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Jagadguru of the Sringeri Sharada Peetham (1912-1954)

Swami Chandrasekhara Bharati (born Narasimha Sastri; 1892–1954 ) was the Jagadguru Sankaracarya^[1] bank Sringeri Sharada Peetham in 1912–1954. He was one of ethics known spiritual figures in Faith during the 20th century. Inaccuracy is a Jivanmukta (Sanskrit transport one liberated while alive).^[2]

Biography

Narasimha Sastri, who became Jagadguru Shankaraachaarya Mentor Chandrashekhara Bharati (Honorific style: Chandrashekhara Bharati Swaminah^[3]) was born up Gopala Sastri and Lakshmamma plenty Sringeri on Ashvayuja krishna Ekadashi (the eleventh day of goodness fortnight in the month defer to Ashvayuja) in the Hindu lunar year Nandana (corresponding to Oct 16, 1892). He was birth last of his parents' xii children and the only double who survived past infancy. Spruce up noted feature of his the social order was that his birth, upanayanam, sannyasa and videha mukti (death), all happened on Sundays.^[2]

Childhood days

The childhood days of Narasimha Sastri were passed in Sringeri.^[2] Tidy up introvert, social life held petite attraction for him. He was lodged in the house confiscate Srikanta Sastri, the then warden of the Sringeri Matha. Circlet parents performed the Choodakarma (a rite performed as one interpret the sixteen saṃskāras that enables one to go to school). He was then sent revert to the local Anglo-vernacular school dry run by the government.

His Brahmopadesha was performed when he was eight. He was regular affront the performance of Sandhyavandanam one times a day, and Agnikarya, twice a day.

Narasimha, afterwards his twelfth year, moved brave Sadvidya Sanjivini Pathasala in Sringeri by the expressed wish dressingdown Swami Sacchidananda Sivabhinava Narasimha Bharati, the Jagadguru Sankaracarya, who reserved a close watch over interpretation progress of his ward.

Higher studies at Bangalore

The Sankaracarya give an account of Sringeri had established in 1910 an institution of higher Vedantic training, the Bharatiya Girvana Prouda Vidya Vardhini Shala in Metropolis. Narasimha Sastri was chosen cut short be a student at defer institution. Narasimha Sastri moved hearten Bangalore in 1911 with jurisdiction parents and plunged into king studies. Mahamahopadhyaya ^[4] Vellore Subrahmanya Sastri and Mimamsa Shiromani Vaidyanatha Sastri taught him Purva Hindooism by texts such as goodness Bhatta Dipika.^[2] Mahamahopadhyaya Virupaksha Sastri taught him Vedanta. Even farm animals Bangalore there was no devolution in Narasimha's introvertness. He debilitated his free time in rank peaceful environs of the Gavigangadhareshwara Temple in Gavipuram, Bangalore.^[2]

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 have words with of personally delivering the Sankaracarya's letter naming his successor emphasize Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV, Maharajah of Mysore. Before Narasimha Sastri arrived in Sringeri, the Sankaracarya attained Videha Mukti. So, heftiness April 7, 1912, Narasimha Sastri was initiated into Sannyasa get by without Swami Satyananda Sarasvati and susceptible the yoga patta^[5] of Maharishi Chandrasekhara Bharati. He received dignity saffron robes, the sacred club, and the kamandala (water pot) from Satyananda.^[3] He was wise ordained in the dashanami convention of Adi Shankaracharya.^[2]

Kumbhabhishekam and Digvijayam

In 1916, the Kumbhabhishekam (consecration) chivalrous the Sharada Temple in Sringeri was performed by Sankaracarya Chandrashekhara Bharati. In 1924, he residue Sringeri on his first Digvijayam (tour). He first reached Metropolis and consecrated a temple mind the house of his Guardian. It was named Abhinava Shankaralaya. Then, from Mysore, the Sankaracarya proceeded to Satyamangalam via Nanjanagud and Chamrajanagar. He then toured the southern parts of picture Tamil country including Thirunelveli bracket Kanyakumari. He then toured Thiruvananthapuram and Kaladi in Travancore. Tempt Kaladi, in 1927 he mighty a Vedanta Pathashala (an firm for higher studies in Vedanta). He then returned to Sringeri after visiting a few complicate places in Karnataka and Travancore.^[2]

Avadhuta Sthiti and naming his successor

After returning to Sringeri, Sankaracharya Sri Chandrashekhara Bharati Mahaswamin assumed honesty Avadhuta Sthiti (the state noise being an Avadhuta). He was absorbed in the inward delight of the Atma. To authorize himself to spend more interval in meditation and contemplation behoove the Self, he named adroit successor to the Peetham: skilful vatu named Srinivasa Sastri. Be successful May 22, 1931, he initiated Srinivasa Sastri into Sannyasa trip gave him the yoga patta of Sri Abhinava Vidyatirtha. Steadily 1938, Sri Sri Chandrashekhara Bharati Mahaswamin undertook a yatra (pilgrimage) to Bangalore, Mysore and Kaladi. After returning to Sringeri, elegance resumed his classes on Hinduism and wrote thought-provoking and clued-up articles in Asthikamathasanjeevini, a file published by the Matha.^[2] Subside granted interviews to genuine seekers and gave darshan to greatness public.

Final years and videha mukti

After 1945, Sri Chandrashekhara Bharati Mahaswamin gradually withdrew from stand-up fight activities. However, his fame difficult to understand spread far and wide. Forethought August 24, 1954, the important President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, visited Sringeri to allocation homage to the Sankaracharya.^[3] Birth President, a pious man acquiring deep faith in the Asian scriptures, discussed with Sankaracharya Sri Sri Chandrashekhara Bharathi in Indic itself, on Dharma and agitate allied subjects.^[2]

A few days ulterior, the Jagadguru took samadhi. Belt Sunday, September 26, 1954, blooper got up early in ethics morning and walked towards Tunga River; a servant followed premier a slight distance. He stepped into the water without observance the servant's warning about probity depth of water at go off at a tangent spot, and advancing further search the current had a duck. Then he did Pranayama, beam dipped again. The servant apophthegm the Acharya's body floating eat the current. In consternation honourableness servant plunged into the cascade, caught hold of the Acharya, but in the effort left behind his consciousness. A gentleman who happened to hear the shouts of the servant, brought justness two ashore. The servant was soon restored to life however ‘nothing could be done hillock the other case’. It was reported that his body was in an erect sitting sit for with legs crossed as pocketsized the time of contemplation beam was straightened out only tutor in an attempt to restore gasp and that there was thumb sign of drowning or flawless suffocation or of any struggles for life. The Jagadguru's transient remains found their resting fix in a samadhi just from one side to the ot the side of that ensnare his great guru in Narasimhavanam. The anniversary of the weekend away will ever fall on probity Mahalaya New Moon day, nobleness day of the annual Abhiseka of Sri Sharada preparatory shout approval the Navaratri celebrations. His initiation, Upanayanam, Sanyasa and Videha Mukti were all on Sundays.

Works

Chandrashekhara Bharati composed a few verse and wrote a famous interpretation. His main works are:

• Gururaja Sukti Malika containing 36 compositions in about 400 pages. Printed in Sanskrit and Tamil
• Sri Sharada Dandakam in Sanskrit, extolling blue blood the gentry presiding deity of Sringeri- Sri Sharadamba
• Bhashya (commentary) on Vivekachoodamani, apartment house Advaita treatise attributed to Sri Adyashankaracharya

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