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Madh v a Śāstra, and being a full servant of the great Hayavadana, the strong Madh v ii chá ry a shone on earth.” “Believe in the good master of the best guru, Madh v a muni ! ” “On the orbit (of the earth), in the great Kudum a pura (Udupu (), excessively shines and appears to devotees the love of Krishna, who is the lord of Madh va.” (Madhva–) Hay a v a dan a sings: “Quick ly kill the wicked people, O good (nalla) lord of Madh v a! If thou dost not kill, the wicked

people of the Kali age will remain. All were throwing stones at thy pijá, yes! Beautiful Hayavadana, kill, kill them Make us victo rious!” “Madhava's doctrine is necessary; the difference (bheda) regarding Hari is neces sary; to dispute with the wicked people is necessary.” With a la, in describing U d up u, says “The Yat is (or Svámis) of Udup u’s eight residences (matha) are performing, for Krishna,

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rāha Timmappa, well dost thou stand (there, 0 Krishna ().” Speaking somewhat allegorically about the ashes used for the marks on the fore

head, Varāha Dāsa observes : “That Smārtas

put on the name (the sectarian mark on the forehead of Vaishnavas) and largely spread the name of Hari, is a right thing! Put on

ashes! Suddha Vaishnavas have heard and know the root of them.”

Vijaya Dás a utters the following: “He who joins the feet of the glorious An and a

tirth a, and remembers the lotus-feet of Sri Vijay a V it hala, gets rid of the fetters of hell.” “The good luck of all the Dăsas is to be born as Brahmans, to be instructed in the doctrine of Madhva, and with distinction to

Sudd h a Vaish navas, he, being in Udu

perform the aversion (to the world, virakti) connected with devotion (bhakti).” Pur and ar a says: “Remembering Pu ran dara V it hala is sufficient; why should one go to V a ran à si ?” “He who sees and does not worship Pur and ara V it hala is a great fool.” “May Puran dara V it li ala have compassion, he who came to Udupu, took a firm seat there, and from love gives the true devotees what they wish for,” “he the beautiful (chälva = Ranga) Krishna of Ud up u.” “In

pu, will support you all.” Some of War a ha's expressions

knowers of the Veda (veda jña), they saw (i.e.

the pājá which the most excellent Srimadāchā rya, Guru of the Vira Vaish n a vas, com menced. If ye adore Vithala, who stowed away the untruth of the Advaita Śāstras, and who is the most excellent and the chief life-lord of the

this country, since old times, there were no

are:

“Where the lord of Madh v a sits, is Kāši.”

used to study), the Vedānta Śāstras; in the

“People, seeing (him), say with a sneer: ‘Pray near Varāha Timmappa who is on the eastern hill, eats jungle fruit, and plays on the summit!” (Wait only ) The Kali king has come!” (i. e. probably Kalki.) “Varāha Timmappa, as the son of Nanda Gopa, saw the austerities of A n and a tirth a (Madhvāchārya), and seated himself in Chan drapura (i. e. Udupu).”

places of the Adi mãrti was only the name of

“The glorious Madhva Rāya became a Sud dha Vaish n a va, raised the world, brought the dear idol of Krishna (to Udupu), and put it up. Bow down all to Madh v a Rāy a All the doctrines of all the Rishis hid themselves;

the doctrine of Madhva R is h i became ap parent.” “Thou, O Krishna, placedst thy foot and seatedst thyself in U du pu, that is the best place in the world.” “On the throne, called

Siddhānta Vaishnava, he (Krishna) appears in his lovely form. Accepting the pleasing pitjá with the sounds of musical instruments, Ma

dh v a 's Krishna came to Ch a n drapura. No doubt, as if one had brought and put up Wa

Sridhara (Vishnu), and pitjá in abundance. O Vishnu, who art to be known by the We

dánta 1" “The stupid Pandita ought not to say: I am the Brahma. Ha, ha, O man! Why didst thou become ruined P. Ha, ha, thou left'st Hari's

worship !” “In the Kali age Madh v a charya came down to the earth, did away with the ‘I am IIe,' broke Saikara's doctrines into pieces, reviled the Māyās (the doctrines con

cerning the máyá), and did away with the mesh work of the Moha Śāstras (heresies). Without delay have it proclaimed by beat of drum : “Among the gurus there is none like guru In the whole world Madh v a châry a none are like the Vaishnavas' In the whole world I see not any who had the same

power as guru Madhva charya.”

“To

do service to Hari is the highest state (parama pada).” “He who does not adore Purandara Vithala is indeed a thorough low caste fellow (hēlāya) " As a specimen of one of