Guest guest Posted April 25, 2004 Report Share Posted April 25, 2004 SrI: SrImathE Ramanujaya namah: Dearest srivaishnavas, My paternal grand mother hails from this great village called Navalpakkam and my grand father studied Vedas and Vedantha here in this village... It is small, simple village which still retains aand maintains its pristine purity and the glorious acharyas and vidwans reside therein still. Their children who themselves are great vidwAns have setlled in other parts of India and are continuing to enrich our sampradayam with their vidwath and samprayic jnAnam. Sri NR Ananth from Bahrain [also has his roots to this grand village] has created a wonderful website on Navalpakkam and his son 9 years old has recited about 16 Desika sthOthras compiled into a CD- which is being promoted for funds towards brahmOthsavam kaimkaryam for Navalpakkan Srinivasa PerumAL temple. The web site URL is: http://navalpakam.tripod.com/ Intro from the web site: The Word “naaval” in tamil means “victory” and “paakkam” means" the place where the kings reside". In this context, the residents of this place sail always in victory due to the abundant knowledge they possess. In sanskrit, the place is called as “Jambupuram” Many vedic scholars with great gyana, vairagya and anushtanams have lived in this holy village. They have been given the title “Chathurveda Chathakruthu” and hail from the lineage of Sri Nathamuni. Srinivasa perumal temple here was constructed by Sri Ayya Kumara Tatadesikan in 16th century,who was rajaguru for Thanjore king dynasty . Even today, you can notice at Kumbakonam Sarangapani temple, a separate sannadhi for Sri Ayya Kumara Thathadesikan(opposite to thayar sannadhi).This was built by the king,to pay tribute to his knowledge. The temple at NPKM is more than 350 years old.In earlier days the sevarthies visiting the temple was very less due to lack of travel and lodging facilities. This problem is presently minimised due to increased transportation / communication facilities available there. Also, we have made adequate basic facilities for the sevaartthis visiting Navalpakkam. The temple is surrounded by agraharam, gaganda mandapam and a purshkarini (tank) nearby. The calm atmosphere prevailing there is definitely a place for bhagavathas to relax in from the fast and mechanical life. Recently, we have built "Kannadi Arai" in the temple. As the temple is very old and the sevarthies are very less, there is no sufficient revenue to the temple and to the bhattar. It is appealed to all bhagavathas to participate in whatever kainkaryams that may be possible for them. Besides, there is Sri Lakshmi Hayagreevar utsavar idol. It is strongly belied that by worshiping to Lord Hayagreevar of the temple, He will shower His blessings for the children's education and knowledge. We have made an humble attempt to give you details about this village and we shall be glad if you can personally visit the village and seek the blessings of the Lord. ****** I request Bhagawathas to view the website, listen to Chi Sundaravaradan's divine rendering and contact SRi NR Ananth as to how you can be a part of this kaimkaryam email id: ananth AzhwAr EmperumAnAr Desikan ThiruvadigaLE SaraNam Regards namo narayana dAsan Photos: High-quality 4x6 digital prints for 25¢ ph/print_splash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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