Shripad Shri Vallabha

Shripad Shri Vallabha

ShriPaadha ShriVallabha श्रीपाद श्रीवल्लभ (Telugu: శ్రీ పాద శ్రీ వల్లభ)(ShriPaadha ShriVallabha)(Tamil:ஸ்ரீ பாத ஸ்ரீ வல்லபா) is considered as one of the Avatars (incarnations) of the deity Shri Dattatreya in kaliyuga. As per some of the experts, he is supposed to have lived from 1320 AD to 1350 AD. He was born in Pitaapuram. Though a sketchy information was available about his life from the book Shri GuruCharithra written by Shri Saraswati Gangadhar in Marathi around 1450 AD, which was later translated in Telugu by Brahmasri Pannala VenkatadriBattu Sarma in Pitaapuram. Later in November 2001, a full book of 53 Chapters on the Life of SripadaVallabha was brought out by a pious devotee by name Malladi Govinda Deekshitulu belonging to the Lineage of Maternal Grandfather of Sripada SriVallabha. This book of various episodes on the life of SriPada is claimed to be written by One Kannada Devotee Shankar Bhat in the book itself, (supposedly contemporary of Sri Pada Sri Vallbha) recording his various encounters with miracles witnessed by himself and by those whom he came in contact with. The publishers claim that this book has been preserved as secret for 32 Generations of Sripada's maternal side before Publishing in November 2001 after receiving a message from Divine to disclose it. Authenticity of the claims has not been verified. The original manuscript has also been not recovered as they say it was all supposedly destroyed. At present, Telugu (translation from Sanskrit version), Marathi and English are available at Shripada Shrivallabha Mahasansthan/Pitaapuram. Kannada translation by name 'Sripada srivallbhara divya charithamrutha'(published and distributed by sri guru kanneswara swami dattavadhoota ashram at srikshetra, village Dodderi, challakere Thaluk, Chitradurga district) is also available. Pithapuram, (20 km from Kakinada) a town in East Godavari|Godavari] district of Andhra Pradesh state in India.

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Sri Sripada Sri Vallabh Swamiji, Five avatara of Sri Dattatreya Swamiji