Nava Brindavana Part 3 – Shree Vageesha Teertharu

You can read Part 1 and Part 2 of this article in the link below:
Nava Brindavana Part 1 – Sree Padmanaabha Theertharu
Nava Brindavana Part 2 – Sree Kaveendra Teertharu

Shree Vagheesha Teertharu

The third Brindavana here is that of Shree Vageesha Theertharu. Shri Vageesha Teertharu succeeded Shri Kaveendra Teertharu.

His Poorvashrama name was Raghunathacharya. He was one of the greatest scholars of his time. He was the third Madhwa saint to enter Brindavana at Nava Brindavana.
Vageesha Thertha, the successor of Kaveendra Thertha entered Brindavana  in 1406.

His Aradhane Thithi is Chaitra Krishna Tritiya (April-May)

Sloka : 

वासुदेवपदद्वन्द्ववारिजासक्तमानसम्।
पदव्याख्यानकुशलं वागीशयतिमाश्रये॥

vAsudevapadadvandvavArijAsaktamAnasam .
padavyAkhyAnakushalaM vAgIshayatimAshraye

Article Credit:

1. My Brother B.S. Ramesh
2. madhvacharyars_lineage.pdf
3. Image credit: www.raghavendramutt.org/