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! 😊🙏
#Vijayadashami2020
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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Bangalore was a planned city keeping a thousand lakes in and around. By the 1960s, only 280 of those remained. Today we don't have even 80 of them. What happened to the rest? Land sharks with their illegal encroachments, backed by corrupt builders and governments!
Now rain waters are reclaiming what is their original land!
Those who are living on such land must drown and die! Nature is merciless!
Did you know Majestic bus stand was once a lake? Dharmambudi Kere!
In rural Bangalore they prayed to 'Kere Devaru', or god of lakes!
Birth centenary of my beloved Guru Garu, Pouranika Sarvabhouma, Pravachana Chakravarthy, Veda Brahmasri Malladi Chandrashekhara Sastry Garu!
Truly, once in a century does someone of his eminence walk this earth!
Chirasmaraneeya!
न भूतो न भविष्यति!
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One of the greatest achievements in my life was to get his appreciation. Something impossible to get! He was not an easy person to please! Brutal in his opinion and candid in his words, he called a spade a spade!
His and Amma Garu’s warmth and love is a lifetime blessing!
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An old thread when he passed away , three years ago.
4th of May is the birth anniversary of the great Carnatic Vaggeyakara , Saint and an unparalleled Rama Bhaktha Sadguru Tyagaraja Swami (1767 -1847) on the english calendar!
Img of his Samadhi Mandiram at Thiruvaiyaru just now.
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With my dear friends and wonderful musicians, the great Malladi Brothers at Thiruvaiyaru.
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A traditional Utsava Sampradaya Keerthana by Vid @AbhismRti for this beautiful evening. Offered at the annual Aradhana in Thiruvaiyaru.
It is said that Tyagaraja Swamy was inspired by the procession of Vaduvoor Ramar and composed this!
Countless stories of courage in every corner! A thousand sacrifices! No colour, caste, creed, age...all of them were Aasthikas. Poets, dancers, scholars, writers, Jeeyar Swamys, commonfolk...All diehard devotees of Sri Ranganathaswamy.
In the 1940s, Andhra was caught in being highly inspired by Bengali literature. Telugu writers and literary figures tried to emulate similar content in their works.
Short thread!
@_RamanaB_
Sharatchandra Chattopadhyay's famous novel 'Devdas' was made into an opera in 1940. It had over two dozen songs. This particular song was composed by the great Balantrapu Rajanikantha Rao Garu. However it never made it into the final opera but became extremely popular on radio.
It was sung by another stalwart Carnatic classical musician Sri Voleti Venkateswarlu. It became a hit and later Rao regretted not including it in the opera.
Decades later the same song was taught by veteran Vidwan Sri Malladi Suribabu Garu to our favourite @_RamanaB_. 🤩🙏🏼