Tatvavaada Philosophy

Hari Sarvottama Vayu Jeevottama

Madhwa Brahmins are followers of Jagadguru Sri Madhwacharya. We originally hail from places in Karnataka and the neighboring states of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Our main dialects are Kannada, Tulu, Marathi, Telugu and Konkani.

A brief background of Jagadguru Sri Madhwacharya:

prathamO hanumAn nAma dviteeyO bheema Eva cha |
pUrNaprajna tRuteeyastu bhagavat kAryasAdhakaH ||

As the above shloka from khila vAyustuti explains, Sri Madhwacharya (also known by the names Poornaprajna and Anandateertha) is the third incarnation of Lord MukhyaprAna Vaayu, after Lord Hanuman and Lord Bheemasena. He is the chief proponent of TatvavAda, popularly known as Dvaita. He was born on Vijayadashami day of 1238 CE at Paajaka Kshetra, a small village near Udupi. He is the 22nd commentator on the Brahma sutras of Lord Sri Veda Vyasa.

Taratamya of Sri Madhvacharya

In the philosophy of Sri Madhvacharya, the individual souls are involved in a gradual gradation in terms of their nature and capacities. This gradation is called tAratamya. The Supreme God viShNu is the top most in tAratamya. Therefore he is called sarvottama. Goddess Lakshmi is next only to viShNu. Lord Brahma and Vayu are the top most in the list of souls who are subject to bondage.

1. Lord Sri Vishnu

2. Lakshmi

3. Brahma and Vayu and all Rijus

4. Sarasvati and Bharati and wifes of all R^ijus

5. Garuda, Sesha and Rudra

6. Shanmahishis – The Six Wives of Krishna – Jambavati, Bhadra, Nila, Kalindi. Mitravinda, laxaNa

7. Suparni, Varuni, Parvati (Wives of Garuda, Sesha, Rudra respectively)

8. Indra, Kama

9. Ahankarika Prana

10. svAyambhuvamanu, daxa, brihaspati, saci, rati, aniruddha

11. pravaha vAyu

12. vivasvAn, chandra, yama, shatarUpa devi

13. varuna

14. nArada

15. bhR^igu, agni, prasUti

16. marichi, atri, angirasa,pulastya, pulaha, kratu, vashiShTa – The sons of Brahma and vishwamitra, vaivasvata manu.

17. mitra, nirRuti, pravahi, tAra

18. vishwaksena, gaNapathi, ashvini devatas,kubera, seShsa shatasthas

19. karmaja devatas

20. parjanya, ganga(wife of Varuna), sangnya(wife of vivasvan), rohini(wife of chandra), viradusha(wife of aniruddha), shyamala(wife of yama)

21. svAha

22. kUrmadi anakhyata devatas

23. budha

24. devaki, yashoda, usha

25. Shani, Dhara Devi

26. Pushkara

27. ajanaja devata

28. pitR^is

29. deva gandharva

30. manushya gandharva

31. chakravarti

32. manushyottama

|| Hare Srinivasa ||

Who was AchArya Madhwa?

He was the founder of the dvaita or tattvavAda school of philosophy. And, also known as Hanuma-Bhima-Madhwacharya all are one.

Dvaitha or Tattvavada

dvaita or tattvavAda is the one of the leading schools of hinDu philosophy. It was propounded by AchArya Madhwa (aka MadhwAchArya, Ananda tIrtha) The tattvavAda more popularly known as Dvaita Philosophy of Sriman Madhwacharya, whose cordinal precepts are the supremacy of Sri Hari and surrender to Him and service to humanity as the sole means of liberation. The Philosophy of Sriman Madhvacharya is pragmatic with relevance to everyday life. It aims at building a sound individual and an orderly society which together provide the Sadhana Marga. Its emphasis Duty and Devotion at every stage of life serving eminently the twin objectives of creating an efficient individual and an orderly society. Sri Acharya Madhwa propagated the true spirit of modesty and sublimity bo commanding that every individual shall consider always himself as a servant at the feet of the Supreme Lord, who is the embodiment of all perfection.

Roger Federer {Suisse Sportsman}

Roger Federer

Celebrations in House of Switzerland, Beijing: 2008 Olympic Gold Medal winners Roger Federer and Stanislav Wawrinka.
© swissworld.org
Roger Federer (born 8 August 1981) is the most famous and successful Swiss sportsman to date. He dominated men’s tennis for almost four and a half years, holding the number one spot for a total of 237 weeks. At the end of February 2007, Federer smashed the record set by Jimmy Connors back in 1977 of 160 weeks as world number one. However, on 18 August 2008 his longstanding on-court rival, Rafael Nadal, brought his reign at the top to an end.

Until the French Open Roger Federer had won each Grand Slam tournament at least once. He has dominated Wimbledon and the US Open like no other tennis player before him. In 2007 he won the men's single title at Wimbledon for the fifth successive year, only the third man in history to achieve this feat (Lawrence Doherty in 1906 and Bjorn Borg in 1980). In September 2008 Roger Federer was crowned "King of Queens", racking up his fifth consecutive US Open victory in Madison Square Gardens and equalling the record set in 1924.

2008 did not get off to a good start for Federer. Ill-health and an out-of-character losing streak seemed to undermine his confidence. Despite staging an amazing fightback in the epic 2008 Wimbeldon final, his defeat at the hands of Rafael Nadal was a particularly hard blow.

At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, it seemed that his losing streak was set to continue when he was knocked out of the singles tournament. However, all was not lost. On 16 August 2008, partnered by Stanislav Wawrinka, Federer regained his form and took gold in the doubles, realising his boyhood dream. The loss of his world number one ranking to Nadal two days later failed to dampen his spirits, as within a space of a few weeks, Federer was once again crowned US Open champion.

The summer of 2009 will go down as a truly historic moment in Federer’s career. Not only did he win his first French Open in June, but he also took back the Wimbledon crown the following month. Together, these brought his tally of Grand Slam victories to 15, beating the record previously set by Pete Sampras and cementing Federer’s reputation as the greatest player in the history of men’s tennis. The Swiss man has also reclaimed his No. 1 ATP ranking.

Awards and charitable work
•2008, 2007, 2006 and 2005: Winning the prestigious title of World Sportsman of the Year (Laureus World Sports Awards). He is the first person ever to have won this award four times.
•2007, 2006, 2004 and 2003: Named Swiss Sportsperson of the Year.
2007: The Swiss post office issues a stamp in his honour, the first time a living person has been commemorated in this way.
•April 2006: Appointed a goodwill ambassador for the global children's charity, Unicef.
•December 2003: Federer establishes the Roger Federer Foundation to support disadvantaged children and young people in South Africa, his mother's home country. The foundation works in partnership with the South African/Swiss aid agency IMBEWU.

Origin of the Rig Veda

Vedas are eternal
Its a known Traditon and Parampara that VEDAS are APaurusheya

Unauthored Time Eternal Phonemic Pattern of Varnas conveying the TRUTH AS IS are VEDAs..

The vedas are "not invented " but discovered by the SEERS called as RISHIS.

The word Rishi itself means a MAntra Drastha Seer.. which means a Seer who can see the VEDA itself and also the see the Mantra Artha.

A rishi again is no ordinary person but is one who has 20 lakshanas or more..

these qualities differentiate him from others..

Hence all the 1000s of rishis who have given the veda to us have all Realised and Seen the VEDAS..

We have a unbroken chain of Parampara... hence VEDa is known to be unauthored..

Veda is all pervasive and has been known to exist from time immemorial and will exist for time eternal..

the eternal vedas are stored in the Manas of Brahman(Vishnu) the Supreme Pratipadya Diety of the VEDAS..

Vishnu is sarva sabdha vachya and is the main goal of the VEDAS in parama mukhya vritti...


Each vedic verse has 3 different non-conflicting meanings....

Mandakki Recipe

Ingredients: -
2 lt Mysore puri
1 tsp mustard seeds
pinch of asafoetida
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/4 cup roasted ground nuts
1/4 cup roasted Bengal gram
1 medium sized onion, finely chopped
1 medium sized tomato, finely chopped
1/4 cup grated carrot [I dint have carrot at home :(]
2 green chilies finely chopped, else 2 tsp chili paste
curry leaves
coriander leaves, finely chopped
Salt
Sugar
Oil


Method: -
1. Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan & mustard seeds. When the seeds splutter add green chilies, asafoetida, curry leaves, turmeric powder, roasted ground nuts, roasted Bengal gram, salt & sugar along with the puffed rice.
2. Mix well & remove from flame.
3. Add onion & tomato pieces.
4. Garnish with grated carrot & coriander leaves.
5. Serve hot or cold.

Cucumber & totapuri mangoes can also also added.