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Madgula Venkatasiva Sastry was a renowned purohit, Hindu astrologist in the remote town of Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh. He was born to the blessed couple of Shri. Madgula Venkatesha Sastry and Smt. Madgula Savitramma.

About Madgula Venkatesha Sastry

  Madgula Venkatesha Sastry was himself a great Ayurvedic doctor in the village of Manesamudram.  

When plague had struck in the nearby villages, he carried people on his shoulders to get the treatment done. He even did cremation of the people who had deceased due to the dreadful disease and ensure that it did not spread further.

About Madgula Venkatasiva Sastry

     He was born in the year 1925 in the village Manesamudram, Anatapur Dist, Andhra Pradesh.  

Having lost his father at a tender age of 12 years, he was brought up by his maternal uncle Shri. Manesamudram Nanjunda Sastry. By the age of 20 years, due to sudden expiry of his maternal uncle, he took the responsibility of bringing up the family of his maternal uncle as well as his own family.

Education

     Vedadhyana at Veda Patasala, Bangalore
     In the field of Ayurveda he had studied at the Ayurveda college in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh

Career

     He was primarily an agriculturist.  Post the completion of his Ayurvedic course, he did service as a doctor to the people of Manesamudram.
     Being an active personality of the society, he ventured into politics and served as a panchayat president of Manesamudram Panchayat for 15 years.
     After a few years he moved to the remote town of Anantapur.  It was here that he started actively participating in the Hindu religious activities.

Contribution to the society

Hundreds of temples were renovated under his religious leadership in about 3 decades.

He ensured that the Brahmin traditions would not die down by propagating his knowledge in the Vedas to a number of disciples. [More to be updated]

Literary contribution

Yajurveda Sandhyavandanam – It has become a reference book to quite a few people in and around Anantapur town. [More to be updated]

Yajurveda Sandhyavandanam – It has become a reference book to quite a few people in and around Anantapur town.

Grihasanthi kalpamu

Aditya savanamu

Devatarchana

Rudra Savanamu

Yajusha Bhairava Bhattiva Upnayanamu

Trisathi sahita Lalitha Sahasranama Yagamu

Abdika Prayogam