Vireshwarananda
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Vireshwarananda | |
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Born | Pandurang Prabhu 31 October 1892 British India |
Died | 13 March 1985 | (aged 92)
Religion | Hinduism |
Philosophy | Advaita Vedanta |
Religious career | |
Guru | Sarada Devi |
Swami Vireshwarananda, the tenth President of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission, was born on 31 October 1892 at Gurupura, Near Mangalore, South India. His pre-monastic name was Pandurang Prabhu; he was later known as Prabhu Maharaj. After his father's death at an early age, his mother moved with them to his maternal uncle's house at Mangalore.
Pandurang Prabhu studied at
After his initiation into sannyasa, Swami Vireshwarananda stayed at Varanasi. In 1921, he was sent to the Advaita Ashrama at Mayavati as a monastic worker. Later, he became its manager at Kolkata Office and was made its head in 1927. He became a trustee of the Ramakrishna Math and a member of the governing body of the Ramakrishna Mission in 1929. He was made one of the Joint Secretaries of the Order on 7 April 1938.
Vireshwarananda was sent to
As the President of the Order, Vireshwarananda travelled extensively throughout India to spread the message of the Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Movement. During his tenure, the Order grew and became consolidated[citation needed]. He introduced many philanthropic activities including rural development, 'Pallimangal' and training of youth in self-employment, 'Janashiksha', which encouraged the Order to venture into newer fields and thus expand its scope of service.
Though Vireshwarananda was busy with administrative work, he could find time for reading extensively. He translated into English many Sanskrit scriptures, including the gloss of
Related links
- Biography at Ramakrishna Mission website - Swami Vireshwarananda
- ISBN 81-7120-402-3
- Brahma Sutras: According to Sri Sankara (HTML e-book) - Swami Vireswarananda
- Brahma Sutras: According To Ramanuja - Swami Vireswarananda
- Brahma Sutras: According To Shankara - Swami Vireswarananda
- Spiritual Ideal for the Present Age - Swami Vireshwarananda
- On Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi
- Subhasis Chattopadhyay, Review of Swami Vireswarananda: A Biography and Pictures, Prabuddha Bharata or Awakened India,121 (4) (April 2016): 427–9