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FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => Dhanishta Shankar Bhatt Sripada Srivallabha Charitamrutam Biography of a Dattatreya-Avatar Shankar Bhatt Sripada Srivallabha Charitamrutam The “Sripada Srivallabha Charitamrutam” is an extraordinary book about the first incarnation
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => of Lord Dattatreya in the present age. In an exciting and entertaining way, it gives an insight into the fascinating biography of Sripada Srivallabha (1320-1350), his sportive plays, teachings, prophecies and miracles.
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => It provides a feeling of being in His very presence participating in the events. As decreed by Sripada, the work written during His lifetime was kept secret. It would come to light during the thirty-third generation of His
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => maternal grandfather. It came to light in 2001. It was published in Telugu and has been translated by now into several languages. This edition contains a foreword by Dr. Sri K. Parvathi Kumar and is supplemented with
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => numerous footnote explanations, images and a commented register of persons. “I will remain in a subtle form in every place where My biography is devotedly read. Mine is a comprehensive yogic incarnation. Great yogis
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => and great siddhas constantly meditate upon Me.” “Don’t think that the ‘Sripada Srivallabha Charitamrutam’ is a mere book. It is a live stream of a glorious consciousness.” ISBN 978-81-89467-48-7 Dhanishta Price: India 400 INR Europe 16 € USA 20 US$ 1
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => Sripada Srivallabha Charitamrutam Biography of a Dattatreya Avatar 2 Srīpāda Srīvallabha Charitāmrutam Original Title: Sripada Srivallabha Charitamrutam – Biograhy of a Dattatreya Avatar / Shankar Bhatt
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => 1st Edition: 2019 • Edition Kulapati.de, Münster, Germany 2nd Edition: 2020 • Dhanishta Foundation, Visakhapatnam, India 3rd Edition: 2023 • Dhanishta Foundation, Visakhapatnam, India For copies: #15-7-1, Angels Enclave, Krishna Nagar
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => Visakhapatnam ― 530 002, Andhra Pradesh, India Phone: +91 891 2701531 For online orders: http://www.aquariusbookhouse.com Further information: www.worldteachertrust.org / www.sripada-srivallabha.org Price: India 400 INR Europe 16 € USA 20 US$
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => ISBN 978-81-89467-48-7 Printed in India by: Vamsi Art Printers • 11-6-872, Red Hills, Lakdikapul, Hyderabad, Telangana www.vamsi.com 3 Sripada Srivallabha Charitamrutam Biography of a Dattatreya Avatar Original Manuscript by Shankar Bhatt
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => (Contemporary of Sri Sripada) Dhanishta 4 Sripada Srivallabha Charitamrutam Contents Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => The Author and the Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 1. The Encounter between Shankar Bhatt and Vyāghreswara Sarma . . 13 2. Srī Siddhendra Yogi and the Story of Vichitrapuram . . . . . . . . . . . 25
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => 3. Encounter with Palaniswami — Visit to Kuruvapuram . . . . . . . . . . 45 4. Vision of Vāsavāmbika in Kuruvapuram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 5. Arrival at Tirupati and Encounter with Tirumala Das at Kanipakam . 85
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => 6. The Story of Narasāvadhāni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 7. Description of Cosmic Spheres. The Greatness of the Biography of Srīpāda Srīvallabha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => 8. Description of Incarnations of Datta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 9. The Discussion on the Fruits of Karma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 10. Description of the Forms of Narasimha Swamī . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => 11. The Episode of Subbayya Sreshti, Chintamani and Bilwa Mangala . 201 12. Story of Kula Sekhara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 13. The Account of Ananda Sarma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => 14. Assurance Given to Datta Das . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 15. The Account of Bangārappa and Sundara Rama Sarma . . . . . . . . 245 16. The Story of Srīmannarayana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => 17. The Meeting with Srī Nāmānanda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 18. Divine Auspicious Dārshan of Srīpāda. The Story of Ravi Das . . . . 287 19. Meeting with Gurucharan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => 20. The Account of Vissavadhāni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313 21. Dhandiswāmi Visits the Kukkuteswara Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 22. The Story of Gurudatta Bhatt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => 23. Explanation of the Esoteric Significance of Shiva Worship . . . . . . 351 24. Explanation of the Ardhanārīswara Tattwa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357 25. The Efficacy of Rudrāksha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => 26. The Story of Srī Kanyaka Parameswari’s Birth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375 27. Visiting Virupāksha in the Panchadeva Pahād Area . . . . . . . . . . 383 28. The Story of Srī Vasavī and Srī Nagareswara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387 Contents 5
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => 29. Explanation of Couples who Did Agni Pravesham . . . . . . . . . . . . 397 30. Srīpāda Personally Announces that Srīpāda Srīvallabha Maha Samsthanam will be Established . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => 31. Description of Dasa Maha Vidyas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413 32. Description of Nava Nādhas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419 33. Srīpāda Personally Performed the Wedding of Ramani and
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => Narasimha Rayudu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425 34. The Story of Sarabheswara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431 35. Explanation about Ugra Tāradevi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => 36. The Account of Vedānta Sarma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445 37. The Description of Chinna Mastha Devi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455 38. Explanation of Bagalāmukhi Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 459
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => 39. Meeting with Nagendra Sastry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469 40. Meeting with Bhaskara Sastry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475 41. The Story of a Pseudo Mendicant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 479
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => 42. Chanting of Prayer “Datta Digambarā! Datta Digambarā! Srīpāda Vallabha Datta Digambarā!” Started by Pīthikapuram Residents for the First Time, Spreads Throughout the World . . . . 487
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => 43. Description of Anaghā Lakshmi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 493 44. Description of Golden Pīthikapuram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 501 45. Instructing Srī Hanuman to Incarnate on Earth . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => 46. Visiting the House of Srī Dhana Gupta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517 47. Srīpāda Brings His Parents and Followers from Pīthikapuram to Panchadeva Pahād . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 523
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => 48. Description of the Darbar in Panchadeva Pahād . . . . . . . . . . . . 529 49. Srīpāda’s Methods in Destroying Karma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533 50. Relief from Poverty and Other Afflictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 537
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => 51. Protection from Drowning and Other Perils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541 52. Yogic Experiences of Shankar Bhatt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 543 53. The Way the Srīpāda Srīvallabha Charitāmrutam Reaches
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => Pīthikapuram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 545 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547 I. How the Srīpāda Srīvallabha Charitāmrutam Came to Light . . . . . 547
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => II. The Importance of Datta Worship and of the Charitāmrutam . . . . 549 III. The Seven Days Pārāyana of Srīpāda Srīvallabha Charitāmrutam . 551 6 Sripada Srivallabha Charitamrutam
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => IV. Pithapuram and Kuruvapuram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 553 V. Register of Persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 555
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => VI. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 571 VII. Pictures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577 Foreword 7 Foreword
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => This publication of the World Teacher Trust is intended to inform about the incarnation of the Cosmic Teaching Principle as it exists in Sirius and its incarnation upon Earth from time to time, to give impulse to wisdom teachings upon Earth.
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => The Earth has a Hierarchy of Teachers, popularly known as the White Brotherhood, whose abodes are in all important mountain ranges on Earth, with their main centers in the Himalayas. This Hierarchy is guided by
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => Sirius, where the Great Grand White Brotherhood exists headed by the Cosmic Teaching Principle. This Cosmic Teaching Principle is known as Lord Dattatreya in the ancient Indian scriptures. He is always surrounded by
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => dogs representing the Dog Star, also known as Cerberus and Sarama. The dogs are representatives of their watchfulness. The evolution of beings on
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => this planet is however overviewed by the Cosmic Teaching Principle residing in Sirius. Sirius, being south to our system, has the teaching principle essentially of Love-Wisdom. Love is the fundamental principle upon which
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => Wisdom is taught by every true teacher. The head of the Hierarchy of Teachers upon Earth is called the World Teacher and the teacher who presides over the World Teacher, stationed in Sirius, is called the Teacher to the World Teacher or the Cosmic Teacher.
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => The World Teacher is known as Lord Maitreya while the Cosmic Teacher is known as Lord Dattatreya. Lord Dattatreya happened to manifest in the 14th century as Srīpāda Srīvallabha in Pīthikapuram, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh,
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => South India. He lived for 30 years in the body, conducted extraordinary acts, and taught in the simplest way the Synthesis of Wisdom. He proclaimed himself that He would be reborn two more times, one time as
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => Narasimha Saraswati and another time as Swami Samarth. Through these three incarnations, He fairly established a way of life where Synthesis of
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => Wisdom is followed in daily life. He simplified many an orthodox practice. He laid a simple path to the truth, devoid of technicalities and specialties, which enabled common men and women to follow the Path of Light. 8 Sripada Srivallabha Charitamrutam
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => His inspiration spreads itself far and wide in the South and North. There were many teachers and masters that received His touch and transmitted such touch to His followers. Consequently, many Indian devotees
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => started believing that all those subsequent teachers are also incarnations of Dattatreya. This is but a hyperbole with little truth in it. This book contains some illustrations of reincarnations of Dattatreya
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => such as Shirdi Sai Baba, Manikya Prabhu, Jesus the Christ and so on, which may be gently judged as the flamboyance of the over-enthusiastic
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => devotion. Similarly, there is also mention of the visit of Srīpāda Srīvallabha to Shambhala, to the Pole Star and similar excursions which are left to the discretion of the reader. The book is brought out as a true translation by the World Teacher
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => Trust, primarily to communicate the existence of the Grand Cosmic Teaching Principle and its advent on Earth in Kali Yuga. The readers may approach the whole subject and accept whatever is acceptable to their conscience.
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => May this attempt serve its own purpose. The effort is a humble submission to the seekers of Truth without any claims or assertions. As the great initiate Helena P. Blavatsky said, let “Gently to read and kindly to judge” be the approach. K. Parvathi Kumar
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => Global Chairman The World Teacher Trust Thursday, 4th August, 2016 Visakhapatnam The Author and the Book 9 The Author and the Book
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => The biography of Srīpāda Srīvallabha (1320 – 1350) was written by a contemporary, Shankar Bhatt. While introducing the topic of the book — the events around the first incarnation of Lord Dattatreya in Kali Yuga, the
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => present Dark Age — he presents himself as coming from Karnataka, a state in the south-western region of India. He calls himself an ignorant and illiterate person and humbly submits the entire work as an expression
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => of Srīpāda’s divine will and blessing. Nevertheless, he is the author of a stupendous multi-faceted work of profound spirituality, well designed and written. Throughout the book, he maintains the stance of a reporter who
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => endeavours to objectively describe what he witnesses and hears. He tries not to judge but to record events and encounters. He notes down his own
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => experiences as well as the descriptions and teachings he hears from others. He is not writing from the perspective of an uninvolved observer but rather allows us to participate in his inner processes — his questions and
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => doubts, his crises and tribulations, his awe and astonishment. He was already on a pilgrimage before he begins writing of the book. From his remarks, we can infer that he had already walked at least 1000
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => kilometres following a hint from Srī Krishna to see the deity of Srī Kanyaka Parameswari in a temple at the southernmost point of India. Shankar Bhatt receives the call from her to visit her brother Srīpāda Srīvallabha in
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => Kuruvapuram. The place is located on an island in the Krishna River, at a distance of about 1200 kilometres. Shankar Bhatt has never heard of Srīpāda before, but without any doubt, he immediately starts his epic
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => journey totalling several thousand kilometres. It is the year 1336 — Srīpāda has just disappeared from His birthplace in Pīthikapuram and is at that time on a tour to Kashi (Benares) and the Himalayas by “yogic travelling”.
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => Shankar Bhatt is travelling by foot, sometimes by bullock carts or horse chariots — without luggage and money, not knowing how to reach the goal. He is living on alms and hospitality. He is sleeping at the places
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => he comes along, experiencing hunger and life-threatening situations. He is walking alone or with co-travellers. He meets saints, frauds and robbers, farmers and merchants, kings, housewives and prostitutes. He en- 10 Sripada Srivallabha Charitamrutam
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => counters orthodox arrogance, sectarianism, lies, disputes and even complots against Srīpāda, which the latter dissolves in surprising ways.
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => Shankar Bhatt is a Brahmin, but his experiences teach him to overcome the barriers of caste and creed and feel the unity of all who are striving towards the divine. He undergoes deep transformations and is
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => carried forward on his initiatory journey by a fiery aspiration which is strengthened by his encounters with sublime siddhas and yogis. He interrogates them about profound spiritual topics and above all about their
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => experiences with the divine, with Srīpāda Srīvallabha. Often, they knew beforehand through messages of Srīpāda or clairvoyant perceptions that
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => Shankar Bhatt would be coming, and they willingly share with him fantastic stories about Srīpāda’s effulgent presence and his miraculous playful pastimes. He gets insights into previous incarnations of people reaching
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => far back in time. And he learns about Srīpāda’s announcements of His own future incarnations as Narasimha Saraswati (1378 - 1459) and Swamī Samartha (? - 1878). There are also many hints to future events some of which by now already belong to the past.
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => The book is full of unimaginable events, revelations and wonders, like cases of souls simultaneously incarnating in different bodies or numerous cases of bringing deceased persons back to life.
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => But the indisputable highlight is Shankar Bhatt’s personal encounter with Srīpāda, the goal of his search. The story does not end there. Shankar Bhatt continues his journey to other places Srīpāda sends him. Shankar
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => Bhatt meets His family and friends and collects more astounding stories. He finally comes to live with Srīpāda at Kuruvapuram. There, he looks after the numerous devotees coming to His wisdom teachings; he takes care
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => of cooking and cleaning. When the food is not enough for all the visitors, Srīpāda sprinkles some water on it and it becomes inexhaustible. He is a first-hand witness of how Srīpāda consults, consoles and heals full of love
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => and affection. He works on the biography with a tremendous memory about names and details of events. He writes the Charitāmrutam1 on Bhūrja Patra, bark leaves of the Indian birch tree. And he writes it in Sanskrit.
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => The book has a strange history: after the disappearance of Srīpāda, Shankar Bhatt continues to live in Kuruvapuram for three more years 1 Analogous meaning: Ecstatic elixir The Author and the Book 11
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => completing the text — and Srīpāda appears to him every night at midnight. After finishing the Charitāmrutam, he reads it with five persons. He knows from Srīpāda that it won’t be published immediately: after a
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => Telugu version is created, his Sanskrit version will vanish and will be transported to a subterranean location under the birthplace of Srīpāda. The Telugu version will come to light in the 33rd generation of the family
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => of Srīpāda’s maternal grandfather after a certain sign for this is given. Then the book will be published and it will be translated into many languages, including German. Srīpāda’s name will start spreading all over
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => the world and millions of people will be attracted to His Samsthan, the temple at the birthplace of Srīpāda. The sign for the reappearance of the book was given in 1999 to Malladi Govinda Deekshitulu, a member of the 33rd generation of the family of
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => Srīpāda’s maternal grandfather. He copied the Telugu text from the old manuscript. Then he immersed the old copy in the Krishna River at
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => Vijayawada as prophesied and brought a copy to the Samsthan for the publication of the book. You find the details in Mr. Deekshitulu’s description at the end of this book and also the words of Srī Sajjanagada Ramaswamy, the
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => late spiritual leader of the Maha Samsthanam, giving more information. The book is partly not easy to read. You will encounter numerous names of persons and deities, unfamiliar concepts and expressions. To help the
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => reader, the present edition is enriched with many footnote explanations and a commented register of persons. The best, however, is to read the book with an open mind and heart, not trying to understand everything.
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => We would like to express our gratitude to the following persons and institutions: to the late Mr. Malladi Govinda Deekshitulu for bringing the Srīpāda Srīvallabha Charitāmrutam to light; to Mrs. Lakshmi Nagasethu,
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => who brought the book to our attention and established the contact with the Samsthan; to Srī Sajjanagada Ramaswamy and the President of the Maha Samsthanam, Pithapuram, for giving the translation and publishing
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => rights; the translator of their English first publication, Mr. Perepa Sreeramamurthy, who also gave some help; to the President of the Srī Datta Vishwarupa Samhiti, Tadepalligudem, and Mr. Valavala Suryanarayana for
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => giving the translation and publishing rights regarding their English publication done by Dr. J. Satyaprasad, who gave us his corrected version; to Mr. Keerthi Vallabha for sharing with us his ongoing English translation and Mr.
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => 12 Sripada Srivallabha Charitamrutam Srinivas Oruganti for helping in this. The present edition was developed during the German translation; the revised text is mainly based on the first English publication of the Maha Samsthanam complemented by the other
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => two translations. We received great help from Mr. Raveendra Nath Yasarapu by giving explanations of unknown terms and concepts; in this, Wikipedia and the German YogaWiki were also very useful. Dr. K. Parvathi Kumar, the
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => Global Chairman of the World Teacher Trust, wholeheartedly supported the publication. The presence and guidance of Srīpāda Srīvallabha was clearly felt by all who worked on this translation; it is His work finding expression in this
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => way. To Him belongs our deepest gratitude. May He continue to direct the book to the hearts of the readers. The Publishers Srīrasthu1 Subhamasthu2 Avignamasthu3 Srīpāda Rājam Saranam Prapadye4 1 May the Goddess Lakshmi protect us.
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => 2 May auspicious things happen. 3 May there be no obstacles. 4 May Lord Srīpāda protect us. 1. The Encounter between Shankar Bhatt and Vyāghreswara Sarma 13 Chapter 1 The Encounter between Shankar Bhatt and Vyāghreswara Sarma
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => My salutations to Srī Maha Ganadhipati, Srī Maha Saraswati, lineage of my preceptors, Srī Krishna Bhagavan and all gods and goddesses. I propose to describe the glory of Srīpāda Srīvallabha ― the latest manifestation of
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => Lord Datta; He is the Lord of innumerable universes. Srī Dattatreya is the oldest and the eternal one. Srī Dattatreya has incarnated in this Kali Yuga1 as Srīpāda Srīvallabha in the city of Pithapuram,
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => which is situated in the Godavari2 region of Andhra Pradesh. It is impossible even for the great scholars to describe the grandeur of His divine play. I am completely ignorant and illiterate. Therefore, I submit in all humility that
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => my attempt to portray His life history is only on account of His will, divine order and His divine blessings. My name is Shankar Bhatt. I belong to Karnataka Desa3. I am from the Smartha4 sect and hail from Bharadwaja gotra5. I went to the holy town of
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => Udipi6 on pilgrimage to visit Bhagavan Srī Krishna in His temple. There the infant Krishna, with a beautifully coloured peacock feather adorning His head, gave me His dārshan7. He ordered me to visit Goddess Srī Kanyaka
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => Parameswari in Kanya Kumari8. I took holy bath in the confluence of the three oceans there. One Tuesday, I entered the temple to see the goddess. The priest was performing the worship of the deity very sincerely. He took
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => the red coloured flowers from my hand and began to worship Her. At that time, the Mother saw me with Her benevolent looks and said, “Shankarā, I 1 Dark Age 2 Second longest river in India
FROM Shripad Shri Vallabh Charitramrutam => 3 Karnataka: Indian state; Desa: ancient name for province; all location information refers to India, unless not explicitly mentioned otherwise 4 Follower of the Advaita philosophy given out by Adi Shankaracharya 5 Lineage; origin from Rishi Bharadwaja

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The Vivechan - Spiritual Text Dataset is an open and public collection of textual data extracted from significant spiritual texts, curated to support discussions, inquiries, doubts, and Q&A sessions within the realm of spirituality. This dataset provides valuable content from the following revered sources:

Shrimad Bhagwat Mahapurana
Shripad Shri Vallabha Charitramrutam
Shiv Mahapurana Sankshipt
Valmiki Ramayan
Vachanamrutam
Shikshapatri
Shree Sai Charitra
Devi Mahatmaya (Chandipath)
Eknathi Bhagwat
Shri Dattapurana
Shri Gurucharitra
Shrimad Bhagwad Gita
Bhagwad Gita

Dataset Information

Features:
- text: Each example consists of a string containing textual excerpts from the mentioned sources.
Splits:
- Train: 80,780 examples
Download Size: 12,397,166 bytes
Dataset Size: 23,671,713 bytes

Task Categories

The dataset is designed to facilitate the following tasks:

Text Retrieval: Retrieve relevant passages based on user queries or specified topics.
Text-to-Text Generation: Generate responses or elaborate on queries based on input text.
Text-to-Speech: Convert textual data into speech for auditory presentation.

Usage

This dataset, Vivechan - Spiritual Text Dataset, is openly available and can be utilized to train or fine-tune Language Models (LLMs), existing AI models, or develop new models for various applications within the realm of spirituality and spiritual texts.

Language

The dataset is available in English (en).

Size Categories

The dataset falls within the size category of 10K < n < 100K, making it suitable for training or fine-tuning LLMs and other AI models.

License

This dataset is released under the Apache License 2.0, enabling open usage, modification, and distribution.

Citation

If you use this dataset in your work, please cite it as: [Insert citation details here]

Acknowledgements

We express our gratitude to the original sources of the texts included in this dataset:

Shrimad Bhagwat Mahapurana
Shripad Shri Vallabha Charitramrutam
Shiv Mahapurana Sankshipt
Valmiki Ramayan
Vachanamrutam
Shikshapatri
Shree Sai Charitra
Devi Mahatmaya (Chandipath)
Eknathi Bhagwat
Shri Dattapurana
Shri Gurucharitra
Shrimad Bhagwad Gita
Bhagwad Gita

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