Please
press
the
'play'
button
to
hear
the
mantra
chanting
of the
abhisekham
The "Moola
Brindavan"
of His
Holiness
Sri
Sathyavijaya
Swamiji
is
situated
on the
banks
of
Kamandala
Naga
Nadi
in
Sathavijayanagaram
village
(
where
the
Arni
Palaces
are
also
located
), and
which
is
about
2
miles
from
Arni
in the
North
Arcot
District
of
Tamil
Nadu.
Sri
Sathyavijaya
Swamiji
is one
of the
illustrious
descendants
in the
pontifical
line
of Sri
Uthardi
Mutt,
the
23rd
in
that
order
since
Madhavacharya.
The
Brindavan
is
three
centuries
old .
The
village,
which
is
itself
named
after
the
Sri
Sathyavijaya
Swamiji
was
actually
formed
after
the
installation
of the
shrine
here
by the
then
Jagirdar
of
Arni,
a
devout
Madhava
Brahmin
himself
, in
accordance
with
the
desire
of the
Swamiji.
It
then
became
the
headquarters
of the
Jaghirdars
and
was a
flourishing
Madhava
Centre
of
Learning
with
many
pundits
of
eminence
in all
branches
of
Sanskrit,largely
owing
to the
patronage
of the
then
Jaghirdars
of
Arni.
Since
its
very
beginning
the
Mutt
was
under
the
care
of the
Jagirdar
as he
was
the
head
of the
mutt
and he
made
effective
arrangements
for
the
daily
Poojas
and
the
annual
aradhanas
of the
Swamijis.
Things
went
on
smoothly
till
the
Zamindars
were
abolished
and
the
Jagir
taken
over
by the
Government.
Funds
then
dried
up and
though
the
daily
pujas
are
still
being
performed
on a
very
small
scale
the
annual
aradhanas
have
suffered.
As a
result
the
upkeep
of the
premises
and
the
renovation
of the
the
mutt
premises
are in
a a
bad
way.
Furthermore,
due to
the
Dravidian
Government
of
Tamil
Nadu,
the
Madhava
Brahmins,
who
somehow
or the
other
kept
the
mutt
going,
dispersed
to
other
parts
of
India
and
the
end of
this
mutt
is not
far
off !!
Unless
of
course
Persis
and
Siddharth
make
it
their
Karma
to do
so.
Sri
Sathya
Veera
Theertha
Srinivasa
Rao
Sahib
(the
10th
Jagirdar)
did
not
have a
son
for a
long
time
and
yearned
for
one.
Despite
his
visits
to
various
temples,
conducting
yagnas
and
homams
the
wish
remained
unfulfilled.
Until
one
day he
was
advised
to
seek
the
blessings
of Sri
Sathya
Veera
Thirtha
, (
25th
in
order
of Sri
Madhavacharya
).
Though
the
Jagirdar
was
skeptical
about
the
veracity
of Sri
Sathya
Veera
Theertha's
assurance
that he
would be
blessed
with a son
within a
year
he
was
gratified
that this
did
happen.The
Jagirdar
then
invited
Sri Sathya
Veera
Theertha
to his
court and
presented
him with
many gifts
and
donations
to his
mutt.
Though he
named his
son
Srisathayaveera,
the
traditional
name of
Thirumala
Rao Sahib
was
preserved.
( The
photo
above
shows the
Jagirdar
giving his
simhasana
to the
Swamiji
and taking
a seat on
the ground
to the
swamijis
right.)
Here are
some
photos
taken in
the year
2005 of
the mutt
and the
performance
of a
Abhisekam.
