Potuluri Veera Brahmendra Swamy

    Sri Madvirat Pothuluri Veera Brahmendra Swami who is also known as Kala Gnani was a notable descendant of Vishwakarma.Pothuluri Veerabrahmendra Swamy or Brahmamgaru was a prominent sage from the 16th century and was considered to be a future predictor (Kala Gnani) of the 17th century. He is the author of Kalagnanam which contains many predictions of the future which have either been proved to be true or still happening. He has also written a book called “Jeevaikya Bodha ” which is available at his matam (where he lived).

    Pothuluri Veerabrahmendra Swamy was born near the river Saraswati in Brahmandapuram village to a religious couple ‘Paripurnayacharya’ and ‘Prakruthamba’ of a viswabrahmin(vishwakarma) family. Pothuluri Veerabrahmendra Swamy’s parents sacrificed  him to  Atri Mahamuni Ashram near Kashi (present Varanasi). 

    Veerabhojayacharya, Head of the Papagni Mutt, Chikballapur, Karnataka, was on his pilgrimage tour with his wife,Prakruthamba. When the couple visited the Sage Atri Ashram, Sage Atri gave the child to the couple. The Veerabhojayacharya couple took the child as God’s gift, and returned to Papagni Mutt. The child was named as ‘VeeramBhotlaiah’.At the age of 11, he authored the Kalikamba Sapthashathi (the manuscript written in praise of goddess Kalikamba). 

    A Few days later,  Veerambhotlayya (Veera Brahmendra Swami) told his adopted mother that he had refused to take homage responsibilities and started his spiritual journey. On his journey , he visited many sacred places and shrines and performed penance at Hariharapuram (Harihara). Then he went to Banaganapalli in Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh. Here he started writing the book “Kalagnana”, which means ‘Knowledge of time’. The book is full of prophecies and spiritual teachings which he wrote during the time he was a  cowherd in the house of Garimireddi Atchamma. He lived here for about 20 years.

    Sri Veerabrahmendra Swami left Banaganapalle and reached Kandimallayapalle in Kadapa (Cuddapah) District. He worked as a sculptor, carpenter and blacksmith for his livelihood and married a pious woman Govindamma, the daughter of Kotayyacharyulu of Peddakomarla.

    During his stay at Kandimallyapalle, he selected Siddyya (Noorbasha),a muslim, and Kakkayya, a harijan, as his main disciples, he taught  them spiritual knowledge, irrespective of caste, creed, sex, religion and region.He also taught the scriptures to the Muslim rulers of that period (Nawabs) and persuaded them to respect all the other religions.

    Sri Veerabrahmendra Swami visited a number of sacred places, shrines and religious centers, such as Srisailam, Tirupathi, Virupaksham, Pushpagiri, Srirangam etc., and spread spiritual knowledge, striking a new path for the future generations.The Swami performed many miracles while he was on a visit to the different parts of South India.

    Over time people started listening to his chantings and philosophical poems and  called him ‘Sri Madvirat Pothuluri Veera Brahmendra Swami’. Thousands of people gathered to hear his famous Kalagnanam(Over 14000 Prophecies).

    The title ‘Kala Gnani’ has become more  popular after Sri Brahmendra Swami has forecasted several historical events of the planet earth well before they happened. Some of the predictions of Kala Gnani Sri Pothuluri Veera Brahmendra Swami  include:

    • Women would become more powerful and rule the nations.
    • Great droughts and famines would attack the world.
    • Kings would be folding their hands in front of the people.
    • The idol of Thiruvallur Veera Raghava Swamy will start to sweat
    • The idol of Kanchi Kamakshi will cry and tears will come out of the idol’s eyes.
    •  The Venkateswara Swamy idol in Tirupati right hand will move.
    • The Kanchi Kama Koti Peetam will have a person of the lowest caste heading it in future.
    • The legends also say that Sri Veera Brahmendra Swami has promised that he would be returning at the end of the Kaliyug as Sri Veera Bhoga Vasantha Rayalu to protect all the good people against the destruction and doom of the world.

    Sri Veerabrahmendra Swami attained ‘Sajeeva Samaadhi’ (living Samaadhi) by entering his grave alive in the last decade of the 17th century A.D. after leading a saintly life for about 90 years at his matam in the village of Kandimallayapalle of Kadapa (Cuddapah) District.