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History of Sri Raghavendra Stotram:
Rayaru decided to enter the Brindavana on Shraavana Krishna Paksha
Dwiteeya i.e.in 1671 A.D.Friday and sent Appanacharya for Madhwa
Sanchara away from Mantralaya. If Appanacharya would have been on
that day he will never allow Rayaru to Enter Brindavana. So
Aparokshagnyani Gururaya thinking all this purposely sent this Devotee
Appanacharya away from Mantralaya and immediately planned the
Brindavana Pravesha and asked Diwan Venkanna to make all the
preparations.
Appanacharya somehow came to know the news. Received a great shock.
Returned to Bichchali, decide to go to Mantralaya. But the river
Tungbhadra was in full spate, overflowing. Appanacharya never cared for
this. Decided to cross the Tungabhadra, as he loved Rayaru too much
went on crying, tears rolled on his cheeks. As He knew Rayaru
completely out of Devotional Ecstasy started Gurustotra Sripurnabodha
Guruteertha Payobdhipaara from JAPADAKATTE, Tungamma paved
the way, by the time Appanacharya reached`Mantralaya the last stone of
the Brindavana was placed at the Brindavana. His Ashukavitva Stotra
Pathana immediately stopped after:
YoBhaktyaGuruRaghavendraCharanaDwandam Smaran
YahaPathaet
StotramDivyamidamsadaNahiBhavaettasyaAsukhamKinchan
KimtvishtarthaSamruddhirevaKamalaNathaPrasadodayaat
KeertiDigviditaVibhutiratula..
Could not speak anything more. Rayaru Sitting in the`Brindavana has
listened the Gurustotra fully, and completed the Stotra by saying
SAAKSHIHAYASTOTRAHI from the Brindavana. At that time Rayaru
was Chanting Hayagreeva Mantra, said Hayagreeva Roopi Sri Hari is the
witness for all this what has been told in the Gurustotra.
How great he was? What an amount of Affection had Rayaru towards
Appanacharya. Appanacharya composed this Stotra Gurustotra on the
day of Rayara Brindavana Pravesha, so it is famous, popular and called as
Stotra Raja. It has come out fluently, spontaneously and with Devotional
Ecstasy.This is the unforgettable contribution of Bichchali Appanacharya
to the Devotees of this Universe.
