Sri Pothuluri Veera Brahmendra swami

Sri Pothuluri Veera Brahmendra swami, popularly known as Brahmamgaru, was the Hindu saint and philosopher, born in 1610 in Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh. Brahmamgari Aradhana utsavalu are held on Vaishakha Shukla Dasami (tenth day in bright fortnight ofVaishakha masam). In 2012, Veerabrahmendra swami Aradhan utsavam is held on May 1. On this day, Pothuluri Veerabrahmam was entered into Jeeva Samadhi.

Veerabrahmendra swami is the author of Kalagnanam, a collection of predictions about future or prophecies in Telugu. It also tells us about the arrival of Kalki avataram of Lord Vishnu in the form of Sri Veerabhoga Vasantaraya

Srimadvirat Potuluri Veerabrahmendra Swami

Veerabrahmendra Swami is one of the great saint of India. He is a person who has the knowledge of past, present and future. He is often called as the "Nostradamus of India". He told many forecastings of which all were proved correct. He forecasted events for some upto the end of Kaliyuga starting from his reign.

People call him by several names like

1. Srimadvirat Potuluri Veerabrahmendra Swami,

2. Veerabrahmam

3. Brahmam garu

4. Veerambottlayya

5. Veera guruvu

6. Veerabrahmayya.

In Banaganapalli and Kandimallayyapalli, VeeraBrahmendra Swami lived around 400 years ago. He is a person with knowledge of past present and future. He is still alive in his jeeva samadhi situated in Kandimallayyapalli. There is a mattam called as "Brahmam gari mattam" which is situated here in Kandimallayyapalli. He has written a lot of books on palm leaves. All these palm leaf books tell the future of the world till the end of Kali yuga. These book tell us about How people get transformed in coming years, what catastrophical events occur, Political, social,economic changes that will occur in the society, biologocal and physiological changes that will occur in plant and animal kingdoms, geographical changes, wars, explosions etc and many other wonders of the world which have occured and will occur in future. The knowledge in these books is called as "Kaalagnaanam" (Knowledge of Time). This will also be called by people as "Saandhra Sindhu Vedam".

Sri Potuluri Veera Brahmendra Swami is the author of Kalagnana, collections of prophecies on palm leaves. Most of his predictions came true and many are yet to happen. Also known as Indian Nostradamous by west, he said he will come again to this earth as 'Veera Bhoga Vasantharaya' and that would mean the end of life on earth. He prophesized that before his arrival the world would be in a very chaotic condition.Veera Brahmendra Swami left his body with his self imposed 'Jeeva Samadhi'. He went into Samadhi when he was still alive and asked to close the stone.
Kalagnana an important text in Telugu that predicts the arrival of Kalki in the form of Sri Veerabhoga Vasantaraya. A fifteen year old Muslim boy, Sheik Saheb came to the Ashram to become a disciple of Veera Brahmendra Swami. He renamed the boy Siddhayya who turned out to be the most loyal and devoted of his disciples. Siddhayya is none other than Ananda Bhairava and in accepting him as disciple Sri Brahmendra Swami was fulfilling a boon he granted earlier. Brahmendra Swami gave Siddhayya initiation into many spiritual practices including Taraka Yoga.

Sri veerabrahmendra swami samadhi is located in Kandhimallayapalle,Cuddapah district, Andhra pradesh, india.
Sri Veera Brahmendhra Swami's Few Childhood Events

Few events of Sri Veera Brahmendra Swami’s childhood that he was the son of Sri Paripurnachari and Smt Prakruthamba and that he grew up under the care of foster parents. Sri Veera Bhojacharya head of the Papaghni math near Nandikonda and his wife Smt. Veera-Papamba. Lovingly called “Veeram Bhotlayya” he used to impress everyone by his extraordinary intelligence and spiritual bent of mind. When in his thirteenth year his foster father, died he not only bore the blow calmly but proved a pillar of strength to his desolate mother. His philosophic talksmade her understand the illusory nature of attachments and the continuum of consciousness in life and death. Realising that her son is an enlightened soul, Papamba gave him permission to leave home and go on a pilgrimage to holy places. While Veeram Bhotlayya was visiting Harihara Kshetra, he came across a yogi named AnandaBhairava. Anandabhairava confessed to Veeram Bhotlayya that he took to Sanyasa as a mark of repentance on his inadvertent killing of a cow. To liberate him from the sin of killing a cow Veeram Bhotlayya initiated him into Dwadasakharimantra and gave him the boon that in his next birth he will be born in a family of cotton growers and when he comes of age he would become his (Veeram Bhotlayya’s) chief disciple.

The next recorded evidence available about Sri Veera Brahmendra Swami is his stay as a sage in a Matt built for his use in Banaganapalli by an elderly devotee, Acchamma. Legend has it that Acchamma who initially entrusted Veeram Bhotlayya with the task of tending cows was surprised to hear that the young man was spending more of his time inside a cave scribbling something on palm-leaf parchments. She followed him one-day and saw him draw a line round the cattleand command them to stay within the line. The cattle implicitly obeyed his command and Acchamma realised that the boy was not an ordinary shepherd but must be a God man of great powers. She walked into the cave which was bright and aglow as with the light of a thousand suns, and prostrating herself at his feet begged to be excused for having treated him as a menial. Veeram Bhotlyya gave her initiation into ‘Dwadashakshari’ mantra, and begged by her consented to stay for some more time in Banaganapalli. Acchamma was one of the few who were given the privilege of listening to the future predictions written in the form of chants by Sri Veeram Bhotlayya. During his stay at Banagapalli math, Veeram Bhotlayya used to bury the palmleaf parchments in a secret place underground and visitors to this day make it a point to pay homage to the Tamarind tree that grew in that spot. During the twelve years that he stayed in that village Sri Veeram Bhotlayya performed many miracles. He restored eyesight to Acchamma’s son, Brahmanandareddy by suggesting a retribution for Reddy’s sins of a past life. Once the Nawab of that region who was jealous of the fame of Veeram Bhotlyya sent word to him and after a hypocritical show of respect and Courtesy, presented him a platter covered with a muslin cloth.

Knowing that meat was taboo to the Hindu sage he still filled the plate with dishes made of meat. Veeram Bhotlayya accepted the plate and removed the cloth cover. To the utter amazement of the Nawab and his courtiers the platter was heaped with beautiful flowers with no trace of meat anywhere. The Nawab fell at his feet begging forgiveness and donated land for the founding of an Ashram by Veeram Bhotlayya.. Annajayya, a Brahmin disciple used to look after the math and Ashram and it is he who made the predictions of his master known to the public.
In the twelth year of his stay, entrusting the change of the Ashram to Annajayya, Veeram Bhotlayya left for ‘Kandimallaya Palle, a village in Cuddapa Taluq. He used to work as a carpenter and soon became the spiritual leader of the village community. While visiting the temple in a near by hamlet, Pedakomerla, Veeram Bhotlayya chanced to come across a funeral procession. Going near the bier Veeram Bhotlayya sprinkled holy ash (Vibhuthi) on the corpse and to the amazement of everyone the dead man, one Mr. Reddy, got down and bowed to the feet of Veeram Bhotlayya. This created a sensation in the village and most of the villagers began worshippingVeeram Bhotlayya as the very incarnation of God. A few non-believers wanted to play a trick on him. One of them lay down on a bier pretending to be dead and the rest approached Veeram Bhotlayya with the request that their friend’s life be revived. Wishing to teach them a lesson Veeram Bhotlayya said their friend could not be brought back to life. The non believers gleefully asked their friend to sit up but were shocked to see that he was really dead. Moved by their pitiful pleas for forgiveness and help, Veeram Bhotlayya brought the young man back to life and this won for him the respect and admiration of everyone .

Veeram Bhotlayya accorded to a few seekers of that village knowledge of his Kala Jnana chants pertaining to events that would take place in the first five thousand years of Kali Yuga. Sivakotayya was one of those seekers and he reverentially offered his dauaghter Govindamma as bride to Veeram Bhotlayya. Hearing that Govindamma had chosen to remain unmarried all these years as it was her wish to marry a man who is an embodiment of Divinity, Veeram Bhotlayya smilingly gave his consent. After the marriage the couple returned to Kandimallya Palli and from there left on a pilgrimage to holy places. After a shortvisit to Banagnapalli they returned to Kandimallayya palli. Devotees built an Ashram for them and Veeram-Bhotlayya began to be worshipped by devotees as Veeram- Brahmam. The couple were blessed with four sons and a daughter. All the children were devout like their parents and took active part in the spiritual programme conducted in the Ashram. One day a fifteen year old Muslim boy, Sheik Saheb came to the Ashram to become a disciple of Sri Brahmam. Brahmendra Swami's sons refused to allow him in because he was a Muslim. Brahmendra Swami rebuked them for their intolerance and allowed the boy to enter. He renamed the boy Siddhayya who turned out to be the most loyal and devoted of his disciples. Siddhayya is none other than Ananda Bhairava and in accepting him as disciple Sri Brahmendra Swami was fulfilling a boon he granted earlier. Brahmendra Swami gave Siddhayya initiation into many spiritual practices including Taraka Yoga.
Accompanied by his disciples Sri Veera Brahendra Swami made a tour of all the important districts in the Andhra, Telangana and Rayalaseema regions. He halted for some time at Hyderabad and convening a meeting of goldsmiths. He gave discourses on the three importantgoals of life in the outer, middle and inner planes. He surprised everyone in the court of the Nawab by lighting a lamp that had water in it, instead of oil. After predicting the future of the Hyderabadi regime he started home. On the way back, to teach a lesson to some of the disciples who resented what they thought was Brahmendra Swami favouritism to Siddayya, he pointed to the carcass of a dog and ordered his disciples to eat it. The carcass was decomposed, wormridden and emitting an unbearably foul smell. No one wanted to go near it. Siddayya sat by its side and began eating it with relish as if it was a succulent sweet dish. This demonstration of Siddayya's implicit obedience to the words of the Guru shamed the disciples into repentance. One more instance of Sri Veera Brahmendra Swami miraculous powers was revealed to the disciples when a Brahmin couple fell on the feet of Swamiji and begged him to cure the Brahmin of the dreadful disease of leprosy. Brahmendra Swami not only cured him but gave the couple initiation, blessed them and sent them home in a happy frame of mind.

By the privilege of association with Godmen, disciples also acquire spiritual stature. This is proved in the life ofSiddhayya who was fortunate to learn from Brahmendra Swamy the significance of reincarnation and the way to achieve liberation form the cycle of births. The Nawab of Cuddapa was angry that the Muslim born Siddhayya became the disciple of a Hindu saint and sent word to Siddhayya to come and give an explanation for his conduct. Siddhayya’s impassioned speech on Adwaita not only placated the Musilm countries but converted all of them into devotees of Brahmendra Swami. The Nawab felt piqued that Siddhayya did not bow down to him and rebuked him for his insolence. Siddhayya them ordered the attendants of the Nawab to bring into the hall a big black chunk of rock. When it was brought in Siddhayya bowed down to it and immediately it broke into a thousand pieces. Siddhayya told the Nawab that had he bowed to him, the Nawab’s head also would have broken into pieces. Understanding that Siddhayya had now acquired such spiritual status that only Brahmendra Swami was fit to receive obeisance from him the Nawab begged for forgiveness.

Once, over hearning Brahmendra Swam’s expounding of the six energy centres (Chakras) to Siddhayya, the cobbler Kakkayya wanted to see for himself thedeities presiding over each of the chakras. He murdered his sleeping wife and dissected her body. Failing to see any deities he rushed to Brahmendra Swami fell his feet and weeping made a confession of what he did Taking pity on him he accompanied him to his house and ordered Siddhayya to follow him. Once inside the hut Swamiji invoked the deities of the chakras and showed them to Siddhayya and Kakkayya and then with a touch of his hand he made whole the dissected body of Kakkayya’s wife and restored her to life.

Among the hundreds of miracles performed by Brahmendra Swami mention may be made of his gulping down molten iron, of teaching a lesson to the arrogant Brahmins of Nandyal by making Siddhayya eat up all the rice they prepared for serving at a feast, of describing to a Nawab the features of a colt still in the womb of its mother, of proving to a group of hostile scholars that there is no scriptural injunction against non Brahmins’ learning and reciting Vedas.
Once a group of thieves who entered the Ashram at dead of night to loot it, lost their eyesight. Next day taking pity on the blind robbers Swamiji talked to them about the need for honesty and right living and restored vision to them. At another time when, without telling him his wife Govindamma cooked payasam to be offered to Goddess Poleramma made the deity come in person to partake of the offering. On the last day of his earthly existence he gave trustee ship of the Ashram to his son Govindachari and then told his wife that all their sons will meet with an early death, that there would be no progeny to supervise the Ashram and that theirs daughter’s descendants would take charge of the math. That day the deliberately sent Siddhayya on an errand to collect flowers for the worship of God because he knew that Siddhayya cannot bear the sight of his beloved Guru’s dying. When Siddhayya came to know of Brahmendra Swami’s death, he was overcome by grief and tired to commit suicide. Taking pity on him Brahmendra Swamiji coae out of the grave to present him with his sceptre, sandals, ring and cane. He blessed him with clairvoyance and commanded him to go to the village Mudumala get married and spend his life in the Rajayoga path. Siddhayya obeyed everyone of these commands.

At the time of Brahmendra Swami’s advent, India was plunged in religious feuds between Hindus and Muslims. Humanism was crushed in the name of the illusory supremacy of caste. Brahmendra Swami preached the religion of love which cuts across all man made barrlers of creed, sect, and caste. His disciples included Brahmins like Annajayya, Muslims like Siddhayya and ‘untouchables’ like Kakkayya. His progressive outlook is reflected in managing a mature maiden like Govindamma at a time when child marriages were the accepted social convention. Most Nawabs of the time were his ardent devotees and this helped in promoting communal harmony. After he left the physical body, hundreds of Brahmendra Swami’s disciples propagated his teachings and travelled from one place to another chanting the predictions written by him.
Kalagnanam

Sri Potuluri Veera Brahmendra Swami.

The next recorded evidence available about Sri Veeram Bhotlayya is his stay as a sage in a Matt built for his use in Banaganapalli by an elderly devotee, Acchamma. Legend has it that Acchamma who initially entrusted Veeram Bhotlayya with the task of tending cows was surprised to hear that the young man was spending more of his time inside a cave scribbling something on palm-leaf parchments. She followed him one-day and saw him draw a line round the cattleand command them to stay within the line. The cattle implicitly obeyed his command and Acchamma realised that the boy was not an ordinary shepherd but must be a God man of great powers. She walked into the cave which was bright and aglow as with the light of a thousand suns, and prostrating herself at his feet begged to be excused for having treated him as a menial. Veeram Bhotlyya gave her initiation into ‘Dwadashakshari’ mantra, and begged by her consented to stay for some more time in Banaganapalli. Acchamma was one of the few who were given the privilege of listening to the future predictions written in the form of chants by Sri Veeram Bhotlayya. During his stay at Banagapalli math, Veeram Bhotlayya used to bury the palmleaf parchments in a secret place underground and visitors to this day make it a point to pay homage to the Tamarind tree that grew in that spot. During the twelve years that he stayed in that village Sri Veeram Bhotlayya performed many miracles. He restored eyesight to Acchamma’s son, Brahmanandareddy by suggesting a retribution for Reddy’s sins of a past life. Once the Nawab of that region who was jealous of the fame of Veeram Bhotlyya sent word to him and after a hypocritical show of respect and Courtesy, presented him a platter covered with a muslin cloth.

Knowing that meat was taboo to the Hindu sage he still filled the plate with dishes made of meat. Veeram Bhotlayya accepted the plate and removed the cloth cover. To the utter amazement of the Nawab and his courtiers the platter was heaped with beautiful flowers with no trace of meat anywhere. The Nawab fell at his feet begging forgiveness and donated land for the founding of an Ashram by Veeram Bhotlayya.. Annajayya, a Brahmin disciple used to look after the math and Ashram and it is he who made the predictions of his master known to the public.

In the twelth year of his stay, entrusting the change of the Ashram to Annajayya, Veeram Bhotlayya left for ‘Kandimallaya Palle, a village in Cuddapa Taluq. He used to work as a carpenter and soon became the spiritual leader of the village community. While visiting the temple in a near by hamlet, Pedakomerla, Veeram Bhotlayya chanced to come across a funeral procession. Going near the bier Veeram Bhotlayya sprinkled holy ash (Vibhuthi) on the corpse and to the amazement of everyone the dead man, one Mr. Reddy, got down and bowed to the feet of Veeram Bhotlayya. This created a sensation in the village and most of the villagers began worshippingVeeram Bhotlayya as the very incarnation of God. A few non-believers wanted to play a trick on him. One of them lay down on a bier pretending to be dead and the rest approached Veeram Bhotlayya with the request that their friend’s life be revived. Wishing to teach them a lesson Veeram Bhotlayya said their friend could not be brought back to life. The non believers gleefully asked their friend to sit up but were shocked to see that he was really dead. Moved by their pitiful pleas for forgiveness and help, Veeram Bhotlayya brought the young man back to life and this won for him the respect and admiration of everyone .

Veeram Bhotlayya accorded to a few seekers of that village knowledge of his Kala Jnana chants pertaining to events that would take place in the first five thousand years of Kali Yuga. Sivakotayya was one of those seekers and he reverentially offered his dauaghter Govindamma as bride to Veeram Bhotlayya. Hearing that Govindamma had chosen to remain unmarried all these years as it was her wish to marry a man who is an embodiment of Divinity, Veeram Bhotlayya smilingly gave his consent. After the marriage the couple returned to Kandimallya Palli and from there left on a pilgrimage to holy places. After a shortvisit to Banagnapalli they returned to Kandimallayya palli. Devotees built an Ashram for them and Veeram-Bhotlayya began to be worshipped by devotees as Veeram- Brahmam. The couple were blessed with four sons and a daughter. All the children were devout like their parents and took active part in the spiritual programme conducted in the Ashram. One day a fifteen year old Muslim boy, Sheik Saheb came to the Ashram to become a disciple of Sri Brahmam. Brahmendra Swami's sons refused to allow him in because he was a Muslim. Brahmendra Swami rebuked them for their intolerance and allowed the boy to enter. He renamed the boy Siddhayya who turned out to be the most loyal and devoted of his disciples. Siddhayya is none other than Ananda Bhairava and in accepting him as disciple Sri Brahmendra Swami was fulfilling a boon he granted earlier. Brahmendra Swami gave Siddhayya initiation into many spiritual practices including Taraka Yoga.

Accompanied by his disciples Sri Veera Brahendra Swami made a tour of all the important districts in the Andhra, Telangana and Rayalaseema regions. He halted for some time at Hyderabad and convening a meeting of goldsmiths. He gave discourses on the three importantgoals of life in the outer, middle and inner planes. He surprised everyone in the court of the Nawab by lighting a lamp that had water in it, instead of oil. After predicting the future of the Hyderabadi regime he started home. On the way back, to teach a lesson to some of the disciples who resented what they thought was Brahmendra Swami favouritism to Siddayya, he pointed to the carcass of a dog and ordered his disciples to eat it. The carcass was decomposed, wormridden and emitting an unbearably foul smell. No one wanted to go near it. Siddayya sat by its side and began eating it with relish as if it was a succulent sweet dish. This demonstration of Siddayya's implicit obedience to the words of the Guru shamed the disciples into repentance. One more instance of Sri Veera Brahmendra Swami miraculous powers was revealed to the disciples when a Brahmin couple fell on the feet of Swamiji and begged him to cure the Brahmin of the dreadful disease of leprosy. Brahmendra Swami not only cured him but gave the couple initiation, blessed them and sent them home in a happy frame of mind.

By the privilege of association with Godmen, disciples also acquire spiritual stature. This is proved in the life ofSiddhayya who was fortunate to learn from Brahmendra Swamy the significance of reincarnation and the way to achieve liberation form the cycle of births. The Nawab of Cuddapa was angry that the Muslim born Siddhayya became the disciple of a Hindu saint and sent word to Siddhayya to come and give an explanation for his conduct. Siddhayya’s impassioned speech on Adwaita not only placated the Musilm countries but converted all of them into devotees of Brahmendra Swami. The Nawab felt piqued that Siddhayya did not bow down to him and rebuked him for his insolence. Siddhayya them ordered the attendants of the Nawab to bring into the hall a big black chunk of rock. When it was brought in Siddhayya bowed down to it and immediately it broke into a thousand pieces. Siddhayya told the Nawab that had he bowed to him, the Nawab’s head also would have broken into pieces. Understanding that Siddhayya had now acquired such spiritual status that only Brahmendra Swami was fit to receive obeisance from him the Nawab begged for forgiveness.

Once, over hearning Brahmendra Swam’s expounding of the six energy centres (Chakras) to Siddhayya, the cobbler Kakkayya wanted to see for himself thedeities presiding over each of the chakras. He murdered his sleeping wife and dissected her body. Failing to see any deities he rushed to Brahmendra Swami fell his feet and weeping made a confession of what he did Taking pity on him he accompanied him to his house and ordered Siddhayya to follow him. Once inside the hut Swamiji invoked the deities of the chakras and showed them to Siddhayya and Kakkayya and then with a touch of his hand he made whole the dissected body of Kakkayya’s wife and restored her to life.

Among the hundreds of miracles performed by Brahmendra Swami mention may be made of his gulping down molten iron, of teaching a lesson to the arrogant Brahmins of Nandyal by making Siddhayya eat up all the rice they prepared for serving at a feast, of describing to a Nawab the features of a colt still in the womb of its mother, of proving to a group of hostile scholars that there is no scriptural injunction against non Brahmins’ learning and reciting Vedas.

Once a group of thieves who entered the Ashram at dead of night to loot it, lost their eyesight. Next day taking pity on the blind robbers Swamiji talked to them about the need for honesty and right living and restored vision to them. At another time when, without telling him his wife Govindamma cooked payasam to be offered to Goddess Poleramma made the deity come in person to partake of the offering. On the last day of his earthly existence he gave trustee ship of the Ashram to his son Govindachari and then told his wife that all their sons will meet with an early death, that there would be no progeny to supervise the Ashram and that theirs daughter’s descendants would take charge of the math. That day the deliberately sent Siddhayya on an errand to collect flowers for the worship of God because he knew that Siddhayya cannot bear the sight of his beloved Guru’s dying. When Siddhayya came to know of Brahmendra Swami’s death, he was overcome by grief and tired to commit suicide. Taking pity on him Brahmendra Swamiji coae out of the grave to present him with his sceptre, sandals, ring and cane. He blessed him with clairvoyance and commanded him to go to the village Mudumala get married and spend his life in the Rajayoga path. Siddhayya obeyed everyone of these commands.

At the time of Brahmendra Swami’s advent, India was plunged in religious feuds between Hindus and Muslims. Humanism was crushed in the name of the illusory supremacy of caste. Brahmendra Swami preached the religion of love which cuts across all man made barrlers of creed, sect, and caste. His disciples included Brahmins like Annajayya, Muslims like Siddhayya and ‘untouchables’ like Kakkayya. His progressive outlook is reflected in managing a mature maiden like Govindamma at a time when child marriages were the accepted social convention. Most Nawabs of the time were his ardent devotees and this helped in promoting communal harmony. After he left the physical body, hundreds of Brahmendra Swami’s disciples propagated his teachings and travelled from one place to another chanting the predictions written by him.

Like Vemana’s teachings, the chants of Brahmendra Swami also are simple and evoke immediate emotional response from listeners. Some of Brahmendra Swami’s predictions are in prose form. Some are written as moral maxims. Some offer exposition on philosophy, spiritualism, and yoga practice. Some are written as couplets. Many poems in praise of Kalikamba have been written by Brahendra Swami. Some of these contain cryptic esoteric truths. These will be intelligible only to initiates in yoga. His songs are most popular among religious mendicants. As in scriptures like Bhavishyapurana, Bhagavatham and Harivamsam, his predictions are mostly about the historical, geographical and social changes that will take place towards the end of Kali Yuga. As is supposed to be the case with the western prophet Nostradamus, Brahmendra Swami’s predictions also have proved to be true. His chants make anticipatory references to British rule in India, the disintegration of the caste system, rapid strides in science and technology, invention of trains and automobiles, growing dependence on electricity and electronic gadgets, the advent of Mahatma Gandhi, widow remarriages and social acceptance of divorces, the fall of aristocracy and the mounting prominenceof weaker sections of society; Brahmendra Swami’s chants also mention that power in the millennium will be in the hands of women, and actors and that society will witness a proliferation of fakes and quacks and that there will be a general dwindling of moral values and that honest people would be at the mercy of criminals and rowdies. One positive feature about the chants of Brahmendra Swami is their envisaging of an egalitarian society where all class distinctions and caste division would be eroded and the gates of opportunity would be thrown open to all — the rich and the poor, men and women. As in Nostradamus in the Kala Jnana chants of Brahmendra Swami also freaks and deformities and monstrosities in nature, irrespective of their pertaining to the plant, animal or human kingdoms, are always mentioned as bad omens betokening disasters about to take place. Similarly comets and meteorites are used as indices of imminent social and historical upheavals. Laxity in pointless orthodoxy is condoned but dire warning is consistently used against straying from the path of Dharma. Both wars which are the outcome of human greed and hatred and calamities of nature like floods and earthquakes are traced to the root cause — disharmonious life styles.

BRAHMAM GARI JEEVITHA CHARITHRA

Sree Veerabrahmendra Swamy, 500 years ago, in his kalagnana, has prophesied that a Navaratna temple will be constructed in Kandimallayappalle (Brahmam Garimutt) in kaliyuga before his arrival. Sri Patnala Sanyasi Rao, an Industrialist from Chennai, has destined to be the Builder of this siginificant Temple at Brahmam Gari mutt. A Veda Pathashala is running at this temple premises. This temple is termed as navaratna temple, as 9 temples are located in this premises.

Sri Viswakarma is a Creator of entire Universe. He is Predecessor to all gods and goddess. Husbanding the mankind. Jaganmohini, an incarnation of Lord Sri Mahavishnu descended to kill demon Bhasmasura. Lord Siva fell in love with Jaganmohini, and was cursed by doddess Parvathi and as a result Lord Siva born in Bhulokam as Sage Srikalahasti and authored Sri Viswakarma Purana. As per the said purana Sri Viswakarma is “Swayambhuva” (self-born) from infinity.

He is a Creator, Protector and Destroyer. Entire universe is creation of Sri Viswakarma. From his foot to belly is considered as Brahmarupa, from belly to neck is Vishnu Rupa and from Neck to Head is Eswara. Bhumandal is his foot. Brahmandam is his stomach region, Vayuvu (Air) is his Prana, His face is Agni, Swargaloka is his Head, Eares are his directions, Stars and Navagrahas are his grayands. Panchabrahmas like Manu, Maya, Twashtra, Silpi, Viswagna are born from Panchamukhas of Sri Viswabrahma. Kshatriyas from his hands, Vysyas from his thigh, Sudras from his foot, Chandra from his Manas (Mind), Agni from his eyes, Vayu from his Prana are born.

1. Manu-Brahma (Siva): First son of Viswakarma. Garnished his entire body with Vibudi, Moon in his Jatajoota, Ganga on his head, Neelakanta,Trinetras, Snakes twisted round his neck, Sat on ox, Skin and Sulam (Trident) in his hand.
2. Maya-brahma (Vishunu):Second son of Viswakarma.Sat on Garuda,Blue in complexion with Sankhu, Chakra and Gadas in his hands.
3. Twashtra-Brahma (Brahma): Third son of Viswakarma.Hamsavahana. Reading Vedas with his four faces, having Padma, Lekhini, Pustakam, Kutaram, Kamandalam, Sulam, Dandam, Akshmala in his eighthands and volved in creation of Universe.
4. Silpi-brahma (Indra): Fourth son of Viswakarma.He is Gajavahana.Having Vajra Dhanush in his hand to destroy the demons and a Lord of all Devatas.
5. Viswagna Brahma (Surya): Fifth son of Viswakarma.Having golden eyes sat on a chariot with Seven horses to dispel the darkness and awake the universe.

Universe communion of Panchabrahmas.It is the true creation of Viswakarma.Paramount importance is given to Viswakarma and his creation in Rigveda and Yajurveda, who is Panchamukha, Dasabhuja, Hamsavahana, Viswakarma is radiant, Powerful. Earth is his seat, Sky is his Body, Globe, Rivers, Hills and Seas are his Belly, Vedas are his face and is omni-present. The Viswarupa shown by Sri Krishna Bhagavan to Arjuna is nothing but the Viswarupam of Viswakarma only. Bhishma was privileged to have the Viswarupa of Visakarma on his death-bed.

Sakthi Stree Swarupini is half-shared body of Sri Viswakarma and is manifested as

1. Adisakthi (Parvathi Devi)
2. Parasakthis (Lakshmi Devi)
3. Itcha Sakthi (Saraswathi Devi)
4. Kriyasakthi (Sachidevi)
5. Gnanasakthi (Sanja Devi)

Sons of Viswakarma are born as and at

1. Manubrahma (Siva) with Adisakthi (Parvathi) is at the eastern side face of Viswakarma
2. Mayabrahma (Vishnumurthi) with Parasakthi (Lakshmi) is Southernside face
3. Twasthabrahma (Brahma) with Itcha Sakthi (Saraswathi) is the Westernside face
4. Brahma (Indra) with Kriyasakthi (Sachidevi) is Northern side face
5. Viswagna Brahma (Surya) with Gnanasakthi (Sanja Devi) is the upright face (Northeast)

The said Panchabrahmas got five sons each and thus these twenty five sons have again given five births each and thus 125 Gotra Rushis are born from the genealogy of Viswakarma. Thus we all belong to the genealogy of Sri Viswakarma.This is the genealogical history of Sri Viswakarma.

Potuluri Veerabrahmendra Swami: Brahmam garu, Potuluri ...

In Banaganapalli and Kandimallayyapalli, VeeraBrahmendra Swami lived around 400 years ago. He is a person with knowledge of past present and future. He is still alive in his jeeva samadhi situated in Kandimallayyapalli. There is a mattam called as "Brahmam gari mattam" which is situated here in Kandimallayyapalli. He has written a lot of books on palm leaves. All these palm leaf books tell the future of the world till the end of Kali yuga. These book tell us about How people get transformed in coming years, what catastrophical events occur, Political, social,economic changes that will occur in the society, biologocal and physiological changes that will occur in plant and animal kingdoms, geographical changes, wars, explosions etc and many other wonders of the world which have occured and will occur in future. The knowledge in these books is called as "Kaalagnaanam" (Knowledge of Time). This will also be called by people as "Saandhra Sindhu Vedam".

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	Celebrate the legacy of ancient Shiva temples.  Please do not fail to take a visual tour of the 1300 year old Shiva temples of India. This first ever 15 minute long music video on the 1st millennium Shivastalas is brought to you by Templenet. Also visit 'Abodes of Shiva'.
	It is a historic occasion wherein an ancient temple tradition is being revived at Tiruvidaimarudur near Kumbhakonam.  The chariot procession that involves the coming together of an entire town has been revived after about 75 years in Jan 2011.
	Indian Temples have been centers of several musical traditions. Visit this special musical feature on a unique and refreshingly fresh genre of  music that was born in the 1800s.
Explore the panchabhuta stala kritis ofMuthusvami Dikshitar as Chennai celebrates the annual music season in December 2007.Listen to audio clips of Tevaram hymns rendered by the author.	Reflect on the Indian concept of time that visualizes our lifespan rightfully as just a speck in the seemingly infinite span of time that it has taken for our planet to evolve.
	Temple Tidbits - Chhatrapati Shivaji's visit to Madras in 1677. There is an interesting connection between the Chhatrapati Shivaji and the city of Chennai. Did  you know that in the heart of George Town, there is a temple that was visited by the Maratha Emperor Shivaji in the 17th century?

Abodes of Skanda describes temples and shrines dedicated to Skanda located in Tamilnadu, Kerala and Karnataka.	Visit   Abodes of Shiva ,  a mega-presentation describing Shiva temples all over India, covering the Jyotirlingatemples, the heritage towns of Madurai andChidambaram, the the  275 temples glorified by the hymns of the Tamil saints of the 1st millennium CE andmuch more.
Visit 108 shrines of Vishnuglorified by the Tamil hymns of the 1st millennium CE. Listen to audio clips (1, 2) of the author's recording.	Templenet presents Abodes of Shakti, a presentation featuring  temples dedicated to the worship of Shakti, or the feminine aspect of Divinity.

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The Templenet Encyclopedia provides pointers to more than two thousand temples in India theLand of Temples, while the featured articles speak of the artistic, historical and religious significance of these monuments.

On the occasion of the transit of Saturn between the zodiac signs of Gemini and Cancer, visit Templenet's earlier feature on the Navagraha shrines of Tamilnadu. Listen to the author's audio recording of KoLaRu patikam.

Visit the five Pancha BhutaLinga Temples of South India associated with the basic elements of wind, water, fire, earth and space.

The Patteeswarar Temple at Perur near Coimbatore is rich in legend, history and tradition and is one of the best known Shiva temples of the Kovai region.

Templenet presents a photo feature on the Saptarishiswarar temple at Lalgudi near Tiruchirappalli  an ancient shrine that goes back at least 1300 years in history to the period of the Nayanmars.

The Pancharama shrines of Eastern Andhra Pradesh constitute a set of Saivite temples linked through legend and history.

Tour  nine ancient temples in the erstwhile Chola region  of Tamilnadu - associated with the Navagrahas central to astrological beliefs. Seven of these date back to the Bhakti movement of the 1st millennium CE.

 On the occasion of Guru Poornima 2002, Templenet presents a feature onDakshinamurthy shrines in Tamilnadu. Dakshinamurthy -  is one of the well known Saivite iconic representations   portraying Shiva as the supreme Guru.

Explore beliefs and legends related to Shakti and the navaratri festival celebrated throughout the Indian subcontinent.

Guest feature: A picture gallery of the entry towers to some of the Shivastalams glorified by the Tevaram hymns of the 1st millennium CE.

This feature takes a look at some of the temples in Tamilnadu that are related to legends from the great epic Ramayana.

This feature on The Ramayana legacy of Kerala takes a look at some of the temples in Kerala that are related to legends from the great epic Ramayana.

Murals form the focus of this feature on Temple Art. The Virabhadreswara temple at Lepakshihouses one of Asia's largest murals and is a treasure house of Vijayanagar art.

Visit shrines associated with the spiritual leaders Aadi Sankaracharya and Ramanujacharya on the occasion of Sankara Jayanti and Ramanuja Jayanti.

A tribute to the legacy of 19th century composer Muthuswamy Deekshitar and his musical narrative on the Temples of India, on the occasion of his anniversary - 2001.

The Tyagaraja temple at Tiruvarur is one of the ancient heritage sites of India and is a representation of the religio-socio-cultural history of the Tamil region for a period spanning over a millennium and a half. Little is known about this shrine to much of India. The vast temple complex today is truly a standing monument to centuries of history and tradition. Templenet takes great pride in presenting a comprehensivefeature on Tiruvarur.

Visit this special Templenet presentation featuring the ancient city of Maduraihousing the vast Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple complex.

With its rich architectural and sculptural wealth and its vibrant festival traditions, Madurai is a truly one of India's greatest heritage sites. 

Explore the legacy of Maanikkavaacakar in this special   comprehensive Templenet feature describing the life and the literary contributions of the Saint Poet. Explore legends from Tiruvilayaadal Puraanam. Celebrate Aarudra Darisanam. Visit several of the temples associated with this Saint Poet.

Explore the legacy of Aandaal in this  Templenet feature describing the life, the Tiruppaavai hymns and visit temples mentioned in her literary works. Aandaal, revered as an incarnation of BhuDevi is also regarded as one of the 12 Alwars.

Thoughts on the 30 day festival season in Tamilnadu, awaiting the arrival of the winter solstice through the darkest month of the year.

A Himalayan Pilgrimage: Part III of this series focusses on the well known shrine ofKedarnath, cradled in the snow clad Himalayas.

Himalayan pilgrimage: Part II of this series takes readers through the Himalayan shrines of Joshi Math, Vyas Guh and more.

Templenet is pleased to present a special feature on Chidambaram, one of the best representations of India's cultural legacy.

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