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Pajaka is a village in Udupi Taluk and district of Karnataka
Karnataka

Karnataka is a States and territories of India in the southern part of India. It was Unification of Karnataka on November 1, 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act....
 state in India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
. Pajaka is the place where Dvaita
Dvaita

Dvaita is a dualist school of Vedanta Hindu philosophy. The Sanskrit word dvaita means "dualism". This school was established as a new development in the Vedanta exegetical tradition in the thirteenth century CE with the south Indian Vaishnavism theologian Madhvacharya, who wrote commentaries on a number of Hindu scriptures....
 philosopher Sri Madhvacharya
Madhvacharya

Shri Madhvacharya was the chief proponent of Tattvavada , popularly known as Dvaita or dualism school of Hindu philosophy. It is one of the three most influential Vedanta philosophies....
 was born. Madhvacharya is also known by name "Poornaprajna" and "Anandathirta".The place is near Kunjarugiri Durga
Durga

In Hinduism, the goddess Durga or Maa Durga "one who can redeem in situations of utmost distress". Durga is a form of Devi, the supremely radiant goddess, depicted as having ten arms, riding a lion or a tiger, carrying weapons , maintaining a meditative smile, and practicing mudras, or symbolic hand gestures....
 temple. The place is bestowed with beauty by nature.

There is a lot of historical evidence about Madhvacharya's life and times at Pajaka. It includes his birthplace and the places he frequented in the village.

The importance of Pajaka kshetra is also narrated in a small biographical poem called "Sampradaya Paddhati", whose author is Sri Madhvacharya
Madhvacharya

Shri Madhvacharya was the chief proponent of Tattvavada , popularly known as Dvaita or dualism school of Hindu philosophy. It is one of the three most influential Vedanta philosophies....
's direct deciple Sri Hrushikesha, the mula yati of Sri Palimaru
Palimaru

Palimaru in Tulu anglicised as Palimar is village in Udupi district. Palimaru matha is one of the Ashta Mathas of Udupi of Udupi.Palimaru is about 7km away from Padubidri....
 Mata.

Sri Vadiraja swamy of the Sode Mata in his "Tirtha prabandha" explains Pajaka Kshetra as a very holy place, because it was here Sri Mukyaprana was born as Sri Madhvacharya
Madhvacharya

Shri Madhvacharya was the chief proponent of Tattvavada , popularly known as Dvaita or dualism school of Hindu philosophy. It is one of the three most influential Vedanta philosophies....
 and hence it has to be visited all wise men.

There is a impression of Sri Madhvacharya
Madhvacharya

Shri Madhvacharya was the chief proponent of Tattvavada , popularly known as Dvaita or dualism school of Hindu philosophy. It is one of the three most influential Vedanta philosophies....
's feet near his house.






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Pajaka is a village in Udupi Taluk and district of Karnataka
Karnataka

Karnataka is a States and territories of India in the southern part of India. It was Unification of Karnataka on November 1, 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act....
 state in India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
. Pajaka is the place where Dvaita
Dvaita

Dvaita is a dualist school of Vedanta Hindu philosophy. The Sanskrit word dvaita means "dualism". This school was established as a new development in the Vedanta exegetical tradition in the thirteenth century CE with the south Indian Vaishnavism theologian Madhvacharya, who wrote commentaries on a number of Hindu scriptures....
 philosopher Sri Madhvacharya
Madhvacharya

Shri Madhvacharya was the chief proponent of Tattvavada , popularly known as Dvaita or dualism school of Hindu philosophy. It is one of the three most influential Vedanta philosophies....
 was born. Madhvacharya is also known by name "Poornaprajna" and "Anandathirta".The place is near Kunjarugiri Durga
Durga

In Hinduism, the goddess Durga or Maa Durga "one who can redeem in situations of utmost distress". Durga is a form of Devi, the supremely radiant goddess, depicted as having ten arms, riding a lion or a tiger, carrying weapons , maintaining a meditative smile, and practicing mudras, or symbolic hand gestures....
 temple. The place is bestowed with beauty by nature.

There is a lot of historical evidence about Madhvacharya's life and times at Pajaka. It includes his birthplace and the places he frequented in the village.

The importance of Pajaka kshetra is also narrated in a small biographical poem called "Sampradaya Paddhati", whose author is Sri Madhvacharya
Madhvacharya

Shri Madhvacharya was the chief proponent of Tattvavada , popularly known as Dvaita or dualism school of Hindu philosophy. It is one of the three most influential Vedanta philosophies....
's direct deciple Sri Hrushikesha, the mula yati of Sri Palimaru
Palimaru

Palimaru in Tulu anglicised as Palimar is village in Udupi district. Palimaru matha is one of the Ashta Mathas of Udupi of Udupi.Palimaru is about 7km away from Padubidri....
 Mata.

Sri Vadiraja swamy of the Sode Mata in his "Tirtha prabandha" explains Pajaka Kshetra as a very holy place, because it was here Sri Mukyaprana was born as Sri Madhvacharya
Madhvacharya

Shri Madhvacharya was the chief proponent of Tattvavada , popularly known as Dvaita or dualism school of Hindu philosophy. It is one of the three most influential Vedanta philosophies....
 and hence it has to be visited all wise men.

There is a impression of Sri Madhvacharya
Madhvacharya

Shri Madhvacharya was the chief proponent of Tattvavada , popularly known as Dvaita or dualism school of Hindu philosophy. It is one of the three most influential Vedanta philosophies....
's feet near his house. Sri Vadiraja swamy later installed an idol of Sri Madhvacharya
Madhvacharya

Shri Madhvacharya was the chief proponent of Tattvavada , popularly known as Dvaita or dualism school of Hindu philosophy. It is one of the three most influential Vedanta philosophies....
 there which is worshipped by devotees till date.

Places to See


There are many interesting places to see at Pajaka. Perhaps the most important of all is the ancestral home and birthplace of Sri Madhva. There are many archaeological evidences of the life and times of Sri Madhva at this place. This includes the spot where his Aksharabhyasa (Initiation Ceremony) was performed, a banyan tree supposed to have been planted by him, the place where Sri Madhva (by virtue of being an avatar of Vayu
Vayu

In Hinduism Vayu is a primary deity, the father of Bhima and the spiritual father of Lord Hanuman. He is also known as Vata ???, Pavana ??? , or Prana....
) lifted two huge stones and placed them on pots, and a pond where Sri Madhva is supposed to have brought the water from 4 nearby ponds (Dhanus Theertha, Gada Theertha, Bana Theertha and Parashu Theertha).

There is also a Madhva Mandira very close to the house. Lot of religious activities happen here and it is also a Vidyapeeta where students learn Vedas and Sanskrit. The entire complex is managed by Sri Kaniyooru Matha, one of the eight mathas Sri Madhva established.

The Kunjaragiri Durga temple is also a fascinating place to visit. The temple is located on top of a hill and the hill offers some breathtaking sceneries of Udupi. There is also a Parashurama
Parashurama

Parashurama , a Brahmin, the sixth avatar of Vishnu, belongs to the Treta yuga, and is the son of Jamadagni and Renuka. Parashu means axe, hence his name literally means Rama-of-the-axe....
 temple nearby.

See also

  • Madhwacharya


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