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Srima:n Pa:lavancha Thirumala Gudimella Ve:nkata Lakshmi: Nrusimha:charya Swa:mi

Srima:n Pa:lavancha Thirumala Gudimella Ve:nkata Lakshmi: Nrusimha:charya Swa:mi has been propagating the great Sri Vaishnava Samprada:yam in a unique manner. Born to the blessed couple of Srima:n Satyana:ra:yana:cha:rya Swa:mi and Sri:mathi Lakshmi: Narasamma, Swa:mi was primarily educated under the auspices of Sri:ma:n Gudimella Thiruve:ngada Tha:tha:cha:rya Swa:mi in Elur. Swa:mi has studied upto B.A. in Machilipatnam with specialisation in Telugu language and literature.

In 1977 when Swa:mi was over 40 years old, Swa:mi received education in Veda:ntham from Srima:n U.Ve. T.K. Go:pa:la:cha:rya Swa:mi for a period of three years. Swa:mi stayed in Gurukulam (residential education) in Narigaddapa:lem during the period. Works on Veda:ntha such as Yathi:ndra matha di:pika, Cryptic confidential Works (rahasya granthams), and Bhagavad Vishayam were learnt enabling Swa:mi to be a propagator(pravarthaka) of Ubhaya Veda:ntha.

Since 1979, Swa:mi has lectured in various Ubhaya Ve:da:ntha Conferences. Apart from the lectures, Swa:mi is also teaching holy scriptures, and Divya Prabandas for the benefit of aspirants. The 4000 Divya Prabanda songs in the order of recitation along with meanings are published by swa:mi. The meaning of Thirumanthram and Sri: Vachana Bhu:shanam are published and released with a short commentary. Dva:dasa Rahasyas (12 holy cryptic works of Sri Pillai Lo:ka:cha:rya), A:cha:rya Hrudayam, Sri Ra:ma:yana Sa:ra Sangraham along with meanings and commentary are all arranged ready for publishing.

Swa:mi has a unique style of propagating the Peerless Sri Vaishnava Samprada:yam. Swa:mi empowers aspirants to be able to chant Divya Prabandam (the Holy 4000 songs) looking at the book, in eleven days with Swa:mi's unique style of teaching. Swa:mi has performed this Eleven Day Lecturing in various towns benefitting many people. Swa:mi has set up a press exclusively for the sake of publishing the works of samprada:yam, and also arranged a vehicle called 'Sri Para:nkusa' for propagating Samprada:yam. Swa:mi, who is spending over twenty years in Gracing lectures, printing samprada:ya works, has a noble desire of running a 'Sri Vaishnava Sma:rtha School'.

Sri Lakshmi Nrusimha:cha:rya Swa:mi who continues to serve sampradayam with Solemn and unique voice, resides in Machilipatnam. Address: P.T.G.V.L Narasimha:ch:rya Swa:mi, 23/329, Bachchupet, Machilipatnam.