Talk:Raghavendra Tirtha

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The article may be improved by following the WikiProject Biography 11 easy steps to producing at least a B article. -- -- Thesocialistesq/M.Lesocialiste 00:00, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

Quotations from Scholars
Hello Magentic Manifestations, Thank you for reframing the article in a neutral point of view! However I believe it is valid to quote from peer reviewed scholars (the quotations which you seem to have deleted). I understand my treatment might seem hagiographic but my intention was for the readers to have a deeper insight into the works of Raghavendra and his style of writing. Could we possibly reintroduce the quotes? And also by "gloss" I meant a commentary not a "glossary". Prabhanjanmutalik (talk) 10:27, 8 October 2017 (UTC)

RAGHAVENDRA MANTRALAY ADDRESS
The original Raghavendra Swami Brindavan is located in Mantralaya, which is in Western Andhra Pradesh, in the district of Kurnool. Routes from Hyderabad, Bangalore, Raichur, and Bellary, are shown on the map. It is possible to get there by rental van, bus, or train. The colloquial name for the place, Maanchale, has been sanskritized into Mantralaya. Under the grace of Sri Raghavendra, Mantralaya has become a pilgrimage center, where devotees flock to view a glimpse of the Brindavan of this great saint.

The following information was believed correct at the time of writing, but is not guaranteed to be accurate. Verify, and use at your own risk. We regret that we do not have more information, and cannot provide any assistance in planning your trip.

Buses Many South Indian cities are connected to Mantralaya by bus--Bangalore, Tirupati, Mangalore, Madras, Hyderabad, Bellary and Mysore. The most convenient bus from Bangalore leaves at 9:15 pm & reaches Mantralaya at 6 am, the next day. The conducted tours from Hyderabad are typically 7 hours long (one way), leaving every Saturday at 9.30 am and returning on Sunday at 9.00pm. They usually cover the Brindavan as well as the Raghavendra Swamy Temple.

Train The nearest Railway station is MANTRALAYAM ROAD, which is about 12KM from Mantralaya. Most of the trains stop here except for the super fast trains. From Bombay convenient trains are Dadar Madras Mail, which leaves Dadar at about 2PM & reaching Mantralaya Road at about 4AM next day, and Bombay Mail. After reaching Mantralayam Road, a bus or rental van can be taken to Mantralaya (about a 1 hr ride).

Need for Revision
This article contains a lot of information that needs to be properly arranged and presented with citations and with a neutral point of view (NPOV). Unfortunately, I don't have the necessary resources (to verify claims/for citations) to do this myself. Too many legends are passed as facts without citations and in a manner that does not befit an encyclopaedic article. In case anybody should want to call me a typical nitpicker, I should make it known that I have just done a complete revision/edit of the article (going through the whole text several times) for grammatical and syntactical errors spending about an hour and a half. ;) - Vishruth 01:52, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

WikiProject class rating
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Mother-tongue
I have always heard that Raghavendra Swami was a Kannadiga. However, there seems some doubt among people I know as to whether he was a Kannadiga or a Telugu. Can anyone clarify this?

His family moved south after the decline of the vijayanagara kingdom. His mother tongue should be kannada though the rulers of the area he lived were telugu (Nayaks of the splintered Vijayanagara empire) and the regional language was tamil. All his teachings and writings were in sanskrit which acted as the common language at that time. --Gthorvey (talk) 10:53, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

Madhwa Brahmins mother tongue is kannada. There are so many madhwa brahmins in Andhra, Tamilnadu. They speak kannada even at their home but they know the local state language too. Hence its very much inappropriate to think GurugaLu's mother tongue is telugu. Please visit Bhuvanagiri-Rayaru's birth place to check the mother tongue of their family. Or even check any madhwa brahmins residing in TN and AP. - Krishna Upadhya — Preceding unsigned comment added by 112.79.40.79 (talk) 06:14, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

Date discrepancy
The text says he lived from 1595 to 1671; while the categories give 1601 to 1672; what are the correct dates?--FeanorStar7 (talk) 13:48, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

Opening line
I would like to propose the below change to the opening sentence. Please let me know if any one has any objection

Proposed Change: Sri Raghavendra Teertha (Sanskrit: श्री राघवेन्द्र तीर्थ:)(Kannada:ಶ್ರೀ ರಾಘವೇನ್ದ್ರ ತೀರ್ಥರು)(Tamil: ஸ்ரீ ராகவேந்திர தீர்த்தர்)(Telugu: శ్రీ రాఘవేన్ద్ర తీర్థ )(1595-1671)--Gthorvey (talk) 16:16, 25 September 2008 (UTC)

Raghavendra thirtharu is alive
Sri Raghavendra swamy is still alive, he was granted a life span of 700 years and there are many people who have had conversation with him. Professor Madhva (talk) 14:58, 18 November 2018 (UTC)


 * Hello! I understand your sentiments and sure this claim wanders around in the traditional circles. I reserve my personal judgement on such issues. As hurtful as it might be, you need to understand that this is an encyclopedia where beliefs are not stated as facts. If you really want to work towards preserving the legacy of the person in question, please develop the article according to reliable sources rather than get stuck on specifics like this. Prabhanjan Mutalik (talk) 16:48, 24 November 2018 (UTC)

Data Issue
Raghavendra swamy is still alive and why does Wikipedia mention the death date. There isn't any option to edit them, how do we get this corrected 203.192.241.79 (talk) 10:08, 18 May 2022 (UTC)

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Name
I Request Wikipedia to add swamy after the name of raghavendra swamy, because in some sentences it is mentioned only as raghavendra, so it's my humble request 122.167.132.227 (talk) 18:40, 3 October 2023 (UTC)


 * Honorifics are discouraged according to Wikipedia policy. Chronikhiles (talk) 14:38, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

Hindu scholar or Vaishnavism
I accepted an editors edit and in the edit, it corrected the subject being a scholar of Vaishnavism. I wanted to revert it as u sourced but ignored it as not vandalism. In regards to that, my reaserch from here said "Shri Guru Raghavendra Swami (1595–1671) is an influential 16th century Hindu saint who advocated Vaishnavism (worship of Vishnu as the supreme God)". Others said he was the founder. On Wikipedia, Vaishnavism is a contemporary of Hinduism. So, if he advocated (or founded) the religion, then, he is a scholar of the religion and not much given to Hinduism. — Safari Scribe Edits! Talk! 14:37, 20 April 2024 (UTC)