Grand village called Naavalpaakkam- get to know more about it....

[Guest guest]

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.

 

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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

 

 

 

 

 

 

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