Becomes sanyAsi after vidyA lakshmi requests him
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Becomes sanyAsi after vidyA lakshmi requests him |
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That night VenkaTanAtha had a very strange dream. Vidya Lakshmi Herself appeared before him and told him, “After feasting on the intellectual treats provided by Sri MadhvAchArya, jaya tIrtha, vyAsa tIrtha, vAdirAja and others, I am once again starving. The light of tattvavAda created by your beloved Sri madAchArya will be extinguished by the darkness of other philosophies. To prevent this from happening, noble souls like you should shed their material bondage and dedicate themselves to the cause of Hari and vAyu. This is both your duty and your destiny. You are a great soul, destined to provide solace and succor to millions of needy people. Accept sudhIndra tIrtha’s request and take up sanyAsa. You are Sri Hari’s beloved devotee and this is what He expects from you”. VenkaTanAtha woke up with a start. He was astounded at what had happened. He closed his eyes to meditate on God, and immediately saw the forms of Lord Narasimha, Rama, Krishna and Veda vyAsa. When he opened his eyes, he saw the world differently. His dilemmas were resolved and he was sure where his responsibilities lay.
The next day morning he rushed to sudhIndra tIrtha and communicated the events of the previous night to him. sudhIndra tIrtha was ecstatic at the turn of events and at the fact that he was getting such a great personality as his successor. He immediately ordered VenkaTanAtha to perform the upanayana of his son at the earliest. This was done with a short span, clearing one major hurdle for VenkatanAtha. sudhIndra tIrtha was concerned that saraswathi could prove to be a hurdle in VenkatanAtha accepting sanyAsa and so decided to perform the ceremony in Tanjore, in the court of King RaghunAtha.