Vijayadashami is a day we consider extremely auspicious for Vidyaarambam. A friend sent me this wonderful video of Vidyarthis in a Patashala in Hyderabad reciting Taittreya Upanishad.
May the power of these ancient chants heal the world! 😊🙏
I am putting out a picture thread on some of the greatest living scholars and Maha Vidwans of the Telugu regions. Each of them have performed countless Somayagams, Poundarika Yagams and so on. Just having their Darshanam is enough! What better day than an auspicious Ekadasi! 😊🙏
Sri Khambhampati Nageshwara Avadhani Garu of Vijayawada. A great scholar of Krishna Yajurveda who accepted Sanyasashrama to become the head of Sri Sringeri Sivaganga Peetham, an Upapeetham of Sringeri in Karnataka.
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Not all of these Vidwans are around physically. Some have moved on to the next in service of the almighty.
The late Brahmasri Panduranga Ghanapaati garu of Hyderabad, a great scholar of Krishna Yajurveda and Vaishnava Aagamas. Especially Vaikhanasa and Pancharatra.
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The late Brahmasri Kuppa Chalapathy Poundarikayajulu of Hyderabad. He accepted Sanyasashrama to become Sri Brahmananda Theertha Yatindrulu. He performed over 50 Poundarika Yagams in his lifetime!
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The late, Brahmasri Madduri Yagnanarayana Somayajulu, a scholar of Yajurvedam and a Nithyagnihotri. All his sons are Nithyagnihotris.
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Author of several books and a great scholar of Yajurvedam, the late Brahmasri Remilla Surya Prakasha Sastry garu of Rajamundry.
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The late Brahmasri Avadhanula Narahari Chayanulu garu of Manthena (Manthani) in Telangana. A Nithyagnihotri who performed numerous Agnichayanams.
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The late Brahmasri Vishnubhatla Srirama Murthy Sharma Garu. Great scholar of Yajurvedam. He could recite the entire Ramayanam!
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The late Brahmasri Vishwanatha Jagannatha Ghanapaati garu of Rajamundry. He was an expert of Rudra Ghanam!
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Brahmasri Josyula Shivaram Avadhanulu Garu. A great master of Dharma Shastras.
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The late Brahmasri Kappaganthula Yagna Venkata Subramanya Chayanulu. An expert in Shulba Sutras.
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The late Brahmasri Sripada Narasimha Ghanapaati garu of Gangalakurru village in Ambajipeta, East Godavari. He was an expert in reciting Ghanam of entire Krishna Yajurvedam! He trained a number of Vidwans.
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The late Brahmasri Madduri Venkateshwara Poundarika Vajapeya Yaajulu garu. He performed over two dozen Poundarika Yagams!
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The late Brahmasri Rajagopala Ghanapaati Deekshitulu Garu. A master of Shrauta Shastras.
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The late Brahmasri Madduri Suryanarayana Somayajulu garu. He conducted over a dozen Agnichayanams.
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Brahmasri Renduchentala Chandrashekhara Poundarika Yaajulu garu. He has performed over three thousand Agnichayanams. Both his sons have also performed Poundarika Yagams!
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Brahmasri Dendukuri Seetharama Anjaneya Mahagnichith Vajapeya Sarvathomukha Yaajulu garu. The 70th in his family lineage of Vidwans!
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Brahmasri Vishnubhatla Yagna Ramakrishna Sarvathomukha Vajapeya Poundarika Yaajulu garu of Tenali.
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The late Brahmasri Madduri Lakshmi Narasimha Ghanapaati garu of Hyderabad.
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Brahmasri Yanamandra Venugopala Sastry garu of Vizainagaram. A great scholar of Aagamas, Shastras and Mantras. Has given Vidya to numerous students.
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Brahmasri Rama Salakshana Ghanapaati garu of Hyderabad.
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Brahmasri Vishnubhatla Anjaneya Sarvathomukha Vajapeya Poundarika Yaajulu garu of Tenali.
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Brahmasri Chella Srinivasa Balasubrahmanya Somayaji garu of Tenali.
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Brahmasri Vishnubhatla Jagannatha Ghanapaati Somayaji garu of Tenali.
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Brahmasri Dendukuri Chandrashekhara Mahagnichit Vajapeya Yaajulu garu of Hyderabad. He has performed Agnichayanam dozen times!
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The great Brahmasri Rajagopala Vajapeya Yaajulu garu. He performed over 500 Mahayagams! He is the Poorvashrama grandfather of the current Jagadguru Vidhu Shekhara Bharati Sri Sannidhanam Mahaswamiji of Dakshinamnaya Sharada Peetham at Sringeri established by Adi Shankara.
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Now some confused liberal VMK is asking me if Chanakya was a real character or not. I asked him if he read the Arthashastra? Fellow says no, can't read Sanskrit so depended on some translation.
He is more interested to prove Chanakya's identity.🤦♂️
VMK = VedhavaMundaKoduku*
It was at the Oriental Research Institute in Mysore that the great scholar Mahamahopadhyay Rudrapatna Shyamashastry (1868 - 1944) discovered the only surviving palm leaf manuscript of Kautilya's 'Arthashastra', one of the greatest literary discoveries of the century! 🙏
Read 'An Imperial History of India' by Sri KP Jayaswal. An important document that puts the history of Bharat in good perspective.
I don't know where these half-baked liberals come from! 🤦♂️
Today is being celebrated as the birth anniversary of the great Srimad Appayya Diksita (1520-1593). A polymath, scholar, poet, Upaasaka, whose contribution to Shaiva Siddhantam and Sanskrit literature is unparalleled! ☺️🙏
Diksita's ancestors were Nitya Agnihotris who hailed from the Bharadwaja Gotram and were descendants of Rishi Angirasa. They were Telugu Vaidikis who migrated after the fall of Vijayanagara and settled in the Tamil country. Diksita's father Rangarajadhvari was an Aadhvaryu. ☺️🙏
The details of Appayya Diksita's personal life are very few and far. But we know some things from the writings of his nephews, and disciples, Suryanarayana Diksita and Samarapungava Diksita who travelled extensively and eventually settled in Kashi. ☺️🙏
Getting news of singer @shobha_raju being made the Asthana Vidwan of the Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam. For the past three decades she has been tirelessly working to propegate the compositions of poet composer Tallapaka Annamacharya.
Well-deserved!
The TTD, time and again honours artistes with the title of 'Asthana Vidwan' for their services towards spreading awareness about the music of Tallapaka Annamacharya. In the past they have given the same title to Sri Rallapalli Ananthakrishna Sarma, Veturi Prabhakara Sastry,
Dr Mangalampalli Balamurali Krishna, M S Subbulakshmi, Nedunuri Krishnamurthy, Garimella Balakrishna Prasad and many others. Most of these were classical musicians. @shobha_raju is the first non-classical musician in a long time. She trained under numerous Gurus.