Sripada Srivallabha Temple Pithapuram

The Lord Dattatreya's First Avatar is Sripada Sripada Srivallabha. He has born on 1326e at Pitapuram Villag,(Its Near Samrlakota, East Godawari Dist., A.P.) on the day of Vinayaka Chavithi in Chitta Nakshatram, Simha Lagna(Leo), Tula Raasi(Libra). He is the third child in his family, he has 2 elder brothers and 2 younger sisters. His Parents are Sri Ghandikota Appala Raju Sarma & Smt. Sumathi Maharani. His Grand Father is Bapana Charyulu(In his previous birth he is the father of Lord Sri Krishna)

His birth secrecy is, when Appalaraja Sarma family was celebrating the Pitru Karma (shraaddha). (People are celebrate yearly once this ceremony to pay homage to the departed soul) In the after noon Bhikshuk(saint) came for bhiksha to Sarma's house. Before feeding the invited Brahmins, Sumathi Maharani has fed this Bhikshuk considering him as Lord Dattatreya. Dattatreya became quite happy and offered her a boon. She asked for a great knowledged son. Dattatreya Blessed her. She had before two sons, one is blind and lame. Dattatreya blessed her and saying that she will have world famous son who will be guru to all. Both husband and wife became very happy to hear the blessings from Lord Dattatreya, after on the day of Vinayaka Chathurdhi she had Shripada. There is no difference between Sripada and Sri Datta. If worshipped Sripada one gets the same result which he gets by worshipping Guru Datta. Pithapuram is blessed by the existence of Sripada for 30 years and later Sri pada took Sanyasa Ashram and left for Kuruvapur. Pithapur is the Karma bhoomi and Kuruvapur is the Moksha bhoomi of Sripada. The tenure of Sripada Srivallabha is very small. But its prominence cannot be explained even by celestials and seven sages. He is support to all visible and invisible forces just like Datta Guru. Sripada Srivallabha ′s Incarnation Came to Dispel the Darkness of Ignorance. It Arrived to remove the limping progress of people in Physical and Spiritual Matters.

In that Place there are 3 Murthies, one is Sripada Srivallabha, second is Dattatreya and third is Nrusimha Saraswathi. Dattatreya's first avatar is Sripada Srivallabha in A.P, second avatar is Sri Nrusimha Saraswathi, fourth is Akkalkota Maharaj in Maharastra, third is Manikya Prabhu, and fifth is Shirdi Sai Ram.