Potuluri Veerabrahmendhra swami varu (popularly known as Brahmam garu), was an Indian

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saint, who lived in gadapa (now- use kadapa)

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region. He is most notable in

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for his work ''

Kalagnanam Kalagnanam is a Telugu language book about the prediction of past, and present, future (upcoming). The Kalagnanam has many authors, who prophesied the future of their times. Most famous among them are Sri Yogi Nareyana (Kaiwara Thatha) who was a ...

'', a book of predictions written in

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somewhere around 16th century. It forecasts many incidents which are proved to be correct by the posterity. His prophetic texts in

are the ''Govinda Vakyas'' and ''Jeevaikya Bodha''.

Legendary account

According to a legend, Veerabrahmam was born to a religious couple, Paripurnayacharya and Prakruthamba, near the river

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in the village of Brahmandapuram. The couple abandoned Swamy at birth and Veerambrahmam was brought up at Atri Mahamuni Ashram near Kashi (present-day

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). Later Veerabhojayacharya, Head of the Papagni Mutt, Chikballapur,

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, was on a pilgrimage with his wife. The couple visited the Sage Atri Ashram, and Sage Atri gave the child to the couple. They received the child as a

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gift and returned to Papagni Mutt. The child was named 'Veeram Bhotlaiah'. Veerabrahmendra Swamy, then known as the Veeram Bhotlaiah at Papagni Mutt authored the Kalikamba Sapthashathi (the manuscript written in praise of goddess

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) at the age of 11. A few days later, Veerabhojayacharya made a sacrifice and Veeram Bhotlaiah told his stepmother that he had refused to take homage responsibilities and started his spiritual journey. His first disciple was Dudekula Siddaiah. People started listening to Veeram Bhotlaiah's chanting and philosophical poems, and as a sign of respect they called him 'Sri Madvirat Pothuluri Veera Brahmendra Swami'. Veerabrahmendra Swamy attained Jiva Samadhi at Brahmam gari Matam, Kadapa District on Kartika Shudda Dwadasi.

Legacy

* Brahmamgari matam in

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is a pilgrimage center in

. * Editor T Ganapati Sastri of the book ''BrahmaTatwa Prakasika of Sadasivendra Saraswati'' (Trivandrum Sanskrit Series No VII), published in 1909, makes passing mention of a Tamil work called ''Acharya-Darpana'' that supposedly details a wide description of his deeds. *

Srimadvirat Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitra ''Sri Madvirat Veerabrahmendra Swami Charitra'' is a 1984 Indian Telugu-language biographical film, based on life of Pothuluri Veerabrahmam, produced and directed by N. T. Rama Rao under his Ramakrishna Cine Studios banner. N. T. Rama Rao port ...

is a 1984 film on his life. Late Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh N. T. Rama Rao acted and directed. The film became a hit in Andhra Pradesh.

References

External links

Kalagnanam (Telugu)Jeevaikya Bodha (Telugu)Govinda Vakyas (Telugu)
{{Authority control 17th-century Indian people Indian Hindu saints People from Kadapa district