Sri Mannargudi Periyava and the gruham where Sri Mannargudi Periyava Lived
Mannargudi founded by Cholas in the 7th century is at present an important town in Tamil Nadu belonging to the erstwhile composite Tanjore Dist. It is a sacred Divya Desam with Sri Rajagopala Swamy as the presiding deity.
Sri Mannargudi Periaval (alias Sri Raju Sastrigal) was a great scholar of Vedas & Sastras being a descendent of Srimad Appayya Dikshidar of Adayapalam. Sri Mannargudi Periaval was the only ‘Grahasthar’ (family man) to be addressed as “Periaval” as mentioned by Sri Kanchi Mahaswamigal (Deivathin Kural – Voice of God).
Sri Mannargudi Periaval was conferred the title of Mahamahopadyaya in the year 1887 by the British Government and the then Tanjore Collector personally visited his house to confer the title as Sri Sastry declined to go to Delhi for receiving the award.
Sri Mannargudi Periaval taught Vedam, Sastram, Srowtham, Grantham & Anushtanams for thousands of students for over six decades in Mannargudi till he breathed last at the age of 88 in 1U03.
To perpetuate Sri Mannargudi Periaval’s memory and popularize his thirty literary works, Pujyasri Jagadguru Sri Jayendra Saraswati Sankaracharya Swamigal of Mollamnaya Sarvagnya Peetham Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham converted the house of Sri Mannargudi Periaval, dedicating it for propagating Vedas and Sastras. Every year during the Jayanthi celebrations of Sri Mannargudi Periaval, Veda/Sastra Sadhas are conducted.
Under the guidance of Jagadguru Pujyasri Sri Sankara Vijayendra Saraswati Sankaracharya Swamigal, present peethadhipati of Moolamnaya Sarvagnya Peetham Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, it is proposed to start a Rig Veda Patasala in Mannargudi Periaval’s house.
The infrastructure required for housing a Veda Patasala with free boarding and lodging needs to be built as the present centuries-old tile, roofed house can mainly be used only as Vedic class room.
Kalavai Guruparampara Veda Vidya Trust (sponsored by Sri Kanchi Mutt in 1UUG) , which currently maintains Rig, Yajur and Sama Veda pathasalas in eighteen locations with a 300 Vidyarthis and 25 Veda teachers, has been blessed by Sri Kanchi Periaval to start and maintain a Rig Veda Patasala at this divine place.
It is estimated that an outlay of Rs. 20.00 lakhs is required to build 800 Sq. Ft. facility for boarding and lodging of Vidyarthis.
We earnestly appeal to the descendants of Srimad Appayya Dikshidar, Sri Mannargudi Periaval and philanthropists inclined to support the preservation and propagation of Vedas and Sastras to participate financially and support this divine cause and be the recipient of Sri Periaval’s blessings.
Donations are eligible for deduction under Sec 80-G of Income Tax Act
Bank Details for contribution:
Kalavai Guruparampara Veda Vidya Trust – Mannargudi Patasala
Account no: 500101013633174 IFSC : CIUB0000432
City Union Bank, New Colony, Chromepet
For Foreign Contributions:
FCRA account
Kalavai Guruparampara Veda Vidya Trust
State Bank of India, New Delhi Main Branch (Branch Code 00691) Address: FCRA Cell, 4th Floor, 11, Sansad Marg, New Delhi – 110001 A/c: 40321760276
IFSC: SBIN0000691 Swift: SBININBB104
FCRA registration no: 075901446
Trustees:
- P.K.Kapaleeswaran – 9444914713
- R.Sridhar – 9840518224
- N.V.Ram – 9444905521
- S.Swaminathan – 9444781562
- M.G.Sridharan – 9840724750
- S. Sethuraman – 9443132421
If you have questions please email itihaasaseattle@gmail.com
Hara Hara Sankara Jaya Jaya Sankara
2 Responses
Will be very helpful if you please share the GPay number to make contribution. Thanks very much.
Dear Sir
I am S. Chandrsekaran, residing in Kalyan, (Mumbai), Maharashtra. I wish to contribute a very small amount for this noble work. I had your Bank details, I got from Magazine Sage of Kanchi but I am not having any contact details viz phone number or mobile number of in-charge. I shall be thankful if you will kindly provide contact details so as to enable me for future updation.
Thanks and Regards
S. Chandrasekaran