Swami Gnananandagiri
Swamigal, --Siddha purusha
"Sri
Gnanananda Thapovanam" is a quiet place, situated on the northern banks of
Pennar river, near Thirukovilur in Tamil Nadu. Thapovanam meaning "forest
of penance" is today a place of pilgrimage. It is situated within a couple
of miles from a sacred town called "Tirukovilur", meaning a town of
sacred temples. Swami Gnananandagiri Swamigal, established his modest ashram at
Thapovanam, a place which was identified by Swami himself for its spiritual
potency. It is known that Maharishi Mrigndu, centuries ago, undertook penance
at this holy place, having cluster of five old mango trees. Swami finally made
this Ashram his regular living place, until he attained Mahasamadhi in the year
1974. A shrine of grace has been constructed over his "Samadhi".
Swami did not appoint or nominate any spiritual successor. Even today, every
grain of sand at Thapovanam is pulsating with his life and message, and
vibrating with his Divine Presence. As he mentioned, that his Samadhi is one of
a "Jeeva Samadhi", meaning that Swami is omnipresent, though not
present in physical form among us.
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Sri Seshadri Swamigal- Siddha purusha
Sri Seshadri Swamigal Ashram: Mahan Sri Seshadri Swamigal lived in the late
20th Century. Sri Seshadri Swamigal Ashram is one of the holy places in this
Town. People from all over the world visit his Ashram, which is situated near
the Sri Ramana Ashram. The Garden in this Ashram attracts the people who
visit here.
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Bhagavan Mahan Sri
Ramana maharishi -- Jeevan muktha
Sri Ramana Ashram: -Mahan Sri Ramana maharishi (born 1879 ) lived in
this tiruvannamalai town. Sri Ramana Ashram is one the holy places in this
town. People from all over the world visit his Ashram. He attained mukthi in
the year 1950.
Sri Seshadri Swamigal, well
known as the "Saint with a
golden hand", is one of the greatest Indian saints who lived
Thiruvannaamalai.
He is worshipped as a religious guru by many Hindus throughout the world.
Sri Seshadri Swamigal was born on January 22, 1870 in a small village near Kanchipuram in South India in the renowned family of Kamakoti. He studied Vedas (Hindu religious literature) at a very young age. An incident in his childhood reveals the greatness of his power when his mother took him to a temple fair and he touched an idol from a seller who had all the idols sold out like hotcakes, which were not getting sold out earlier.
This gave him the name "Thanga Kai" (golden hand). His parents died when he was still in his teens. Just before his mother died, she asked him to sing 'Ambe Sive' (a composition of his grandfather's) and then, in the moments before she died, she called out, "Arunachala! Arunachala! Arunachala!" The word Arunachala struck a deep cord in Sheshadri Swamigal. Though he had never been to Arunachala, he sketched the five peaks of the holy hill on a board and from then on worshipped Arunachala every day.
Having no worldly attachments, he became a sanyasi (ascetic) and came to Tiruvannamalai in 1889 at age nineteen and remained there for forty years until he died in the year 1929.
When Ramana Maharshi came to Tiruvannamalai seven years after Seshadri Swamigal's arrival, Seshadri was immediately aware of the young swami's state of Self-abidance and he felt a motherly love for him. Sri Ramana spent his time then immersed in the bliss of the Self in the thousand-pillared hall in the front portion of the Arunachaleswara Temple. Urchins, not understanding his state, pelted him with stones. Sri Seshadri tried to protect the young swami who seemed quite unaware of his body and surroundings, but the urchins continued their harassment. To avoid this unwanted attention, Sri Ramana moved into the Patalalingam, an underground vault in the temple. He remained there, in deep meditation, for many day, oblivious to the ants, vermin, and mosquitoes who were feasting on him. Sri Seshadri found him there and asked his (Sri Seshadri's) devotee Venkatachala Mudaliar to lift "his child" out. He cleansed Ramana's blood-oozing wounds and revealed Ramana as a [saint] to the world.
Seshadri Swamigal's behavior was quite eccentric and unpredictable. He acted like a mad man at times to fend off worldly people, but to earnest seekers he was extremely gentle and considerate.
Sri Seshadri blessed his devotees and helped cure their illnesses with his wonderful touch. While roaming the streets of Tiruvannamalai, he would sometimes enter a shop and dump the cash from a cashbox or throw the articles from the shops. The shops he entered used to do good business on that day and so shop keepers would eagerly await his arrival. To this day, the shops in Tiruvannamalai have his photos as a symbol of good luck and prosperity.
Sri Seshadri was a great worshipper of Shakti.
Sri Seshadri died in January 1929, at the age of 59. His body was not cremated but buried, as is the custom in the case of a saint. It is believed that Bhagavan Ramana Maharishi was present at the place silently observing the rituals till it was completed.
It is often quoted that the devotees called Sri Seshadri "Periya Seshadri" (elder Seshadri) and Sri Ramana Maharishi as "Chinna Seshadri" (younger Seshadri).
He is worshipped as a religious guru by many Hindus throughout the world.
Sri Seshadri Swamigal was born on January 22, 1870 in a small village near Kanchipuram in South India in the renowned family of Kamakoti. He studied Vedas (Hindu religious literature) at a very young age. An incident in his childhood reveals the greatness of his power when his mother took him to a temple fair and he touched an idol from a seller who had all the idols sold out like hotcakes, which were not getting sold out earlier.
This gave him the name "Thanga Kai" (golden hand). His parents died when he was still in his teens. Just before his mother died, she asked him to sing 'Ambe Sive' (a composition of his grandfather's) and then, in the moments before she died, she called out, "Arunachala! Arunachala! Arunachala!" The word Arunachala struck a deep cord in Sheshadri Swamigal. Though he had never been to Arunachala, he sketched the five peaks of the holy hill on a board and from then on worshipped Arunachala every day.
Having no worldly attachments, he became a sanyasi (ascetic) and came to Tiruvannamalai in 1889 at age nineteen and remained there for forty years until he died in the year 1929.
When Ramana Maharshi came to Tiruvannamalai seven years after Seshadri Swamigal's arrival, Seshadri was immediately aware of the young swami's state of Self-abidance and he felt a motherly love for him. Sri Ramana spent his time then immersed in the bliss of the Self in the thousand-pillared hall in the front portion of the Arunachaleswara Temple. Urchins, not understanding his state, pelted him with stones. Sri Seshadri tried to protect the young swami who seemed quite unaware of his body and surroundings, but the urchins continued their harassment. To avoid this unwanted attention, Sri Ramana moved into the Patalalingam, an underground vault in the temple. He remained there, in deep meditation, for many day, oblivious to the ants, vermin, and mosquitoes who were feasting on him. Sri Seshadri found him there and asked his (Sri Seshadri's) devotee Venkatachala Mudaliar to lift "his child" out. He cleansed Ramana's blood-oozing wounds and revealed Ramana as a [saint] to the world.
Seshadri Swamigal's behavior was quite eccentric and unpredictable. He acted like a mad man at times to fend off worldly people, but to earnest seekers he was extremely gentle and considerate.
Sri Seshadri blessed his devotees and helped cure their illnesses with his wonderful touch. While roaming the streets of Tiruvannamalai, he would sometimes enter a shop and dump the cash from a cashbox or throw the articles from the shops. The shops he entered used to do good business on that day and so shop keepers would eagerly await his arrival. To this day, the shops in Tiruvannamalai have his photos as a symbol of good luck and prosperity.
Sri Seshadri was a great worshipper of Shakti.
Sri Seshadri died in January 1929, at the age of 59. His body was not cremated but buried, as is the custom in the case of a saint. It is believed that Bhagavan Ramana Maharishi was present at the place silently observing the rituals till it was completed.
It is often quoted that the devotees called Sri Seshadri "Periya Seshadri" (elder Seshadri) and Sri Ramana Maharishi as "Chinna Seshadri" (younger Seshadri).
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Sri
Chandrasekhara Bharati Mahaswamigal – Jivan
Mukta
My salutations to Sri Chandrasekhara Bharati Mahaswamigal -- Jivan Mukta
Jivan Mukta is rare.
Some time, in some country a great soul takes birth. One must be fortunate even
to get a glimpse of such a
being, for it ennobles his life. To this parampara of jivanmuktas belonged Sri
Chandrasekhara Bharati, the 34th Acharya of Sringeri Sharada Peetham.
He was born on 1892
and took to Sanyasa as Sringeri’s 34 th Peetathipathi -Mahasannidhanam - Sankaracharya of Sringeri. He was a Jeevan
Muktha and he attained Jala Samadhi in the year 1954.
Mahaperiyava -- as
Nadamadum Deivam (The walking God), Sage of Kanchi, Maha Periyaval or
Paramacharya. Referred to as
Re-incaranate of Adi Sankara.
Adisankara is re-incarnate of Lord Shiva - Sankara
His Holiness Jagadguru
Shankaracharya Shri Chandrashekarendra Saraswati Swamigal
His Holiness Jagadguru Shankaracharya Shri
Chandrashekarendra Saraswati Swamigal
or the Sage of Kanchi was an Indian Saint. He
is usually referred to as Nadamadum Deivam (The walking God), Sage of Kanchi,
Maha Periyaval or Paramacharya.
Swaminathan (Purvashram name of His Holiness) was born
on 20 May 1894, under Anuradha star according to the Hindu calendar, into a
Kannadiga Smartha family in Viluppuram, South Arcot District, Tamil Nadu. He
was the second son of Subramaniya Sastrigal, a District Education Officer. The
child was named Swaminathan, after the family deity, Lord Swaminatha of
Swamimalai, near Kumbakonam.
On May
9, 1907 his "Pattabishegam" as the 68th Peetathipathi of Kanchi
Kamakoti Peetam was performed at the Kumbakonam Math. Jagadguru Sri
Chandrashekarendra Saraswati spent several years in the study of the scriptures
and dharma shastras and acquainted himself with his role as the Head of the
Math.
. His
long tenure as Pitadhipathi is considered by many to have been the Golden Era
of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham. He attained samadhi on January 8, 1994 and was
succeeded by H.H.Sri Jayendra Saraswati.
Courtesy
: http://www.gurusfeet.com/guru/sri-chandrashekarendra-saraswati#tabset-3
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