''Kalagnanam'' is a

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book by 16th-century Indian saint Potuluri Veerabrahmam about the past, present, and the prediction of future. The text precedes Veerabrahmam and has many other authors, who prophesied the future of their times. The first among them being

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Narayana ( Kaiwara

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) who was a

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seller who became great saint with blessings of lord Amara Narayana Swamy and wrote the ''Kalagnana''. Other saints who contributed to the ''Kalagnanam'' include Eswaridevi (the grand daughter of Veerabrahmam), Yogi Subbaraya Sharma, Swami Madhavacharya (also called Vidyaranya, the minister of

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) and Dudekula Siddaiah (the disciple of Veerabrahmam). A brief part of ''Kalagnanam'' written by Veerabrahmam, which was kept in his native place was published in Telugu as a book by Brahmamgari Matham in 1970 for the first time, along with other works of the saint. The remaining three parts of ''Kalagnanam'' are said to be kept under the tamarind tree in Achamaamba temple or Achamaamba home in

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village of

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of Andhra Pradesh. Out of the brief part of ''Kalagnanam'' by Veerabrahmam, 320 verses or poems are very popular under the name "

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Vakyas". Prophecies by many saints from

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are included in the ''Kalagnanam'' book. Most prophecies in the ''Kalagnanam'', describe the coming

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, Veera Bhoga Vasanta Rayalu and his acts. About 70 percent of the prophecies speak of him, while other parts describe future events mainly in South India. Another saint, Sarvajna had prophesied during the rule of Bijjalaraya the emergence of Veera Bhoga Vasanta Rayalu in his poetry collection ''Dwipada''.

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kalagnani.com

Telugu language version of Kalagnanam
Telugu-language literature Hindu tantric texts Apocalyptic literature Objects used for divination 1970 books 16th-century books 16th-century poetry books Indian books Telugu poetry Prophecy Kurnool district Krishna Indian poetry collections Indian poetry books {{dravidian-lang-stub