In a small Town Kakarla, <br />Kurnool District of Andhra, <br />The Saint’s ancestors lived <br />During sixteenth century period. <br /> <br />Kakarla town was under <br />The then Vijayanagar Empire, <br />Famous for its arts and culture, <br />Found in every nook and corner. <br /> <br />With the Moghuls’ invasion, <br />This great Empire broke down. <br />Many families left the Empire <br />To seek asylum elsewhere. <br /> <br />In South India, a Maratha King <br />Of Nayak race was then ruling. <br />A peaceful place they found <br />And there, they all settled. <br /> <br />Traced from Muriginadu Sect, <br />The ancestors of the Saint, <br />Brahmin priests by profession, <br />As Kakarla family, were known. <br /> <br />After the birth of the Saint <br />The family shifted and went <br />From the Town Tiruvarur, <br />And settled at Tiruvaiyar. <br /> <br />It was here, the Saint, <br />Rest of his life spent. <br />Here, in a peaceful place, <br />His Samadhi still lies. <br /> <br />As a gesture of royal honor <br />The then King of Thanjavur <br />Gifted him a house to stay <br />Comfortably till his last day. <br /> <br />His life, full of glory, <br />In the pages of history, <br />In indelible ink, is written <br />Never to be forgotten.<br /><br />Rajaram Ramachandran<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/02-thyagaraja-the-kakarla-family/
