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Stage 10 of 10 · lifelong

Vandanamu — The student becomes the teacher

Endaro Mahānubhāvulu — salutations to all the great souls who came before.

Endaro mahānubhāvulu, andariki vandanamulu. So many great souls walked this earth. To all of them, my salutations.

The teacher

Why this stage now

The final stage Tyāgarāja modelled in his own life — Endaro Mahānubhāvulu — was gratitude. The śiṣya becomes a guru only by saluting every guru who came before.

You're ready for the next stage when

There is no 'ready'. This stage is the rest of your life.

The protocol

  1. 01Teach Bantureeti Kōlu (Stage 4) to one other person. Sahitya, raga, gamaka — in that order.
  2. 02Perform at the next Tyāgarāja Aradhana — at Tiruvaiyāru if you can travel, at home if not.
  3. 03Begin learning Dīkṣitar's Vātāpi or Śyāmā Śāstri's Pālinchu Kāmākṣī. The Trinity is one path.

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