Mantralaya seer interred
The last rites of Sushameendra Teertha Swamiji were performed at Mantralayam in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday. He breathed his last on Saturday in Bangalore due to a respiratory problem.
As a tradition, Kumbabhisheka was performed in the beginning. A special "shesha vastra" and special camphor from Tirupathi was brought to cover the swamiji. Later, the body was taken in procession around the Brindavan of Sri Raghavendra Swamiji.
The body was taken to the Samadhi (tomb) near a Shami Vruksha, where the Brindavans of Sudharmeendra Teertha Swamiji, Suvarteendra Teertha Swamiji, Suyameendra Teertha Swamiji and Sujayeendra Teertha Swamiji are situated. Before placing the body inside the tomb, idols of Saligrama, Lakshminayarayan and Narasimhaswamy were placed and abhisheka was performed. Later, a slab was placed on the tomb and a small, temporary Brindavan was erected on the slab.
Later, the present Peethadhipathi Sri Suyateendrateertha Swamiji performed daily rituals and poojas to all Brindavans. He gave "Hastodaka" for Sushameendra Teertha Swamiji Brindavan and later the "charama sloka" was recited.
Earlier, the body was kept for public viewing and to pay tributes. Junior seer Suyateendra Teertha took the "darshan" of swamiji's "paduka" as he was constrained from taking "darshan" of the seer.
Tourism Minister Janardhan Reddy, Health Minister Sriramulu, Raichur MP candidate S Phakkirappa, Surpur's Raju Gouda, Dharam Singh, Mallikarjun Kharge and others also paid tributes to the seer.
