{"id":36903,"date":"2017-02-14T12:53:01","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T07:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globalpress.hinduismnow.org\/?p=36903"},"modified":"2017-02-14T12:53:01","modified_gmt":"2017-02-14T07:23:01","slug":"vedic-patasala-cauvery-bank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/?p=36903","title":{"rendered":"Vedic Patasala on Cauvery bank"},"content":{"rendered":"
\nA humble effort in the propagation of the Vedas has developed into a mission for this scholar. Sri Gururama Ghanapadigal, who has five young disciples, is engaged in the task of raising a building for Sri Mantra Peeteswari Veda Gurukulam, on the banks of the Cauvery in Kumbakonam.
\n\u201cI always wanted to teach and was doing that after completing my studies,\u201d says the 37-year old pandit, who has been a Veda Adhyapaka for the past 15 years. Hailing from Unjalur village near Karur, Sri Ghanapadigal, son of a school teacher, had initial training in Chennai and went to Palakkadu for higher studies.
\n\u201cIt was my guru, who motivated me to adopt disciples for tutelage. He said that the children should grow up in the right atmosphere without distractions. That\u2019s the only way in which they will imbibe the lifestyle that a practitioner should follow,\u201d explains Sri Gururam, Salakshana Ghanapadigal. A formidable task for a man in Chennai with a mother, young wife and child to support.
\nBut he decided to make the move. To go away from Chennai, which offered lucrative scope for pandits, well versed in both Veda and Sastra. He chose a spot near the Cauvery and hired a house to which he shifted. For the past 18 months, the five students have integrated into the family of the guru, who leads by example.
\nTwo of them are already learning Ghanam lessons.
\n\u201cIt is a sacrifice that parents make for a cause. Having trained in a gurukulam, I know the feelings on both sides and therefore was aware of the responsibility it places on the guru and his family,\u201d says the ghanapadigal, who has been blessed by the Acharyas of both Kanchi and Sringeri. \u201cMy wife showers maternal affection on them and my daughter does not wish to enjoy any privileges that her brothers do not,\u201d he adds.
\nThe fulfilment has prompted Sri Gururama Ghanapadigal to find a bigger place to continue his mission. Land close to his present residence was acquired and construction is on. Thanks to bank loan and philanthropic friends, the project has taken off but funds are needed to complete the construction.<\/p>\n
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Contributions for Sri Mantra Peeteswari Trust may be sent to Sri Mantra Peeteswari Veda Gurukulam, 136-C, Fourth Padithurai, Kumbakonam, 612 001.
\nBank details: <\/i> Name: Sri Mantra Peeteswari Veda Gurukulam
\nBank: City Union Bank
\nBranch: Chennai Ashok Nagar
\nSB Account No,: 500101011076680<\/p>\n

IFSCode: CIUB00001030<\/p>\n

For more details contact Sri Sarma Sastrigal, Trustee, Sri Mantra Peeteswari Veda Gurukulam. Phone: 9444380973 Email:srimantrapeeteswari@ gmail.comwebsite: www.mantrapeeteswari. com\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A humble effort in the propagation of the Vedas has developed into a mission for this scholar. Sri Gururama Ghanapadigal, who has five young disciples, is engaged in the task of raising a building for Sri Mantra Peeteswari Veda Gurukulam, on the banks of the Cauvery in Kumbakonam. \u201cI always wanted to teach and was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[1153],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36903"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=36903"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36903\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=36903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalpress-new.hinduismnow.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=36903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}