Since Brahma and others were taught, greater Acharya than any Acharya.
After visiting Ahobilam, we are tracing the path trod by Swami Ramanuja in Karnataka, where he spent many years. Melkote and Thirunarayanapuram are considered as fort of Swami Ramanuja. We will be visiting many temples in Karnataka. Sloka 23 of SVS deals with Matsya avatar. We are now in Nagamangala, some 170 KMs from Bangalore. Nagamangala means auspicious to snakes or auspiciousness from snakes or established by Swami Ramanuja, incarnation of the great serpent Adisesha. This place is on the way from Melkote to Mangalore. The Lord here is Sri Kesava.
Guru: means great [person]. Swami Parasara Bhatta attributes this and following some Divine names to Sri Matsya avatara. Gu = darkness and ru = eliminates. Our ignorance darkness is being eliminated by teachers. The Lord is the First Acharya and He is the Acharya of all Acharyas. Vedas are the basis for all knowledge and Vedas were first brought out by the Lord. The Lord here was worshiped by Swami Ramanuja.
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