Dattatreya Rama Rao Parvatikar
| Swamy Dattatreya Rama Rao Parvatikar | |
|---|---|
.jpg)
swami parvatikar
|
|
| Born | 1916 Guledgudda, Dist Bagalkot, Karanataka |
| Died | 1990 |
| Other names | veena baba, nadayogi, veenamaharaj |
Shri Dattatreya Rama Rao Parvatikar, (pronunciation:[d̪ət̪t̪ɑːt̪reːj ə rɑːmə rɑːʋ pərʋət̪ikɑːr]; दत्तात्रेय राम राव् पर्वतिकार्) [1916-1990], was prominent Hindu saint and a sanyasi of India. He was keenly interested in Indian classical music and was a maestro of rudra veena. He invented Dattatreya Veena and was fondly called also as "veena baba". Some of his musical recordings are part of a UNESCO project.
He was born as the second son of professor Rama Rao Parvatikar and Vatsala Bai on 1916 at Guledgudda, near Badami.He was the elder brother of the family. Younger ones being Panduranga Rao Parvatikar, Shaam Rao Parvatikar.
Swamy Dattatreya Parvatikar lived in the premises of Badrinath Temple of The Himalayas and hardly spoke to anybody. He was a nada yogi and was an expert in sitar, vichitra veena, rudra veena and swarmandal. Due to his expertise on veena recital, he was fondly called as veena baaba by his spiritual followers.
Swami Dattatreya Rama Rao Parvatikarji (1916-1990), is seen hereplaying his 'Brahm Vina', as he calls it, at the Badrinath Temple. He said it was the only one left in existence and that he had to help in the making of it himself, getting several strings added to the lower side (like a harp). It had a truly mystical sound. Swamiji would be here during the entire season that the presiding deity resides in Badri Nath Dham.
Interesting was his morning practice of first having bath in Tapt Kund, a natural mineral hot spring, and then immediately having an ice cold bath in the grace-filled river of Alakananda. And after this he would do yogasanas in the sunshine beside the river, ending them with Shirshasana, headstand, that alone for at least 15 mins.
...
Wikipedia