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Sri Guru Govinda Swamy Mattam & Sri Meenakshi Narmadeswara Temple, Palugurallapalle, Cuddapah dist Andhra Pradesh
Sri Govinda Guru Vande Yatheendriyam Vijayendriyam! Jeevathvaana Samadhauthu Samsthitham Yoginisttaya!!

India is well known for its culture, spiritual values, multi religions and ancient civilization. It has been noted that ‘Hind Dharma’ is the mantra or guide behind the power of the Hindu system in India. Like any other religion Hindutwa has one purpose, to elevate man by freeing him from his cares and worries. Historically many institutions like temples, mutts, ashrams, mandirs were established across the country by so many great saints, spiritual leaders, sanyasees, sathgurus and other holy personalities. Even today these sacred institutions continue to serve the people for their spiritual needs in 21st Century.

Sri Sri Sri Govinda Swamy mattam is one among those precious institutions in the country to carry out activities of Hindu-Veda-Dharma and this glorious Mattam was established by Sri Sri Sri Yadati Guru Govinda Swamy in 16th Century. His holiness Sri Guru Govinda Swamy has established the mattam at Palugurallapalli Village (erstwhile Swethapashana Puram), Badvel Taluk, Kadapa District of Andhra Pradesh State.

Palugurallapalli is located between Brahmam Gari Mattam and Siddhayya Mattam in Badvel Taluk. As many of us known Sri Potuluri Veerabrahmam Garu as author of ‘Kaalagnanam’ (predicting future events) that predicts the arrival of Kalki in the form of Sri Veerabhoga Vasantaraya. As per history Sri Govindaswamy, Sri Veerabrahmendra Swami and Sri Siddaya (disciple of Veera Brahmam) are belongs to ‘peer group’ (Contemporaries or samakalikulu) and all of them lived between 16 – 17 Centuries.

Sri Govinda Guru Swamy (Swamy) was born in 1650 for Srimathi Achhmamba and Sri Yadati Ramachandra Bhattu in Mudumala (near Siddhayya mattam), Badvel Taluk. From his childhood, Swamy showed inclination towards spirituality and God realization. Swamy has become disciple of Sri Surya Guru Yatheswara Swamy and attained ‘Mantra Upadesm’ at the age of 9 years on auspicious day of ‘Magha Suddha Poornima’. Since then he became a wandering monk touring the Indian subcontinent starting from Kanchipuram to Himalayas. As per his Guru’s orders Swamy has preached and followed ‘Gruhastu Dharma’ and he married to Sowbhagyawathi. Lakshamamba from near by village called Palugurallapalli. He then moved to Palugurallapalli with family and established ‘The Mattam’ and started teaching vedas, dharmas, upanishads to all his sishyas (disciples). In those days itself Swamy has made an unprecedented attempt to teach the people from all castes and religions. Even today most of the Swamy’s bhaktas belonged to various castes & religions and they visit the Mattam every year from various parts of the country like Kadapa Dist, Anatapur Dist, Kurnool Dist, Chittor Dist, Srikakulam, Chennai, and Hyderabad. To every one’s surprise even today Muslim families are devotees of the temple in Palugurallapalli and they offer valuable services (cleaning the temple and providing security) to the Temple & Mattam since more than 250 years.

Swamy has shown extraordinary intelligence and spiritual bent of mind to people in various occasions. He was a true follower of Sri Adi Sankara and he taught about Advaita to his Shiyas, the principle that everyone is the manifestation of God. He has been named as ‘Three Kala Jnana” (Who knows the Past, Present and Future) soon after his Brahmacharyam in Gurukulam. Like Sankaracharya, Swamy also worshiped both Siva and Kesava. He had a vision of constructing temples for Siva and Kesava in his mattem. With the blessings of Swamy, his grandson Yadati Narasaiah has constructed a temple for Siva (Sri Meenakshi Naramadeswara Swamy).

Sri Meenakshi Naramadeswara Temple construction: An anecdote says that Yadati Narasaiah started his journey to Kasi (Varanasi) to bring a Sivalingam for Siva temple. But in the middle of his journey he was seriously ill and he was unable to continue his journey. Then Swamy appeared to Narasaiah and given his blessings. After Swamy’s blessings, Narasaiah was asleep for three days. He woke up on fourth day morning and realized that he is already in the Mattam. He also realized that he has seen Kasi Viswanath Temple, taken bath in River Ganga. He also found a Siva Lingam under his pillow. Then immediately he completed Siva Temple named as ‘Sri Meenakshi Narmadeswara’ Temple. Since then every year there will be Thirunala or Brahmostavam for five days during Magha Masam (auspicious month as per Telugu Calendar).

Ref to 'Kadapa Mandala Chritamu' by Janamanchi Sheshadri Sarma published by Vavilla press Chennai 1930 Telugu version. Copy also available in British Library in London

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