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village named Pithapuram located near the sacred
Godavari River, in East Godavari District in the
State of Andhra Pradesh, India, there lived a pious
couple, of the Brahmin caste, devoted to Lord Dattatreya,
Appala Raju Sarma and Sumati by name. To this pious
couple was born Lord Dattatreya as Sreepada Sreevallabha
to check the evil ways and strengthen the righteous
forces in man. He was the third surviving child
of the couple. Since the child born had all the
divine features besides celestial radiance, it was
fittingly named as Sree pada. This was the first
manifestation of Lord Datta in this age of 'Kali'.
As per the tradition, Sreepada's "Upanayanam" (investiture
with the sacred thread) was performed when he was
of eight years old, and from that very moment, being
the divine incarnate, instead of learning from a
"Guru" (Teacher), started imparting Vedic knowledge
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the appropriate time, Sreepada, blessed his two
brothers, who were infirm from birth, with his infinite
grace and made them normal human beings. Then he
granted his Parents, the vision of his divine form.
Then taking leave of his Parents, he renounce all
worldly ties and christened himself as "Sreepada
Sreevallabha". He visited various holy places and
settled in a place called "Kurupuram" on the banks
of River Krishna. Here, pleased with the devotion
of a washer-man, he granted him a boon to be born
in a Royal family and reign as a King in his next
birth. Thereafter, he also advised a poor Brahmin
lady, who was about to end her life by drowning
in the Krishna, that she shall be blessed with a
noble son equal to him in spiritual stature, in
her next life if she spends her life in the worship
of Lord Shiva. To keep up his promise, Sreepada
Sreevallabha decided to cast-off the physical body
by entering into the river Krishna and he willed
his own birth once again. However, unseen, even
to this day, the good lord, has been granting wishes
to those who serve him and contemplate his divine
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"Digambara,
digambara, Sreepada vallabha digambara"
Digambara, Digambara, Avadhutachintana digambara"
( Also refer "Sree Guru Charitra" (English)by
Pujya Sri Acharya Ekkirala Bharadwaja)
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