was not explained at what time and in which way it would take place

I was having a doubt whether this Charitamrutam can be made known to the
outside world or not. One day when I was in the area of Maavullamma Temple
in Bhimavaram, an old beggar asked money for meals. I gave him 11 rupees.
Within two or three days, ‘prasad’ from the ashram of Sri Nrusimha Saraswati
Ganugapur, came through post. A receipt was also enclosed in that showing
the day of receipt which tallied with the day on which I gave 11 rupees to the
old beggar. In reality I did not send any money to Ganugapur. I realized that
Sripada in the form of Sri Nrusimha Saraswati wished that, ‘the time to reveal
Charitamrutam to the world has arrived’. Having realized it, I carefully copied
the old book which was brittle and was tearing by mere touch. As mentioned in
the ‘Charitamrutam, I went to Vijayawada and immersed the old copy in
Krishna River. The new book which I copied was handed over after performing
‘parayana’ to Sripada Srivallabha Maha Samsthan as directed in the
Charitamrutam.

This year from Vijaya Dasimi (year 2001) to Aswayuja Bahula Ekadasi the
‘parayana’ was done for the first time in the presence of Sripada in Sri Sripada
Srivallabha Maha Samsthan and the book was handed over to Samsthanam.

We have affectionate devotion towards Sri Sripada. Ours is a delicate nature
and we will be pained if anyone speaks jeeringly about this most sacred book.
Our family is one that never craves for name, fame or money.

However, we deemed it our duty to hand over this divine biography which is
very precious to the Datta devotees to the Samsthanam. So this was brought
to light.

This book is one in which every letter is true. Every letter written in this book
is powerful and true. In this book there are no hyperboles or meaningless
descriptions. This was written by Shankar Bhatt who did not have much of
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scholarship. He was a Kannadiga. Sri Sripada granted him grace because he
was worthy.

This book should be made into a book of daily ‘parayana’. When faced with any
sort of troubles, losses or difficult situations, if a devoted reading of this book
is made and money sufficient for food for 11 people is donated, result will
definitely be obtained at once. This kind of assurance was received actually
from Sri Sripada Srivallabha and the book was written during His life time.
Therefore, let Datta devotees make a devoted reading of this book and derive
experience in their lives. You will understand through experience that this book
is an ‘Akshara Satya Grandham’.

In Service of Datta,
Malladi Govinda Deekshitulu,
Bhimavaram
12.11.2001

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Sri Gurubhyo Namaha:

Sri Gurudeva Datta Sri Rama Samardha

Sri Datta Saranam Mama Sripada Rajam Saranam Prapadye

PREFACE

In this world many troubles and losses will be experienced by human beings
through sorrow and infatuation. Who is the protector against them? Who ill
rescue him from worries and miseries? Paramatma is the only saviour. Only
through the grace of God all sorrows are destroyed and happiness and peace
will be obtained. To obtain that grace a person should practice ‘stotram’,
prayer, japam, medidation etc., of God and read devotional and sacred books
explaining their significance. Paramatma is in the form of Trinity Brahma,
Vishnu and Maheswara. The Trinity protects, punishes, or teaches all creatures
in the Universe. All things happen on account of Them. In Kruta Yugam, the
Trinity who were pleased with the devotion of Atri and Anasuya, incarnated in
their house as Sri Dattatreya Swamy – an embodiment of the Trinity. His
incarnation is that of a Guru. The aim of this incarnation is to remove
ignorance and grant liberation through the attainment of wisdom (Jnana). The
path of ‘avadhootas’ is founded by him. Devotion towards Dattatreya has been
going on from Krutayugam from Sethu in the South to Himalayas in the North.
Countless devotees from that day till today worshipped Dattatreya and were
successful in fulfilling their wishes. When Datta is worshipped an equivalent
result is achieved as obtained by worshipping Brahma, Vishnu and Maheswara
at the same time. Datta is ‘Smartrugami’. It means that when remembered
with devotion, he will be satisfied and supports and protects devotees in all
ways. He grants sustenance and salvation.

In 1320 A.D. in Sri Kshetra Peethikapuram in East Godavari District of Andhra
Pradesh Sri Dattatreya Swamy was born as the first Datta incarnation with the
divine name of Sripada Srivallabha to the couple Appalaraju Sharma and
Sumati. They were Datta devotees and belonged to Aapasthamba sect.
Afterwards he incarnated again in Karanjapura in Maharashtra with the name
Sri Nrusimha Saraswati. In Guru Charitra the importance of Sripada
Srivallabha was explained merely in five chapters but, in this book Sripada
Srivallabha Charitamrutam in every chapter (53 chapters) it was vividly
described about Sri Sripada Srivallabha. This great book is really a divine elixir.
In this book, all about Sripada’s life, His Leelas (sportive plays), His greatness,
His highly elevated preachings and His incredible miracles are abundantly
presented. This book makes the reader forget this world and brings about a
feeling of being in the very presence of Sri Sripada. The sportive plays of
Sripada are like the childhood sportive plays of Sri Krishna. These ‘Leelas’ give
indescribable joy. With this joy a blissful state is attained. Sri Sripada made
this biography to be written in His own life time by Sri Shankar Bhatt, a
resident of Karnataka Province who was His dear disciple and a great devotee.

When people read and recollect this sacred biography, they will get rid of all
worries of worldly existence and be rewarded with the grace of Sri Sripada
Srivallabha. As a consequence of that, they will get happiness, peace and
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equanimity. Let us encourage all relatives, kith and kin and friends to read this
book and earn the grace of Sripada Srivallabha.

Camp:
Sripada Srivallabha Maha Samsthan Jaya Jaya Raghuvira
Samartha Sadguru
Pithapuram Sri Sajjanagada Ramaswamy

Sri Sajjanagada Ramaswamy
Peethadhipati, Sripada Srivallabha Mahasamasthanam, Pithapuram

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Sri Gurudeva Datta
Sri Datta Saranam Mama

Sripada Srivallabha Charitamrutam

It is strange that though Dattatreya incarnated in kaliyugam for the first time
as Sri Sripada Srivallabha as the son of the pious couple Sumati and
Appalaraju Sharma in Pithapuram, Datta devotion did not spread in Telugu
Desam as much as it spread in Maharashtra and Karnataka. Only on account of
the Guru Charitra written by Gangadhara Saraswati in Marathi language, the
fact that Sri Sripada Srivalabha was born in Pithapuram came to light and the
glory of Pithapuram spread much more brilliance. It is a great sacred service
done by Sri Gangadhara Saraswati and Telugu people should be always
grateful to him.

Even in Guru Charitra the history of Sri Sripada was briefly narrated merely in
5 chapters. At the beginning of 20th century Sri Vasudevananda Saraswati who
was well known as ‘Tembay Swamy’ – an incarnation of Datta, came to
Pithapuram during his travel in the country. Till the time he declared ‘this is
the birth place of Sri Sripada Srivallabha’ the fact was unknown not only to the
residents of Pithapuram but also to all Telugu people. Afterwards the famous
Dattopaasaka Sri Sri Sri Satchidanandendra Saraswati Swamy and his dear
disciple ‘Brahmana Kavi’ Sri Devarao Kulakarni came to Pithapuram. They
visited Sri Swamy, adored Him and carried out extensive propaganda. After
that when translations came in Telugu the greatness of Sri Sripada began to
gain propaganda. The details about Sri Sripada were being known to Telugu
people little by little. Later a disciple of Sri Sridhara Swami – who is an
incarnation of Sri Datta, Sri Sri Sajjanagada Ramaswamy came to Pithapuram
under the instructions and encouragement of his ‘guru’. Immediately he
undertook ‘deeksha’ for the awakening of ‘dharma' and the public
consciousness was aroused to take up the construction of a temple and other
activities in the birth place of Sri Sripada. However, a feeling of want for a
comprehensive history of Sri Sripada remained as a want only, not only for us
but for all Datta devotees in Telugu land. That urge turned into a ‘tapas’. The
nectar of compassion of Sri Sripada flowed.

At the commencement of the new century, in the year 2001 on Vijaya Dasami
day a pious person named Sri Malladi Govinda Deekshitulu came like a flash of
lightning from Bhimavaram. He informed us that a Telugu copy of ‘Sripada
Srivallabha Charitamrutam’ written by Shankar Bhatt (a contemporary of Sri
Sripada) in Sanskrit was in their house. He added that he belonged to the
family of the maternal grand father of Sri Sripada and that the Telugu book
was in their house from the last 32 generations. He stated that he immersed
the old copy in Krishna River as instructed by Sri Shankar Bhatt in the Sanskrit
book and came to give the new copy to our Samsthan. He conducted
‘parayana’ of the book for 7 days and left after giving it to us.

We received joy along with amazement at this divine ‘leela’ of Sripada. This
hagiography has a total of 53 Chapters. It is mentioned how this book is to be
read as a ‘saptaha paarayana’ (7 days of devoted reading) and what results
will be obtained by reading it.

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We were astonished when we heard very many wonderful incidents, excellent
story structure, several scientific subjects which were not known to us and
which every individual should know. The divine sportive plays of Sri Sripada
resembled the divine leelas of Sri Krishna. There was no stoppage of tears of
joy flowing down from the eyes of Sri Ramaswamy garu. This extraordinary
divine event fulfilled our desire to have the complete divine biography of
Sripada. What more proof do we require for the grace of Sri Sripada
Srivallabha who is like a ‘Kalpa Vruksha’ (celestial wish granting tree). This
satisfaction that Sri Swamy granted us fulfillment of our wish is sufficient. We
were overjoyed as Sripada Srivallabha granted us the great fortune of handing
this “Charitamrutam’ to the world. This ambrosia called ‘Sri Vari Charitra’ which
was kept safely all this time with Sri Malladi Govinda Deekshitulu belonging to
the family of the maternal grandfather of Sripada was granted to us through
him. Our Samsthanam is always grateful to Sri Malladi Govinda Deekshitulu.

With a view to hand over the book received by us to all, we are publishing
Sripada Srivallabha Charitamrutam. We hope that all people will understand
philosophical secrets, forms and nature of Sri Datta, the importance of his
incarnation and other matters in this book, worship Sripada, and attain
salvation.

Sripada Srivallabha Maha Samsthanam
Pithapuram

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FOREWORD

In the world Asian Continent is very holy. Among the countries of Asia, Bharata
Varsham is much more sacred. This is often the home of incarnations and
great preceptors. Generally all incarnations took place in North India and all
‘Acharyas’ took birth in South India and brought esteem to Bharata Desam.
Our land shining with Ganga and other holy ‘rivers’ is indeed very fortunate.
Scriptures declare, (“Tulasi Janga Mastaru”) that great persons are indeed
actively moving ‘teerthas’ and that they are sanctifying all the three worlds by
their nectarine preachings. Sri Sripada Srivallabha is considered as a paragon
of excellence among incarnations. He is really an incarnation of universally
famous Sri Dattatreya. His incarnation was very much necessary for those
whose hearts were polluted by Kali, for those whose actions were conditioned
by destiny, for those who live by sinful money and for the human beings in
Kaliyuga. He is a great treasure of compassion, a personification of ‘Punya’, a
person of very holy history, only one who is adored by the world and a form of
spirituality. There is no one equal to such Sri Sripada Srivallabha in removing
all kinds of impurities of devotees and imparting them peace when they visit,
remember, worship or meditate upon Him.

This affluent treasure incarnated in Sri Kshetra Pithapuram in 14th Century. In
17th Century in Maharashtra, Sadguru Sri Samartha Ramadas occupied the
position of a preceptor to Shivaji Maharaj and uplifted dharma. Afterwards in
20th Century a sage named Sridhara Swamy by the dint of his devotion,
diligence and the efficacy of penance, got the ‘darshan’ of Sri Samartha
Ramadas twice. He was initiated into the ascetic order by Sri Samartha
Ramadas who called him ‘Bhagawan’. He became famous as an incarnation of
Datta. Sri Sajjanagada Rama Swamy is the disciple of that Sridhara Datta. This
noble Sri Rama Swamy by the inspiration of his ‘guru’ came to Pithapuram, the
birth Kshetra of Sri Sripada Vallabha. He persuaded all the devotees and
turned them towards divinity and established the Sri Sripada Srivallabha Maha
Samsthanam. He made an auspicious beginning to extensively propagate the
greatness and the supremacy of Sri Sripada Srivallabha. This is a great,
marvelous divine programme among the programmes under taken by him. By
this he became a great one who provided good opportunity for Datta devotees
of present and future times. Sri Rama Swamy garu is the source of inspiration,
a guide, a gurudev, and a pontiff of the ‘Maha Samsthanam’. It is praise
worthy that he successfully undertook many developmental activities to
provide accommodation facilities to the devotees coming from various places
for darshan of Sri Sripada Srivallabha Charitamrutam came to light during the
regime and supervision of Sri Rama Swamy which provided people like us
immense pleasure

Those who drink this ‘Charitamrutam’ which is an encyclopedia of spiritual
knowledge, attain immortal state. In this particular book there are many
scientific subjects required by seekers of salvation and many mantras revealing
the ‘Tattwam’ of Sri Sripada in several ways. This is a fit book to remove all
doubts likely to be confronted by devotees and to show the way to Datta
devotees. As Bhagavan said “Mamatma Sarva Bhootaatma” – Sri Sripada
Srivallabha dwells as the soul in all living beings. Sri Sripada Srivallabha is the
soul of this book. The ‘parayana’ of this book is really ‘Veda Parayana’ itself.
Therefore, let this book which is worthy of reading and devoted ‘parayana’
flourish as celestial ‘Kalpa Vruksha’ to Datta Devotees! Life is life only if it is
spent in remembering Sri Sripada Srivallabha. Mind is mind only if His name is
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chanted. Therefore, let all people make their lives fruitful by remembering,
thinking and praying the most pious one!

“Lokaa samastaa sukhinobhavantu”

Swamy Venvanandagiri
Peetaadhipati, Srinivasa Ashram
Agaram Post – 563 138
(Karnataka)

Camp: Pithapuram

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