INTRODUCTION :
Sripada Srivallabha was a spiritual guru of Hinduism, and he is regarded as the avatar of Lord Dattatreya. He was born in the year 1320, and lived in Pithapuram, Andhra Pradesh.
LIFE :
Sripada Srivallabha was born on Ganesh Chaturti. It is believed that Sripada Srivallabha is a 'Chiranjeevi' and he took 'Jalsamadhi' on 1351 in river Krishna near Raichur, Karnataka. It is believed that he still exists in divine form and blessing us. Once Sripada has regained the life of Sri Vallabhesh, and then he became a sincere devotee of Sripada Srivallabha. Sripada Srivallabha has cured the diseases of his devotees, and he is having the capacity to wash out our sins committed by us in the past and present births. He has incarnated in order to bless the people, and to relieve them from their problems, and to uphold the Hindu Dharma through his divine powers. Sri Dattatreya and Sripada are one and the same. If we worship Sripada, we will get the same result which will be given by Sri Dattatreya. He was a great scholar and an expert in vedas,puranas and other divine texts. During his period, he has done lot of miracles in the life of his devotees. He removed the pain in their body, and has given the courage,boldness and wisdom in their life. Now in the name of Sripada, Sripada Srivallabha Mahasthanam is functioning with the divine statue of Sripada. Daily they are performing various poojas and abhishekams to Lord Sripada.
The address of the temple is:
Sripada Srivallabha Mahasthanam Venugopalaswamy Temple Street, Pithapuram – 533450 East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh,India.
Lot of devotees are coming from all parts of india, to have the darshan of Sripada. In the Mahasthanam, they are providing free boarding and lodging facilities to the devotees, and they are taking care of the devotees in a proper manner.
Teachings of Sripada:
1. I will be present in the life of those devotees who read sincerely my “LIFE HISTORY”.
2. I will protect my devotees, if they entirely believe on me, and worship me with faith.
3. I am the remover of the bad karmas of my devotees.
4. Give food to the poor people, so that I will be very happy.
5. I will always protect the kind hearted persons, and will always remain permanently with them in their heart.
6. Even if you worship other forms of god, I will bless you.
7. I am the protector of the entire world. Come to me, and you will be immediately blessed.
CONCLUSION :
Sripada is a great avatar of Lord Dattatreya, and is still protecting us from our problems. He is a great saint who has appeared in this KALI YUGA only for the sake of us. Let us worship him and be blessed.
“OM SRIPADA SRI VALLABHAYA NAMAHA”
“OM SRI DATTATREYARE NAMAHA”
SENT BY
R.HARISHANKAR