Sri Vadiraja Tirtha’s Teertha Prabandha Translated by: Hariprasad Nellitheertha 2017 Contents Introduction to Sri Vadiraja Tirtha ..................................................................................................... 6 Birth and Childhood ......................................................................................................................... 6 Theological contributions................................................................................................................. 7 Literary contributions ...................................................................................................................... 8 Brundavana ..................................................................................................................................... 10 Introduction to Tirtha Prabandha .......................................................................................................... 11 Paschima Prabandha ............................................................................................................................. 14 Mangalacharana and Prarthana ......................................................................................................... 15 Parashurama Kshetra......................................................................................................................... 16 Rajatapeethapura (Udupi) ................................................................................................................. 17 Pajaka ................................................................................................................................................ 22 Kunjarugiri ......................................................................................................................................... 22 Ellooru ............................................................................................................................................... 23 Madhyavata Matha ........................................................................................................................... 26 Chintamani ........................................................................................................................................ 27 Netravati nadee ................................................................................................................................. 28 Kumaradhara Nadee .......................................................................................................................... 29 Kukke Subramanya ............................................................................................................................ 29 Payasvini nadee ................................................................................................................................. 33 Suvarna nadee ................................................................................................................................... 34 Kumbhasi .......................................................................................................................................... 34 Koteshwara ....................................................................................................................................... 35 KroDa ................................................................................................................................................ 36 Kolluru ............................................................................................................................................... 38 Sahya parvata .................................................................................................................................... 39 Harihara Kshetra ................................................................................................................................ 39 Bidarahalli ......................................................................................................................................... 41 Bankapura ......................................................................................................................................... 43 Varada nadee .................................................................................................................................... 44 Madhukeshwara ................................................................................................................................ 44 Dharmaganga nadee.......................................................................................................................... 44 Shalmalee nadee ............................................................................................................................... 45 Sodaa ................................................................................................................................................ 46 Manjuguni kshetra............................................................................................................................. 46 Yenabhairava Kshetra ........................................................................................................................ 47 Gokarna Kshetra ................................................................................................................................ 49 Kolhapura .......................................................................................................................................... 51 Taapaa nadee .................................................................................................................................... 52 Narmada nadee ................................................................................................................................. 53 Prabhasa Kshetra ............................................................................................................................... 53 Dwaraka ............................................................................................................................................ 54 Gomati nadee .................................................................................................................................... 56 Chakra teertha................................................................................................................................... 57 Siddhapuri Kshetra ............................................................................................................................ 58 Pushkara Kshetra ............................................................................................................................... 59 Uttara Prabandha .................................................................................................................................. 61 Krishnaveni nadee ............................................................................................................................. 62 Pandarapura ...................................................................................................................................... 64 Godavari nadee ................................................................................................................................. 66 Yamuna nadee ................................................................................................................................... 68 Prayaga Kshetra ................................................................................................................................. 69 Ganga nadee ..................................................................................................................................... 70 Kashi Kshetra ..................................................................................................................................... 76 Gaya Kshetra ..................................................................................................................................... 79 Mathura Kshetra ............................................................................................................................... 82 Vrundavana ....................................................................................................................................... 84 Ayodhya ............................................................................................................................................ 84 Naimisharanya................................................................................................................................... 85 Hastinapura ....................................................................................................................................... 86 Kurukshetra ....................................................................................................................................... 87 Shambala Kshetra .............................................................................................................................. 87 Shat-prayaga ..................................................................................................................................... 88 Badari Kshetra ................................................................................................................................... 89 Purva Prabandha ................................................................................................................................... 94 Ganga-sagara