Bhaktamal: Swami Brahmananda Saraswati
Real Name - Rajaram Mishra
Other Names - Guru Dev, Maha Yogiraj
Guru - Swami Krsnananda Saraswati
Aradhya - Bhgawan Shiva
Born - 21 December 1871
Place of Birth - Surhurpur, Near Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh
Marital Status - Unmarried
Language - Hindi
Honors - Shankaracharya of the
Jyotir Math (1941-1953)
Disciples -
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Swami Karpatri,
Swami Swarupananda SaraswatiSwami Brahmanand Saraswati, also known as Guru Dev. Born in a Saryuparin Brahmin family, he left home at the age of nine in search of a spiritual master.
At the age of fourteen, he became a disciple of Swami Krishnananda Saraswati. Swamiji took sanyasa at the age of 33. For many years they lived mainly in forests, in caves. He became Shankaracharya of Jyotir Math in 1941 at the age of 70. The post of Shankaracharya in Jyotirmath was vacant for 165 years. When efforts were made to renovate this most important Peetha,
Swami Brahmananda Saraswati was accepted by all as the ideal person to fill the post. After much persuasion he finally allowed himself to be consecrated as Shankaracharya of Jyotir Math in April 1941.
Shankaracharya Swami Brahmanand Saraswati was highly respected for his knowledge and wisdom. Swamiji had traveled widely across India sharing his knowledge and reviving religious and spiritual traditions wherever he went.
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