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Sripada SriVallabha is considered as the first avatar (incarnation) of the deity Sri Dattatreya in kaliyuga. As per Shasana and history he is supposed to have lived from 1320 AD to 1350 AD. He was born in Pithapuram, a town in Godavari district of state Andhra Pradesh in India. Sripada Vallabha was the third son of Aappalaraja sharma and Sumati Maharani. After he left their house for Kashi-yatra (Kashi or Banaras or Varanasi Pilgrimage), he stayed most of his life in Kuravpur (Kuravapura). Sripada Sri Vallabhaa was born to Sri Appalaraja Sarma (of Aapastambha Sutra Velanati Vaidika Brahmin) and Sumathi on Bhadrapada Shukla Chavithi (Ganesh Chaturthi). Going in to his birth secrecy, when Appalaraja Sarma family was preparing for the shraaddha (a yearly ceremony to pay homage to the departed soul), around noon time some Bhikshuk came for bhiksha. Before feeding the invited Brahmins, she fed this Brahmin considering him as Dattatreya. Dattatreya became quite happy and offered her a boon. She asked for a son "knowledgeable like you" for which Dattatreya said "yes". She had before two sons, who were blind and lame and several others which did not live long. Dattatreya blessed her by saying that she will have world famous son who will be guru to all. Both husband and wife became happy to hear the blessings and she had Sripada Sri Vallabhaa. Sripada Sri Vallabhaa finished his studies of Vedas, Shastras etc. by the age of Seven and after his "Upanayan" (Odugu) he started lecturing on these. When he reached age of 16, his parents thought of getting him married. However, he said that he is married to only one woman "Vairagya-stree" (Vairagya means Dispassion, stree means Woman) and thus he should be called "Shriya-Vallabh". Thus the name "Sripada Sri Vallabhaa". He left their home for Kashi-pilgrimage. Before leaving he made his two elders brothers who were blind and lame, as normal humans and asked them to take care of their parents. He left Pithapuram for Badari, kedar towards North. After the pilgrimage, he went to Gokarna Mahabaleshwar in South. After sepnding 3 years at Mahabaleshwar he went to Sri Shaila mountain (SriSailam). After staying there for 4 months Via “Nivruthi Sangamam” he finally settled in Kuravpur, an island in Krishna River. 〔SriPada Sri Vallabha Charitramrutham〕 == Datta Khestras / Datta Temples == Will be Updated soon 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sripada Srivallabha」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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