Vrata / Puja In Gurucharitra

 There are various Vrata & puja mentioned Gurucharitra .Following are they
1)Shanipradosh Vrata

      At Kurvpur , Shree Shripad  ShreeVallabh  save the mother-son who were trying to commit suicide and ask her to do Shanipradosh vrata.Shani Pradosh vrat a Saturday(Sanivar) in any lunar fortnigh. Due to Shani Pradosh Vrat She was mother of Nrasinh Sarswathi in next birth.
2)Ekadashi Vrata
    Ekadashi is a sacred day, occurring twice a month in the Hindu calendar - on the eleventh day of the bright half - called Shukla Paksha and on the eleventh of the dark half called Krishn Paksha. A fast is to be observed on this day by all Hindus. During Ekadashi, a waterless fast is ideal. However those unable to fast may take liquids, or if needed farari foods.
      In Gurucharitra 3 Adhyay there is story of  King Ambarish & Durvas Rushi tells that Ambarish made Ekadashi Vrata. He induced Shri Vishnu to come to Earth.

Shri Dattatreya Ashtotarra Shatanamavali

Om Anasuya-sutaya namahOm Dattaya namah
Om Atri-putraya namah
Om Maha-munaye namah
Om Yogeendraya namah
Om Punya-purushaya namah
Om Deveshaya namah
Om Jagadeeshwaraya namah
Om Paramatmane namah
Om Parasmai-bramhane namah
Om Sadanandaya namah
Om Jagad-guruve namah
Om Nitya-truptaya namahm Nirvi-karaya namah
Om Niranjanaya namah
Om Gunatmakaya namah
Om Gunatitaya namah
Om Bramha-vishnu-shiva-tmikaya namah
Om Nana-rupadharaya namah
Om Nityaya namah
Om Shantaya namah
Om Dantaya namah
Om Krupanidhaye namah
Om Bhakti-priyaya namah
Om Bhava-haraya namah
Om Bhagavate namah
Om Bhava-nashanaya namah
Om Aadi-devaya namah
Om Maha-devaya namah
Om Sarveshaya namah
Om Bhuwaneshwaraya namah
Om Vedantha-vedyaya namah
Om Varadaya namah
Om Vishwa-rupaya namah
Om Avyayaya namah
Om Haraye namah
Om Sachitanandaya namah
Om Sarveshaya namah
Om Yogeeshaya namah
Om Baktha-vatsalaya namah
Om Digambharaya namah
Om Divya-murtaye namah
Om Divya-bhoti-vibushanaya namah
Om Anadi-siddaya namah
Om Sulabaya namah
Om Bhaktha-vanchita-dayakaya namah
Om Ekasmai namah
Om Anekaya namah
Om Advitiyaya namah
Om Nigha-magama-vanditaya namah
Om Bhukti-mukti-pradatre namah
Om Karya-veerya-vara-pradaya namah
Om Shaswatangaya namah
Om Vishuddhatmane namah
Om Vishwatmane namah
Om Vishwato-mukhaya namah
Om Sarveshwaraya namah
Om Sada-tustaya namah
Om Sarva-mangala-dayakaya namah
Om Nish-kalankaya namah
Om Nira-basaya namah
Om Nirvi-kalpaya namah
Om Nirish-rayaya namah
Om Purushottamaya namah
Om Lokanadaya namah
Om Purana-purushaya namah
Om Anaghaya namah
Om Apara-mahimne namah
Om Anantaya namah
Om Aadyamta-rahita-krutaye namah
Om Samsara-vanada-vagnaye namah
Om Bhava-sagara-tarakaya namah
Om Shreenivasaya namah
Om Vishalakshaya namah
Om Kshirabdhi-shaya-naya namah
Om Achyutaya namah
Om Sarva-papakshaya-karaya namah
Om Tapatraya-nivaranaya namah
Om Lokeshaya namah
Om Sarva-bhooteshaya namah
Om Vyapakaya namah
Om Karunamayaya namah
Om Bramhadi-vamdita-padaya namah
Om Muni-vandyaya namah
Om Stuti-priyaya namah
Om Nama-rupa-kriyatitaya namah
Om Nispruhaya namah
Om Nirmalatmakaya namah
Om Mahadeeshaya namah
Om Mahatmane namah
Om Maha-devaya namah
Om Maheshwaraya namah
Om Vyagra-charmambara-dharaya namah
Om Naga-kundala-bhushanaya namah
Om Sarva-lakshana sampoornaya namah
Om Sarva-siddi-pradaya-kaya namah
Om Sarva-gynaya namah
Om Karuna-simdhave namah
Om Sarpa-haraya namah
Om Sada-shivaya namah
Om Sahyadri-vasaya namah
Om Sarvatmane namah
Om Bhavabandha-vimochanaya namah
Om Vishwambaraya namah
Om Vishwanadhaya namah
Om Jagannadhaya namah
Om Jagathprabhave namah

Iti Shree Dattatreya Ashtotarra Shatanamavali Samaptam

Contents Of Gurucharitra

                                                  Dnyankand ज्ञानकांड 

                  Mythology

chapter 1 describes various deities and their praying.
chapter 2 explains how universe was born, and how four Yugas were created with their specific trends.  Also   it has Guru and his disciple Deepak story
chapter 3 he describes Ambarish-Durvas story and how god Vishnu was made to take 10 avatars.
chapter 4 the famous story of Atri-Anusuya and Datta-janma is given.

                 Shripad ShriVallabha

chapter 5 story of  Shri Shripad ShriVallabha at Pithapur is given.
chapter 6  birth of Gokarna-Mahabaleshwar is described with Ravana-Ganesh and Shivalinga story.
chapter 7 then describes the importance of the above Gokarna-Mahabaleshwar as told by sage Gautam.
chapter 8 Shripad Shrivallabha lived secretly for 3 years and from there he went to Shrigiri. At Kurvpur , he save the mother-son who were trying to commit suicide and ask her to do Shanipradosh-vrata.
chapter 9 Shripad ShriVallabha blesses the washerman to become the king in his next birth and eventually ends his avatar.
chapter 10 the Vallabhesh Brahmin who is killed by the dacoits is revived by Shri Shripad ShriVallabha near Kuravpur.

Shri Narasinha Saraswati

chapter 11 Birth of shri Narsinha Sarswati (*Sha.1300 (1378 CE))at Lad Karanja whose old name is karanjpur.
chapter 12 Upnayan of Narasinh Sarswati(*Sha.1307 (1385 CE))& he leaves home(*Sha.1308 (1386 CE))and goes for Kashi-pilgrimage and takes Sannyaas(*Sha.1310 (1388 CE)) at Kashi from Shri Krishna Saraswati.
chapter 13 shri Narsinha Sarswati comes back to Karanja  (*Sha.1338 (1416 CE))and cures one Brahmin.at Vasar (Name of Village) and  meet to Sayamdeo
chapter 14 shri Narsinha Sarswati meets Sayamdeo who is [[Saraswati Gangadhar]]'s great-great-Grandfather and saves him from the Muslim king Sayamdev is working for. 
chapter 15 Guru asks his disciples to go for pilgrimage and himself stays near Parali-Vaijanath a place in Maharashtra

Chapter 16 Shri Narsinh Sarawati discribs greatness of Shri Guru by story of Dhoumyarishi & his three disciplines Aruni, Baid and Upmanyu. In former times, the Guru tested his disciples before giving knowledge to them
Chapter 17 Shri Narsinha Sarswati came to Bhillavadi living under the Audumber tree near bhuvaneshwari secretly.There lived at Kaveer(Kolhapur) a learned Brahmin who knew the Vedas. He had a dull foolish son becomes learned.
Chapter 18 Shri Narsinh Sarswati  came here from bhilavadi and stayed near Panch Ganga sangam Amarapur (Nrasinhwadi / Narsobachiwadi) for 12 years.He would go to Amarapur for alms.In Amarapur lived a Brahmin knowing Vedas. He had a devoted wife. He had a sem creeper at his door. When he could not get sufficient corn he would live on the boiled seems. He adored Shri Guru with devotion. He invited Shri Guru for alms one day. After taking the alms Shri Guru blessed him saying that his poverty was wiped off. While leaving the premises, Shri Guru cut the root of the sem creeper. Seeing this the Brahmins's wife bitterly saying `our means of livelihoood are lost.' The Brahmin tried to console her saying, there must be some good
intention of shri Guru in cutting the root of the sem. It is our good fortune that Shri Guru in cutting came to us for alms. Do not blame Shri Guru who blessed us. He will protect us. The brahmin took away the leaves of the creeper from the courtyard and while digging to take off the root of the creeper, he found a vessel full of
coins. He told this to his wife ho was much pleased and now repented for blaming Shri Guru. Both then went to shri Guru and worshipped him with devotion and reported what had occured. Shri Guru said, `Do not tell this to any body, else the wealth will be destroyed, you shall live happily with your sons and grandsons.'
Chapter 19 Greatness of Audumbar is described in this chapter.threw story of Shri Vishnu sNarasinhawatar & Hranyakashyapu. After death of Hranykashyapu Narsinha's nails were filled with strong poison and so caused great heat in his body.Narsinha took Audumbar fruits and thrush  nails in them.The poison and the heat of the body subsided.Narsinha were pleased. So they blessed the Audumbar tree, `You shall always bear fruits and people will worship you as the Kalpataru.

Narsinhwadi (Narsobachi Wadi / Amrapur)

                                     Narsinhwadi  (Narsobachi Wadi / Amrapur)

     Shree narsinhsaraswati stayed here for 12 years (*Sha.1344-1356 (1422 CE-1434 CE). This is a famous holy place like Kashi and Prayag.There is a temple of Amareshwar and an Audumbar tree as a Kalpataru. there is Punchganga(Shiva,Bhadra, Bhogavati, Kumbhi and Saraswati are the five rivers.) & Krushna sangam. In Gurucharitra Narsinhwadi is meantioned as Amarapur..Here is the temple of Amareshwar and hence the place is called as Amarapur. Nearby is the Sakti Teertha, where reside Sixty-four Yogini Shaktis, serving and worshipping Amareshwar,

                   Here is the temple of Amareshwar and hence the place is called as Amarapur. Nearby is the Sakti Teertha, where reside Sixty-four Yogini Shaktis, serving and worshipping Amareshwar, but unseen by others. Nearby was Papa Vinasini and other holy Teerthas. Sri NarsinhSaraswati stayed at Amarapur for 12 years. This place came to be later called as Narsobawadi (Narsobachi Wadi), after Sri Narasinha Saraswati.

From Guru Charitra Chapter 19 :"I am leaving my Padukas here. I will be ever present where my Padukas are worshipped. Whatever wishes to be prayed for, offering worship to the Padukas, they will be granted and fulfilled." - Sri Narasinha Saraswati.

   How to go Narsinhwadi ?

          It is near to Kolhapur , Sangli .

    1)If you are coming from railway(from Miraj/Sangli side) then you dont need to come kolhapur .Just   come   at Jaysingpur. From Jaysinhpur narsinhwadi is just 8 Km . this is bus facility is available(jaysinhpur station  - Kurundwad) which goes from Narsinhwadi.

   2) If  you are coming from bus / ST ,there are lot of buses from Kolhapur , Sangli , Miraj Regularly. 

              Narsobachi Wadi is also famous for Brinjal, Cucumber, Corn that are really very very tasty due to the fact that they are grown on the bank of river Krishna. Also do not forget to buy Pedhe / Pedha,Kavath(Limonia) Barfi & Basundi which are considered to be best  taste & quality.

Namdharak

    Gurucharitra is conversation between Siddha and Namdharak who is listening to Siddha.

Siddha

                     Siddha(सिद्ध )  is a disciple of Shri Narasimha Saraswati. Gurucharitra is conversation between Siddha and Namdharak who is listening to Siddha.

Shri RamKrushan Kamat

                                                          Shri Ramchandra Krishna Kamat
                                                             (The editor of Shri Gurucharitra)

The standard copy of this book was edited by Mr. Ramchandra Krishna Kamat, who painstakingly researched about 26 or 27 different copies of this book obtained from various places. After studying the language and contents in each of these different copies he finally wrote this book, with the Kadaganchi version of this book assumed to be the standard one. There are thousands of copies of this book, however, Mr. Kamat zeroed onto the final 26-27 of those different versions and from these he finalised this version of Gurucharitra. The book has about 7491 stanzas, and each was well scrutinized by Mr. Kamat. This will show the monumental work he did in getting this book into its final version. The book is published by Keshav Bhikaji Dhawale Prakashan, Girgaum, Mumbai. He also wrote divine books like 'NAM JAPACHE MAHATVA' and 'NAMCHINTAMANI' which is very good for all sadhak who wants to know the god.