sri sankarshana thirtha

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Dear All

1. Just early this year I had the golden opportunity

of visiting Sri Sankarshana Thirtha's Brindavan. It

can be approached from Vellore or Thiruvannamalai.

From Polur bus stand it is around 4-5 km by bus, get

down at Karapoondi village and walk to agraharam which

is 2 km (there is small durga temple on the way) or

so. If accompanied by women better go during day

time.Alternatively you can go by a jeep.

 

2. The brindavana is in a good state. The uniqueness

is that the brindavana has a hood indicating His

Rudramsha. He revealed His swarupa to a scholar

Venkatasuri(name could be a little different, I'll

check)of Godavari basin. He walked to Karappoondi and

has composed several beautiful stotras such as

Sankarshana Kavacha, ashtaka, mangala etc.These have

been published in devanagari (SMSO) and tamil script

along with the saint's life history in

English/tamil.The Arni Jagirdars and who were Madhvas

did pata with this saint. The saint is a great yogi

and worshipped Lord venugopala, Narasimha and

Panchamukhi Anjaneya. It is said that He had a third

(yogic) eye. He has also composed padas.

 

3.Worship of this saint (there is a specific mantra

for him) is an antidote for eye problems and

unexplained ailments.The stotra also indicates that

the saint is known to bless devotees with real

knowledge even in dreams.Many Madhva scholars in

Tamilnadu vouch for His tapobala and grace.

 

4. The present priest Sri Achyuthachar, lives in a

house,a part of which was used by the saint for His

daily meditation and japa. The day I reached for

darshan, the priest had lost his bicycle and despite

that he and his wife were hospitable despite their

poor financial status and provided me a quick lunch

with fresh pickles and saranna.The priest's young

daughter is suffering from a squint eye problem which

I understand needs surgery.I did offer him some

help.My appeal to devotees is to help this priest

(perhaps thro the committee or directly) in this

regard.I understand a leading eye hospital in Chennai

undertakes such cases as part of its social concern.

Perhaps there could be members in this list who are

doctors.I also understand that the Uttaradi Math has

also supported such surgeries in the past.The saint wd

bless all of us as He is known to cure eye ailments

specifically.

 

5. There are only two priestly families in this

village and the fact the effort to conduct daily

worship by this priest deserves a lot of

appreciation. The committee has also undertaken effort

to repair the brindavan area.

 

6. In fact there are quite a few moola brindavans in

Vellore district about which perhaps another mail wd

be needed.

Suresh

 

 

 

 

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Suresh at Bangalore

 

 

 

 

 

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