Brief Life History of Shripad Shri Vallabha ( Places of Shripad Shri Vallabha are Highlited ) :

Lord Shripad Shri Vallabha

Shri Sripada Vallabha was born to a Brahmin by name Appala Raja who lived with his wife Sumati, who was a Great Devotee of Goddess Sati, in Pithapuram. She had two children, unfortunately, one of whom was Blind and the other Limbless. It so happened one day that, Sumati woke up early to Perform Shradha (a ritual performed to honour the ancestors on their death anniversary) of her father-in-law. She cooked the necessary food and was waiting for Appala Raja who was out to Fetch Shradh Bhoktas (Materials used for Shradh). In the afternoon, a hermit (Lord Dattatreya Himself) with a divine glow on his face, came to her doorstep for alms and asked for some food. Sumati bowed in front of him humbly gave away all that she cooked for the Shradha.

The Hermit was so pleased with her, that he blessed her with whatever she desired. Sumati wanted to have a child with the same grace and elegance of the hermit who came for alms. Bestowing her with what she wished, the hermit suddenly disappeared, leaving Sumati awestruck and joyous. Meanwhile, Appala Raja returned home and Sumati informed him what all had happened, fearing that he would get annoyed. Instead, Appala Raja was so pleased with what she did and told her that giving food to the needy is the best part of donations. He also told her that his forefathers must have been satisfied with this dana (donation).

Over a period of time, the Lord Himself was born to her in the tenth month of pregnancy. When the child was born, it seemed as if the whole universe was filled with joy and celebrations. The child was named as Sripada (divine feet) as he had the symbols of Chakra and Shanka on his feet. His Parents also named him Sri Vallabha as the child had a divine lustre and charm in his appearance. The child grew to be one of the wise and valiant with immense knowledge of Shastras, Puranas and Vedas.

When he turned out to be sixteen years old, Sripada Vallabha's parents thought of his marriage. When Vallabha came to know about this, he explained his parents that the purpose of his birth was to find the truth and serve the world. Recollecting Vallabha's jataka (horoscope), in which it was written that he would become an ascetic, his parents did not stop him from accomplishing his tasks. Sripada Vallabha, before leaving his parents for pilgrimage, blessed his blind brother with sight and the legless brother with legs. His parents' joy was boundless on seeing their other two children back to Normal. They blessed their son, Sripada Vallabha, and with a heavy heart and joyous tears in their eyes, bade him goodbye.

Sripada Vallabha then went to Kashi , Badrinath and from there he moved to  Gokarna, where he stayed for 3 years. Then  he went to Shri Giri (Srisailam) and lived there for 4 months and further moved to Nivrutti Sangan. He preached all his Gyana (knowledge) to the saints and then retired at Kuruvapur, an island in River Krishna.

One day a widow, Ambika came to the river to end her life due to her unbearable poverty and to run away from the world which made fun of her for having given birth to a dullard and an idiot boy. Miraculously Sripaad came there and said 'Oh Brahmin, do not be hasty; otherwise you would incur the sin of committing suicide, as well as the sin of killing a Brahmin. No one can help you out of it. It is better for you to live on, facing any amount of suffering.' The Brahmin lady then said, 'Oh Holy one, people are humiliating me for being cursed with the birth of a stupid son. They consider it a sin even to see my face. What could I gain by continuing to live?'
The Lord was moved by compassion at her words and said, 'Mother, by committing suicide, you only add to your former sins and you will have to suffer more in the next life. Therefore, devote your whole life to the worship of Lord Shiva. You shall be blessed with
a noble son in your next life'.

The Above Event was Perhaps Shri Guru’s own Sankalpa to Reincarnate again as Shri Narasimha Saraswati. Therefore he had pre-arranged this leela so as to meet and bless his Next Incarnation’s Mother-to-be.

Then he performed several Miracles at Kurwapur and blessed all his Devotees.Over a period of time, Sripada Vallabha took Nijananda in Krishna River at Kurwapur.