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Swami Krishnananda Saraswati (IAST: Swāmī Kṛṣṇānanda Sarasvatī, 25 April 1922 – 23 November 2001) was a disciple of Sivananda Saraswati and served as the General Secretary of the Divine Life Society in Rishikesh, India from 1958 until 2001.
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:
Krishna Prem (1898–1965) Krishnadasa Kaviraja (born 1496) Krishnananda Saraswati (25 April 1922 – 23 November 2001) Lahiri Mahasaya (Shyamacharan Lahiri) [19] (30 September 1828 – 26 September 1895) Lakshman Joo (9 May 1907 – 27 September 1991), modern scholar of Kashmiri Shaivism; Lakshmanananda Saraswati (1926 – 23 August 2008)
The Shri Guru Charitra is a book based on the life of Shri Nrusimha Saraswati (a.k.a Narasimha Saraswati), written by the 15th-16th century poet Shri Saraswati Gangadhar. The book is based on the life of Shri Narshimha Saraswati, his philosophy and related stories. The language used is the 14-15th century Marathi.
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.)
Recognised as a "profound thinker" and "learned representative of the theistic conception of Gaudiya Vaishnavism", [1] Sridhar was a senior disciple of Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati and elder "godbrother" (i.e. received initiation from the same guru) to A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, [2] [3] founder of the International Society for Krishna ...
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 .
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]