Mantralaya-115

Background

Meaning

Manchaale Bichchaale names look similar. Bichchaale is very near to Manchaale. "Manchaale Ajjappa -  Bichchaale Appanna" are popular to the world. The Guru Shishya Sambandha (Relation) is a model to the whole world. They look like the two faces of a coin, a divine pair of knowledge is a record to the whole world. The  day on which Diwan Venkanna handed over the village Manchaale to Sri Rayaru, Manchaale became Mantralaya owing to the Mantra Siddhi and Mantra Shakti. From that day Mantralaya became the most dearest place to the devotees,Dasas and Sajjanas.

Mantralaya Sri Raghavendrateertharu for the sake of Appanacharya was always going to Bichchaale which is situated on the other side of the Tungabhadra river. It is common in the world that the Shishyaas go to Guru, but here Gurusarvabhouma went to Bichchaale to meet Shishya Appanacharya and indulged in talks with several matters pertaining to Bhakti-Gnyaana-Vairaagya. When we simply imagine all this our eyes will fill with tears. That what a great personality, Stalwart of devotion is our Appanacharya, that Rayaru himself was going to him. So Kind and affectionate our Rayaru is towards Appanacharya.  Fully satisfied with the sanctum of Bichchaale they both used to sit on the stone platform on the bank of Tungabhadra river and talked together.Days went on like this !

How beautiful the days were ! what an amount of Punya that stone platform has acquired on the bank of Tungabhadra. Intermingling of the two souls, hearts and  the  minds of devotional Values-the credit goes to  the Punya of Bichchaale, Tungabhadra and the fortune of our Appanacharya.

When Rayaru was about to enter the Brindavana in Mantralaya,on that particular moment  Appanacharya did not go to Mantralaya owing to the full spate and roaring of Tungabhadra. With sorrow, anxiety, eager and devotion, remembering Rayaru  Appanacharya paid regards to Tungabhadra saying Gurustotra in an extempore (Aashu kavitva) while crossing the river. By the time Appanacharya reached Mantralaya,the Brindavana was in the completing stage. Appanacharya could not spell out more with grief. Rayaru completed saying SAAKSHI HAYASTOTRAHI sitting in the Brindavana. This   is all known to the Devotees.

Daily Sri Appanacharya was crossing the river Tungabhadra to reach Mantralaya to get Rayara Darshana. He was unable to live for a day without the Darshana of Rayara Brindavana. So one day Mantralaya Mandira Guru Raghavendra told him, some times the river will be flowing in spate- instead of coming to Mantralaya ,take the Moola Mruttika and do the pratisthhaapana of the Brindavana on the bank of the Tungabhadra, that too on the stone platform where they both were sitting and talking. I will be there only.

So Appanacharya acted as per the wordings of Mantralaya Rayaru in Bichchaale and spent the time in that sanctum in performing the Sacred Seva of Sri Mantralaya Rayaru. What a meaningful and Saarthhaka (useful) life Sri Appanacharya lead in Bichchaale. The whole sacred incident of the stone platform in Bichchaale is always evergreen.

The Brindavana is open to the mother nature as a mark of Rayaru sitting there. Daily Abhisheka, Pooja and Hastodaka are continued even today in Bichchaale. The Darshana of Bichchaale Rayara Brindavana is punykara. It is here that our Sri Sushameendrateerthatu received the Yati Ashrama  by Sri Sujayeendrateertharu in front of Bichchaale Rayara
Brindavana. Appanacharya you are really great, we are highly indebted to you for Sri Guru Stotra. We are bent with gratitude that you have rendered a great  service, will always remembered in the history as long as the Sun and the Moon are there.

Dear devotees please have the darshana of the sacred Bichchaale Gururayara Brindavana.
 

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