Chandrashekhara Bharati III
His Holiness jagadguru Shankaracharya Swami shri Chandrashekhara Bharati | |
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| Monastic name | Swami Chandrashekhara Bharati |
| Temple | Sringeri Sharada Peetham |
| Philosophy | Advaita Vedanta |
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| Predecessor | Sacchidananda Shivabhinava Narasimha Bharati |
| Successor | Abhinava Vidyatirtha |
| Ordination | April 7, 1912 |
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Swami Chandrasekhara Bharati (born Narasimha Sastri; 1892–1954 ) was the Jagadguru Sankaracarya[1] of Sringeri Sharada Peetham in 1912–1954. He was one of the known spiritual figures in Hinduism during the 20th century. He is a Jivanmukta (Sanskrit for one liberated while alive).[2]
Biography
Narasimha Sastri, who became Jagadguru Shankaraachaarya Swami Chandrashekhara Bharati (Honorific style: Chandrashekhara Bharati Swaminah
Childhood days
The childhood days of Narasimha Sastri were passed in Sringeri.
His
Narasimha, after his twelfth year, moved to Sadvidya Sanjivini Pathasala in Sringeri by the expressed wish of Swami Sacchidananda Sivabhinava Narasimha Bharati, the Jagadguru Sankaracarya, who kept a close watch over the progress of his ward.
Higher studies at Bangalore
The Sankaracarya of
Taking Sannyasa
In 1912, Jagadguru Sankaracarya Sacchidananda Sivabhinava Nrsimha Bharati named Narasimha Sastri as his successor at Sharada Peetham. A devotee, Rama Sastri, was entrusted with the task of personally delivering the Sankaracarya's letter naming his successor to
Kumbhabhishekam and Digvijayam
In 1916, the Kumbhabhishekam (consecration) of the Sharada Temple in
Avadhuta Sthiti and naming his successor
After returning to Sringeri, Sankaracharya Sri Chandrashekhara Bharati Mahaswamin assumed the Avadhuta Sthiti (the state of being an
Final years and videha mukti
After 1945, Sri Chandrashekhara Bharati Mahaswamin gradually withdrew from all activities. However, his fame had spread far and wide. On August 24, 1954, the first
A few years later the Jagadguru died. On Sunday, September 26, 1954, he got up early in the morning and walked towards
Works
Chandrashekhara Bharati composed a few poems and wrote a famous commentary. His main works are:
- Gururaja Sukti Malika containing 36 compositions in about 400 pages. Printed in Sanskrit and Tamil
- Bhashya (commentary) on Vivekachoodamani of Sri Adyashankaracharya
See also
- Sringeri Sharada Peetham
- Jagadguru of Sringeri Sharada Peetham
- Advaita Vedanta
- Adi Shankara
- Abhinava Vidyatirtha
- Smartism
Notes
- ^ Jagadguru=universal teacher, a title of the four heads of the Swami order
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Sages of Sringeri, A Tattvaloka Publication, Shri Sharada Peetham, Shringeri, 2005.
- ^ a b c Hindu peethadipathis (peethadipathis are heads of Hindu Mathas) are addressed respectfully as Swaminah, Swamigal, Mahaswami. In this article, the same convention is followed
- ^ Mahamahopadhyaya, a title conferred on highly accomplished scholars
- ^ The name one receives after taking Sannyasa (monastic vows) in Hinduism
References
- Sages of Sringeri, A Tattvaloka Publication, Shri Sharada Peetham, Shringeri, 2005.
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