Throughout his life, Mahaperiyava practiced the Advaita philosophy of his guru, Adi Shankaracharya, the great Hindu philosopher and reformist. The temple is where the goddess herself came personally for devotion to Shiva. Mahaperiyava dedicated his life to the deity Kamakshi in the premises where he was the spiritual head, Kamakshi Amman temple.
the guru of the universe) for his help in rectifying their issues. Devotees soon realized he was not a normal person and labelled him a Jagadguru (lit. He carried the responsibility effortlessly and made simple practices for devotees to increase devotion, like chanting and writing the holy name of Rama.
Iyengars (who were not part of the mutt), various sub castes and Abrahamic followers became his devotees. These included devotional practices and daily rituals such as performing various pujas and recitations of the Vedas. Mahaperiyava started spreading his knowledge in spiritual journeys across the Indian hinterland. Jagadguru Shri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati Mahaswamigal Contributions My mother and other children came some time later only to find that instead of her mission of consoling her sister, she herself was placed in the state of having to be consoled. I lay in a kneeling posture in the cart, shocked as I was, repeating “Rama… Rama,” the only prayer I knew. The Acharya had fever which developed into delirium and that was why I was being separated from the family to be taken to Kalavai… I was stunned by this unexpected turn of events. But the maistry gradually clarified matters as the cart rolled on. At first I thought that my elder cousin having become the Head of the Mutt, it was his wish that I should live with him.
During the journey the maistry hinted to me that I might not return home and that the rest of my life might be spent in the Mutt itself. A separate cart was engaged for the rest of the family to follow me. One of them, a hereditary maistry (mason) of the Mutt, asked me to accompany him. A carriage of the Mutt had come there from Kalavai with the people to buy articles for the Maha Puja on the tenth day of the passing of the previous 66th Acharya. I had a bath at the Kumara Koshta Thirtha. The Matha (or mutt) was managed by the Court of Wards from 1911–1915 until he turned twenty-one in May 1915.
The Acharya showed interest in subjects such as photography, mathematics and astronomy. From 1911 to 1914 he studied in Mahendramangalam, a tiny village on the Northern bank of Akhanda Kaveri. For two years he studied under the pandits of the Matha at Kumbakonam. The Acharya was fifteen years old in 1909. Swaminathan ascended the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham on Paraabhava Tamil Year Maasi Tamil Month Moolam Star In the year 1907 as the 68th Acharya with the Sannyasa name Chandrasekharendra Saraswati.Īs per the usual training given to the seers, he was well trained with the Vedas, puranas, various Hindu texts and ancient Indian literature. The 67th Acharya had a fever and due to the unexpected turn of events, Swaminathan was installed as the Acharya. The 66th Acharya attained siddhi and passed at Kalavai and Swaminathan's maternal cousin was installed as the 67th Acharya. In 1906 the Sixty-sixth Acharya of Kamakoti Pitha, Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati VI, was camping in Perumukkal, a small village near Tindivanam in observance of the Chaturmasya vrata. Swaminathan's upanayanam was performed in Tindivanam in 1905 and it was during his upbringing that he became well versed in the Vedas and started performing pujas.
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