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Shri Narasimha Saraswati left home in 1386 at a tender age of 7 all alone and went on a pilgrimage to Kashi on foot. He took Sanyasa at Kashi from Old Sage Shri Krishna Saraswati. The second part of his name came from this guru, who eventually named him Shri Narasimha Saraswati. (This is a Sanskrit name.)
Madhusūdana Sarasvatī (c.1540–1640) was an Indian philosopher in the Advaita Vedānta tradition and devotee of Krishna. [2] He was the disciple of Viśveśvara Sarasvatī and Mādhava Sarasvatī. Madhusūdana composed Advaitasiddhi , a line-by-line refutation of Nyayamṛta .
After a brief period of sadhana at the Akash Ganga hill, Gosaiji at the direction of his Guru arrived at Benaras. After completing three days as a Brahmachari, he received Sannyasa from Swami Hariharananda Saraswati in the year 1885 AD. Brahmo Bijoy Krishna Goswami thus made a complete reversal to Hinduism as the monk Achyutananda Saraswati.
Gaurakisora Dasa Babaji, the guru of Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, ca.1900. The initiation from Gaurakishora Dasa Babaji, an illiterate yet highly respected personality, had a transformational effect on Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada. [36] [37] Later, reflecting on his first meeting with the guru, Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati recalled:
According to his own testimonials, Sanskrit and oratory were his favourite subjects. Due to his knowledge of the language, he was conferred the title "Saraswati" at the age of 16 by the Madras Sanskrit Association in July 1899. At about that time, Venkataraman was profoundly influenced by his Sanskrit guru Vedam Venkatrai Shastri. [5]
Swami Chinmayananda Saraswati (IAST: Svāmī Cinmayānanda Sarasvatī), also known as Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda Saraswati (born Balakrishna Menon; 8 May 1916 – 3 August 1993), was a Hindu spiritual leader and a teacher.
Mahanubhava tradition: Along with Krishna, the Mahanubhava tradition considers Dattatreya as their divine inspiration. The Mahanubhava Panth, propagated by Sri Chakradhar Swami, has five Krishnas, of which Dattatreya is one as their Adi Guru (the original Guru), as well as the early teachers in their tradition (Chakradhar, Gundam, Changdev). [75]
Guru Got initiated by Nimaichand Goswami (Uthali, Bangladesh) Gaurakisora Dasa Babaji ( IAST : Gaura-kiśora dāsa Bābājī ; 1838–1915) is a well-known acharya from the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism , and is regarded as a Mahatma or saint by followers of his lineage.