INTRODUCTION
The Tungabadra River is a holy river that emerge from Karnataka and flows through Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. During the Treta Yuga, this sacred Tungabhadra River was called as River Pampa, and Lord Rama had stayed nearby this River and took rest for some time.
According to ancient legend, after killing of the demon Hiranyaksha, Lord Varaha Swamy took rest for some time on a holy mountain. During that time, due to tiredness sweat began to pour from his body, and it becomes the present day Tungabadra River. There are lot of holy places on the banks of River Tungabadra, like Sringeri, Sarada Peetham which was founded by Shankara, and Nava Brindavan, the Samadhi of nine pious Madhva saints is located near the Tunga Bhadra River. And also in the banks of the holy Tungabadra, Manthralayam Sree Raghavendra Swamy Mutt is situated and it is located in Kurnool District at Andhra Pradesh. In India, there are lot of holy rivers like Ganga, Yamuna, Narmada, Tungabadra and Kaveri.
In order to sanctify Ma Tungabadra, we can recite her 108 beautiful names as mentioned below:-
- Om Tungalindyai namah
- Om TungaYamunaGanga Devi namah
- Om Soundaravalliye namah
- Om Akilendeswariye namah
- Om Haripriyayai namah
- Om Shivapriyayai namah
- Om Alankarapriyai namah
- Om Punyanadhiye namah
- Om Kuladevathaiyai namah
- Om Karunadeviyai namah
- Om krsnayai namah
- Om krsnarupayai namah
- Om sanatanyai namah
- Om krsnavamamsasambhutayai namah
- Om paramanandarupinyai namah
- Om golokavasinyai namah
- Om syamayai namah
- Om vrndavanavinodinyai namah
- Om radhasakhyai namah
- Om rasalilayai namah
- Om rasamandalamanditayai namah
- Om nikunjamadhavivalyai namah
- Om rangavallyai namah
- Om manoharayai namah
- Om srirasamandalibhutayai namah
- Om yuthibhutayai namah
- Om Devipriyayai namah
- Om golokatatinyai namah
- Om divyayai namah
- Om nikunjatalavasinyai namah
- Om dirghormivegagambhirayai namah
- Om puspapallavavasinyai namah
- Om ghanasyamayai namah
- Om meghamalayai namah
- Om balakayai namah
- Om padmamalinyai namah
- Om paripurnatamayai namah
- Om purnayai namah
- Om purnabrahmapriyayai namah
- Om parayai namah
- Om mahavegavatyai namah
- Om saksannikunjadvaranirgatayai namah
- Om mahanadyai namah
- Om mandagatyai namah
- Om virajayai namah
- Om vegabhedinyai namah
- Om anekabrahmandagatayai namah
- Om brahmadravasamayai namah
- Om akulayai namah
- Om Sarvesvaryai namah
- Om misrayai namah
- Om nirjalabhayai namah
- Om nirmalayai namah
- Om saritam varayai namah
- Om ratnabaddhobhayatatayai namah
- Om hamsapadmayai nadyai namah
- Om nirmalapaniyayai namah
- Om sarvabrahmandapavanyai namah
- Om vaikunthaparikhibhutayai namah
- Om parikhayai namah
- Om papaharinyai namah
- Om brahmalokagatayai namah
- Om brahmyai namah
- Om svargayai namah
- Om svarganivasinyai namah
- Om ullasantyai namah
- Om protpatantyai namah
- Om merumalayai namah
- Om mahojjvalayai namah
- Om srigangayai namah
- Om ambhase sikharinyai namah
- Om gandasailavibhedinyai namah
- Om desanpunantyai namah
- Om gacchantyai namah
- Om mahatyai namah
- Om bhumimadhyagayai namah
- Om martandatanujayai namah
- Om punyayai namah
- Om kalindagirinandinyai namah
- Om yamasvasre namah
- Om mandahasayai namah
- Om sudvijayai namah
- Om racitambarayai namah
- Om nilambarayai namah
- Om padmamukhyai namah
- Om carantyai namah
- Om carudarsanayai namah
- Om rambhorave namah
- Om padmanayanayai namah
- Om madhavyai namah
- Om pramadottamayai namah
- Om tapascarantyai namah
- Om susronyai namah
- Om kujannupuramekhalayai namah
- Om jalasthitayai namah
- Om syamalangyai namah
- Om khandavabhayai namah
- Om viharinyai namah
- Om gandivibhasinyai namah
- Om vanyayai namah
- Om srikrsnambaramicchatyai namah
- Om dvarakagamanayai namah
- Om rajnyai namah
- Om pattarajnyai namah
- Om parangatayai namah
- Om maharajnyai namah
- Om ratnabhusayai namah
- Om gomatitiracarinyai namah
“OM SRI TUNGABADRA DEVI NAMAHA”
WRITTEN BY
R.HARISHANKAR