COMPOSER Vijaya Gopala Swami |
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Sri Vijayagopala Yathi Swamigal who embellished the traditional Bhajan System with his immortal compositions attained maha samadhi in Polagam village (Nagapattinam District) Tamil about 300 years back. The devout people of the village built a Brindavanam to commemorate him. A mutt was also constructed and Nithya Pooja and Aradhana were also performed.As years went by, the mutt and Brindavanam was not taken care as the villagers migrated and the yearly aradhana also were stopped. Sri Krishnapremi (Anna) familiar with the compositions of the Swami was in search of the Brindavanam of Vijaya Gopla Swamigal. In 2003-04, responding to Sri Anna’s ardent plea, the Swami revealed Himself. Polagam (Pugalur+Agraharam) a small agraharam is a Vedic and Bagavatha village setup in the ancient days for the vedic pandits to serve Lord Shiva in Thiru Pugalur. Sri Anna found the sannathi of the Swami in the Adi Kesava Perumal temple in the village and undoubtedly established the fact that Swami lived in that village. Subsequently, Sri Anna also discovered the Swami’s Brindavanam which was in a dilapidated condition. It was submerged beneath the Tirumalai Rajan River bank in the same village. Sri Anna re-established the Brindavanam and restarted the yearly Aradhana Utsavam. Aradhana happens on Shukla Paksha Dwadasi day in Maaha Month (Jan-Feb) and Bagavatha Sapthagam. Bhajans are also performed on all 8 days followed by Radha Kalyanam. A mutt is established in the Agraharam for all Bagavathas to stay and participate in the Utsavam. This incident bears a striking resemblance of Sri Marudanallur Satguru Swamigal discovering Sri Bhagavan Naama Bodendral’s Brindavan in Govindapuram.
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