Digest Number 1521

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Srimad Sankarabhagavatpadebhyo Namah

 

 

Dear Saji

 

Just wanted to clarify on one aspect.

 

His Holiness Jagadguru Narasimha Bharati Swamigal was born in 1797

according to Sringeri Mutt. His Holiness was born in Pingala varsha,

Month of Karthikai, Sukla Chaturdasi in the birth star of Aswini, as

per their records. His Holiness Narasimha Bharati Swamigal's ascension

to the Sringeri Peetam has an interesting background.

 

The date of Mar 11, 1858 that you have given, corresponds to His

Holiness Jagadguru Sri Sacchidananda Sivaabhinava Narasimha Bharati

Swamigal (the 33rd Peetadipathi) who was the Guru of His Holiness

Jagadguru Sri Chandrasekara Bharathi Swamigal.

 

These Acharyas were great Jagadgurus of their times and have made

immense contributions.

 

Adi Sankara's date: There has been total disagreement among Sankara

Mathas on Sri Adi Sankara's date. Kanchi records show date of Sri

Sankara Bhagavatpada to be 509-477 BC. The research has stunning and

supporting evidence. A chart has also been re-constructed for Him to

have been born in the constellation of Punarvasu in 2631 Yudhisthira

Saka which corresponds to 2593 Kali i.e. 509 B.C., but without a date,

based on Chitsukha's Brhat Sankara Vijaya. Position of Rahu and Ketu

are also missing. Let's hope to have some clarity that we can do more

research.

 

Best wishes

R. Kasthuri Rangan

 

p.s: The website for Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam is www.kamakoti.org.

The official webite for Sringeri Peetam is www.sringeri.org, but is

still under construction.

 

 

> Thu, 04 Nov 2004 10:27:45 -0000

> " saaji kulangara " <saajik

> Re: Birthtime for Shankaracharyas

>

>

> Om Subrahmanyaya Namah

>

> Namaste,

>

> I have the following charts with me:

>

> 1) Swami Chandrasekhara Saraswati

> May 20, 1894 13.22 79E32 11N57 +5.30

> 2) Swami Jayendra Saraswati

> Jul 18, 1935 19.00 79E26 10N42

> 3) Swami Narasimha Bharati

> Mar 11, 1858 21.10 78E00 13N00

> 4) Swami Sivananda

> Sep 8, 1887 4.16 LMT 77e40 8N48

> 5) Swami Vidyaranya

> Apr 11, 1296 10.58 PM LMT 15N 77E

>

> They were all Sankaracharyas. The paramacharya of Sringeri and Kanchi

> have their web sites: Try on `Sringeri' and `kamakoti' respectively.

> Try with .com and .org

>

> You can see the lineage of Sringeri and their major works in their

> site.For Puri etc; as far as I know, don't have their sites though a

> search in the web will give many references for their teachings.

>

> * * *

>

> There is a group named in the , where in

> the file section, there is a word file named Adi Sanakracharya which

> has his life sketch. This is so nicely presented. How authentic it's

> I don't know, I found differences in some events I have heard.(My

> grand father's guru and relative was the great scholar of many fields

> Sri Punnasseri Nambi Neelakanta Sarma. Based on his sanskrit

> commentary Dr Raman wrote Prasna Marga Part 1 English translation)

>

> And, Dr Raman gave the birth year of Adi Sanakracharya in BC while

> other scholars acknowledge it as in 700-900AD. Dr Raman says in

> Notable Horoscopes that the Guruparampara list preserved in Sringeri

> Mutt shows that Acharya was born in BC. But the site I refered above

> for Sringeri has their lineage described with Adi Sanakracharya

> established the Mutt in 820AD. Dr Raman was a blessed soul and he

> should be correct, yet there appears to have solid differences.

>

> * * *

>

> The main reason for this post, though, is US election result. Bush

> emerged as winner. Just wanted to congratulate all those predicted it

> right, here or elsewhere. I understand that Sri Narasimha, Sri

> Ramadas Rao, Sri Rao Nemani etc predicted Bush win, my hearty

> congratulations to them.

>

> Best Regards,

>

> Saaji