Samadhi of Bodhendra Saraswathi

Samadhi of Bodhendra Saraswathi Swamigal
Samadhi of Bodhendra Saraswathi Swamigal
	Tomb of Bodhendra Saraswathi Swamigal
	Location within Tamil Nadu
General information
Architectural style	Dravidian
Location	Govindapuram
Town or city	Kumbakonam
Country	India
Coordinates	11°00′39″N 79°27′50″E / 11.010833°N 79.463889°E

The

Govindapuram in Thanjavur district, India

and is an important Hindu pilgrimage destination.

History

Bodhendra Saraswathi, the 17th-century pontiff of the Kanchi matha reached Govindapuram during the course of his wanderings in the Cauvery delta.[1] He was attracted by the beauty of the place and decided to attain samadhi or salvation at the spot.^[1]

One morning, in the

Purattasi (September-October) month of the year 1692, Bodhendra Saraswathi attained Jeeva Samadhi sitting in an yogic state.^[1] He attained Videha Mukthi

at Govindapuram on Full Moon day in the month of Proshtapada of the cyclic year Prajotpatti (1692 AD).

Sri Sri Bodhendra Saraswathi Swamigal

Sri Bhagavannama Bodhendra Saraswathi Swamigal alias Sri Bodhendral was born in

Hindu community in South India

. Sri Bodhendral performed Tatanka Pratishtha at Jambukeswaram and while returning to Kanchi

Sanctity

A samadhi was constructed by Bodhendra's disciples over the physical space of his internment and yearly aradhanas are conducted at his samadhi.[1]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d R. Krishnamurthy (1979). The Saints of the Cauvery Delta. Delhi: Concept Publishing Company. p. 53.

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[cauverydeltasaintsp53-1] R. Krishnamurthy (1979). The Saints of the Cauvery Delta. Delhi: Concept Publishing Company. p. 53.

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District headquarters	Thanjavur
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