GURU PARAMPARA
Sadguri - H H Swami Poornananda (1939-2000):
Sri Kameswara Sastry is one amongst the men of GOD-REALIZATION, during his spiritual path, spent twelve life turning years in “TAPOSADHANA” in a SIDDHA’s CAVE at Tamraparni a rich divine forest in Tamilnadu near Tirunalveli. During this period, he was blessed with many powerful great mantras with suitable DEEKSHA SADHANAS and illuminated with Yogic Techniques by Mahadguru Swami Omkarananda ( Sri Rakhadi Baba). Sri Rakhadi Baba in the search of his successor to unite an display and discriminate abnormal cosmic energy of trasure he acquired through the toughest “TAPONISHTA” (meditation), found Sri Kameswara Sastry with the specific built-in nature of “SIDDHA SADHANA”.From then Sri Kameswara sastry came in to light as Sadguru Sri Poornananda a Deeksha namem presented by Sri Rakhadi baba and welcomed ‘Swamiji’ , as he was dearly called by his disciples and devotees into the GREAT GURU PARAMPARA of SRI Swami Nityananda of Ganeshpuri fame and his ancestors. with the divine advice of Sri Rakhadi Baba, Sri Poornananda swami, developed an Ashram at SriSaila Divya Kshetram in Nallamala Forest of Andhra Pradesh, India. Swamiji’s many acts of miraculous grace are still a matter of discovery , for they are steeped in mystical profoundity and in many cases lovingly gaurded in the hearts of his ‘touched’ devotees. Swamiji was one of the very rarest of the rare spiritual giants Punyabhumi Bharat has continued to produce , in the same class as the great siddha sage Agastya , and spiritually experienced by many as the embodiment of the eternal Siva-Sakti combine.
Sri Sivayya Swamy popularly known as Sri APPA SWAMY, is one of the primary Disciples of Sri Poornananda Swamiji..About SRI SIVAKOTI !
The founder of the temple is Sri Guru Sivakoti Appa Swamy ( Sivaiah Swamy )
Sri Guru Sivakoti Sivaiah Swamy started the temple after completing koti (one crore) of the recital of the Shiva Panchakshari as per the admonition of his Guru.
Sri Guru Sivakoti Sivaiah Swamy started his spiritual path after getting initiation from Sadguru Sri Sri Sri Kalluri Venkata Narayana Swamy , the Incarnation-Avatar of Lord Sri Hanuma & after the Mahasamdhi/demise- passing of his Guru, he went to Sri Sri Sri Poornananda Swamy at Lord Shivas’s abode Srisailam.
Sri Sri Sri Poornananda Swamy who started his tapas (penance) in his childhood in the Siddha cave in the forest of Tamraparni in Tamil Nadu and became a Siddha Purusha. He came down to Srisailam pilgrim center at the request of his disciples, made an ashram and imparted knowledge to the aspirants and relieved devotees from their problems. Sri Sivakoti Sivaiah Swamy as the close disciple of Sri Sri Sri Poornanda Swamy served him for 12 years, did a arduous spiritual practices, got mantra deeksha from his Guru and Performed /conducted Maha Yagas (fire sacrifices) for the sake of Loka Kalyana (benefit of the mankind) under the blessings of his Guru Sri Sri Sri Poornananda Swamy.
Some of the important yagas and devotional programs Performed by Sri Guru Sivakoti Appa Swamy are Yajurveda Yagnam, Avahanti Yagnam, Five Sahasra Chandi Yagas, Sampatkari Sri Yagam, Deergha Satra Yagam for 41 days, Rudra Yagam Pardhiva Sahasra Lingarchana and Chandi Yagas in all twelve places of Dwadasa Jyotirlinga Pilgrim Centers. Also Performed /conducted Devi Yagas in Ashtadasha Shakti Peethas. Performed Amruta Pasupatha Maha Rudra Yagam at Triambakeswaram-Nasik, consecration of Lord Shiva, Gautama Rishi and Ahalya on Brahmagiri Hill ,the Birth place of Scared River Godavari and consecration of Lord Shiva is performed along Sri Lakshatraya Puja at Vayalpadu Village .
Sri Guru Sivakoti Appa Swamy Performed /conducted Maha Rudra Yagas (with Rudra Swaha 1331 times) with Shiva Panchakshari and Shata Chanidi yagas as per the admonition of his Guru for the development of the holy places like 1. Srisailam, 2. Mahanandi, 3. Srikalahasti, 4. Gokarnam, 5. Kanchi, 6. Kashi, 7. Tiruvannamalai, 8. Rameswaram, 9. Jambukeswaram, 10.Chidambaram and 11. Tamraparni and gave away the fruits of the Yagas back to the deity of those holy /pilgrim places where it was performed.
Come, let us pay a visit to the temple on regular basis and perform archanas and abhishekas and get the grace of the Lord Kameswari Sahita Kameswara to reap the benefits with their blessings.